The Anthology

~ Release by Bessie Smith (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▶CD 1
▼CD 2
#TitleRatingLength
1Hard Driving Papa
2:58
2Me and My Gin
2:50
3Dyin' by the Hour
2:59
4I'd Rather Be Dead and Buried in My Grave
2:58
5Aggravatin' Papa (Don't You Two-Time Me)
3:17
6Lock and Key
2:58
7On Revival Day
recording of:
On Revival Day
lyricist and composer:
Andy Razaf
2:55
8Looking for My Man Blues
2:51
9There'll Be a Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight
3:19
10Backwater Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1927-02-17)
piano:
James P. Johnson (on 1927-02-17)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1927-02-17)
recording of:
Backwater Blues (on 1927-02-17)
lyricist and composer:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (in 1927)
piano arranger:
James P. Johnson (in 1927)
3:18
11Young Woman's Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1926-10-26)
clarinet:
Buster Bailey (on 1926-10-26)
cornet:
Joe Smith (American jazz trumpeter/cornetist) (on 1926-10-26)
piano:
Fletcher Henderson (on 1926-10-26)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1926-10-26)
recording of:
Young Woman’s Blues (on 1926-10-26)
lyricist and composer:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (in 1927)
3:08
12A Good Man Is Hard to Find
2:59
13Baby Won't You Please Come Home
piano:
Clarence Williams (composer / pianist /bandleader) (on 1923-04-11)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1923-04-11)
recording of:
Baby Won’t You Please Come Home (on 1923-04-11)
writer:
Charles Warfield and Clarence Williams (composer / pianist /bandleader)
publisher:
Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin), Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US) and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
42:57
14Golden Rule Blues
3:04
15What's the Matter Now
2:46
16Honeyman Blues
3:14
17Muddy Water (A Mississippi Moan)
3:07
18Foolish Man Blues
2:54
19Kitchen Man
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1929-05-08)
guitar:
Eddie Lang (US jazz guitarist, also recordeded as Blind Willie Dunn) (in 1928, on 1929-05-08)
piano:
Clarence Williams (composer / pianist /bandleader) (on 1929-05-08)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1929-05-08)
recording of:
Kitchen Man (on 1929-05-08)
lyricist and composer:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer)
2:56
20Gulf Coast Blues
recording of:
The Gulf Coast Blues
lyricist and composer:
Clarence Williams (composer / pianist /bandleader) (in 1923)
3:03
21Foolish Man Blues
2:56
22Chicago Bound Blues
3:17
23Alexander's Ragtime Band
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1927-03-02)
banjo:
Charlie Dixon (Jazz banjoist) (on 1927-03-02)
clarinet:
Coleman Hawkins (on 1927-03-02)
cornet:
Joe Smith (American jazz trumpeter/cornetist) (on 1927-03-02)
piano:
Fletcher Henderson (on 1927-03-02)
trombone:
Jimmy Harrison (on 1927-03-02)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1927-03-02)
recording of:
Alexander’s Ragtime Band (on 1927-03-02)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1911)
publisher:
Williamson Music, Inc.
2:59
24Sing Sing Prison Blues
3:05

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ASIN:UK: B003AKEQU2 [info]