Mother of the Blues

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

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
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1I'm Down in the Dumps
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1933-11-24)
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1933-11-24)
double bass:
Billy Taylor (jazz bassist) (on 1933-11-24)
double bass [bass]:
Billy Taylor Sr. (jazz bassist) (on 1933-11-24)
guitar:
Bobby Johnson (US guitarist) (on 1933-11-24)
piano:
Buck Washington (on 1933-11-24)
tenor saxophone:
Leon “Chu” Berry (on 1933-11-24)
trombone:
Jack Teagarden (on 1933-11-24)
trumpet:
Tommy Ladnier (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1927-10-27) and Frank Newton (on 1933-11-24)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1933-11-24)
recording of:
Down in the Dumps (on 1933-11-24)
writer:
Wesley A. Wilson and Leola B. Wilson
3:15
2Take Me for a Buggy Ride
double bass [bass]:
Billy Taylor Sr. (jazz bassist) (on 1933-11-24)
guitar:
Bobby Johnson (US guitarist) (on 1933-11-24)
trombone:
Jack Teagarden (on 1933-11-24)
trumpet:
Tommy Ladnier (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1927-10-27) and Frankie Newton (on 1933-11-24)
2:38
3Gimme a Pigfoot
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1933-11-24)
banjo and guitar:
Bobby Johnson (US guitarist) (on 1933-11-24)
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1933-11-24)
double bass [bass]:
Billy Taylor Sr. (jazz bassist) (on 1933-11-24)
piano:
Buck Washington (on 1933-11-24)
tenor saxophone:
Chu Berry (on 1933-11-24)
trombone:
Jack Teagarden (on 1933-11-24)
trumpet:
Frankie Newton (on 1933-11-24)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1933-11-24)
recording of:
Gimme a Pigfoot (and a Bottle of Beer) (on 1933-11-24)
composer:
Wesley A. Wilson
publisher:
Northern Music (song publisher)
3:33
4Do Your Duty
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1933-11-24)
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1933-11-24)
double bass:
Billy Taylor (jazz bassist) (on 1933-11-24)
double bass [bass]:
Billy Taylor Sr. (jazz bassist) (on 1933-11-24)
guitar:
Bobby Johnson (US guitarist) (on 1933-11-24)
piano:
Buck Washington (on 1933-11-24)
tenor saxophone:
Leon “Chu” Berry (on 1933-11-24)
trombone:
Jack Teagarden (on 1933-11-24)
trumpet:
Tommy Ladnier (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1927-10-27) and Frank Newton (on 1933-11-24)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1933-11-24)
recording of:
Do Your Duty (on 1933-11-24)
writer:
Wesley A. Wilson
3:29
5Blue Spirit Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1929-08-20)
piano:
James P. Johnson (on 1929-08-20)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1929-08-20)
3:01
6He's Got Me Goin'
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1929-08-20)
piano:
James P. Johnson (on 1929-08-20)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1929-08-20)
recording of:
He's Got Me Goin' (on 1929-08-20)
writer:
Michael H. Gray
3:15
7Kitchen Man
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1929-05-08)
guitar:
Eddie Lang (US jazz guitarist, also recorded as Blind Willie Dunn) (on 1929-05-08)
piano:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and 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)
3:00
8You've Got to Give Me Some
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1929-05-08)
guitar:
Eddie Lang (US jazz guitarist, also recorded as Blind Willie Dunn) (on 1929-05-08)
piano:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader) (on 1929-05-08)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1929-05-08)
2:47
9I'm Wild at That Thing
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1929-05-08)
guitar:
Eddie Lang (US jazz guitarist, also recorded as Blind Willie Dunn) (on 1929-05-08)
piano:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader) (on 1929-05-08)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1929-05-08)
2:54
10Standing in the Rain Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1928-02-21)
cornet:
Demas Dean (on 1928-02-21)
piano:
Fred Longshaw (on 1928-02-21)
trombone:
Charlie Green (Trombonist) (on 1928-02-21)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1928-02-21)
recording of:
Standin' in the Rain (on 1928-02-21)
writer:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer)
2:58
11I Used to Be Your Sweet Mama
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1928-02-09)
cornet:
Demas Dean (on 1928-02-09)
piano:
Fred Longshaw (on 1928-02-09)
trombone:
Charlie Green (Trombonist) (on 1928-02-09)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1928-02-09)
recording of:
I Used to Be Your Sweet Mama (on 1928-02-09)
writer:
Fred Longshaw
2:54
12Devil's Gonna Get You
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1928-08-24)
clarinet:
Ernest Elliott (a.k.a. "Sticky" Elliott, clarinet and reeds, AMG artist ID 151482) (on 1928-08-24) and Bob Fuller (on 1928-08-24)
piano:
Porter Grainger (on 1928-08-24)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1928-08-24)
3:14
13Thinking Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1928-02-09)
cornet:
Demas Dean (on 1928-02-09)
piano:
Fred Longshaw (on 1928-02-09)
trombone:
Charlie Green (Trombonist) (on 1928-02-09)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1928-02-09)
recording of:
Thinking-Blues (on 1928-02-09)
writer:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer)
3:09
14Foolish Man Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1927-10-27)
cornet:
Tommy Ladnier (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1927-10-27)
piano:
Fletcher Henderson (on 1927-10-27)
tuba [brass bass]:
June Cole (on 1927-10-27)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1927-10-27)
2:56
15Dyin' by the Hour
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1927-10-27)
cornet:
Tommy Ladnier (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1927-10-27)
piano:
Fletcher Henderson (on 1927-10-27)
tuba [brass bass]:
June Cole (on 1927-10-27)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1927-10-27)
3:01
16A Good Man Is Hard to Find
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1927-09-27)
guitar:
Lincoln Conaway (on 1927-09-27) and Lincoln M. Conway (on 1927-09-27)
piano:
Porter Grainger (on 1927-09-27)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1927-09-27)
3:04
17Lock and Key
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1927-04-01)
piano:
James P. Johnson (on 1927-04-01)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1927-04-01)
3:00
18Send Me to the 'Lectric Chair
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1927-03-03)
cornet:
Joe Smith (American jazz trumpeter/cornetist) (on 1927-03-03)
piano:
Fletcher Henderson (on 1927-03-03)
trombone:
Charlie Green (Trombonist) (on 1927-03-03)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1927-03-03)
recording of:
Send Me to the ’Lectric Chair (on 1927-03-03)
lyricist and composer:
George Brooks (composer, early 20th century)
3:24
19Trombone Cholly
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1927-03-03)
cornet:
Joe Smith (American jazz trumpeter/cornetist) (on 1927-03-03)
piano:
Fletcher Henderson (on 1927-03-03)
trombone:
Charlie Green (Trombonist) (on 1927-03-03)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1927-03-03)
recording of:
Trombone Cholly (on 1927-03-03)
writer:
George Brooks and George Johnson (1930s American jazz musician, worked primarily in Europe)
3:12
20Alexander'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.
3:01