The Chronological Classics: Bessie Smith 1927-1928

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1After You've Gone
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1927-03-02)
banjo:
Charlie Dixon (Jazz banjoist) (on 1927-03-02)
clarinet:
Buster Bailey (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:
After You’ve Gone (on 1927-03-02)
lyricist:
Henry Creamer (in 1918)
composer:
Turner Layton (in 1918)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. and Morley Music Corp.
part of:
For Me and My Gal (1942 movie)
2:59
2Alexander'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.
3:00
3Muddy Water (A Mississippi Moan)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1927-03-02)
banjo:
Charlie Dixon (Jazz banjoist) (on 1927-03-02)
clarinet:
Buster Bailey (on 1927-03-02) and 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:
Muddy Water (on 1927-03-02)
lyricist:
Jo Trent
composer:
Peter de Rose and Harry Richman
publisher:
Broadway Music Corp., Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
3:08
4There'll Be a Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1927-03-02)
banjo:
Charlie Dixon (Jazz banjoist) (on 1927-03-02)
clarinet:
Buster Bailey (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:
There'll Be a Hot Time in the Town of Berlin (on 1927-03-02)
writer:
Joe Bushkin and John DeVries
3:20
5Trombone Cholly
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
6Send 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)
3:23
7Them's Graveyard Words
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)
2:59
8Hot Springs Blues
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)
2:56
9Sweet Mistreater
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)
3:02
10Lock 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)
2:59
11Mean Old Bed Bug Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1927-09-27)
guitar:
Lincoln M. Conway (on 1927-09-27)
piano:
Porter Grainger (on 1927-09-27)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1927-09-27)
3:14
12A Good Man Is Hard to Find
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1927-09-27)
guitar:
Lincoln M. Conway (on 1927-09-27)
piano:
Porter Grainger (on 1927-09-27)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1927-09-27)
recording of:
A Good Man Is Hard to Find (on 1927-09-27)
composer:
Eddie Green (1920's Jazz composer and actor) (in 1918)
publisher:
Mayfair Music Corp.
3:01
13Homeless Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1927-09-28)
alto saxophone:
Ernest Elliott (a.k.a. "Sticky" Elliott, clarinet and reeds, AMG artist ID 151482) (on 1927-09-28)
piano:
Porter Grainger (on 1927-09-28)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1927-09-28)
3:01
14Looking for My Man Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1927-09-28)
alto saxophone:
Ernest Elliott (a.k.a. "Sticky" Elliott, clarinet and reeds, AMG artist ID 151482) (on 1927-09-28)
piano:
Porter Grainger (on 1927-09-28)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1927-09-28)
2:50
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)
3:00
16Foolish 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)
2:55
17Thinking 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)
3:10
18Pickpocket 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)
2:44
19I 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
2:50
20I'd Rather Be Dead and Buried in My Grave
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1928-02-16)
clarinet:
Ernest Elliott (a.k.a. "Sticky" Elliott, clarinet and reeds, AMG artist ID 151482) (on 1928-02-16) and Bob Fuller (on 1928-02-16)
piano:
Porter Grainger (on 1928-02-16)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1928-02-16)
2:58
21Standin' 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)
2:54
22It Won't Be You
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)
2:49
23Spider Man Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1928-03-19)
clarinet:
Bob Fuller (on 1928-03-19) and Abraham Wheat (US clarinetist/saxophonist) (on 1928-03-19)
piano:
Porter Grainger (on 1928-03-19)
soprano saxophone:
Abraham Wheat (US clarinetist/saxophonist) (on 1928-03-19)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1928-02-21)
3:23

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part of:The Chronological Classics (number: 870) (order: 379)