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Bessie Smith, even on the evidence of her earliest recordings, well deserved the title "Empress of the Blues" for in the 1920s there was no one in her league for emotional intensity, honest blues feeling, and power. The second of five volumes (the first four are two-CD sets) finds her accompaniment improving rapidly with such sympathetic sidemen as trombonist Charlie Green, cornetist Joe Smith, and clarinetist Buster Bailey often helping her out. However, they are overshadowed by Louis Armstrong, whose two sessions with Smith (nine songs in all) fall into the time period of this second set; particularly classic are their versions of "St. Louis Blues," "Careless Love Blues," and "I Ain't Goin' to Play Second Fiddle." Other gems on this essential set include "Cake Walkin' Babies From Home," "The Yellow Dog Blues," and "At the Christmas Ball."
© Scott Yanow /TiVo
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Robert Robbins, Violin - Bessie Smith, Vocal - Bessie Smith, Performer - E. Johnson, Composer - E. Johnson, Lyricist - Irving Johns, Piano
Originally released 1924. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Bessie Smith, Vocal - Bessie Smith, Performer - G. Rainey, Composer - G. Rainey, Lyricist - Irving Johns, Piano
Originally released 1924. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Bessie Smith, Vocal - Bessie Smith, Performer - S. Williams, Composer - S. Williams, Lyricist - Fletcher Henderson & His Orchestra, Piano - Don Redman, Alto Saxophone
Originally released 1924. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Bessie Smith, Vocal - Bessie Smith, Performer - S. Williams, Composer - S. Williams, Lyricist - Fletcher Henderson & His Orchestra, Piano - Don Redman, Alto Saxophone
Originally released 1924. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Bessie Smith, Vocal - Bessie Smith, Performer - Frank Walker, Producer - Charlie Green, Trombone - T. Wallace, Composer - T. Wallace, Lyricist - Fletcher Henderson & His Orchestra, Piano
Originally released 1924. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Bessie Smith, Vocal - Bessie Smith, Performer - Charlie Green, Trombone - T. Wallace, Composer - T. Wallace, Lyricist - Fletcher Henderson & His Orchestra, Piano
Originally released 1924. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Bessie Smith, Vocal - Bessie Smith, Performer - G. Brooks, Composer - G. Brooks, Lyricist - Charlie Green, Trombone - Fletcher Henderson & His Orchestra, Piano
Originally released 1924. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Bessie Smith, Vocal - Bessie Smith, Performer - G. Brooks, Composer - G. Brooks, Lyricist - Charlie Green, Trombone - Fletcher Henderson & His Orchestra, Piano
Originally released 1924. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Bessie Smith, Vocal - Bessie Smith, Performer - Lawrence Cohn, Producer - P. Carter, Composer - P. Carter, Lyricist - Joe Smith, Cornet - Charlie Green, Trombone - Fletcher Henderson & His Orchestra, Piano
Originally released 1924. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Bessie Smith, Vocal - Bessie Smith, Performer - P. Carter, Composer - P. Carter, Lyricist - Joe Smith, Cornet - Charlie Green, Trombone - Fletcher Henderson & His Orchestra, Piano
Originally released 1924. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Bessie Smith, Vocal - Bessie Smith, Performer - Fred Longshaw, Piano - F. Johnson, Composer - F. Johnson, Lyricist - P. Grainger, Composer - P. Grainger, Lyricist - Buster Bailey, Clarinet - Don Redman, Clarinet
Originally released 1924. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Bessie Smith, Vocal - Bessie Smith, Performer - Fred Longshaw, Piano - T. Delaney, Composer - T. Delaney, Lyricist
Originally released 1924. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Bessie Smith, Vocal - Bessie Smith, Performer - Fred Longshaw, Piano - P. Bradford, Composer - P. Bradford, Lyricist
Originally released 1924. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Bessie Smith, Vocal - Bessie Smith, Performer - J. Gee, Composer - J. Gee, Lyricist - Fred Longshaw, Piano - Buster Bailey, Clarinet - Don Redman, Clarinet
Originally released 1924. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Bessie Smith, Vocal - Bessie Smith, Performer - L. Longshaw, Composer - L. Longshaw, Lyricist - Fred Longshaw, Piano - Buster Bailey, Clarinet - Don Redman, Clarinet
Originally released 1924. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Bessie Smith, Vocal - Bessie Smith, Performer - J. Gee, Composer - J. Gee, Lyricist - Lawrence Cohn, Producer - Fred Longshaw, Piano - Charlie Green, Trombone - David Miston, Mastering Engineer
Originally released 1925. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Bessie Smith, Vocal - W. C. Handy, Composer - W. C. Handy, Lyricist - Fred Longshaw, Piano - Louis Armstrong & The Louis Armstrong Orchestra, Cornet - Unknown, Producer - Bessie Smith with Louis Armstrong, Performer
Originally released 1925. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Bessie Smith, Vocal - Bessie Smith, Performer - Bessie Smith, Composer - Bessie Smith, Lyricist - Louis Armstrong & The Louis Armstrong Orchestra, Cornet
Originally Released 1925, All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Bessie Smith, Vocal - Bessie Smith, Performer - Fred Longshaw, Piano - Davis, Composer - Davis, Lyricist - Louis Armstrong & The Louis Armstrong Orchestra, Cornet - P. Bradford, Composer - P. Bradford, Lyricist - Layer, Composer - Layer, Lyricist
Originally Released 1925 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
DISC 2
Bessie Smith, Vocal - Bessie Smith, Performer - J. Gee, Composer - J. Gee, Lyricist - Fred Longshaw, Piano - Louis Armstrong & The Louis Armstrong Orchestra, Cornet - F. Longshaw, Composer - F. Longshaw, Lyricist
Originally Released 1925. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Bessie Smith, Vocal - Bessie Smith, Performer - Lawrence Cohn, Producer - Fred Longshaw, Piano - Louis Armstrong & The Louis Armstrong Orchestra, Cornet - Balcom, Composer - Balcom, Lyricist - Smith, Lyricist - Smith, Composer
(P) Originally released 1925. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Joe Smith, Cornet - Charlie Dixon, Banjo - C. Williams, Lyricist - C. Williams, Composer - Buster Bailey, Clarinet - H. Troy, Composer - H. Troy, Lyricist - Fletcher Henderson, Piano - Coleman Hawkins, Tenor Saxophone - David Miston, Mastering Engineer - Lawrence Cohn, Producer - Charlie Green, Trombone - C. Smith, Composer - C. Smith, Lyricist - Bessie Smith, Vocal - Bessie Smith, Performer
Originally released 1925. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Joe Smith, Cornet - Charlie Dixon, Banjo - Fletcher Henderson & His Orchestra, Piano - Henderson's Roseland Orchestra, Performer - Buster Bailey, Clarinet - Coleman Hawkins & His Orchestra, Tenor Saxophone - Unknown, Producer - Charlie Green, Trombone - W. C. Handy, Composer - W. C. Handy, Lyricist - Bessie Smith, Vocal
Originally released 1925. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Bessie Smith, Vocal - Bessie Smith, Performer - Bessie Smith, Composer - Bessie Smith, Lyricist - Fred Longshaw, Piano - Fred Longshaw, Whistles - Charlie Green, Trombone
Originally released 1925. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Bessie Smith, Vocal - Bessie Smith, Performer - Bessie Smith, Composer - Bessie Smith, Lyricist - Coleman Hawkins & His Orchestra, Tenor Saxophone - Charlie Dixon, Banjo - Charlie Green, Trombone - Fletcher Henderson & His Orchestra, Piano - Buster Bailey, Clarinet
Originally released 1925. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Bessie Smith, Vocal - Bessie Smith, Performer - Fred Longshaw, Piano - Louis Armstrong & The Louis Armstrong Orchestra, Cornet - F. Longshaw, Composer - F. Longshaw, Lyricist - Charlie Green, Trombone
Originally Released 1925 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Bessie Smith, Vocal - Bessie Smith, Performer - S. Williams, Composer - S. Williams, Lyricist - W.C. Handy, Composer - W.C. Handy, Lyricist - Fred Longshaw, Piano - Louis Armstrong & The Louis Armstrong Orchestra, Cornet - Unknown, Producer - M. Koenig, Composer - M. Koenig, Lyricist - Charlie Green, Trombone
Originally released 1925. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Bessie Smith, Vocal - Bessie Smith, Performer - Fred Longshaw, Piano - Louis Armstrong & The Louis Armstrong Orchestra, Cornet - Charlie Green, Trombone - G. Horsley, Composer - G. Horsley, Lyricist
Originally Released 1925 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Bessie Smith, Vocal - Bessie Smith, Performer - Fred Longshaw, Piano - Louis Armstrong & The Louis Armstrong Orchestra, Cornet - Unknown, Producer - Charlie Green, Trombone - P. Bradford, Composer - P. Bradford, Lyricist
Originally Released 1925 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Bessie Smith, Vocal - Bessie Smith, Performer - Bessie Smith, Composer - Bessie Smith, Lyricist - Fred Longshaw, Piano
Originally released 1925. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Bessie Smith, Vocal - Bessie Smith, Performer - C. Williams, Lyricist - C. Williams, Composer - Isadore Meyers, Piano - Elmer Snowden, Banjo - Bob Fuller, Alto Saxophone - Bob Fuller, Clarinet
Originally released 1925. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Bessie Smith, Vocal - Bessie Smith, Performer - Isadore Myers, Piano - S. Williams, Composer - S. Williams, Lyricist - Elmer Snowden, Banjo - Bob Fuller, Alto Saxophone - Bob Fuller, Clarinet - R. Graham, Composer - R. Graham, Lyricist
Originally released 1925. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Bessie Smith, Vocal - Bessie Smith, Performer - Bessie Smith, Composer - Bessie Smith, Lyricist - Clara Smith, Vocal - Stanley Miller, Piano
Originally released 1925. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Bessie Smith, Vocal - Bessie Smith, Performer - C. Williams, Lyricist - C. Williams, Composer - Clarence Williams, Piano
Originally released 1925. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Bessie Smith, Vocal - Bessie Smith, Performer - Clarence Williams, Composer - Clarence Williams, Lyricist - Clarence Williams, Piano
Originally released 1925. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Bessie Smith, Vocal - Bessie Smith, Performer - Lawrence Cohn, Producer - Joe Smith, Cornet - F. W. Longshaw, Composer - F. W. Longshaw, Lyricist - Charlie Green, Trombone - Fletcher Henderson & His Orchestra, Piano
Originally released 1925. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Bessie Smith, Vocal - Bessie Smith, Performer - Joe Smith, Cornet - F. W. Longshaw, Composer - F. W. Longshaw, Lyricist - Charlie Green, Trombone - Fletcher Henderson & His Orchestra, Piano
Originally released 1925. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Albumbeschreibung
Bessie Smith, even on the evidence of her earliest recordings, well deserved the title "Empress of the Blues" for in the 1920s there was no one in her league for emotional intensity, honest blues feeling, and power. The second of five volumes (the first four are two-CD sets) finds her accompaniment improving rapidly with such sympathetic sidemen as trombonist Charlie Green, cornetist Joe Smith, and clarinetist Buster Bailey often helping her out. However, they are overshadowed by Louis Armstrong, whose two sessions with Smith (nine songs in all) fall into the time period of this second set; particularly classic are their versions of "St. Louis Blues," "Careless Love Blues," and "I Ain't Goin' to Play Second Fiddle." Other gems on this essential set include "Cake Walkin' Babies From Home," "The Yellow Dog Blues," and "At the Christmas Ball."
© Scott Yanow /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 37 track(s)
- Total length: 01:59:08
- Main artists: Bessie Smith
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Legacy - Columbia
- Genre: Blues/country/folk Blues
(P) 1991 Sony Music Entertainment
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