Bessie Smith - The Collection FLAC album

Tracklist

1	Mean Old Bedbug Blues Written-By – J. Wood	3:12
2	Weepin' Willow Blues Written-By – P. Carter	3:10
3	Nobody Knows When You're Down And Out Written-By – J. Cox	2:57
4	You've Been A Good Ole Wagon Written-By – Smith, Balcom	3:27
5	'Taint Nobody's Bizness If I Do Written-By – E. Robbins, P. Grainger	3:28
6	St. Louis Blues Written-By – W.C. Handy	3:11
7	My Sweetie Went Away (She Didn't Say Where, When Or Why) Written-By – L. Handman, R. Turk	3:12
8	Young Woman's Blues Written-By – B. Smith	3:09
9	Muddy Water (A Mississippi Moan) Written-By – H. Richman, J. Trent, P. DeRose	3:06
10	Do Your Duty Written-By – W. Wilson	3:26
11	Downhearted Blues Written-By – A. Hunter, L. Austin	3:24
12	I Ain't Gonna Play No Second Fiddle Written-By – P. Bradford	3:21
13	Reckless Blues Written-By – F. Longshaw	3:01
14	Black Mountain Blues Written-By – H. Cole	2:59
15	Gimme A Pigfoot Written-By – W.S. Wilson	3:30
16	Empty Bed Blues (Parts 1 & 2) Written-By – J.C. Johnson	6:23

Credits

• Alto Saxophone – Garvin Bushell (tracks: B5)
• Banjo – Charlie Dixon (tracks: B2)
• Clarinet – Benny Goodman (tracks: B7, B8), Buster Bailey (tracks: B1, B2), Coleman Hawkins (tracks: B2), George Baquet
• Cornet – Ed Allen (tracks: B5, B6), Joe Smith (tracks: A4, B1, B2), Louis Armstrong (tracks: A5 to A8)
• Cover – Allen Weinberg
• Double Bass – Billy Taylor (tracks: B7, B8)
• Engineer [Remastering] – Frank Abbey
• Guitar – Bobby Johnson (tracks: B7, B8), Lincoln Conaway (tracks: B3)
• Liner Notes – Chris Albertson
• Organ – Fred Longshaw (tracks: A5, A6)
• Piano – Buck Washington (tracks: B7, B8), Clarence Williams (tracks: A1, A2, B5), Fletcher Henderson (tracks: A4, A8 to B2), Fred Longshaw (tracks: A7), Jimmy Jones (tracks: A3), Porter Grainger (tracks: B3, B4), Steve Stevens (tracks: B6)
• Producer – Frank Walker, John Hammond
• Producer [Digital Production] – Michael Brooks
• Tenor Saxophone – Greely Walton (tracks: B3), Chu Berry (tracks: B7, B8)
• Trombone – Charlie Green (tracks: A4, A8, B4), Jack Teagarden (tracks: B7, B8), Jimmy Harrison (tracks: B2)
• Trumpet – Frank Newton (tracks: B7, B8)
• Tuba – Cyrus St. Clair (tracks: B5)
• Vocals – Bessie Smith

Notes

All tracks originally recorded in New York.

Track #A1 recorded February 16, 1923: Columbia A.3844 (mx 80863-5)
#A2 - April 26, 1923: Columbia A.3898 (mx 80862-10)
#A3 - October 15, 1923: Columbia 13000-D (mx 81245-6)
#A4 - September 26, 1924: Columbia 14042-D (mx 140062-2)
#A5 - January 14, 1925: Columbia 14064-D (mx 140241-1)
#A6 - January 14, 1925: Columbia 14056-D (mx 140242-1)
#A7 - January 14, 1925: Columbia 14079-D (mx 140251-1)
#A8 - May 27, 1925: Columbia 14090-D (mx 140630-1)
#B1 - October 26, 1926: Columbia 14179-D (mx W.142878-3)
#B2 - March 2, 1927: Columbia 14197-D (mx W.143569-3)
#B3 - September 27, 1927: Columbia 14250-D (mx W.144796-3)
#B4 - March 20, 1928: Columbia 14312-D (mx W.145785-3/W.145786-1)
#B5 - May 15, 1929: Columbia 14451-D (mx W.148534-3)
#B6 - July 22, 1930: Columbia 14554-D (mx W.150658-2)
#B7 - November 24, 1933: OKeh 8945 (mx W.152577-2)
#B8 - November 24, 1933: OKeh 8949 (mx W.152578-2)

Barcodes

• Barcode: 07464444411