Bessie Smith - The Collection

Bessie Smith - The Collection
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A1	Downhearted Blues Piano – Clarence WilliamsSupervised By – Frank WalkerVocals – Bessie SmithWritten By – A. Hunter-L. AustinWritten-By – A. Hunter, L. Austin	3:24
A2	'Taint Noboy's Bizness If I Do Piano – Clarence WilliamsVocals – Bessie SmithWritten By – P. Grainger-E. RobbinsWritten-By – E. Robbins, P. Grainger	3:28
A3	My Sweetie Went Away (She Didn't Say Where, When Or Why) Clarinet – George BaquetPiano – Jimmy Jones Vocals – Bessie SmithWritten By – L. Handman-R. TurkWritten-By – L. Handman, R. Turk	3:12
A4	Weepin' Willow Blues Cornet – Joe Smith Piano – Fletcher HendersonTrombone – Charlie GreenVocals – Bessie SmithWritten-By – P. Carter*	3:10
A5	St. Louis Blues Cornet – Louis ArmstrongOrgan – Fred LongshawVocals – Bessie SmithWritten-By – W.C. Handy*	3:11
A6	Reckless Blues Cornet – Louis ArmstrongOrgan – Fred LongshawVocals – Bessie SmithWritten-By – F. Longshaw*	3:01
A7	You've Been A Good Ole Wagon Cornet – Louis ArmstrongPiano – Fred LongshawVocals – Bessie SmithWritten By – Smith-BalcomWritten-By – Smith, Balcom	3:27
A8	I Ain't Gonna Play No Second Fiddle Cornet – Louis ArmstrongPiano – Fletcher HendersonTrombone – Charlie GreenVocals – Bessie SmithWritten-By – P. Bradford*	3:21
B1	Young Woman's Blues Clarinet – Buster BaileyCornet – Joe Smith Piano – Fletcher HendersonVocals – Bessie SmithWritten-By – B. Smith*	3:09
B2	Muddy Water (A Mississippi Moan) Banjo – Charlie DixonClarinet – Buster Bailey, Coleman HawkinsCornet – Joe Smith Piano – Fletcher HendersonTrombone – Jimmy HarrisonVocals – Bessie SmithWritten By – P. DeRose-H. Richman-J. TrentWritten-By – H. Richman, J. Trent, P. DeRose*	3:06
B3	Mean Old Bedbug Blues Guitar – Lincoln ConawayPiano – Porter GraingerVocals – Bessie SmithWritten-By – J. Wood*	3:12
B4	Empty Bed Blues (Parts 1 & 2) Piano – Porter GraingerTrombone – Charlie GreenVocals – Bessie SmithWritten-By – J.C. Johnson	6:23
B5	Nobody Knows When You're Down And Out Alto Saxophone – Garvin BushellCornet – Ed AllenPiano – Clarence WilliamsTenor Saxophone – Greely WaltonTuba – Cyrus St. ClairVocals – Bessie SmithWritten-By – J. Cox*	2:57
B6	Black Mountain Blues Cornet – Ed AllenPiano – Steve Stevens Vocals – Bessie SmithWritten-By – H. Cole*	2:59
B7	Do Your Duty Bass [String Bass] – Billy TaylorClarinet – Benny GoodmanGuitar – Bobby JohnsonPiano – Buck WashingtonTenor Saxophone – Chu BerryTrombone – Jack TeagardenTrumpet – Frank NewtonVocals – Bessie SmithWritten-By – W. Wilson*	3:26
B8	Gimme A Pigfoot Bass [String Bass] – Billy TaylorClarinet – Benny GoodmanGuitar – Bobby JohnsonPiano – Buck WashingtonTenor Saxophone – Chu BerryTrombone – Jack TeagardenTrumpet – Frank NewtonVocals – Bessie SmithWritten-By – W.S. Wilson*	3:30

Companies, etc.

Pressed By – DADC Austria
Phonographic Copyright (p) – CBS Records Inc.
Copyright (c) – CBS Records Inc.
Distributed By – CBS Records
Published By – MCA Music Publishing
Published By – Ranged Road
Published By – Quartet Music
Published By – Handy Brothers Music Co.
Published By – Frank Music Corp.
Published By – World Music, Inc.
Published By – Broadway Music Corp.
Published By – Fisher Music Corp.
Published By – Record Music Publ. Co.
Published By – Northern Music Co.

Credits

Coordinator [Series Coordinator] – Mike Berniker
Cover, Design – Allen Weinberg
Liner Notes – Chris Albertson
Mastered By – Vlado Meller
Photography By – Country Music Foundation
Producer – Frank Walker, John Hammond
Producer [Digital Producer] – Michael Brooks
Remastered By [Digital Restoration], Engineer – Frank Abbey

Notes

1: MCA Music Pub. (a div. of MCA, Inc.). Recorded February 16, 1923: Columbia A.3844 (mx 80863-5)
2: MCA Music Pub. (a div. of MCA, Inc.). Recorded April 26, 1923: Columbia A.3898 (mx 80862-10)
3: Ranged Road/Quartet Music (Adm. by Herald Square Music, Inc.). Recorded October 15, 1923: Columbia 13000-D (mx 81245-6)
4: Pending. Recorded September 26, 1924: Columbia 14042-D (mx 140062-2)
5: Handy Brothers Music Co.. Recorded January 14, 1925: Columbia 14064-D (mx 140241-1)
6: Pending. Recorded January 14, 1925: Columbia 14056-D (mx 140242-1)
7: MCA Music Pub. (a div. of MCA, Inc.). Recorded January 14, 1925: Columbia 14079-D (mx 140251-1)
8: Pending. Recorded May 27, 1925: Columbia 14090-D (mx 140630-1)
9: Frank Music Corp.. Recorded October 26, 1926: Columbia 14179-D (mx W.142878-3)
10: World Music Inc./Broadway Music Corp./Fisher Music Co.. Recorded March 2, 1927: Columbia 14197-D (mx W.143569-3)
11: Pending. Recorded September 27, 1927: Columbia 14250-D (mx W.144796-3)
12: Record Music Pub. Co.. Recorded March 20, 1928: Columbia 14312-D (mx W.145785-3/W.145786-1)
13: MCA Music Pub. (a div. of MCA, Inc.). Recorded May 15, 1929: Columbia 14451-D (mx W.148534-3)
14: Record Music Pub. Co. Recorded July 22, 1930: Columbia 14554-D (mx W.150658-2)
15: Northern Music Co. (adm. by MCA Music Pub.) (a div. of MCA, Inc.). Recorded November 24, 1933: OKeh 8945 (mx W.152577-2)
16: Northern Music Co. (adm. by MCA Music Pub.) (a div. of MCA, Inc.). Recorded November 24, 1933: OKeh 8949 (mx W.152578-2)

© 1989 CBS Records Inc./Distribution CBS Records

℗ 1989 CBS Records, Inc.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode: 5 099746 333911

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
CJ 44441	Bessie Smith	The Collection ‎(LP, Comp)	Columbia	CJ 44441	US	1989
188.048/1-63339	Bessie Smith	The Collection ‎(LP, Comp, RE)	CBS	188.048/1-63339	Brazil	1989
CJT 44441	Bessie Smith	The Collection ‎(Cass, Comp, RM)	Columbia	CJT 44441	US	1989
463339 4	Bessie Smith	The Collection ‎(Cass, Album, Comp)	CBS	463339 4	Netherlands	1989
CBS 463339 2, 01-463339-10, 463339 2	Bessie Smith	The Collection ‎(CD, Comp, RM, Mono)	CBS, CBS, CBS	CBS 463339 2, 01-463339-10, 463339 2	Europe	1989