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The essential Bessie Smith.
- Title
- The essential Bessie Smith.
- Author
- Smith, Bessie, 1894-1937.
- Publication
- New York, N.Y. : Sony Music Entertainment, Inc., ℗1997.
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| Status | Vol/Date | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| cd1-2 | Audio | Use in library | M1622.S65 E87 1997g cd1-2 | Off-site |
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- Description
- 2 audio discs (113 min., 42 sec.) : digital, mono; 4 3/4 in.
- Summary
- Bessie Smith was a famous blues singer during the 1920's and 30's. All of these recordings were made during a 10 year period from 1923-1933. Includes 36 tracks on 2 discs that feature performances with Louis Armstrong and Benny Goodman.
- Series Statement
- Roots n' blues
- Uniform Title
- Roots n' blues.
- Alternative Title
- Aggravatin' papa.
- Baby won't you please come home.
- 'Taint nobody's bizness if I do.
- Jail-house blues.
- Graveyard dream blues.
- Ticket agent, ease your window down.
- Boweavil blues.
- Weeping willow blues.
- Dying gambler's blues.
- You've been a good ole wagon.
- Cake walkin' babies from home.
- Careless love blues.
- I ain't goin' to play second fiddle.
- At the Christmas ball.
- Jazzbo Brown from Memphis town.
- Backwater blues.
- After you've gone.
- There'll be a hot time in the old town tonight.
- Trombone Cholly.
- Send me to the 'lectric chair.
- Good man is hard to find.
- Dyin' by the hour.
- Me and my gin.
- Kitchen man.
- Nobody knows you when you're down and out.
- On revival day.
- Rhythmic spiritual.
- Moan, you moaners.
- Black mountain blues.
- Shipwreck blues.
- Need a little sugar in my bowl.
- Do your duty.
- Gimme a pigfoot and a bottle of beer.
- Take me for a buggy ride.
- Down in the dumps.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Jazz – 1921-1930.
- Jazz – 1931-1940.
- Blues (Music) – 1931-1940.
- Blues (Music)
- Jazz.
- Blues (Music) – 1921-1931.
- Note
- Compact discs.
- Biographical notes on Smith, by Chris Albertson, in booklet.
- Credits (note)
- Roots n' blues series producer: Lawrence Cohn.
- Event (note)
- Recorded on various dates between April 11, 1923 and November 24, 1933 in New York City.
- Contents
- Disc one: Aggravatin' papa (3:16) -- Baby won't you please come home (2:55) -- 'Taint nobody's bizness if I do (3:26) -- Jail-house blues (3:13) -- Graveyard dream blues (2:43) -- Ticket agent, ease your window down (3:17) -- Boweavil blues (2:51) -- Weeping willow blues (3:09) -- Dying gambler's blues (2:57) -- St. Louis blues (3:10) -- You've been a good ole wagon (3:28) -- Cake walkin' babies from home (3:09) -- Careless love blues (3:25) -- I ain't goin' to play second fiddle (3:21) -- At the Christmas ball (3:24) -- Jazzbo Brown from Memphis town (3:19) -- Backwater blues (3:17) -- After you've gone (2:56).
- Disc two: Alexander's ragtime band (2:58) -- There'll be a hot time in the old town tonight (3:18) -- Trombone Cholly (3:09) -- Send me to the 'lectric chair (3:29) -- A good man is hard to find (2:58) -- Dyin' by the hour (2:58) -- Me and my gin (2:49) -- Kitchen man (2:55) -- Nobody knows you when you're down and out (2:56) -- On revival day (a rhythmic spiritual) (2:54) -- Moan, you moaners (3:11) -- Black mountain blues (3:07) -- Shipwreck blues (3:19) -- Need a little sugar in my bowl (2:47) -- Do your duty (3:23) -- Gimme a pigfoot and a bottle of beer (3:28) -- Take me for a buggy ride (2:35) -- Down in the dumps (3:09).
- LCCN
- 38000176
- 074646492222
- 7464649222
- OCLC
- ocm38000176
- 38000176
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- Columbia University Libraries