Midnite Jazz & Blues: Empress of the Blues

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1Down Hearted Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1923-02-16)
piano:
Clarence Williams (on 1923-02-16)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (on 1923-02-16)
part of:
National Recording Registry (number: 1923, inducted: 2002)
recording of:
Down Hearted Blues (on 1923-02-06)
lyricist:
Alberta Hunter (in 1922)
composer:
Lovie Austin (in 1922)
3:26
2Gulf Coast Blues
piano:
Clarence Williams (on 1923-02-16)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (on 1923-02-16)
recording of:
The Gulf Coast Blues (on 1923-02-16)
lyricist and composer:
Clarence Williams (in 1923)
3:06
3Aggravatin' Papa
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1923-04-11)
banjo:
Buddy Christian (on 1923-04-11)
clarinet:
Ernest Elliott (on 1923-04-11)
piano:
Clarence Williams (on 1923-04-11)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (on 1923-04-11)
recording of:
Aggravatin' Papa (Don't You Try to Two-Time Me) (on 1923-04-11)
composer:
J. Russel Robinson and Roy Turk
3:18
4Baby Won't You Please Come Home
piano:
Clarence Williams (on 1923-04-11)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (on 1923-04-11)
recording of:
Baby Won’t You Please Come Home (on 1923-04-11)
writer:
Charles Warfield and Clarence Williams
publisher:
Redwood Music Ltd., Universal‐MCA Music Publishing and Universal/MCA Music Ltd.
2:57
5T' Ain't Nobody's Bizness if I Do
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1923-04-26)
piano:
Clarence Williams (on 1923-04-26)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (on 1923-04-26)
recording of:
T’ain’t Nobody’s Bizness If I Do (on 1923-04-26)
lyricist:
Porter Grainger
composer:
Porter Grainger and Everett Robbins
publisher:
MCA Music and MCA Music Publishing
part of:
American Splendor
3:28
6Whoa, Tillie, Take Your Time
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1923-10-15)
clarinet:
George Baquet (on 1923-10-15)
piano:
unknown, possibly Jimmy Jones (on 1923-10-15)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (on 1923-10-15)
3:11
7My Sweetie Went Away
3:12
8Any Woman's Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1923-10-16)
piano:
Fletcher Henderson (on 1923-10-16)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (on 1923-10-16)
3:26
9House Rent Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1924-07-23)
piano:
Fletcher Henderson (on 1924-07-23)
trombone:
Charlie Green (on 1924-07-23)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (on 1924-07-23)
3:06
10Weeping Willow Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1924-09-26)
cornet:
Joe Smith (on 1924-09-26)
piano:
Fletcher Henderson (on 1924-09-26)
trombone:
Charlie Green (on 1924-09-26)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (on 1924-09-26)
3:10
11Sinful Blues
3:10
12St. Louis Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1925-01-14)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1925-01-14)
reed organ:
Fred Longshaw (on 1925-01-14)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (on 1925-01-14)
recording of:
St. Louis Blues (on 1925-01-14)
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1913)
publisher:
Handy Bros. Music Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
Reuter & Reuter Förlags AB
3:11
13Reckless Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1925-01-14)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1925-01-14)
reed organ:
Fred Longshaw (on 1925-01-14)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (on 1925-01-14)
3:04
14Careless Love Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1925-05-26)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1925-05-26)
piano:
Fletcher Henderson (on 1925-05-26)
trombone:
Charlie Green (on 1925-05-26)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (on 1925-05-26)
recording of:
Careless Love (on 1925-05-26)
writer:
[traditional], William Christopher Handy, Martha Koenig and Spencer Williams
version of:
Careless Love
3:26
15I Ain't Gonna Play no Second Fiddle
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1925-05-27)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1925-05-27)
piano:
Fletcher Henderson (on 1925-05-27)
trombone:
Charlie Green (on 1925-05-27)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (on 1925-05-27)
recording of:
I Ain’t Gonna Play No Second Fiddle (on 1925-05-27)
lyricist and composer:
John Henry ‘Perry’ Bradford
3:22
16I Ain't Got Nobody
3:10
17Empty Bed Blues (Parts 1 & 2)
piano:
Porter Grainger (on 1928-03-20)
trombone:
Charlie Green (on 1928-03-20)
6:24
18Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1929-05-15)
alto saxophone:
Garvin Bushell (on 1929-05-15)
cornet:
Ed Allen (on 1929-05-15)
piano:
Clarence Williams (on 1929-05-15)
tenor saxophone:
Greely Walton (on 1929-05-15)
tuba:
Cyrus St. Clair (on 1929-05-15)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (on 1929-05-15)
recording of:
Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out (on 1929-05-15)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Cox
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd., EMI Music Ltd., Help, I’m a Publisher and MCA Music
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
2:57

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