The Complete Recordings, Volume 2

~ Release by Bessie Smith (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

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1Cold in Hand Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1925-01-14)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1925-01-14)
piano:
Fred Longshaw (on 1925-01-14)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (on 1925-01-14)
3:15
2You've Been a Good Ole Wagon
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1925-01-14)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1925-01-14)
piano:
Fred Longshaw (on 1925-01-14)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (on 1925-01-14)
recording of:
You’ve Been a Good Old Wagon (on 1925-01-14)
lyricist and composer:
John Henry ‘Perry’ Bradford
3:31
3Cake Walkin' Babies (From Home)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1925-05-05)
banjo:
Charlie Dixon (on 1925-05-05)
clarinet:
Buster Bailey (on 1925-05-05)
cornet:
Joe Smith (on 1925-05-05)
piano:
Fletcher Henderson (on 1925-05-05)
tenor saxophone:
Coleman Hawkins (on 1925-05-05)
trombone:
Charlie Green (on 1925-05-05)
tuba:
Bob Escudero (on 1925-05-05)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (on 1925-05-05)
recording of:
Cake Walking Babies from Home (on 1925-05-05)
writer:
Chris Smith, Henry Troy and Clarence Williams
3:12
4The Yellow Dog Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1925-05-06)
banjo:
Charlie Dixon (on 1925-05-06)
clarinet:
Buster Bailey (on 1925-05-06)
cornet:
Joe Smith (on 1925-05-06)
piano:
Fletcher Henderson (on 1925-05-06)
tenor saxophone:
Coleman Hawkins (on 1925-05-06)
trombone:
Charlie Green (on 1925-05-06)
tuba:
Bob Escudero (on 1925-05-06)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (on 1925-05-06)
recording of:
Yellow Dog Blues (on 1925-05-06)
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy
3:05
5Soft Pedal Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1925-05-14)
piano:
Fletcher Henderson (on 1925-05-14)
trombone:
Charlie Green (on 1925-05-14)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (on 1925-05-14)
3:21
6Dixie Flyer Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1925-05-15)
clarinet:
Buster Bailey (on 1925-05-15)
piano:
Fletcher Henderson (on 1925-05-15)
trombone:
Charlie Green (on 1925-05-15)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (on 1925-05-15)
3:11
7Nashville Woman's 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)
3:46
8Careless 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
3:28
9J. C. Holmes Blues
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)
3:06
10I Ain't Goin' to Play 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
3:24
11He's Gone Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1925-06-23)
piano:
Fred Longshaw (on 1925-06-23)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (on 1925-06-23)
3:12
12Nobody's Blues but Mine
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1925-08-19)
banjo:
Elmer Snowden (on 1925-08-19)
piano:
Isadore Myers (on 1925-08-19)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (on 1925-08-19)
recording of:
Nobody's Blues But Mine (on 1925-08-19)
composer:
Clarence Williams
2:54
13I Ain't Got Nobody
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1925-08-19)
banjo:
Elmer Snowden (on 1925-08-19)
piano:
Isadore Myers (on 1925-08-19)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (on 1925-08-19)
recording of:
I Ain’t Got Nobody (on 1925-08-19)
lyricist:
Roger Graham
composer:
Spencer Williams
3:12
14My Man Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1925-09-01)
piano:
Stanley Miller (on 1925-09-01)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (on 1925-09-01) and Clara Smith (on 1925-09-01)
3:32
15New Gulf Coast Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1925-11-17)
piano:
Clarence Williams (on 1925-11-17)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (on 1925-11-17)
3:24
16Florida Bound Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1925-11-17)
piano:
Clarence Williams (on 1925-11-17)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (on 1925-11-17)
3:15
17At the Christmas Ball
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1925-11-18)
cornet:
Joe Smith (on 1925-11-18)
piano:
Fletcher Henderson (on 1925-11-18)
trombone:
Charlie Green (on 1925-11-18)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (on 1925-11-18)
recording of:
At the Christmas Ball (on 1925-11-18)
lyricist and composer:
Fred Longshaw
3:27
18I've Been Mistreated and I Don't Like It
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1925-11-18)
cornet:
Joe Smith (on 1925-11-18)
piano:
Fletcher Henderson (on 1925-11-18)
trombone:
Charlie Green (on 1925-11-18)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (on 1925-11-18)
2:55