Album

The Essential Bessie Smith

Bessie Smith

1997 · Jazz, Blues

Rare pressing on Gatefold

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The Essential Bessie Smith by Bessie Smith

The Essential Bessie Smith is a Jazz album by Bessie Smith, originally released in 1997. On Gatefold: 3 pressings tracked.

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Tracklist

  1. 1Aggravatin' Papa3:18
  2. 2Baby Won't You Please Come Home2:57
  3. 3'Tain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do3:27
  4. 4Jail-House Blues3:15
  5. 5Graveyard Dream Blues2:45
  6. 6Ticket Agent, Ease Your Window Down3:19
  7. 7Boweavil Blues2:53
  8. 8Weeping Willow Blues3:11
  9. 9Dying Gambler's Blues2:59
  10. 10St. Louis Blues (with Louis Armstrong)3:11
  11. 11You've Been a Good Old Wagon3:28
  12. 12Cake Walkin' Babies from Home3:10
  13. 13Careless Love Blues (take 1)3:26
  14. 14I Ain't Goin' to Play Second Fiddle3:22
  15. 15At the Christmas Ball (78rpm Version)3:25
  16. 16Jazzbo Brown from Memphis Town (78rpm Version)3:20
  17. 17Backwater Blues3:19
  18. 18After You've Gone2:55
  19. 2.1Alexander's Ragtime Band3:00
  20. 2.2There'll Be a Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight3:20
  21. 2.3Trombone Cholly3:11
  22. 2.4Send Me to the 'Lectric Chair3:22
  23. 2.5A Good Man Is Hard to Find2:59
  24. 2.6Dyin' by the Hour2:59
  25. 2.7Me and My Gin2:50
  26. 2.8Kitchen Man (78 rpm Version)2:56
  27. 2.9Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out (78rpm Version)2:58
  28. 2.10On Revival Day (A Rhythmic Spiritual)2:56
  29. 2.11Moan, You Moaners3:12
  30. 2.12Black Mountain Blues3:08
  31. 2.13Shipwreck Blues3:21
  32. 2.14Need a Little Sugar in My Bowl2:48
  33. 2.15Do Your Duty3:26
  34. 2.16Gimme a Pigfoot and a Bottle of Beer3:30
  35. 2.17Take Me for a Buggy Ride2:37
  36. 2.18Down in the Dumps3:09

Sound DNA

  • Jazz
  • Cool Jazz
  • raw
  • mournful
  • bluesy

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Rare pressing on Gatefold · 3 pressings tracked on Gatefold

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