Bessie Smith - The Empress


  • Singer: Bessie Smith
  • Album's title: The Empress
  • Genre: Jazz, Blues
  • Label: Columbia ‎– G 30818
    Type: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Mono, Gatefold
    Country: US
    Date of released: 1971
    Category: Jazz, Blues
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Tracklist Hide Credits

A1 –Bessie Smith Sing Sing Prison Blues
Clarinet – Buster Bailey, Don RedmanPiano – Fred LongshawWritten-By – F. Johnson*, P. Grainger*
 3:03
A2 –Bessie Smith Follow The Deal On Down
Piano – Fred LongshawWritten-By – T. Delaney*
 3:16
A3 –Bessie Smith Sinful Blues
Piano – Fred LongshawWritten-By – P. Bradford*
 3:09
A4 –Bessie Smith Woman's Trouble Blues
Clarinet – Buster Bailey, Don RedmanPiano – Fred LongshawWritten-By – J. Gee*
 3:04
A5 –Bessie Smith Love Me Daddy Blues
Clarinet – Buster Bailey, Don RedmanPiano – Fred LongshawWritten-By – F. Longshaw*
 3:13
A6 –Bessie Smith Dying Gambler's Blues
Piano – Fred LongshawTrombone – Charlie GreenWritten-By – J. Gee*
 2:56
A7 –Bessie Smith St. Louis Blues
Cornet – Louis ArmstrongHarmonium – Fred LongshawWritten-By – W. C. Handy
 3:09
A8 –Bessie Smith Reckless Blues
Cornet – Louis ArmstrongHarmonium – Fred LongshawWritten-By – F. Longshaw*
 3:01
B1 –Bessie Smith Sobbin' Hearted Blues
Cornet – Louis ArmstrongPiano – Fred LongshawWritten-By – Davis*, Bradford*, Layer*
 3:00
B2 –Bessie Smith Cold In Hand Blues
Cornet – Louis ArmstrongPiano – Fred LongshawWritten-By – F. Longshaw*, J. Gee*
 3:12
B3 –Bessie Smith You've Been A Good Ole Wagon
Cornet – Louis ArmstrongPiano – Fred LongshawWritten-By – Smith*, Balcomb*
 3:28
B4 –Bessie Smith, Henderson's Hot Six Cake Walkin' Babies (From Home)
Banjo – Charlie DixonClarinet – Buster BaileyCornet – Joe Smith Piano – Fletcher HendersonTenor Saxophone – Coleman HawkinsTrombone – Charlie GreenTuba – Bob EscuderoWritten-By – B. Smith*, C. Williams*, H. Troy*
 3:07
B5 –Bessie Smith, Henderson's Hot Six The Yellow Dog Blues
Banjo – Charlie DixonClarinet – Buster BaileyCornet – Joe Smith Piano – Fletcher HendersonTenor Saxophone – Coleman HawkinsTrombone – Charlie GreenTuba – Bob EscuderoWritten-By – W. C. Handy
 3:01
B6 –Bessie Smith Soft Pedal Blues
Piano – Fletcher HendersonTrombone – Charlie GreenWritten-By – B. Smith*
 3:17
B7 –Bessie Smith Dixie Flyer Blues
Clarinet – Buster BaileyPiano – Fred LongshawSounds [Miscellaneous Sound Effects] – James T. WilsonTrombone – Charlie GreenWritten-By – B. Smith*
 3:07
B8 –Bessie Smith Nashville Woman's Blues
Cornet – Louis ArmstrongHarmonium – Fred LongshawWritten-By – F. Longshaw*
 3:41
C1 –Bessie Smith And Her Band Muddy Water (A Mississippi Moan)
Banjo – Charlie DixonClarinet – Buster Bailey, Coleman HawkinsCornet – Joe Smith Piano – Fletcher HendersonTrombone – Jimmy HarrisonWritten-By – H. Richman*, J. Trent*, P. DeRose*
 3:06
C2 –Bessie Smith And Her Band There'll Be A Hot Time In The Old Town Tonight
Banjo – Charlie DixonClarinet – Buster Bailey, Coleman HawkinsCornet – Joe Smith Piano – Fletcher HendersonTrombone – Jimmy HarrisonWritten-By – T. Metz*
 3:28
C3 –Bessie Smith And Her Blue Boys Trombone Cholly
Cornet – Joe Smith Piano – Fletcher HendersonTrombone – Charlie GreenWritten-By – G. Brooks*
 3:10
C4 –Bessie Smith And Her Blue Boys Send Me To The 'Lectric Chair
Cornet – Joe Smith Piano – Fletcher HendersonTrombone – Charlie GreenWritten-By – G. Brooks*
 3:21
C5 –Bessie Smith And Her Blue Boys Them's Graveyard Words
Cornet – Joe Smith Piano – Fletcher HendersonTrombone – Charlie GreenWritten-By – G. Brooks*
 2:57
C6 –Bessie Smith And Her Blue Boys Hot Springs Blues
Cornet – Joe Smith Piano – Fletcher HendersonTrombone – Charlie GreenWritten-By – B. Smith*
 3:02
C7 –Bessie Smith Sweet Mistreator
Piano – James P. Johnson*Written-By – H. Creamer*, J. Johnson*
 3:09
C8 –Bessie Smith Lock And Key
Piano – James P. Johnson*Written-By – H. Creamer*, J. Johnson*
 2:57
D1 –Bessie Smith Mean Old Bedbug Blues
Guitar – Lincoln ConawayPiano – Porter GraingerWritten-By – J. Wood*
 3:48
D2 –Bessie Smith A Good Man Is Hard To Find
Guitar – Lincoln ConawayPiano – Porter GraingerWritten-By – E. Green*
 3:00
D3 –Bessie Smith Homeless Blues
Alto Saxophone – Ernest ElliotPiano – Porter GraingerWritten-By – P. Grainger*
 3:34
D4 –Bessie Smith Looking For My Man Blues
Alto Saxophone – Ernest ElliotPiano – Porter Grainger
 2:48
D5 –Bessie Smith Dyin' By The Hour
Cornet – Tommy LadnierPiano – Fletcher HendersonTuba – June ColeWritten-By – G. Brooks*
 2:58
D6 –Bessie Smith Foolish Man Blues
Cornet – Tommy LadnierPiano – Fletcher HendersonTuba – June ColeWritten-By – B. Smith*
 2:53
D7 –Bessie Smith Thinking Blues
Cornet – Demas DeanPiano – Fred LongshawTrombone – Charlie GreenWritten-By – B. Smith*
 3:07
D8 –Bessie Smith Pickpocket Blues
Cornet – Demas DeanPiano – Fred LongshawTrombone – Charlie GreenWritten-By – B. Smith*
 2:42

Companies, etc.

  • Manufactured By – Columbia Records
  • Manufactured By – CBS Inc.
  • Mastered At – Customatrix
  • Mastered At – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Santa Maria
  • Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman

Credits

  • Artwork [Cover] – Philip Hays
  • Design [Cover] – Henrietta Condak, John Berg
  • Liner Notes, Producer – Chris Albertson
  • Remastered By [Technical Restoration], Edited By – Larry Hiller

Notes

This is the fourth of five two-record sets.
Release is auto-couples. Sides A & D on LP 1, sides B & C on LP 2

Manufactured by Columbia Records/CBS, Inc.

All selections were recorded in New York City.
Inside cover photo courtesy of the Estate of Carl Van Vechten

Selections A1, B2 to B8, C1, C3 to C5, D1, D2, D6 to D8 (ASCAP)
selection C2 (P.D.)

Liner notes include a brief extract from "Bessie," a biography of Bessie Smith by Chris Albertson, to be published by Stein and Day in January, 1972. © 1971 by Chris Albertson.

A1: December 6, 1924
A2 & A3: December 11, 1924
A4 & A5: December 12, 1924
A6: December 13, 1924
A7 & A8, B1 to B3: January 14, 1925
B4 & B5: May 5, 1925
B6: May 14, 1925
B7: May 15, 1925
B8: May 26, 1925
C1 & C2: March 2, 1927
C3 to C6: March 3, 1927
C7 & C8: April 1, 1927
D1 & D2: September 27, 1927
D3 & D4: September 28, 1927
D5 & D6: October 27, 1927
D7 & D8: February 9, 1928

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Matrix / Runout (Side A label): AL 30819
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B label): AL 30820
  • Matrix / Runout (Side C label): BL 30820
  • Matrix / Runout (Side D label): BL 30819
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, stamped ["Ƨ" & "4" are etched]): o P AL 30819-1B ᴘ⸪ Ƨ A 4
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, stamped ["S" & "S4" are etched]): o P AL 30820-1A ᴘ∷ S A S4
  • Matrix / Runout (Side C runout, stamped ["Ƨ" & "S6" are etched]): o P BL 30819 -1A S ᴘ⸪ Ƨ A S6
  • Matrix / Runout (Side D runout, stamped ["S" & "6" are etched]): o P BL 30819-1A ᴘ∷ S B 6
  • Rights Society: ASCAP
  • Other (LP 1): C 30819
  • Other (LP 2): C 30820

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
CG 30818, G 30818 Bessie Smith The Empress ‎(2xLP, Comp, Mono) Columbia, Columbia CG 30818, G 30818 US 1971
CG 30818 Bessie Smith The Empress ‎(2xLP, Comp, Mono, Gat) CBS CG 30818 US 1971
66264, M 66264 Bessie Smith The Empress ‎(2xLP, Comp, Mono) CBS, CBS 66264, M 66264 Netherlands 1971
G 30818 Bessie Smith The Empress ‎(2xLP, Comp, Mono) Columbia G 30818 Canada 1971
225134/5 Bessie Smith The Empress ‎(2xLP, Comp, Mono, Gat) CBS 225134/5 Brazil 1971

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