Jazz Greats, Volume 38: Bessie Smith: Preachin' the Blues
Compilation by Bessie Smith
Released 1997
Tracklist
- 1Back-Water BluesBessie Smith & James P. Johnson3:21
- 2Cake Walkin' Babies (From Home)Bessie Smith with Henderson's Hot Six3:095.0 ★
- 3Young Woman's BluesBessie Smith & Her Blue Boys3:15
- 4Preachin' the BluesBessie Smith & James P. Johnson2:53
- 5The St Louis BluesBessie Smith, Louis Armstrong & Fred Longshaw3:08
- 6There'll Be a Hot Time in the Old Town To-NightBessie Smith with Joe Smith, Fletcher Henderson, Jimmy Harrison, Buster Bailey & Charlie Dixon3:22
- 7Nobody Knows You When You're Down and OutBessie Smith with Ed Allen, Garvin Bushell, Greely Walton, Clarence Williams & Cyrus St. Clair3:065.0 ★
- 8Careless Love BluesBessie Smith with Louis Armstrong, Charlie Green & Fred Longshaw3:27
- 9Lock and KeyBessie Smith & James P. Johnson2:59
- 10The Yellow Dog BluesBessie Smith & Henderson's Hot Six2:594.0 ★
- 11On Revival Day (A Rhythmic Spiritual)Bessie Smith with James P. Johnson & The Bessemer Singers3:00
- 12'Tain't Nobody's Business If I DoBessie Smith & Clarence Williams3:22
- 13Poor Man's BluesBessie Smith with Joe Williams, Bob Fuller, Ernest Elliott & Porter Grainger3:30
- 14New Orleans Hop Scop BluesBessie Smith with Louis Bacon, Charlie Green, Garvin Bushell & Clarence Williams2:55
- 15A Good Man Is Hard to FindBessie Smith, Porter Grainger & Lincoln M. Conaway3:07
- 16I'm Wild About That ThingBessie Smith, Clarence Williams & Eddie Lang2:555.0 ★
- 17Gimme a PigfootBessie Smith with Buck and His Band3:30
- 18Do Your DutyBessie Smith with Buck and His Band3:26
- 19See See Rider BluesMa Rainey with Louis Armstrong, Charlie Green, Buster Bailey, Fletcher Henderson & Charlie Dixon3:10
- 20Down Hearted BluesMiss Rhapsody with Reuben Cole's Orchestra3:00
More by Bessie Smith
Release credits
- clarinet [17]
- lead vocals [11], vocal [1-4, 6-10, 13-14, 16-18]
- double bass [17-18]
- tuba [2, 10]
- reeds [13]
- banjo [17], guitar [17-18]
- piano [17-18]
- clarinet [2-3, 6, 10]
- banjo [2, 6, 10]
- trombone [2, 8, 10, 14]
- piano [7, 14, 16]
- tenor saxophone [2, 10]
- tuba [7]
- cornet [7]
- guitar [16]
- reeds [13]
- piano [2-3, 6, 8, 10]
- trumpet [17-18]
- alto saxophone [7, 14], clarinet [14]
- tenor saxophone [7]
- trombone [17-18]
- piano [1, 9, 11]
- trombone [6]
- cornet [2-3, 6, 10]
- trombone [13]
- tenor saxophone [17-18]
- cornet [8]
- trumpet [14]
- piano [13]
- choir vocals [11]
