Tracklist
- CD 1
- 1Crazy BluesMamie Smith3:27
- 2Land of Cotton BluesLucille Hegamin3:04
- 3Nobody Knows the Way I Feel Dis Mornin’Alberta Hunter2:49
- 4So Soon This Morning BluesIda Cox3:02
- 5Rocking Chair BluesBessie Smith3:15
- 6Late Last NightSara Martin2:33
- 7See See Rider BluesMa Rainey3:11
- 8Empty Bed BluesBessie Smith6:21
- 9Shipwrecked BluesClara Smith3:16
- 10Nodoby Rocks Me Like My Baby DoMartha Copeland3:11
- 11Little Rock BluesPearl Dickson3:00
- 12Tallahatchie River BluesMattie Delaney2:415.0 ★
- 13Rolling Log BluesLottie Beaman2:14
- 14My Handy ManEthel Waters2:55
- 15My Man O’ WarLizzie Miles3:27
- 16Mr. Moore BluesIda May Mack3:09
- 17Cravin’ a Man BluesLillian Glinn2:50
- 18Some Cold Rainy DayBertha “Chippie” Hill3:15
- 19Can’t Be Bothered With No SheikRosa Henderson3:19
- 20My Handy Man Ain’t Handy No MoreEdith Wilson3:32
- CD 2
- 1Haunted House BluesBessie Smith3:31
- 2Confidential BluesIda Cox3:01
- 3Booze and BluesMa Rainey3:19
- 4I Thought I’d Do ItHattie McDaniel2:58
- 5Dirty Tee Bee BluesVictoria Spivey3:08
- 6Frisco TownMemphis Minnie2:56
- 7Last Time BluesIda Cox2:57
- 8Nashville Women’s BluesBessie Smith3:45
- 9Jealous Hearted BluesMa Rainey3:20
- 10Bumble BeeMemphis Minnie3:19
- 11Worried Any How BluesIda Cox3:03
- 12Birmingham BerthaEthel Waters2:58
- 13Black Eye BluesMa Rainey3:20
- 14I’m Talking About YouMemphis Minnie2:43
- 15The House BluesBessie Smith3:02
- 162:51
- 17Night Time BluesMa Rainey3:00
- 18My Man BluesAlice Moore3:24
- 19Reckless WomanLucille Bogan2:48
- 20Down Hearted BluesMildred Bailey3:27
- CD 3
- 1That Bonus Done Gone ThruLil Johnson3:03
- 2Death Letter BluesIda Cox3:10
- 3Pallet on the FloorMerline Johnson2:53
- 4The Blues Ain’t Nothin’ But?Georgia White2:41
- 5How Long Daddy (Will You Keep Me This Way)Rosetta Howard2:25
- 6Long Gone BluesBillie Holiday3:07
- 7Mailman BluesTiny Mayberry3:06
- 8St. Louis BluesMildred Bailey2:37
- 9Long Gone BluesBillie Holiday3:06
- 10Me and My Chauffeur BluesMemphis Minnie2:46
- 11Why Don’t You Do Right?Lil Green3:00
- 12Trouble in MindSister Rosetta Tharpe2:35
- 13Rocks in My BedIvie Anderson3:07
- 14Uncle Sam Come and Get HimWee Bea Booze3:15
- 15Gonna Buy Me a TelephoneHelen Humes3:06
- 16Arkansas BluesMildred Bailey3:01
- 17Salty Papa BluesDinah Washington3:02
- 18Hurry, Hurry!Savannah Churchill2:51
- 1947th Street JiveJune Richmond3:15
- 20Trouble in MindSister Rosetta Tharpe3:03
- CD 4
- 1Hey Lawdy MamaJune Richmond2:57
- 2Long, Long JourneyEtta Jones2:51
- 3He May Be Your ManHelen Humes2:59
- 4Billie’s BluesBillie Holiday3:08
- 5Blues for a DayDinah Washington2:53
- 6Unlucky BluesJune Richmond2:51
- 7Pleasing Man BluesHelen Humes3:06
- 8Shout, Sister, Shout!Sister Rosetta Tharpe2:45
- 9Baby I Don’t Cry Over YouBillie Holiday3:11
- 10Evil Gal BluesEtta Jones3:00
- 11All or Nothing BluesDinah Washington2:53
- 12They Raided the JointHelen Humes2:30
- 13That’s AllSister Rosetta Tharpe2:40
- 14Salty Papa BluesEtta Jones2:58
- 15Wise Woman BluesDinah Washington2:49
- 16I Want a Tall Skinny PapaSister Rosetta Tharpe2:54
- 17Married Man BluesHelen Humes2:59
- 18I May Be WunderfulEtta Jones2:47
- 19Rich Man’s BluesDinah Washington2:55
- 20Today I Sing the BluesHelen Humes2:54
- 21Mellow Mama BluesDinah Washington3:08
- 22Rocky Mountain BluesBillie Holiday3:01
Release credits
- trumpet [20]
- double bass [20]
- lead vocals [1.4, 2.2]
- clarinet [1.4, 2.2]
- alto saxophone [20]
- guitar [6, 10, 14]
- guitar [10]
- piano [4]
- performer [1.4, 2.2]
- guitar [12], lead vocals [12], vocal [12]
- guitar [11]
- guitar [2.6, 2.10, 2.14, 3.10], vocal [2.6, 2.10, 2.14, 3.10]
- vocal [20]
- vocal [11]
- guitar [11]
- piano [20]
- cornet [1.4, 2.2]
- bass [10], violin [1.4, 2.2]
Issues
- T4x CD2006