A1 | Careless Love Blues <Bessie Smith> | W. C. Handy | |
A2 | J. C. Holmes Blues <Bessie Smith> | G. Horsley [Gus Horsley] | |
A3 | I Ain’t Gonna Play No Second Fiddle <Bessie Smith> | P. Bradford [Perry Bradford] | |
A4 | He’s Gone Blues <Bessie Smith> | B. Smith [Bessie Smith] | |
A5 | Nobody’s Blues But Mine <Bessie Smith And Her Band> | C. Williams [Clarence Williams] | |
A6 | I Ain’t Got Nobody <Bessie Smith And Her Band> | R. Graham [Roger Graham], S. Williams [Spencer Williams] | |
A7 | My Man Blues <Bessie Smith And Clara Smith> | B. Smith [Bessie Smith] | |
A8 | New Gulf Coast Blues <Bessie Smith> | C. Williams [Clarence Williams] | |
B1 | Florida Bound Blues <Bessie Smith> | C. Williams [Clarence Williams] | |
B2 | At The Christmas Ball <Bessie Smith> | F. W. Longshaw [Fred Longshaw] | |
B3 | I’ve Been Mistreated And I Don’t Like It <Bessie Smith> | F. W. Longshaw [Fred Longshaw] | |
B4 | Red Mountain Blues <Bessie Smith> | H. Troy [Henry Troy] | |
B5 | Golden Rule Blues <Bessie Smith> | B. Smith [Bessie Smith] | |
B6 | Lonesome Desert Blues <Bessie Smith> | B. Smith [Bessie Smith] | |
B7 | Them Has Been Blues <Bessie Smith> | M. Walker [Marshall Walker], W. E. Skidmore [Will E. Skidmore] | |
B8 | Squeeze Me <Bessie Smith> | C. Williams [Clarence Williams], T. Waller [Fats Waller] | |
C1 | What’s The Matter Now ? <Bessie Smith> | C. Williams [Clarence Williams], S. Williams [Spencer Williams] | |
C2 | I Want Ev’ry Bit Of It <Bessie Smith> | C. Williams [Clarence Williams], S. Williams [Spencer Williams] | |
C3 | Jazzbo Brown From Memphis Town <Bessie Smith> | G. Brooks [George Brooks] | |
C4 | The Gin House Blues <Bessie Smith> | F. Henderson [Fletcher Henderson], H. Troy [Henry Troy] | |
C5 | Money Blues <Bessie Smith> | D. Kapp [Dave Kapp], G. Coleman, H. Eller [Harry Eller] | |
C6 | Baby Doll <Bessie Smith> | B. Smith [Bessie Smith] | |
C7 | Hard Driving Papa <Bessie Smith> | G. Brooks [George Brooks] | |
C8 | Lost Your Head Blues <Bessie Smith> | B. Smith [Bessie Smith] | |
D1 | Hard Time Blues <Bessie Smith And Her Blue Boys> | B. Smith [Bessie Smith] | |
D2 | Honey Man Blues <Bessie Smith And Her Blue Boys> | G. Brooks [George Brooks] | |
D3 | One And Two Blues <Bessie Smith And Her Blue Boys> | G. Brooks [George Brooks] | |
D4 | Young Woman’s Blues <Bessie Smith And Her Blue Boys> | B. Smith [Bessie Smith] | |
D5 | Preachin’ The Blues <Bessie Smith> | B. Smith [Bessie Smith] | |
D6 | Backwater Blues <Bessie Smith> | B. Smith [Bessie Smith] | |
D7 | After You’ve Gone <Bessie Smith And Her Band> | H. Creamer [Henry Creamer], T. Layton [Turner Layton] | |
D8 | Alexander’s Ragtime Band <Bessie Smith And Her Band> | I. Berlin [Irving Berlin] |
Cornet | Louis Armstrong | A1-A3 |
Piano | Fletcher Henderson | A1-A3,B2-B5,C3-C8,D1-D4,D7-D8 |
Trombone | Charlie Green | A1-A3,B3 |
Piano | Fred Longshaw | A4,B6 |
Banjo | Elmer Snowden | A5-A6 |
Clarinet,Alto Saxophone | Bob Fuller | A5-A6 |
Piano | Isadore Myers | A5-A6 |
Piano | Stanley Miller | A7 |
Vocals [Vocal Duet] | Bessie Smith | A7 |
Vocals [Vocal Duet] | Clara Smith | A7 |
Piano | Clarence Williams | A8,B1,B7-B8,C1-C2 |
Trumpet | Joe Smith | B2-B3,C5-C8,D3-D4 |
Clarinet | Don Redman | B4 |
Clarinet,Alto Saxophone | Don Redman | B5 |
Cornet | Shelton Hemphill | B6 |
Clarinet | Buster Bailey | C3-C4,D3-D4,D7 |
Piano | James P. Johnson [James Price Johnson] | D5-D6 |
Banjo | Charlie Dixon | D7-D8 |
Cornet | Joe Smith | D7-D8 |
Trombone | Jimmy Harrison | D7-D8 |
Clarinet | Coleman Hawkins | D8 |
All selections were recorded in New York City
A1 : May 26, 1925
A2, A3 : May 27, 1925
A4 : June 23, 1925
A5, A6 : August 19, 1925
A7 : September 1, 1925
A8, B1 : November 17, 1925
B2, B3 : November 18, 1925
B4, B5 : November 20, 1925
B6 : December 9, 1925
B7 to C2 : March 5, 1926
C3, C4 : March 18, 1926
C5 to C8 : May 4, 1926
D1, D2 : October 25, 1926
D3, D4 : October 26, 1926
D5, D6 : February 27, 1927
D7, D8 : March 2, 1927
Bessie Smith - Careless Love Blues (1925)
Bessie Smith - J.C. Holmes Blues (1925)
Bessie Smith-I Ain’t Gonna Pay No Second Fiddle
Bessie Smith - He’s gone blues (1925)
Bessie Smith and her Band... Nobody’s Blues But Mine
Bessie Smith-I Ain’t Got Nobody
Bessie Smith - My Man Blues (1925) Duet with Clara Smith
Bessie Smith - At The Christmas Ball 1925 Blues
I’ve Been Mistreated and I Don’t Like It