The Empress
Bessie Smith
Label : CBS
Reference : 66264, M 66264
Date : 1971
| A1 | Sing Sing Prison Blues <Bessie Smith> | F. Johson [Freddy Johnson], P. Grainger [Porter Grainger] | 3:03 |
| A2 | Follow The Deal On Down <Bessie Smith> | T. Delaney [Tom Delaney] | 3:16 |
| A3 | Sinful Blues <Bessie Smith> | P. Bradford [Perry Bradford] | 3:09 |
| A4 | Woman’s Trouble Blues <Bessie Smith> | J. Gee [Jack Gee] | 3:04 |
| A5 | Love Me Daddy Blues <Bessie Smith> | F. Longshaw [Fred Longshaw] | 3:13 |
| A6 | Dying Gambler’s Blues <Bessie Smith> | J. Gee [Jack Gee] | 2:56 |
| A7 | St. Louis Blues <Bessie Smith> | W. C. Handy | 3:09 |
| A8 | Reckless Blues <Bessie Smith> | F. Longshaw [Fred Longshaw] | 3:01 |
| B1 | Sobbin’ Hearted Blues <Bessie Smith> | Davis [Charles Davis], Bradford [Perry Bradford], Layer [Roy C. Layer] | 3:00 |
| B2 | Cold In Hand Blues <Bessie Smith> | F. Longsahw [Fred Longshaw], J. Gee [Jack Gee] | 3:12 |
| B3 | You’ve Been A Good Ole Wagon <Bessie Smith> | Smith [C. Smith], Balcom [Stuart Balcomb] | 3:28 |
| B4 | Cake Walkin’ Babies (From Home) <Henderson’s Hot Six> | B. Smith [Chris Smith], C. Williams [Clarence Williams], A. Troy [Henry Troy] | 3:07 |
| B5 | The Yellow Dog Blues <Henderson’s Hot Six> | W. C. Handy | 3:01 |
| B6 | Soft Pedal Blues <Bessie Smith> | B. Smith [Bessie Smith] | 3:17 |
| B7 | Dixie Flyer Blues <Bessie Smith> | B. Smith [Bessie Smith] | 3:07 |
| B8 | Nashville Woman’s Blues <Bessie Smith> | F. Longshaw [Fred Longshaw] | 3:41 |
| C1 | Muddy Water (A Mississippi Moan) <Bessie Smith And Her Band> | H. Richman [Harry Richman], J. Trent [Jo Trent], P. DeRose [Peter de Rose] | 3:06 |
| C2 | There’ll Be A Hot Time In The Old Town Tonight <Bessie Smith And Her Band> | T. Metz [Theodore Metz] | 3:28 |
| C3 | Trombone Cholly <Bessie Smith And Her Blue Boys> | G. Brooks [George Brooks] | 3:10 |
| C4 | Send Me To The ’Lectric Chair <Bessie Smith And Her Blue Boys> | G. Brooks [George Brooks] | 3:21 |
| C5 | Them’s Graveyard Words <Bessie Smith And Her Blue Boys> | G. Brooks [George Brooks] | 2:57 |
| C6 | Hot Springs Blues <Bessie Smith And Her Blue Boys> | B. Smith [Bessie Smith] | 3:02 |
| C7 | Sweet Mistreater <Bessie Smith> | H. Creamer [Henry Creamer], J. Johnson [James Price Johnson] | 3:09 |
| C8 | Lock And Key <Bessie Smith> | H. Creamer [Henry Creamer], J. Johnson [James Price Johnson] | 2:57 |
| D1 | Mean Old Bedbug Blues <Bessie Smith> | J. Wood [Leo Wood] | 3:48 |
| D2 | A Good Man Is Hard To Find <Bessie Smith> | E. Green [Eddie Green] | 3:00 |
| D3 | Homeless Blues <Bessie Smith> | P. Grainger [Porter Grainger] | 3:34 |
| D4 | Looking For My Man Blues <Bessie Smith> | Unknown Artist | 2:48 |
| D5 | Dyin’ By The Hour <Bessie Smith> | G. Brooks [George Brooks] | 2:58 |
| D6 | Foolish Man Blues <Bessie Smith> | B. Smith [Bessie Smith] | 2:53 |
| D7 | Thinking Blues <Bessie Smith> | B. Smith [Bessie Smith] | 3:07 |
| D8 | Pickpocket Blues <Bessie Smith> | B. Smith [Bessie Smith] | 2:42 |
| Clarinet | Buster Bailey | A1,A4-A5,B4-B5,B7,C1-C2 |
| Clarinet | Don Redman | A1,A4-A5 |
| Piano | Fred Longshaw | A1-A6,B1-B3,B7,D7-D8 |
| Trombone | Charlie Green | A6,B4-B8,C3-C6,D7-D8 |
| Cornet | Louis Armstrong | A7-A8,B1-B3,B8 |
| Harmonium | Fred Longshaw | A7-A8 |
| Banjo | Charlie Dixon | B4-B5,C1-C2 |
| Cornet | Joe Smith | B4-B5,C1-C6 |
| Piano | Fletcher Henderson | B4-B6,B8,C1-C6,D5-D6 |
| Tenor Saxophone | Coleman Hawkins | B4-B5 |
| Tuba | Bob Escudero [Ralph Escudero] | B5 |
| Effects [Miscellaneous Sound Effects] | James T. Wilson | B7 |
| Clarinet | Coleman Hawkins | C1-C2 |
| Trombone | Jimmy Harrison | C1-C2 |
| Accompanied By | Bessie Smith And Her Band | C6 |
| Piano | James P. Johnson [James Price Johnson] | C7-C8 |
| Guitar | Lincoln Conaway | D1-D2 |
| Piano | Porter Grainger | D1-D4 |
| Alto Saxophone | Ernest Elliott | D3-D4 |
| Cornet | Tommy Ladnier | D5-D6 |
| Tuba | June Cole | D5-D6 |
| Cornet | Demas Dean | D7-D8 |
| Vocals | Bessie Smith |
A1 : Columbia 14051-D (mx 140170-1). December 6, 1924.
A3 : Columbia 14052-D (mx 140162-5). December 11, 1924.
A5 : Columbia 14060-D (mx 140167-5). December 12, 1924.
A6 : Columbia 14051-D (mx 140176-2). December 13, 1924.
A8 : Columbia 14056-D (mx 140242-1). January 14, 1925.
B3 : Columbia 14079-D (mx 140251-1). January 14, 1925.
B5 : Columbia 14075-D (mx W-140586-1). May 5, 1925.
B6 : Columbia 14075-D (mx W-140601-2). May 14, 1925.
B7 : Columbia 14079-D (mx W-140607-1). May 15, 1925.
B8 : Columbia 14090-D (mx W-140625-2). May 26, 1925.
C2 : Columbia 14219-D (mx W-143570-2). March 2, 1927.
C6 : Columbia 14569-D (mx W-143584-2). March 3, 1927.
C8 : Columbia 14232-D (mx W-143736-3). April 1, 1927.
D3 : Columbia 14260-D (mx W-144800-3). September 27, 1927.
D4 : Columbia 14569-D (mx W-144801-3). September 28, 1927.
D6 : Columbia 14273-D (mx W-144919-3). October 27, 1927.
D8 : Columbia 14304-D (mx W-145627-1). February 9, 1928.
All selections were recorded in New York City.
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