The Bessie Smith Story - Volume 2
Bessie Smith
Label : Columbia [The Golden Era Series]
Reference : CL 856
Date : 1956
| A1 | Gimme A Pigfoot | S. Wilson [Wesley Wilson] | |
| A2 | Take Me For A Buggy Ride | S. Wilson [Wesley Wilson] | |
| A3 | Do Your Duty | S. Wilson [Wesley Wilson] | |
| A4 | I’m Down In The Dumps | S. Wilson [Wesley Wilson] | |
| A5 | Black Mountain Blues | H. Cole [Henry Cole] | |
| A6 | New Orleans Hop Scop Blues | Thomas [George W. Thomas] | |
| B1 | Weeping Willow Blues | P. Carter [Paul Carter] | |
| B2 | Jazzbo Brown From Memphis Town | Brooks [George Brooks] | |
| B3 | The Gin House Blues | F. Henderson [Fletcher Henderson], H. Troy [Henry Troy] | |
| B4 | Poor Man’s Blues | B. Smith [Bessie Smith] | |
| B5 | Me And My Gin | Burke [Sonny Burke] | |
| B6 | Nobody Knows You When You’re Down And Out | Cox [Jimmy Cox] |
| Bass | Billy Taylor [Billy Taylor Sr.] | A1-A4 |
| Clarinet | Benny Goodman | A1 |
| Clarinet | Buster Bailey | B2-B3 |
| Clarinet | Garvin Bushell | A6 |
| Guitar | Bobby Johnson | A1-A4 |
| Piano | Clarence Williams | A6,B6 |
| Piano | Fletcher Henderson | B1-B3 |
| Piano | Porter Grainger | B4-B5 |
| Saxophone | Bob Fuller | B4 |
| Tenor Saxophone | Chu Berry [Leon ’Chu’ Berry] | A1-A4 |
| Trombone | Charlie Green | A6,B1 |
| Trombone | Jack Teagarden | A1-A4 |
| Trombone | Joe Williams | B5 |
| Trumpet | Frankie Newton [Frank Newton] | A1-A4 |
| Trumpet | Louis Bacon | A6 |
| Trumpet,Piano | Unknown [Unknown Artist] | A5 |
| Tuba | Cyrus St. Clair | B6 |
A1-A4 - November 24, 1933
A5 - July 22, 1930
A6 - March 27, 1930
B1 - September 26, 1924
B2-B3 - March 18, 1926
B4 - August 24, 1928
B5 - August 25, 1928
B6 - May 25, 1929
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