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The Absolutely Essential Collection (3CD)

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Bessie Smith – The Absolutely Essential Collection (3CD)

A 3 CD, 60 track survey of the career of “The Empress Of The Blues” aka “The Queen Of The Blues” who was the most popular female US singer of the 1920s and 1930s who was to influence countless Blues and Jazz singers in her lifetime, and continues to do so today.

Track Listing:

Disc 1:
  1. Down Hearted Blues
  2. Gulf Coast Blues
  3. Beale Street Mama
  4. Baby, Won't You Please Come Home?
  5. 'Taint Nobody's Bizness If I Do
  6. Whoa, Tillie, Take Your Time
  7. Any Woman's Blues
  8. Chicago Bound Blues
  9. Moonshine Blues
  10. Weeping Willow Blues
  11. The Bye Bye Blues
  12. Sinful Blues
  13. Dying Gambler's Blues
  14. Reckless Blues (With Louis Armstrong)
  15. You've Been A Good Ole Wagon (With Louis Armstrong)
  16. Cake Walkin' Babies (From Home)
  17. The Yellow Dog Blues
  18. Soft Pedal Blues
  19. What's The Matter Now?
  20. I Want Every Bit Of It.
Disc 2:
  1. The St. Louis Blues (With Louis Armstrong)
  2. Careless Love Blues
  3. I Ain't Gonna Play No Second Fiddle
  4. I Ain't Got Nobody
  5. Jazzbo Brown From Memphis Town
  6. The Gin House Blues
  7. After You've Gone
  8. Alexander's Ragtime Band
  9. A Good Man Is Hard To Find
  10. Lost Your Head Blues
  11. Young Woman's Blues
  12. Baby Doll
  13. Preachin' The Blues
  14. Hard Drivin' Papa
  15. Backwater Blues
  16. There'll Be A Hot Time In The Old Town Tonight
  17. Trombone Cholly
  18. Send Me To The 'Lectric Chair
  19. Dyin' By The Hour
  20. Thinking Blues.
Disc 3:
  1. Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out
  2. Need A Little Sugar In My Bowl
  3. Empty Bed Blues Part 1
  4. Empty Bed Blues Part 2
  5. Gimme A Pigfoot And A Bottle Of Beer
  6. Spider Man Blues
  7. Devil's Gonna Git You
  8. Poor Man's Blues
  9. Me And My Gin
  10. I'm Wild About That Thing
  11. Kitchen Man
  12. Blue Spirit Blues
  13. Baby, Have Pity On Me
  14. On Revival Day (With The Bessemer Singers)
  15. Hustlin' Dan
  16. Black Mountain Blues
  17. Safety Mama
  18. Do Your Duty
  19. Take Me for A Buggy Ride
  20. I'm Down In The Dumps.
Release date Australia
November 4th, 2016
Artist
Label
Big Three
Number of Discs
3
Box Dimensions (mm)
142x125x10
UPC
805520131346
Product ID
26234982

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