The Complete Recordings Volume 1

Bessie Smith | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 2, 2001)
• Original Release Date: 2023
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Frog UK
• ASIN: B00005UKLH
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #32,431 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #75 in Music > Blues > Vocal Blues

Track Listings

1. Down Hearted Blues

2. Gulf Coast Blues

3. Aggravatin' Papa

4. Beale Street Mama

5. Baby Won't You Please Come Home Blues

6. Oh Daddy Blues

7. 'Tain't Nobody's Business If I Do

8. Keeps on a Rainin'

9. Mama's Got the Blues

10. Outside of That

11. Bleeding Hearted Blues

12. Lady Luck Blues (2)

13. Lady Luck Blues (3)

14. Yodling Blues (2)

15. Yodling Blues (2)

16. Midnight Blues (1)

17. Midnight Blues (3)

18. If You Don't I Know Who Will

19. Nobody in Town Can Bake a Sweet Jelly Roll Like Mine

20. Jailhouse Blues

See all 23 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Start here..., July 9, 2004

By 

Allen Bardin (Columbia, SC United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Complete Recordings Volume 1 (Audio CD)

...and get all 8 volumes of this Bessie Smith series on the UK Frog label. They are sonically superior to the Sony box sets & feature some takes that aren't on them. These precious vintage sides have never sounded better.