The Essence of Bessie Smith [sound recording]
/ Bessie Smith
- United States : Delta Music , 2006
- 1 sound disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Compact disc. Track 1 accompanied by Clarence Williams on piano ; Tracks 17 and 18 accompanied by Louis Armstrong on trumpet
CD1: 1. Down Hearted Blues ; 2. Gimme A Pigfoot (And A Bottle Of Beer) ; 3. Baby Won't You Please Come Home ; 4. 'Taint Nobody's Business If I Do ; 5. Any Woman's Blues ; 6. Chicago Bound Blues ; 7. Graveyard Dream Blues ; 8. Jail House Blues ; 9. Lady Luck Blues ; 10. Boweavil Blues ; 11. Bye Bye Blues ; 12. House Rent Blues ; 13. Sing Sing Prison Blues ; 14. Woman's Trouble Blues ; 15. Work House Blues ; 16. Ain't Gonna Play Second Fiddle ; 17. St. Louis Blues ; 18. Careless Love Blues ; 19. He's Gone Blues ; 20. Love Me Daddy Blues ; 21. Sinful Blues ; 22. You've Been A Good Old Wagon ; CD2: 1. Young Woman's Blues ; 2. Gin House Blues ; 3. Golden Rules ; 4. Hard Driving Papa ; 5. What's The Matter Now? ; 6. A Good Man Is Hard To Find ; 7. Alexander's Ragtime Band ; 8. After You've Gone ; 9. Back Water Blues ; 10. Honey Man Blues ; 11. Lock And Key ; 12. Muddy Water (A Mississippi Moan) ; 13. Preachin' The Blues ; 14. Send Me To The 'Lectric Chair ; 15. There'll Be A Hot Time In The Old Town Tonight ; 16. Dyin' By The Hour ; 17. Foolish Man Blues ; 18. I'd Rather Be Dead And Buried In My Grave ; 19. Kitchen Man ; 20. Me And My Gin ; 21. Black Mountain Blues ; 22. On Revival Day (A Rhythmic Spiritual) ; 23. I Need A Little Sugar In My Bowl ; 24. Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out