Bessie Smith - Bessie Smith: The Complete Recordings, Vol. 5 - The Final Chapter
Facts
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| Artist(s) | Bessie Smith |
| Studio | Sony |
| Release Date | February 6, 1996 |
| UPC Code | 074645754628 |
About Bessie Smith - Bessie Smith: The Complete Recordings, Vol. 5 - The Final Chapter
The last two-CD set in this five-volume collection contains a lot of curiosities, and several pieces of required listening as well: "Need a Little Sugar in My Bowl," "Do Your Duty," and "Gimme a Pigfoot" are all here. For curiosities, there's the St. Louis Blues soundtrack, from a film short that contains the only footage of Smith. The second CD consists entirely of interviews with Smith's niece, Ruby Smith, which, while of secondary interest to the music, make for fascinating listening. In a gradual, rambling way, Ruby constructs an image of her famous aunt that reveals additional facets of the Empress of the Blues. --Genevieve Williams Amazon.com
Tracks
Disc 1
- Need a Little Sugar in My Bowl - Bessie Smith, Brymn, Tim
- Safety Mama - Bessie Smith, Smith, Bessie
- Do Your Duty - Bessie Smith, Wilson, Wesley
- Gimme a Pigfoot (And a Bottle of Beer) - Bessie Smith, Grant, Coot
- Take Me for a Buggy Ride - Bessie Smith, Mezzrow, Mezz
- I'm Down in the Dumps - Bessie Smith, Wilson, Lana
- Yellow Dog Blues - Bessie Smith, Handy, W.C.
- Soft Pedal Blues - Bessie Smith, Smith, Bessie
- Nashville Women's Blues - Bessie Smith, Longshaw, Fred
- Careless Love - Bessie Smith, Handy, W.C.
- Muddy Water - Bessie Smith, DeRose, Peter
- St. Louis Blues Soundtrack: Band Intro/Crap Game/C.]St. ...] - Bessie Smith, Handy, W.C.
Disc 2
- Bessie Disappears - Bessie Smith,
- Waldorf-Astoria Party - Bessie Smith,
- Bessie and Jack - Bessie Smith,
- Bessie and Jack, II/Bessie and The Ladies - Bessie Smith,
- Life on the Road, I - Bessie Smith,
- Life on the Road, II - Bessie Smith,
- Life on the Road, III/Bessie and Gertrude Saunders - Bessie Smith,
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