The Ultimate Jazz Archive, Set 10: Blues

~ Release by Bessie Smith, Ma Rainey, Mississippi John Hurt, Tampa Red (see all versions of this release, 44 available)

Tracklist

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1▼CD: Bessie Smith
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1I’m Going Back to My Used to Be
Bessie Smith2:55
2My Sweet Went Away
Bessie Smith3:13
3Whoa, Tillie, Take Your Time
Bessie Smith3:12
4Any Woman’s Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1923-10-16)
piano:
Fletcher Henderson (on 1923-10-16)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1923-10-16)
Bessie Smith43:27
5Chicago Bound Blues
Bessie Smith3:18
6Mistreating Daddy
Bessie Smith3:19
7Frosty Morning Blues
Bessie Smith3:15
8Easy Come, Easy Go Blues
Bessie Smith3:10
9Eavesdropper’s Blues
Bessie Smith3:12
10Haunted House Blues
recording of:
Haunted House Blues
writer:
J.C. Johnson
Bessie Smith3:31
11Sorrowful Blues
Bessie Smith3:18
12Rocking Chair Blues
Bessie Smith3:15
13Ticket Agent, Ease Your Window Down
Bessie Smith3:19
14Boweavil Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1924-04-07)
piano:
Irving Johns (on 1924-04-07)
violin:
Robert Robbins (on 1924-04-07)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1924-04-07)
Bessie Smith42:54
15Hateful Blues
Bessie Smith3:10
16Pinchbacks - Take ’em Away
Bessie Smith3:17
17Nashvile Woman’s Blues
Bessie Smith3:45
18Sweet Mistreater
Bessie Smith3:03
19Mean Old Bedbug Bues
Bessie Smith3:12
20Blue Spirit Blues
Bessie Smith2:56
21Black Mountain Blues
Bessie Smith3:09
22The House Blues
Bessie Smith3:00
2▼CD: Ma Rainey
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Farewell Daddy Blues
12 string guitar:
Miles Pruitt
guitar:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1924-08) and Milas Pruitt (in 1924-08)
vocals:
Ma Rainey (in 1924-08)
Ma Rainey3:08
2Shave ’em Dry Blues
12 string guitar:
Miles Pruitt
guitar:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1924-08) and Milas Pruitt (in 1924-08)
vocals:
Ma Rainey (in 1924-08)
recording of:
Shave 'em Dry Blues
writer:
William Henry Jackson (real name of Papa Charlie Jackson; aka. Papa Charlie Jackson, Dentist Jackson) and Ma Rainey
Ma Rainey2:42
3Booze and Blues
clarinet:
Don Redman
cornet:
Howard Scott (1920s US jazz cornetist)
drums (drum set):
Kaiser Marshall
piano:
Fletcher Henderson
trombone:
Charlie Green (Trombonist)
vocals:
Ma Rainey
Ma Rainey3:19
4Toad Frog Blues
Ma Rainey3:12
5Jealous Hearted Blues
Ma Rainey3:22
6See See Rider Blues
recording of:
See See Rider (Ma Rainey version) (on 1924-10-16)
additional composer:
Lena Arant
composer:
Ma Rainey
version of:
See See Rider Blues
Ma Rainey3:20
7Jelly Bean Blues
Ma Rainey3:20
8Countin’ the Blues
Ma Rainey53:23
9Cell Bound Blues
Ma Rainey3:16
10Army Camp Harmony Blues
Ma Rainey2:53
11Explaining the Blues
Ma Rainey3:15
12Lousiana Hoo Doo Blues
Ma Rainey3:01
13Goosby Daddy Blues
Ma Rainey3:28
14Stormy Sea Blues
Ma Rainey2:44
15Rough and Tumble Blues
Ma Rainey2:51
16Night Time Blues
Ma Rainey2:58
3▼CD: Mississippi John Hurt
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Frankie
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1928-02-14)
guitar:
Mississippi John Hurt (on 1928-02-14)
vocals:
Mississippi John Hurt (on 1928-02-14)
recording of:
Frankie
lyricist and composer:
Mississippi John Hurt
Mississippi John Hurt3.753:24
2Nobody’s Dirty Business
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1928-02-14)
guitar:
Mississippi John Hurt (on 1928-02-14)
vocals:
Mississippi John Hurt (on 1928-02-14)
recording of:
Nobody’s Dirty Business
lyricist and composer:
Mississippi John Hurt
Mississippi John Hurt2:55
3Ain’t No Tellin’
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1928-12-21)
guitar:
Mississippi John Hurt (on 1928-12-21)
vocals:
Mississippi John Hurt (on 1928-12-21)
Mississippi John Hurt2:56
4Avalon Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1928-12-21)
guitar:
Mississippi John Hurt (on 1928-12-21)
vocals:
Mississippi John Hurt (on 1928-12-21)
recording of:
Avalon Blues
composer:
Mississippi John Hurt
Mississippi John Hurt43:04
5Big Leg Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1928-12-21)
guitar:
Mississippi John Hurt (on 1928-12-21)
vocals:
Mississippi John Hurt (on 1928-12-21)
recording of:
Big Leg Blues (on 1928-12-21)
composer:
Mississippi John Hurt
Mississippi John Hurt2:53
6Stackolee
Mississippi John Hurt2:58
7Candy Man Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1928-12-28)
guitar:
Mississippi John Hurt (on 1928-12-28)
vocals:
Mississippi John Hurt (on 1928-12-28)
Mississippi John Hurt2:47
8Got the Blues, Can’t Be Satisfied
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1928-12-28)
guitar:
Mississippi John Hurt (on 1928-12-28)
vocals:
Mississippi John Hurt (on 1928-12-28)
Mississippi John Hurt2:52
9Blessed Be the Name
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1928-12-28)
guitar:
Mississippi John Hurt (on 1928-12-28)
vocals:
Mississippi John Hurt (on 1928-12-28)
recorded at:
Coolidge Auditorium (Thomas Jefferson Building, Library of Congress) in Washington, D.C., United States (from 1963-07-15 until 1963-07-23)
Mississippi John Hurt2:48
10Praying on the Old Camp Ground
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1928-12-28)
guitar:
Mississippi John Hurt (on 1928-12-28)
vocals:
Mississippi John Hurt (on 1928-12-28)
Mississippi John Hurt2:37
11Blue Harvest Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1928-12-28)
guitar:
Mississippi John Hurt (on 1928-12-28)
vocals:
Mississippi John Hurt (on 1928-12-28)
Mississippi John Hurt2:54
12Louis Collins
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1928-12-21)
guitar:
Mississippi John Hurt (on 1928-12-21)
vocals:
Mississippi John Hurt (on 1928-12-21)
Mississippi John Hurt3:00
13Spike Driver Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1928-12-28)
guitar:
Mississippi John Hurt (on 1928-12-28)
vocals:
Mississippi John Hurt (on 1928-12-28)
recording of:
Spike Driver Blues (on 1928-12-28)
writer:
Mississippi John Hurt
publisher:
Adage Songs, Winwood Music and Wynwood Music Company Inc
Mississippi John Hurt3:13
4▼CD: Tampa Red
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1(Honey) It’s Tight Like That
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1928-12-11)
guitar:
Tampa Red (on 1928-12-11)
piano:
Georgia Tom Dorsey (blues and gospel musician aka “Georgia Tom”) (on 1928-12-11)
lead vocals:
Papa Too Sweet (on 1928-12-11)
vocals:
Harry Jones (on 1928-12-11) and Papa Too Sweet (on 1928-12-11)
cover recording of:
It’s Tight Like That (on 1928-12-11)
writer:
Hudson Whittaker and Thomas A. Dorsey (blues and gospel musician aka “Georgia Tom”) (in 1928)
Tampa Red2:39
2Big Fat Mama
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1928-12-11)
guitar:
Tampa Red (on 1928-12-11)
piano:
Georgia Tom Dorsey (blues and gospel musician aka “Georgia Tom”) (on 1928-12-11)
lead vocals:
Papa Too Sweet (on 1928-12-11)
vocals:
Harry Jones (on 1928-12-11) and Papa Too Sweet (on 1928-12-11)
Tampa Red3:39
3Juicy Lemon Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States
guitar:
Tampa Red (on 1929-01-09)
piano:
Georgia Tom (blues and gospel musician aka “Georgia Tom”)
vocals:
Tampa Red
Tampa Red3:04
4Uncle Bud
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1929-01, on 1929-01-12)
guitar:
Tampa Red (on 1929-01-12)
piano:
Georgia Tom Dorsey (blues and gospel musician aka “Georgia Tom”) (on 1929-01-12)
vocals:
Georgia Tom Dorsey (blues and gospel musician aka “Georgia Tom”) (on 1929-01-12) and Tampa Red (on 1929-01-12)
recording of:
Uncle Bud (on 1929-01-12)
writer:
Hudson Whittaker
Tampa Red2:42
5How Long, How Long Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1928-11-09, on 1929-01-16)
guitar:
Martell Pettiford (on 1928-11-09) and Tampa Red (on 1928-11-09, on 1929-01-16)
jug:
Carl Reid (jug band member) (on 1928-11-09)
kazoo and washboard:
Herman Brown (Kazoo player) (on 1928-11-09)
piano:
Thomas A. Dorsey (blues and gospel musician aka “Georgia Tom”) (on 1928-11-09)
lead vocals:
Frankie “Half Pint” Jaxon (on 1928-11-09)
cover recording of:
How Long, How Long Blues (on 1929-01-16)
lyricist and composer:
Leroy Carr
publisher:
Compact Music and MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group)
Tampa Red3:06
6It’s Tight Like That
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1929-01-16)
guitar:
Tampa Red (on 1929-01-16)
recording of:
It’s Tight Like That (on 1929-01-16)
writer:
Hudson Whittaker and Thomas A. Dorsey (blues and gospel musician aka “Georgia Tom”) (in 1928)
Tampa Red2:49
7Kunjine Baby
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1929-12-23)
guitar:
Tampa Red (on 1929-12-23)
piano:
Georgia Tom (blues and gospel musician aka “Georgia Tom”) (on 1929-12-23)
vocals:
Georgia Tom (blues and gospel musician aka “Georgia Tom”) (on 1929-12-23), Frankie “Half Pint” Jaxon (on 1929-12-23) and Tampa Red (on 1929-12-23)
Tampa Red3:07
8Friendless Gal Blues
Tampa Red2:51
9Death Cell Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1928-10)
guitar:
Tampa Red (in 1928-10)
piano:
Thomas A. Dorsey (blues and gospel musician aka “Georgia Tom”) (in 1928-10)
lead vocals:
Madlyn Davis (1920s blues singer) (in 1928-10)
Tampa Red2:57
10Have Ever Been Worried in Mind, Part 1
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1930-07)
guitar:
Tampa Red (in 1930-07)
piano:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1930-07)
vocals:
Sweet Papa Tadpole (in 1930-07)
Tampa Red3:11
11Have Ever Been Worried in Mind, Part 2
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1930-07)
guitar:
Tampa Red (in 1930-07)
piano:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1930-07)
vocals:
Sweet Papa Tadpole (in 1930-07)
Tampa Red3:07
12You Rascal You
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1930-08)
guitar:
Tampa Red (in 1930-08)
jug:
Carl Reid (jug band member) (in 1930-08)
piano:
Georgia Tom (blues and gospel musician aka “Georgia Tom”) (in 1930-08)
vocals:
Frankie “Half Pint” Jaxon (in 1930-08)
cover recording of:
I’ll Be Glad When You’re Dead, You Rascal You (in 1930-08)
lyricist and composer:
Sam Theard
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Tampa Red3:02
13Boogie Woogie Dance
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1931-01, on 1931-01-28)
guitar:
Tampa Red (on 1931-01-28)
solo guitar:
Tampa Red
recording of:
Boogie Woogie Dance
composer:
Tampa Red
Tampa Red3:17
14Bumble Bee Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1931-01-28)
guitar:
Tampa Red (on 1931-01-28)
Tampa Red53:32
15Stop and Listen Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1931-06-01)
guitar:
Tampa Red (on 1931-06-01)
piano:
Georgia Tom (blues and gospel musician aka “Georgia Tom”) (on 1931-06-01)
vocals:
Tampa Red (on 1931-06-01)
Tampa Red3:03
16Down in Spirit Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1931-06-01)
guitar:
Tampa Red (on 1931-06-01)
piano:
Georgia Tom (blues and gospel musician aka “Georgia Tom”) (on 1931-06-01)
vocals:
Tampa Red (on 1931-06-01)
Tampa Red3:10
17Mean Old Tom Cat Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1935-02, on 1935-02-26)
guitar and kazoo:
Tampa Red (on 1935-02-26)
piano:
Black Bob (on 1935-02-26)
vocals:
Tampa Red (on 1935-02-26)
Tampa Red2:48
18Don’t Jive It Mama
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1942-02-06)
drums (drum set):
Clifford "Snags" Jones (on 1942-02-06)
guitar and kazoo:
Tampa Red (on 1942-02-06)
piano:
Big Maceo (on 1942-02-06)
vocals:
Tampa Red (on 1942-02-06)
Tampa Red2:51