A Stone for Bessie Smith

~ Release by Ytre Suløens Jass-ensemble & Barbara Ann Shorts (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1A Stone for Bessie Smith's Grave
engineer:
Jan Erik Kongshaug (Norwegian sound technician and jazz guitarist)
producer:
Erik Hillestad
recorded at:
Rainbow Studio in Oslo, Norway (from 1987-08-04 until 1987-08-10)
cover recording of:
Stone for Bessie Smith (in 1987)
lyricist and composer:
Dory Previn (Dory Langdon, Folk singer, songwriter, lyricist and poet)
dedicated to:
Janis Joplin
publisher:
Bouquet Music (ASCAP), Mediarts Music, Inc. (ASCAP) and United Artists (publisher)
3:57
2Dark Town Strutter's Ball
engineer:
Jan Erik Kongshaug (Norwegian sound technician and jazz guitarist)
producer:
Erik Hillestad
recorded at:
Rainbow Studio in Oslo, Norway (from 1987-08-04 until 1987-08-10)
cover recording of:
Darktown Strutters’ Ball (in 1987)
lyricist and composer:
Shelton Brooks (in 1917)
publisher:
J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd. and Leo Feist, Inc.
included in:
Memories / Victory March / Memories II / The Darktown Strutter’s Ball (Stormy Weather, 1943)
part of:
For Me and My Gal (1942 movie)
3:12
3Just a Gigolo
engineer:
Jan Erik Kongshaug (Norwegian sound technician and jazz guitarist)
producer:
Erik Hillestad
recorded at:
Rainbow Studio in Oslo, Norway (from 1987-08-04 until 1987-08-10)
cover recording of:
Just a Gigolo (English version) (in 1987)
lyricist:
Julius Brammer
composer:
Leonello Casucci
translator:
Irving Caesar
translated version of:
Schöner Gigolo
2:47
4St. Louis Blues
engineer:
Jan Erik Kongshaug (Norwegian sound technician and jazz guitarist)
producer:
Erik Hillestad
recorded at:
Rainbow Studio in Oslo, Norway (from 1987-08-04 until 1987-08-10)
cover recording of:
St. Louis Blues (in 1987)
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1913)
publisher:
Handy Bros. Music Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
Reuter & Reuter Förlags AB
5:22
5It's a Sin to Tell a Lie
engineer:
Jan Erik Kongshaug (Norwegian sound technician and jazz guitarist)
producer:
Erik Hillestad
recorded at:
Rainbow Studio in Oslo, Norway (from 1987-08-04 until 1987-08-10)
cover recording of:
It’s a Sin to Tell a Lie (in 1987)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Mayhew (in 1936)
3:02
6His Eye Is on the Sparrow
engineer:
Jan Erik Kongshaug (Norwegian sound technician and jazz guitarist)
producer:
Erik Hillestad
recorded at:
Rainbow Studio in Oslo, Norway (from 1987-08-04 until 1987-08-10)
cover recording of:
His Eye Is on the Sparrow (in 1987)
lyricist:
Civilla Durfee Martin (Canadian‐American hymn and gospel song writer)
composer:
Charles Hutchinson Gabriel
publisher:
KSmithMusic1234 (ASCAP-affiliated)
5:26
7Gimme a Pigfoot
engineer:
Jan Erik Kongshaug (Norwegian sound technician and jazz guitarist)
producer:
Erik Hillestad
recorded at:
Rainbow Studio in Oslo, Norway (from 1987-08-04 until 1987-08-10)
cover recording of:
Gimme a Pigfoot (and a Bottle of Beer) (in 1987)
composer:
Wesley A. Wilson
publisher:
Northern Music (song publisher)
2:52
8Moon Over Bourbon Street
engineer:
Jan Erik Kongshaug (Norwegian sound technician and jazz guitarist)
producer:
Erik Hillestad
recorded at:
Rainbow Studio in Oslo, Norway (from 1987-08-04 until 1987-08-10)
cover recording of:
Moon Over Bourbon Street (in 1987)
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
publisher:
Virgin Music Publishers Ltd.
5:27
9Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans
engineer:
Jan Erik Kongshaug (Norwegian sound technician and jazz guitarist)
producer:
Erik Hillestad
recorded at:
Rainbow Studio in Oslo, Norway (from 1987-08-04 until 1987-08-10)
cover recording of:
Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans (in 1987)
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange and Cathrine Legardh
writer:
Louis Alter and Eddie DeLange
composer:
Louis Alter
3:46
10New Orleans Hop Scop Blues
engineer:
Jan Erik Kongshaug (Norwegian sound technician and jazz guitarist)
producer:
Erik Hillestad
recorded at:
Rainbow Studio in Oslo, Norway (from 1987-08-04 until 1987-08-10)
cover recording of:
New Orleans Hop Scop Blues (in 1987)
composer:
George W. Thomas (US blues/jazz pianist/songwriter)
2:58
11Need a Little Sugar in My Bowl
engineer:
Jan Erik Kongshaug (Norwegian sound technician and jazz guitarist)
producer:
Erik Hillestad
recorded at:
Rainbow Studio in Oslo, Norway (from 1987-08-04 until 1987-08-10)
cover recording of:
Need a Little Sugar in My Bowl (Bessie Smith's version) (in 1987)
writer:
James “Tim” Brymn, Dally Small and Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader)
publisher:
MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group)
3:49
12I Must Go, You Must Go
engineer:
Jan Erik Kongshaug (Norwegian sound technician and jazz guitarist)
producer:
Erik Hillestad
recorded at:
Rainbow Studio in Oslo, Norway (from 1987-08-04 until 1987-08-10)
recording of:
I Must Go, You Must Go (in 1987)
composer:
Helge Førde
3:18

Credits

Release

photography:Steinar Buholm (musician, photographer)
banjo:Einar Aarø
clarinet:Jens Arne Molvær
drums (drum set):Ottar Anderson
piano:Morten Gunnar Larsen (Jazz pianist)
trombone:Helge Førde
trumpet:Jarle Førde
tuba:Stein Erik Tafjord
vocals:Barbara Ann Shorts
design:Tor Lindrupsen (visual artist)
rights society:BIEM (international rights organization representing member societies from 58 countries)
n©b (Nordisk Copyright Bureau, a rights society; do not use this as a label!)
manufactured at:Disctec in Southwater, West Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/12697678 [info]
ASIN:UK: B001ESG7BS [info]

Release group

dedicated to:Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/954829 [info]