St Louis Blues

~ Release by Bessie Smith (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

- Track 2 is listed as "Singful Blues" on the back cover and in the booklet. The correct title is "Sinful Blues".
- Fletcher Henderson is listed as the pianist on tracks 18-23. Other sources name Fred Longshaw as the pianist on these recordings, which is most likely correct.

Annotation last modified on 2020-05-29 19:58 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Sing Sing Prison Blues
clarinet:
Buster Bailey (on 1924-12-05) and Don Redman (on 1924-12-05)
piano:
Fred Longshaw (on 1924-12-05)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1924-12-05)
3:03
2Follow the Deal On Down
piano:
Fred Longshaw (on 1924-12-11)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1924-12-11)
3:15
3Singful Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1924-12-11)
piano:
Fred Longshaw (on 1924-12-11)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1924-12-11)
3:08
4Woman's Trouble Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1924-12-12)
clarinet:
Buster Bailey (on 1924-12-12) and Don Redman (on 1924-12-12)
piano:
Fred Longshaw (on 1924-12-12)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1924-12-12)
3:04
5Love Me Daddy Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1924-12-12)
clarinet:
Buster Bailey (on 1924-12-12) and Don Redman (on 1924-12-12)
piano:
Fred Longshaw (on 1924-12-12)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1924-12-12)
3:12
6Dying Gambler's Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1924-12-13)
piano:
Fred Longshaw (on 1924-12-13)
trombone:
Charlie Green (Trombonist) (on 1924-12-13)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1924-12-13)
2:55
7The Saint Louis Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1925-01-14)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1925-01-14)
harmonium:
Fred Longshaw (on 1925-01-14)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1925-01-14)
recording of:
St. Louis Blues (on 1925-01-14)
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1913)
publisher:
Handy Bros. Music Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
Reuter & Reuter Förlags AB
3:10
8Reckless Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1925-01-14)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1925-01-14)
reed organ:
Fred Longshaw (on 1925-01-14)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1925-01-14)
3:01
9Sobbin' Hearted Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1925-01-14)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1925-01-14)
piano:
Fred Longshaw (on 1925-01-14)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1925-01-14)
3:00
10Cold in Hand Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1925-01-14)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1925-01-14)
piano:
Fred Longshaw (on 1925-01-14)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1925-01-14)
3:12
11You've Been a Good Ole Wagon
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1925-01-14)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1925-01-14)
piano:
Fred Longshaw (on 1925-01-14)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1925-01-14)
3:27
12Cake Walkin' Babies
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1925-05-05)
banjo:
Charlie Dixon (Jazz banjoist) (on 1925-05-05)
clarinet:
Buster Bailey (on 1925-05-05)
cornet:
Joe Smith (American jazz trumpeter/cornetist) (on 1925-05-05)
piano:
Fletcher Henderson (on 1925-05-05)
tenor saxophone:
Coleman Hawkins (on 1925-05-05)
trombone:
Charlie Green (Trombonist) (on 1925-05-05)
tuba:
Bob Escudero (on 1925-05-05)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1925-05-05)
recording of:
Cake Walking Babies from Home (on 1925-05-05)
writer:
Chris Smith (Ragtime composer), Henry Troy and Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader)
53:09
13The Yellow Dog Blues - 1
banjo:
Charlie Dixon (Jazz banjoist) (on 1925-05-06)
clarinet:
Buster Bailey (on 1925-05-06)
cornet:
Joe Smith (American jazz trumpeter/cornetist) (on 1925-05-06)
piano:
Fletcher Henderson (on 1925-05-06)
tenor saxophone:
Coleman Hawkins (on 1925-05-06)
trombone:
Charlie Green (Trombonist) (on 1925-05-06)
tuba:
Bob Escudero (on 1925-05-06)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1925-05-06)
cover recording of:
Yellow Dog Blues (on 1925-05-06)
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy
3:16
14The Yellow Dog Blues - 2
banjo:
Charlie Dixon (Jazz banjoist) (on 1925-05-06)
clarinet:
Buster Bailey (on 1925-05-06)
cornet:
Joe Smith (American jazz trumpeter/cornetist) (on 1925-05-06)
piano:
Fletcher Henderson (on 1925-05-06)
tenor saxophone:
Coleman Hawkins (on 1925-05-06)
trombone:
Charlie Green (Trombonist) (on 1925-05-06)
tuba:
Bob Escudero (on 1925-05-06)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1925-05-06)
3:00
15Soft Pedal Blues - 1
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1925-05-14)
piano:
Fletcher Henderson (on 1925-05-14)
trombone:
Charlie Green (Trombonist) (on 1925-05-14)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1925-05-14)
3:20
16Soft Pedal Blues - 2
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1925-05-14)
piano:
Fletcher Henderson (on 1925-05-14)
trombone:
Charlie Green (Trombonist) (on 1925-05-14)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1925-05-14)
3:18
17Dixie Flyer Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1925-05-15)
piano:
Fletcher Henderson (on 1925-05-15)
trombone:
Charlie Green (Trombonist) (on 1925-05-15)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1925-05-15)
3:06
18Nashville Women's Blues - 2
recorded in and engineered in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1925-05-26)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1925-05-26)
piano:
Fletcher Henderson (on 1925-05-26)
trombone:
Charlie Green (Trombonist) (on 1925-05-26)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1925-05-26)
3:41
19Nashville Women's Blues - 3
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1925-05-26)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1925-05-26)
piano:
Fletcher Henderson (on 1925-05-26)
trombone:
Charlie Green (Trombonist) (on 1925-05-26)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1925-05-26)
3:20
20Careless Love Blues - 1
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1925-05-26)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1925-05-26)
piano:
Fletcher Henderson (on 1925-05-26)
trombone:
Charlie Green (Trombonist) (on 1925-05-26)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1925-05-26)
3:23
21Careless Love Blues - 2
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1925-05-26)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1925-05-26)
piano:
Fletcher Henderson (on 1925-05-26)
trombone:
Charlie Green (Trombonist) (on 1925-05-26)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1925-05-26)
3:27
22J.C. Holmes Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1925-05-27)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1925-05-27)
piano:
Fletcher Henderson (on 1925-05-27)
trombone:
Charlie Green (Trombonist) (on 1925-05-27)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1925-05-27)
3:02
23I Ain't Going to Play Second Fiddle
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1925-05-27)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1925-05-27)
piano:
Fletcher Henderson (on 1925-05-27)
trombone:
Charlie Green (Trombonist) (on 1925-05-27)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1925-05-27)
recording of:
I Ain’t Gonna Play No Second Fiddle (on 1925-05-27)
lyricist and composer:
John Henry ‘Perry’ Bradford
43:19