Bessie Smith - The World's Greatest Blues Singer FLAC

Genre:	Jazz / Blues
Performer:	Bessie Smith
Title:	The World's Greatest Blues Singer
Style:	Vocal
Label:	CBS
Catalog Number:	66258, M 66258, GP 33
Country:	UK
FLAC album size:	1588 mb
MP3 album size:	1144 mb

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Tracklist

1	–Bessie Smith	Moan, You Mourners Backing Vocals – The Bessemer SingersPiano – James P. JohnsonWritten-By – S. Williams	3:10
2	–Bessie Smith	Bleeding Hearted Blues Piano – Fletcher HendersonWritten-By – L. Austin	3:05
3	–Bessie Smith And Her Down Home Trio	Aggravatin' Papa Banjo – Buddy ChristianClarinet [Probably] – Ernest ElliotPiano – Clarence WilliamsWritten-By – A. Britt, J. R. Robinson, R. Turk	3:15
4	–Bessie Smith	Baby Have Pity On Me Piano – Clarence WilliamsWritten-By – B. Moll, C. Williams	3:18
5	–Bessie Smith	Keeps On A-Rainin' (Papa, He Can't Make No Time) Piano – Clarence WilliamsWritten-By – M. Kortlander, S. Williams	3:03
6	–Bessie Smith Acc. By Buck And His Band	Do Your Duty Bass – Billy TaylorGuitar – Bobby JohnsonPiano – Buck WashingtonTenor Saxophone – Chu BerryTrombone – Jack TeagardenTrumpet – Frankie NewtonWritten-By – W. Wilson	3:23
7	–Bessie Smith	Midnight Blues Piano – Fletcher HendersonWritten-By – B. Thompson, S. Williams	3:16
8	–Bessie Smith	Mama's Got The Blues Piano – Fletcher HendersonWritten-By – C. Williams, S. Martin	2:56
9	–Bessie Smith	Outside Of That Piano – Fletcher HendersonWritten-By – C. Williams, J. H. Trent	3:27
10	–Bessie Smith	See If I'll Care Piano – Clarence WilliamsWritten-By – A. Hill, C. Williams	3:22
11	–Bessie Smith	Blue Blue Cornet – Louis BaconDrums – Floyd CaseyPiano – Clarence WilliamsTrombone – Charlie GreenWritten-By – B. Smith	3:10
12	–Bessie Smith Acc. By Buck And His Band	Take Me For A Buggy Ride Bass – Billy TaylorGuitar – Bobby JohnsonPiano – Buck WashingtonTenor Saxophone – Chu BerryTrombone – Jack TeagardenTrumpet – Frankie NewtonWritten-By – L. Wilson, W. Wilson	2:35
13	–Bessie Smith	Down Hearted Blues Piano – Clarence WilliamsTrombone – Charlie GreenWritten-By – A. Hunter, L. Austin	3:23
14	–Bessie Smith	Nobody In Town Can Bake A Sweet Jelly Roll Like Mine Piano – Fletcher HendersonTrombone – Charlie GreenWritten-By – C. Williams, S. Williams	3:28
15	–Bessie Smith	Yodling Blues Piano – Fletcher HendersonWritten-By – A. Hill, C. Williams	3:10
16	–Bessie Smith	Long Old Road Cornet – Charlie GreenDrums – Floyd CaseyPiano – Clarence WilliamsWritten-By – B. Smith	3:21
17	–Bessie Smith And Her Down Home Trio	Beale Street Papa Banjo – Buddy ChristianClarinet [Probably] – Ernest ElliotPiano – Clarence WilliamsWritten-By – J. R. Robinson, R. Turk	3:33
18	–Bessie Smith	T'aint Nobody's Bizness If I Do Piano – Clarence WilliamsWritten-By – E. Robbins, P. Grainger	3:23
19	–Bessie Smith	Baby Won't You Please Come Home Piano – Clarence WilliamsWritten-By – C. Warfield, C. Williams	2:54
20	–Bessie Smith	On Revival Day (A Rhythmic Spiritual) Backing Vocals – The Bessemer SingersPiano – James P. JohnsonWritten-By – A. Razaf	2:54
21	–Bessie Smith	Hustlin' Dan Cornet – Ed AllenPiano – Steve Stevens Written-By – J. Crawford	3:29
22	–Bessie Smith	Need A Little Sugar In My Bowl Piano – Fred LongshawWritten-By – C. Williams, D. Small, J. Brymn	2:45
23	–Bessie Smith	If You Don't, I Know Who Will Piano – Fletcher HendersonTrombone – Charlie GreenWritten-By – C. Smith, C. Williams, T. Brymn	3:33
24	–Bessie Smith	Lady Luck Blues Piano – Fletcher HendersonWritten-By – C. Williams, W. Weber	3:06
25	–Bessie Smith	Black Mountain Blues Cornet – Ed AllenPiano – Steve Stevens Written-By – H. Cole	3:08
26	–Bessie Smith Acc. By Buck And His Band	Down In The Dumps Bass – Billy TaylorGuitar – Bobby JohnsonPiano – Buck WashingtonTenor Saxophone – Chu BerryTrombone – Jack TeagardenTrumpet – Frankie NewtonWritten-By – L. Wilson, W. Wilson	3:09
27	–Bessie Smith	Oh Daddy (You Won't Have No Mama At All) Piano – Clarence WilliamsWritten-By – E. Herbert, W. Russell	3:02
28	–Bessie Smith	Shipwreck Blues Cornet – Louis BaconDrums – Floyd CaseyPiano – Clarence WilliamsTrombone – Charlie GreenWritten-By – B. Smith	3:14
29	–Bessie Smith Acc. By Buck And His Band	Gimme A Pigfoot Bass – Billy TaylorClarinet – Benny GoodmanGuitar – Bobby JohnsonPiano – Buck WashingtonTenor Saxophone – Chu BerryTrombone – Jack TeagardenTrumpet – Frankie NewtonWritten-By – W. Wilson	3:27
30	–Bessie Smith	Safety Mama Piano – Fred LongshawWritten-By – B. Smith	3:22
31	–Bessie Smith	In The House Blues Cornet – Charlie GreenDrums – Floyd CaseyPiano – Clarence WilliamsWritten-By – B. Smith	2:55
32	–Bessie Smith	Gulf Coast Blues Piano – Clarence WilliamsTrombone – Charlie GreenWritten-By – C. Williams	3:03

Versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
GP 33	Bessie Smith	The World's Greatest Blues Singer ‎(2xLP, Comp, Mono, Ter)	Columbia	GP 33	US	1970
66258, CBS 66258	Bessie Smith	The World's Greatest Blues Singer ‎(2xLP, Comp)	CBS, CBS	66258, CBS 66258	Europe	1970
B2VL 058	Bessie Smith	The World's Greatest Blues Singer ‎(2xLP, Comp)	Avan-Guard	B2VL 058	Australia	Unknown
66258	Bessie Smith	The World's Greatest Blues Singer ‎(2xLP, Comp, Mono, RE, Gat)	CBS	66258	UK	Unknown
GP 33, CG 33	Bessie Smith	The World's Greatest Blues Singer ‎(2xLP, Comp, Mono, RE, Gat)	Columbia	GP 33, CG 33	US	Unknown

Credits

Artwork [Cover Art] – Philip Hays
Design [Album Design] – Lloyd Ziff
Edited By [Editing Engineer] – Larry Hiller
Producer, Sleeve Notes – Chris Albertson, John Hammond

Notes

CBS sunset design labels, date unknown but probably mid to late 1970s. The original pressing of this would have been in 1970 and would have had the orange "one eye" labels.

662580 on sleeve (front, back and spine).
M 66258 and (GP 33) on labels.

This is the first of five two-record sets. This contains the first 16 and last 16 of her recordings. Issued in a gatefold sleeve.

All selections were recorded in New York City.

Barcodes

Matrix / Runout (Side A runout stamped): 66258A M64134A2
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout stamped): X 64134-B1 X66258-B
Matrix / Runout (Side C runout stamped): X 64135-A1 X66258-C
Matrix / Runout (Side D runout stamped): X 64135-B1 X66258-D