Itinerary of a Genius

Original Release Date:  September 25, 2007

Track Listing

• 1. Down Hearted Blues
• 2. Saint Louis Blues
• 3. I Ain't Goin' to Play No Second Fiddle
• 4. Reckless Blues
• 5. Sobbin' Hearted Blues
• 6. Careless Love Blues 1925
• 7. Soft Pedal Blues
• 8. Cake Walkin' Babies from Home
• 9. The Yellow Dog Blues
• 10. Baby Doll
• 11. Backwater Blues
• 12. After You've Gone
• 13. Alexander's Ragtime Band
• 14. Trombone Cholly
• 15. Send Me to the 'Lectric Chair
• 16. A Good Man Is Hard to Find
• 17. Empty Bed Blues
• 18. Me and My Gin
• 19. Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out
• 20. On Revival Day
• 21. Need a Little Sugar in My Bowl
• 22. Gimme a Pigfoot and a Bottle of Beer

Credits

• Bessie Smith: Vocals
• Buster Bailey: Clarinet
• Chu Berry: Sax (Tenor)
• Benny Goodman: Clarinet
• James P. Johnson: Piano
• Jack Teagarden: Trombone
• Joe Williams: Trombone
• Frankie Newton: Trumpet
• W.C. Handy: Composer
• Coleman Hawkins: Clarinet, Sax (Tenor)
• Ed Allen: Cornet
• Louis Armstrong: Cornet, Accompaniment
• Garvin Bushell: Sax (Alto)
• Charlie Dixon: Banjo
• Fletcher Henderson: Piano, Accompaniment
• Jimmy Harrison: Trombone
• J.C. Johnson: Composer
• Fred Longshaw: Organ, Piano, Accompaniment
• Cyrus St. Clair: Tuba
• Greely Walton: Sax (Tenor)
• Buck Washington: Piano
• Clarence Williams: Piano, Accompaniment
• Ralph Escudero: Tuba
• Charlie Green: Trombone, Accompaniment
• J. Cox: Composer
• Bobby Johnson: Guitar
• Joe Smith: Cornet
• Galia Farber: Production Coordination