Empress of the Blues, Vol, 2: 1926-1933

Original Release Date:  May 27, 2008

Track Listing

• 1. One and Two Blues
• 2. Young Woman's Blues
• 3. Preachin' the Blues
• 4. Back Water Blues
• 5. After You've Gone
• 6. Alexander's Rag Time Band
• 7. Muddy Waters (Mississippi Moan) [Take 1]
• 8. There'll Be a Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight
• 9. Trombone Cholly
• 10. Send Me to the 'Lectric Chair
• 11. Them Graveyard Words
• 12. Hot Springs Blues
• 13. Sweet Mistreater
• 14. Lock and Key
• 15. Mean Old Bed Bug Blues
• 16. A Good Man Is Hard to Find
• 17. Homeless Blues
• 18. Looking for My Man Blues
• 19. Dyin' by the Hour
• 20. Foolish Man Blues
• 21. Thinking Blues
• 22. Pickpocket Blues
• 23. I Used to Be Your Sweet Mama
• 24. I'd Rather Be Dead and Buried
• 25. Standin' in the Rain
• 26. It Won't Be You
• 27. Spider Man Blues
• 28. Empty Bed Blues, Pt. 1
• 29. Empty Bed Blues, Pt. 2
• 30. Put It Right in There
• 31. Yes Indeed He Do
• 32. Devil's Gonna Git You
• 33. You Ought to Be Ashamed
• 34. Washwoman's Blues
• 35. Slow and Easy Man
• 36. Poor Man's Blues
• 37. Please Help Me Get Him off My Mind
• 38. Me and My Gin
• 39. I'm Wild About That Thing
• 40. You've Got to Give Me Some
• 41. Kitchen Man
• 42. I've Got What It Takes
• 43. Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out
• 44. Film Soundtrack "ST. Louis Blues"
• 45. Take It Right Back
• 46. He's Got Me Goin'
• 47. It Makes My Love Come Down
• 48. Wasted Life Blues
• 49. Dirty No Gooder Blues
• 50. Blue Spirit Blues
• 51. Worn out Papa Blues
• 52. You Don't Understand
• 53. Don't Cry Baby
• 54. Keep It to Yourself
• 55. New Orleans Hop Scop Blues
• 56. See If I Care [Take 3]
• 57. Baby Have Pity on Me
• 58. On Revival Day
• 59. Moan Mourners
• 60. Hustlin' Dan
• 61. Black Mountain Blues
• 62. In the House Blues
• 63. Long Old Road
• 64. Blue Blue
• 65. Shipwreck Blues
• 66. Need a Little Sugar in My Bowl
• 67. Safety Mama
• 68. Do Your Duty
• 69. Gimme a Pigfoot
• 70. Take Me for a Buggy Ride
• 71. I'm Down in the Dumps
• 72. Lady Luck Blues [Test]
• 73. Yodelin' Blues [Test]
• 74. Midnight Blues [Test]
• 75. St. Louis Gal [Test]
• 76. Frosty Mornin [Test]
• 77. Yellow Dog Blues [Test]
• 78. Soft Pedal [Take 2]
• 79. Nashville Women's Blues [Take 3]
• 80. Careless Love [Take 2]
• 81. Muddy Water (Mississippi Moan) [Take 2]
• 82. See If I Care [Test]

Credits

• Bessie Smith: Vocals
• Steve Stevens: Piano
• Buster Bailey: Clarinet
• Chu Berry: Sax (Tenor)
• Benny Goodman: Clarinet
• James P. Johnson: Piano
• Eddie Lang: Guitar
• Jack Teagarden: Trombone
• Joe Williams: Trombone
• Frankie Newton: Trumpet
• Harry Reser: Guitar
• Coleman Hawkins: Clarinet, Sax (Tenor)
• Tommy Ladnier: Cornet
• Chris Albertson: Biographical Information
• Ed Allen: Cornet
• Louis Armstrong: Cornet
• Louis Bacon: Trumpet
• Garvin Bushell: Clarinet, Sax (Alto), Sax (Soprano)
• Demas Dean: Cornet
• Charlie Dixon: Banjo
• Fletcher Henderson: Piano
• Porter Grainger: Piano
• Jimmy Harrison: Trombone
• Jimmy Jones: Piano
• Fred Longshaw: Piano
• Cyrus St. Clair: Brass Band
• Buck Washington: Piano, Leader
• Clarence Williams: Piano
• Ernest Elliott: Clarinet, Sax (Alto)
• Abraham Wheat: Clarinet, Sax (Soprano)
• Charlie Green: Trombone
• Floyd Casey: Drums
• Bob Escudero: Brass Band
• Billy Taylor, Sr.: String Bass
• Bob Fuller: Clarinet, Sax (Alto)
• Irving Johns: Piano
• Harry Hull: String Bass
• Greely Watson: Sax (Tenor)
• Bobby Johnson: Guitar
• Kaiser Marshall: Drums
• June Cole Orchestra: Brass Band
• The Russell Smith Orchestra: Trumpet
• Joe Smith: Cornet
• Louisa Metcalfe: Cornet
• Johnson, Rosamund & The Hall Johnson Mixed Vocal Choir: Choir, Chorus