Bessie: Music From the HBO Film

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Young Woman’s Blues
Queen Latifah3:03
2A Hot Time In the Old Town
Vince Giordano & The Nighthawks2:24
3Prove It On Me
Carmen Twillie2:46
4Weary Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1927-05-13)
banjo:
Johnny St. Cyr (on 1927-05-13)
clarinet:
Johnny Dodds (on 1927-05-13)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1927-05-13)
drums (drum set):
Warren “Baby” Dodds (on 1927-05-13)
piano:
Lil Hardin Armstrong (on 1927-05-13)
trombone:
John Thomas (early jazz trombonist) (on 1927-05-13)
tuba:
Pete Briggs (on 1927-05-13)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1927-05-13)
recording of:
Keyhole Blues (on 1927-05-13)
composer:
Wesley A. Wilson
Louis Armstrong and His Hot Seven2:58
5Weepin’ Woman Blues
Pat Bass & Queen Latifah2:35
6See See Rider
Tamar-kali2:48
7Ballin’ the Jack
Kid Ory's Creole Jazz Band3:12
8Down Hearted Blues
Queen Latifah3:29
9A Good Man Is Hard to Find
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (jazz double bass player) (on 1939-01-19)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1939-01-19)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1939-01-19)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1939-01-19)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1939-01-19)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1939-01-19)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1939-01-19)
Fats Waller and His Rhythm3:04
10Preachin’ the Blues
Queen Latifah3:00
11I’ve Got What It Takes (But It Breaks My Heart to Give It Away)
Vince Giordano & The Nighthawks2:47
12Work House Blues
Queen Latifah2:40
13I’m a Mighty Tight Woman
engineer:
Ivar Rosenberg (Danish sound engineer and producer)
producer:
Karl Emil Knudsen
vocals:
Sippie Wallace
Sippie Wallace2:51
14(What Did I Do to Be So) Black and Blue
alto saxophone:
Bert Curry (on 1929-07-22) and Crawford Wethington (on 1929-07-22)
banjo:
Mancy "Peck" Carr (on 1929-07-22)
celesta [celeste]:
Gene Anderson (Jazz pianist. Played with Louis Armstrong) (on 1929-07-22)
drums (drum set):
Zutty Singleton (on 1929-07-22)
tenor saxophone:
Jimmy Strong (on 1929-07-22)
trombone:
Fred Robinson (American trombonist) (on 1929-07-22)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1929-07-22) and Homer Hobson (on 1929-07-22)
tuba:
Pete Briggs (on 1929-07-22)
violin:
Carroll Dickerson (on 1929-07-22)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1929-07-22)
conductor:
Carroll Dickerson (on 1929-07-22)
recording of:
Black and Blue (on 1929-07-22)
lyricist:
Harry Brooks (jazz pianist & songwriter) and Andy Razaf
composer:
Fats Waller
publisher:
Memory Lane Music Ltd. and Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra3:01
15Laugh, Clown, Laugh
Cécile McLorin Salvant2:36
16Long Old Road
recording of:
Long Old Road
writer:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer)
Queen Latifah4:01
17Gimme a Pigfoot and a Bottle of Beer
Bessie Smith feat. Queen Latifah3:29

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ASIN:US: B00WFMVN0M [info]