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Bessie Smith

Profile:
b. 15/04/1895
d. 26/09/1937
Aliases:
St. Louis Bessie
In Groups:
Bessie Smith And Her Band, Bessie Smith And Her Blue Boys, Bessie Smith And Her Down Home Trio
Variations:
All | Bessie Smith | B. Smith | Smith
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Discography

Releases:
Nobody Knows You When Your'e Down And Out (Shellac)   Parlophone 1933
The Bessie Smith Story - Vol.1 (LP, Comp, Mono)   Columbia 1951
The Empress Of Blues (LP, Mono)   Supraphon 1970
Empty Bed Blues ◄ (2 versions)   CBS ... 1971
Bessie Smith (Box + 10xLP, Comp)   CBS Special Products 1977
Bessie Smith (LP)   AMIGA 1979
1923-1933: Empress Of The Blues (CD)   Giants Of Jazz 1991
Classic Blues (CD)   DeAgostini 1994
The Empress 1923 - 1933 (2xCD, Comp)   Frémeaux & Associés 1997
The Essential Bessie Smith (2xCD, Comp, RM)   Columbia, Legacy 1997
Sweet Mistreater (2xCD, Album)   Blue Orchid 2005
Any Woman's Blues (2xLP)   Columbia  
I Ain't Got Nobody (2xCD, Comp)   History  
The World's Greatest Blues Singer (2xLP)   Columbia  
Appears On:
What Is Jazz? (LP)   Columbia 1954
The Story Of The Blues (2xLP, Mono, Comp) In The House Blues Columbia 1969
Blue Spirit Blues (LP, Album) 難破ブルース Express 1972
First Live Leadbelly (Album) ◄ (2 versions) Backwater Blues Playboy Records 1973
A Concise Anthology Of Jazz (LP, Mono, Smplr) St. Louis Blues Trimital 1976
Punainen Lanka (LP) Köyhän Miehen Blues Love Records (4) 1976
AC-DC Blues: Gay Jazz Reissues Volume One (LP, Comp) Foolish Man Blues Stash Records 1977
Giants Of Jazz (3xLP, Comp) Cold In Hand Blues Time Life Records 1980
Salutes Bessie Smith (Album) ◄ (2 versions) Wasted Life Blues, Dir... Leo Records 1980
Chansons Pour Titine ◄ (2 versions) Young Woman's Blues Le Chant Du Monde 1983
Copulating Rhythm Volume 2 (LP, Comp) I'm Wild About That Thing Jass Records 1986
Angel Heart (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Album) ◄ (4 versions) Honeyman Blues Antilles ... 1987
Infernal Machine (LP) Bessie Smith - Electri... Blast First 1990
The Gospel Tradition : The Roots And The Branches, Vol.1 (CD, Comp) Moan, You Moaners Columbia 1991
First Issue: The Dinah Washington Story (The Original Recordings) (2xCD) Back Water Blues Mercury 1993
Women In (E)Motion (CD, Album, Dig) Dirty No Gooders Blues... Tradition & Moderne 1993
Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Man: 1923-1934 (4xCD, Comp + Box) St. Louis Blues, Sobbi... Columbia 1994
Music From And Inspired By The Promised Land (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Backwater Blues Columbia 1995
The Masters (2xCD, Comp) Backwater Blues Eagle Records 1997
The Haunted House: 20 Tracks To Make You Jump In The Night (CD, Comp) Devil's Gonna Get You Nimbus Records 2000
Fishing Clothes - The Jewel Recordings 1965-69 (2xCD, Comp, RM) Jail House Blues Westside 2001
Un Pettirosso In Gabbia Mette In Furore Il Cielo Intero (CD, Comp, Ltd) Ghosts / Careless Love stella*nera 2001
L'Histoire Du Jazz Vocal - The Story Of Vocal Jazz: Part 1 (1911 - 1940) (10xCD, Comp) Down Hearted Blues (1... Le Chant Du Monde 2004
The Chronological Big Bill Broonzy : 1951-1952 (CD) Backwater Blues Classics Records 2004
Bootis Connection (CD, Album) Old Story EMI Music (Poland) 2005
Copycat EP (CDr, EP) Send Me To The 'Lectri... Not On Label 2008
Treasures From The Blues (5xCD, Comp, RM) Backwater Blues Weton-Wesgram 2008
Collector's History Of Classic Jazz (5xLP, Comp, Mono) Mean Old Bed Bug Blues Murray Hill Records  
Tracks Appear On:
I Like Jazz! (LP, Smplr, Mono) Put It Right Here Columbia 1955
The Jazz Makers (LP, Comp) Foolish Man Blues Columbia 1958
The Story Of The Blues (2xLP, Mono, Comp) In The House Blues Columbia 1969
A Silver Screen Symphony (3xLP) St. Louis Blues Columbia 1972
Smithsonian Collection Of Classic Jazz (6xLP + Box) St. Louis Blues, Lost ... Smithsonian Collection 1973
Copulatin' Blues Volume One (LP, Comp) Do Your Duty, I Need ... Stash Records 1976
AC-DC Blues: Gay Jazz Reissues Volume One (LP, Comp) Foolish Man Blues Stash Records 1977
Giants Of Jazz (3xLP, Comp) Cold In Hand Blues Time Life Records 1980
Copulating Rhythm Volume 2 (LP, Comp) I'm Wild About That Thing Jass Records 1986
Jazz Classics In Digital Stereo Vol.3 - New York (CD, Comp) Lock And Key BBC Records And Tapes 1986
Jazz Classics In Digital Stereo Volume Three: 'New York' (LP, Comp) Lock And Key BBC Records And Tapes 1986
Angel Heart (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (CD, Album) Honeyman Blues Antilles, Antilles New Directions 1987
Sophisticated Ladies (2xLP, Comp) It Makes My Love Come ... Connoisseur Collection 1987
That's Jazz Vol.2 (CD, Comp) Mean Old Bed Bug Blues DGR 1988
Saucy Songs 1928 To 1938 (LP, Comp) I'm Wild About That Thing ABC Records (3) 1989
The Great Tomato Blues Package (2xCD, Comp) Alexander's Ragtime Band Tomato Music Company 1989
Blues Volume 2 (CD, Comp) Preachin' The Blues Object Enterprises 1991
Blues Volume 3 (CD, Comp) Young Woman's Blues Object Enterprises 1991
The Gospel Tradition : The Roots And The Branches, Vol.1 (CD, Comp) Moan, You Moaners Columbia 1991
Blues Festival I (CD) St. Louis Blues Editions Atlas 1992
Gospel : Negro Spirituals / Gospel Songs 1926-1942 (2xCD, Comp) Moon, You Moaners Frémeaux & Associés 1993
Release #8 - 1993 (Cass, Smplr, Promo) Nobody Knows When You'... Atlantic 1993
Music From And Inspired By The Promised Land (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Backwater Blues Columbia 1995
Ladies Sing The Blues (CD, Comp) Gimme A Pigfoot (And A... Hallmark Music & Entertainment 1996
Club Verboten (4xCD, Comp) I Ain't Gonna Play No ... DCC Compact Classics Inc. 1997
The Rough Guide To Classic Jazz (CD, Album, Comp) Nobody Knows You When ... World Music Network 1997
The Smithsonian Collection Of Classic Jazz (5xCD, RM + Box) St. Louis Blues, Lost ... Smithsonian Collection, Smithsonian Collection, Sony Music Special Products 1997
The Jazz Singers (5xCD, Comp + Box) In The House Blues, Gi... Smithsonian Collection, Smithsonian Collection, Sony Music Special Products 1998
The Quintessential Eddie Lang 1925-1932 (CD, Comp) Kitchen Man Timeless Records (3) 1998
Say It Loud! A Celebration Of Black Music In America (6xCD, Comp, RM + Box) St. Louis Blues Rhino Entertainment Company 1999
Ken Burns Jazz: The Story Of America's Music (5xCD, Box) Back Water Blues Columbia 2000
Les Triomphes Du Jazz (Box, Ltd + 20xCD, Comp, RM, Car) St Louis Blues Habana, JBM 2000
The Haunted House: 20 Tracks To Make You Jump In The Night (CD, Comp) Devil's Gonna Get You Nimbus Records 2000
Blues (3xCD) Down Hearted Blues, Gu... Planet Media 2001
Ladies Of Jazz (2xCD) Blue Blue, Mean Old Be... Surpr!se 2001
Le Blues 1925 / 1952 (3xCD, Comp, Dig) The Yellow Dog Blues Body & Soul 2002
Blues Is Black (2xCD, Smplr) Mama's Got The Blues, ... TIM AG 2003
L'Histoire Du Jazz Vocal - The Story Of Vocal Jazz: Part 1 (1911 - 1940) (10xCD, Comp) Down Hearted Blues (1... Le Chant Du Monde 2004
Rare Trax Vol. 36 - Going Down The River - Songs Vom Mississippi Delta (CD, Comp, Car) Muddy Water (A Mississ... Rolling Stone (Germany) 2004
Triumphs Of Jazz (20xCD, Comp, Ltd + Box) Saint-Louis Blues Habana 2004
Where Will You Be Christmas Day? (CD, Comp) At The Christmas Ball Dust-to-Digital 2004
Jazz (3xCD, Comp + Box) St Louis Blues Ringo 2005
The Ultimate Jazz Archive (Box, Comp, 168) 1923-1931 Membran Music Ltd. 2005
The Ultimate Jazz Archive - Set 04/42 (4xCD, Comp, Sif) I'm Down In The Dumps ... Membran Music Ltd. 2005
The Ultimate Jazz Archive - Set 10/42 (4xCD, Sif) I'm Going Back To My U... Membran Music Ltd. 2005
Grijsgedraaid (CD) Nobody Knows You When ... Ambo | Anthos Uitgevers 2006
Heritage Of The Blues Volume 1 (CD, Album) Sweet Mistreater, Take... Blue Orchid 2006
Intégrale Louis Armstrong Vol. 2 - Sugar Foot Stomp 1924-1925 (3xCD, Comp) Sobbin' Hearted Blues,... Frémeaux & Associés 2007
Most Famous Hits: That's Jazz - The Album (2xCD, Comp) A Good Man Is Hard To ... Digi Planet, Surpr!se 2008
Dead Cool Volume One (CD, Comp, Promo) Down Hearted Blues The Independent  
Feel The Blues (4xCD, Comp) Careless Love Blues, M... Weton-Wesgram  
Goin' Mad Blues (10xCD, Comp + Box) Nobody In Town Can Bak... Documents  
Jazz History / 10 LPs Vol. II (10xVinyl, Box) St. Louis Blues Jazz-Line, Jazz-Line, Jazz-Line, Jazz-Line, Jazz-Line, Jazz-Line, Jazz-Line, Jazz-Line, Jazz-Line  
Red White & Blues: Women Sing Of America (LP, Comp) St. Louis Blues Rosetta Records  
Trio Aurizon - The Finest In Jazz (CD, Comp) Aggravatin' Papa, Mone... Not On Label  
Zeitklänge - Blues (CD, Enh) St. Louis Blues Sondock Media Network  
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