Bessie Smith – Bessie Smith

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Label:	AMIGA – 8 50 683
Series:	AMIGA JAZZ
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Repress, Mono, Blue Labels
Country:	German Democratic Republic (GDR)
Released:
Genre:	Blues
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Tracklist

A1	Down Hearted Blues Written-By – Alberta Hunter, Lovie Austin	3:23
A2	Beale Street Papa Banjo – Buddy Christian Clarinet – Ernest Elliot* Written-By – Russell Robinson*, Roy Turk	3:33
A3	Baby Won't You Please Come Home Written-By – Charles Warfield, Clarence Williams	2:54
A4	Tain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do Written-By – Everett Robbins, Porter Grainger	3:23
A5	Mama's Got The Blues Written-By – Clarence Williams, Sarah Martin*	2:55
A6	Bleeding Hearted Blues Written-By – Lovie Austin	3:05
A7	Midnight Blues Written-By – Babe Thompson*, Spencer Williams (2)	3:15
B1	See If I'll Care Written-By – Alex Hill*, Clarence Williams	3:22
B2	Hustlin' Dan Cornet – Ed Allen Piano – Steve Stevens (2) Written-By – Jack Crawford*	3:30
B3	In The House Blues Cornet – Louis Bacon Drums – Floyd Casey Written-By – Bessie Smith	2:55
B4	Shipwreck Blues Cornet – Louis Bacon Drums – Floyd Casey Written-By – Bessie Smith	3:19
B5	Need A Little Sugar In My Bowl Piano – Fred Longshaw Written-By – Clarence Williams, David Small*, Tim Brymn	2:45
B6	Take Me For A Buggy Ride Bass – Billy Taylor* Guitar – Bobby Johnson Piano – Buck Washington Tenor Saxophone – Chu Berry* Trombone – Jack Teagarden Trumpet – Frank Newton Written-By – Leola Wilson*, Wesley Wilson	2:35
B7	Down In The Dumps Bass – Billy Taylor* Guitar – Bobby Johnson Piano – Buck Washington Tenor Saxophone – Chu Berry* Trombone – Jack Teagarden Trumpet – Frank Newton Written-By – Leola Wilson*, Wesley Wilson	3:09

Companies, etc.

Record Company – VEB Deutsche Schallplatten Berlin
Licensed From – CBS

Credits

Layout – Christoph Ehbets
Liner Notes – Herbert Flügge
Lithography – VEB Gotha-Druck
Piano – Clarence Williams (tracks: A1 to A4, B1, B3, B4), Fletcher Henderson (tracks: A5 to A7)
Trombone – Charlie Green (tracks: B1, B3, B4)
Vocals – Bessie Smith

Notes

A1 recorded 16.2.1923.
A2 recorded 11.4.1923.
A3 recorded 11.4.1923.
A4 recorded 26.4.1923.
A5 recorded 30.4.1923.
A6 recorded 14.6.1923.
A7 recorded 15.6.1923.
B1 recorded 12.4.1930.
B2 recorded 22.7.1930.
B3 recorded 11.6.1931.
B4 recorded 11.6.1931.
B5 recorded 20.11.1931.
B6 & B7 recorded 24.11.1933.

All tracks recorded in New York.

Adopted from CBS, New York/USA

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Barcode and Other Identifiers

Rights Society: AWA
Other (Printing permission): Ag 511/1/79
Price Code (Retail price): 16,10 M
Matrix / Runout (Runouts): G79

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	Bessie Smith (LP, Compilation, Mono, Red Labels)	AMIGA	8 50 683	German Democratic Republic (GDR)	1979
New Submission	Beale Street Mama (LP, Compilation, Mono)	Editorial Planeta DeAgostini, S.A.U.	none	Spain	2023
New Submission	Bessie Smith (LP, Compilation, Repress, Mono, Blue Labels)	AMIGA, AMIGA	8 50 683, 8 55 683	German Democratic Republic (GDR)	Unknown