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1	Ken Burns Jazz: The Story of America's Music (2000) more music like this by Various Artists In conjunction with documentary filmmaker Ken Burns' ten-part 2000 PBS special, Columbia/Legacy and Verve teamed up to issue a special series of reissues covering much of the history of 20th century jazz. The central release of this program is the five-CD box set Ken Burns Jazz: The Story of America's Music, its 94 selections covering the history ... see all copies from $51.23! new only from $51.23!
2	The Essential Bessie Smith (1997) more music like this by Bessie Smith Although there are a multitude of box sets chronicling Bessie's entire recorded career, this two-disc, 36-song set sweats it down to the bare essentials in quite an effective manner. Bessie could sing it all, from the lowdown moan of "St. Louis Blues" and "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out" to her torch treatment of the jazz standard ... see all copies from $22.14! new only from $22.14!
3	The Complete Recordings, Vol. 1 [Columbia/Legacy] (1991) more music like this by Bessie Smith In the 1970s, Bessie Smith's recordings were reissued on five double LPs. Her CD reissue series also has five volumes (the first four are double-CD sets) with the main difference being that the final volume includes all of her rare alternate takes (which were bypassed on LP). The first set (which, as with all of the CD volumes, is housed in an ... see all copies from $15.99! new only from $49.95!
4	The Complete Recordings, Vol. 2 (1924-1925) (1991) more music like this by Bessie Smith Bessie Smith, even on the evidence of her earliest recordings, well deserved the title "Empress of the Blues" for in the 1920s there was no one in her league for emotional intensity, honest blues feeling, and power. The second of five volumes (the first four are two-CD sets) finds her accompaniment improving rapidly with such sympathetic sidemen ... see all copies from $27.50! new only from $27.50!
5	Blues Masters, Vol. 11: Classic Blues Women (1993) more music like this by Various Artists Although it is now a male dominated field, the earliest to record and have success in the blues field were women. This volume not only collects up many of the great recordings by these women (Mamie, Trixie and Bessie Smith, Billie Holiday, Sippie Wallace, Ma Rainey), but also holds the distinction in the series of being one of the few that offers ... see all copies from $14.65! new only from $24.97!
6	Greatest Hits (2005) more music like this by Bessie Smith see all copies from $12.19! new only from $12.19!
7	Jazz: The Definitive Performances (1999) more music like this by Various Artists To commemorate the end of the century, Sony Music assembled the gargantuan 26-disc box set Sony Music 100 Years: Soundtrack for a Century. The title was imposing, as was the idea behind it -- to chronicle the life of the oldest record label in the music industry. To be clear, Sony Music has not existed for 100 years, but the heart of its catalog, ... see all copies from $22.14! new only from $22.14!
8	Ladies of Blues (1998) more music like this by Various Artists see all copies from $12.44!
9	Respect: A Century of Women in Music (1999) more music like this by Various Artists see all copies from $54.98!
10	The Riverside History of Classic Jazz [Box] (1921) more music like this by Various Artists This three-CD reissue of an earlier Riverside five-LP set gives listeners a perfect introduction to early jazz. The 60 selections are divided into ten categories: Backgrounds (including African music, a sermon and marching music), Ragtime (both piano rolls and solo recordings), Blues, New Orleans Style, Boogie Woogie, South Side Chicago, Chicago ... see all copies from $16.99!
11 view cover	Empty Bed Blues [Living Era] (1996) more music like this by Bessie Smith This collection of some of the best Bessie Smith recordings of 1927-1928 starts out quite happy with joyous versions of "Alexander's Ragtime Band," "After You've Gone," and "There'll Be a Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight," showing that Smith could turn anything into a blues. The mood darkens later in the program with such numbers as "Send Me to ... see all copies from $9.00! new only from $13.50!
12 view cover	Dirty Blues (2000) more music like this by Various Artists see all copies from $10.70! new only from $10.70!
13 view cover	The Jazz Masters: 27 Classic Performances (1990) more music like this by Various Artists The Jazz Masters: 27 Classic Performances gathers a wide array of jazz talents, including Erroll Garner, Woody Herman, Billie Holiday, and Harry "Sweets" Edison. Count Basie's "Taxi War Dance," Stan Getz's "Misty," Holiday's "I Get Along with You Very Well," and Miles Davis' "Pan Piper" are some of the highlights of this jazz primer, which also ... see all copies from $2.47!
14 view cover	Women Sing the Blues (1999) more music like this by Various Artists see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99!
15 view cover	The Undisputed Queen of the Blues (2006) more music like this by Bessie Smith see all copies from $10.54! new only from $10.54!
16 view cover	Itinerary of a Genius (2007) more music like this by Bessie Smith If you considered the total recorded output of Bessie Smith and tried to condense it into a single 22-track CD, you'd be hard-pressed to do a better selection job than on this premier release. The Milan and Ryko labels have collaborated, and done well, to reissue these songs which have otherwise been available in chronological extensia (check out ... see all copies from $16.37! new only from $16.37!
17 view cover	Chattanooga Gal (2004) more music like this by Bessie Smith see all copies from $11.95! new only from $11.95!
18 view cover	Sweet Mistreater (2005) more music like this by Bessie Smith see all copies from $16.90! new only from $16.90!
19 view cover	American Roots Music [Box Set] (2001) more music like this by Various Artists The successes of the breakthrough soundtrack from the film O Brother Where Art Thou? and the in-depth PBS television series Ken Burns' Jazz seem to have combined in the 2001 production of Palm Pictures' four-part TV series American Roots Music. The series touches on the development of the distinctly American styles of traditional folk, country, ... see all copies from $33.84! new only from $47.01!
20 view cover	It's All About the Blues [Box] (2002) more music like this by Various Artists see all copies from $13.16! new only from $13.16!
21 view cover	Sings the Blues (1996) more music like this by Bessie Smith While not definitive or as comprehensive an introduction as Columbia's 16-track The Collection, Sings the Blues is still a solid single-disc entry into the music of Bessie Smith, with classic performances including "Dying Gambler's Blues," "Nashville Women's Blues" and "The Yellow Dog Blues." Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.94!
22 view cover	I'm a Man of Constant Sorrow (2002) more music like this by Various Artists Though it was obviously released simply to capitalize on the resurgence of interest in old-timey music occasioned by the success of O Brother, Where Art Thou?, the 20-track collection I'm a Man of Constant Sorrow is an amazing, practically faultless compilation. Virtually every song here is a classic, whether for fans of old-timey, country, early ... see all copies from $2.22! new only from $16.39!
23 view cover	As Good As It Gets: Country Blues (2000) more music like this by Various Artists For the most part, the Disky label's As Good As It Gets series lives up to its title, dividing early influential musical genres (gospel, cajun, hillbilly, jazz, etc.) into budget-priced two-disc samplers. As Good As It Gets: Country Blues includes 52 original classic performances from the likes of Big Bill Broonzy, Blind Willie McTell, Memphis ... see all copies from $11.98! new only from $18.50!
24 view cover	The Greatest Blues Album of All Time, Vol. 1 (2000) more music like this by Various Artists The Greatest Blues Album of All Time, Vol. 1 is an average collection of 16 tracks from both electric and acoustic blues heroes, including John Lee Hooker, Jimmy Reed, Robert Johnson, Bessie Smith, Big Bill Broonzy, and even Billie Holiday. While the sound quality tends to be muddy, this is a decent blues primer for the novice at a bargain-bin ... see all copies from $4.88! new only from $6.31!
25 view cover	The Greatest Blues Album of All Time, Vol. 2 (2000) more music like this by Various Artists The Greatest Blues Album of All Time, Vol. 2 is an average collection of 16 tracks from both electric and acoustic blues heroes, including John Lee Hooker, Jimmy Reed, Robert Johnson, Big Bill Broonzy, and even Billie Holiday. While the sound quality tends to be muddy, this is a decent blues primer for the novice at a bargain-bin price. Al ... see all copies from $2.30! new only from $2.30!

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