Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 1 (1923) (1995)

About this title: All of classic blues singer Rosa Henderson's recordings are available on four CDs from the Austrian Document label. The first volume mostly has Henderson accompanied by pianist Fletcher Henderson (no relation), with one number apiece with sidemen from Henderson's early band and the Virginians. The young tenor Coleman Hawkins pops up on "It Won't Be Long Now," while cornetist Thomas Morris and pianist Louis Hooper help out on two numbers. None of the 22 songs on this CD became hits but quite a few are memorable, including "I Ain't No Man's Slave," "So Long to You and the Blues," "He May Be ... read more

Tracks:

1. I'm Broke Fooling With You [1376]
2. I Ain't No Man's Slave
3. Good Woman's Blues
4. I'm Broke Fooling With You [28027]
5. Where (Can That Somebody Be)
6. Down South Blues
7. Afternoon Blues
8. I Need You
9. Midnight Blues (A Wee Hour Chant) [Williams]
10. So Long to You and the Blues
11. If You Don't Give Me What I Want (I'll Get It Somewhere Else) [11862]
12. Low-Down Papa (Sweet Mama's Blues)
13. Struttin' Blues [Brymn/Siegel/Smith]
14. It Won't Be Long Now
15. Every Woman's Blues [12070]
16. Every Woman's Blues [12071]
17. I Want My Sweet Daddy Now
18. He May Be Your Dog But He's Wearing My Collar
19. Got the World in a Jug (The Stopper's in My Hand)
20. When You Walked Out, Someone Else Walked Right In [Berlin]
21. He's Never Gonna Throw Me Down
22. Every Day Blues

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.