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 ...

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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 ...

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Careless Love (2004) more music like this

by Bessie Smith

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Chattanooga Gal (2004) more music like this

by Bessie Smith

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Goin' Down the Road to See Bessie (1995) more music like this

by Sheila Collier

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Complete Recordings, Vol. 5 [Frog] (2003) more music like this

by Bessie Smith

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The Undisputed Queen of the Blues (2006) more music like this

by Bessie Smith

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Memphis Town (1994) more music like this

by Various Artists

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Legendary Blues Recordings: Bessie Smith (2001) more music like this

by Bessie Smith

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Carol Leigh and the Dumoustier Sompers (1995) more music like this

by Carol Leigh and the Dumoustier Stompers

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Tellin' My Story (2003) more music like this

by Various Artists

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Nobody Knows You When Your Down & Out (2000) more music like this

by Bessie Smith

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1925-1927 (1996) more music like this

by Bessie Smith

The Empress of the Blues is heard here in all her prime from 1925-1927. While also touring the country in the Harlem Frolics tent show during this time, Smith laid down hundreds of tracks in New York studios. These 24 performances feature such jazz luminaries of the day as pianist Fletcher Henderson, trumpeter Joe Smith, trombonist Charlie Green, ...

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Empress of the Blues, Vol. 2 [Italy] (2006) more music like this

by Bessie Smith

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Empress of the Blues [Universe] (2004) more music like this

by Bessie Smith

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