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Bessie Smith
Martin Scorsese
Genres: Blues, Jazz

Track Listings (15) - Disc #1
1. Good Man Is Hard to Find - Bessie Smith, Green, Eddie [1]
2. I Ain't Gonna Play No Second Fiddle - Bessie Smith, Bradford, Perry
3. Me and My Gin - Bessie Smith, Burke, H.
4. Muddy Water [A Mississippi Moon] - Bessie Smith, Black, Clint
5. St. Louis Blues - Bessie Smith, Handy, W.C.
6. 'Tain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do - Bessie Smith, Grainger, Percy
7. Careless Love - Bessie Smith, Handy, W.C.
8. The Yellow Dog Blues - Bessie Smith, Handy, W. C.
9. Need a Little Sugar in My Bowl - Bessie Smith, Brymn, Tim
10. Downhearted Blues - Bessie Smith, Austin, Lovie [1]
11. Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out - Bessie Smith, Cox, James
12. On Revival Day (A Rhythmic Spiritual) - Bessie Smith, Razaf, Andy
13. Send Me to the 'Lectric Chair - Bessie Smith, Brooks, George
14. Gimme a Pigfoot and a Bottle of Beer - Bessie Smith, Wilson, W.
15. Backwater Blues - Bessie Smith, Ledbetter, Huddie

Full title - Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues. From the PBS series produced by filmmaker Martin Scorsese, this release features 15 tracks including 'A Good Man Is Hard To Find' & 'Careless Love'. Sony. 2003.

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All Artists: Bessie Smith
Title: Martin Scorsese
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Pid
Original Release Date: 2/20/2007
Release Date: 2/20/2007
Album Type: Import
Genres: Blues, Jazz
Styles: Vocal Blues, Traditional Blues, Traditional Jazz & Ragtime
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1

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CD Reviews

Beautiful collection of songs

Nikica Gilic | Zagreb, Croatia | 02/04/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"It is nice that the blues and jazz giants of the past occasionally recieve their due. This lovely compilation, richly illustrated and quite informative (particularly for the beginners), probably helped to spread the word around and, from what I can judge, the selection of songs is excellent.

Jazz fans will perhaps find particularly interesting Bessie's 1925 performances with Louis Armstrong on cornet , Charlie Green on trombone and Fred Longshaw on the piano ("I Ain't Goin' To Play No Second Fiddle" and "Careless Love"), while on "St. Louis Blues" Bessie and Satchmo are joined only by Longshaw on organ. However, several other songs also boast with fine accompanists in various combinations (James P. Johnson, Clarence Williams and Fletcher Henderson on piano, Joe Smith and Ed Allen on cornet, Frankie Newton on trumpet, Charlie Green and Jack Teagarden on trombones...). But it is Bessie's performance that really shines; whether she sings the blues or inferior pop material, she gives it a strong emotional content, rhythmical strengthe and, well, the feeling of blues AND jazz...

If you still don't know why she was so highly revered and influential (great Billie Holiday, for instance, shows more than a hint of Bessie...) this tastefully packaged CD is a great way to start digging for the answer...

Oh yes, and for an interesting take on Bessie's musical legacy see an interesting Dinah Washington's album: Dinah Washington Sings Bessie Smith"