Bessie Smith – The World's Greatest Blues Singer

Label:	Columbia – GP 33
Format:	2 x Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Mono, Terre Haute Pressing
Country:	US
Released:	1970
Genre:	Jazz, Blues
Style:	Vocal

Tracklist

A1	Bessie Smith–	Down Hearted Blues Written-By – A. Hunter, L. Austin	3:23
A2	Bessie Smith–	Gulf Coast Blues Written-By – C. Williams*	3:03
A3	Bessie Smith And Her Down Home Trio–	Aggravatin' Papa Written-By – A. Britt, J. R. Robinson, R. Turk*	3:15
A4	Bessie Smith And Her Down Home Trio–	Beale Street Mama Written-By – J. R. Robinson, R. Turk	3:33
A5	Bessie Smith–	Baby Won't You Please Come Home Written-By – C. Warfield, C. Williams	2:54
A6	Bessie Smith–	Oh Daddy (You Won't Have No Mama At All) Written-By – E. Herbert, W. Russell	3:02
A7	Bessie Smith–	Tain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do Written-By – E. Robbins, P. Grainger	3:23
A8	Bessie Smith–	Keeps On A-Rainin' (Papa, He Can't Make No Time) Written-By – M. Kortlander, S. Williams	3:03
B1	Bessie Smith–	Mama's Got The Blues Written-By – C. Williams, S. Martin	2:55
B2	Bessie Smith–	Outside Of That Written-By – C. Williams, J. H. Trent	3:27
B3	Bessie Smith–	Bleeding Hearted Blues Written-By – L. Austin*	3:05
B4	Bessie Smith–	Lady Luck Blues Written-By – C. Williams, W. Weber	3:06
B5	Bessie Smith–	Yodeling Blues Written-By – A. Hill, C. Williams	3:10
B6	Bessie Smith–	Midnight Blues Written-By – B. Thompson, S. Williams	3:15
B7	Bessie Smith–	If You Don't, I Know Who Will Written-By – C. Smith, C. Williams, T. Brymn*	3:33
B8	Bessie Smith–	Nobody In Town Can Bake A Sweet Jelly Roll Like Mine Written-By – C. Williams, S. Williams	3:28
C1	Bessie Smith–	See If I'll Care Written-By – A. Hill, C. Williams	3:22
C2	Bessie Smith–	Baby Have Pity On Me Written-By – B. Moll, C. Williams	3:17
C3	Bessie Smith–	On Revival Day (A Rhythmic Spiritual) Written-By – A. Razaf*	2:55
C4	Bessie Smith–	Moan, You Mourners Written-By – S. Williams*	3:10
C5	Bessie Smith–	Hustlin' Dan Written-By – J. Crawford*	3:30
C6	Bessie Smith–	Black Mountain Blues Written-By – H. Cole*	3:07
C7	Bessie Smith–	In The House Blues Written-By – B. Smith*	3:00
C8	Bessie Smith–	Long Old Road Written-By – B. Smith*	3:26
D1	Bessie Smith–	Blue Blue Written-By – B. Smith*	3:10
D2	Bessie Smith–	Shipwreck Blues Written-By – B. Smith*	3:19
D3	Bessie Smith–	Need A Little Sugar In My Bowl Written-By – C. Williams, D. Small, J. Brymn*	2:46
D4	Bessie Smith–	Safety Mama Written-By – B. Smith*	3:22
D5	Bessie Smith Acc. By Buck And His Band–	Do Your Duty Written-By – W. Wilson*	3:24
D6	Bessie Smith Acc. By Buck And His Band–	Gimme A Pigfoot Written-By – W. Wilson*	3:37
D7	Bessie Smith Acc. By Buck And His Band–	Take Me For A Buggy Ride Written-By – L. Wilson, W. Wilson	2:35
D8	Bessie Smith Acc. By Buck And His Band–	Down In The Dumps Written-By – L. Wilson, W. Wilson	3:09

Companies, etc.

Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Terre Haute
Manufactured By – Columbia Records
Manufactured By – CBS Inc.

Credits

Artwork [Cover Art] – Philip Hays
Backing Vocals – The Bessemer Singers (tracks: C3, C4)
Banjo – Buddy Christian (tracks: A2, A3)
Bass – Billy Taylor* (tracks: D5 to D8)
Clarinet – Benny Goodman (tracks: D6), Ernest Elliot* (tracks: A2, A3)
Cornet – Charlie Green (tracks: C7, C8), Ed Allen (tracks: C5, C6), Louis Bacon (tracks: D1, D2)
Design [Album Design] – Lloyd Ziff
Drums – Floyd Casey (tracks: C7 to D2)
Edited By [Editing Engineer] – Larry Hiller
Guitar – Bobby Johnson (tracks: D5 to D8)
Liner Notes – Chris Albertson, John Hammond
Piano – Buck Washington (tracks: D5 to D8), Clarence Williams (tracks: A1 to A8, C1, C2, C7, C8, D1, D2), Fletcher Henderson (tracks: B1 to B8), Fred Longshaw (tracks: D3, D4), James P. Johnson* (tracks: C3, C4), Steve Stevens (2) (tracks: C5, C6)
Producer – John Hammond
Producer, Liner Notes [Booklet Essay] – Chris Albertson
Tenor Saxophone – Chu Berry* (tracks: D5 to D8)
Trombone – Charlie Green (tracks: A1, A2, B7, B8, D1, D2), Jack Teagarden (tracks: D5 to D8)
Trumpet – Frankie Newton* (tracks: D5 to D8)

Notes

Columbia, Terre Haute pressing. Runouts are stamped, only pressing plant ID "T" is etched.

Red Columbia labels with "Mono" to the right of the spindle hole, unlike the other Terre Haute pressing.

This is an auto-coupled release; LP1 comprises sides A and D; LP2 comprises sides B and C. In addition to the master catalog number, each LP has its own unique catalog number printed below the master number on the label.

This is the first of five two-record sets. This contains the first 16 and last 16 of her recordings. Issued in a gatefold sleeve with booklet.

All selections were recorded in New York City.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Pressing Plant ID (Etched in runouts): T
Rights Society: ASCAP
Other (Catalog number LP1): CV 1040
Other (Catalog number LP2): CV 1041