Tracklist Hide Credits
| A1 | –Mamie Smith And Her Jazz Hounds | Crazy BluesPiano – Willie "The Lion" SmithVocals – Mamie SmithWritten-By – Perry Bradford |
3:26 |
| A2 | –Clarence Williams' Blue Five | Papa De-Da-DaAlto Saxophone – Don RedmanBanjo – Buddy ChristianCornet – Louis ArmstrongPiano – Clarence WilliamsSoprano Saxophone – Sidney BechetTrombone – Charlie IrvisVocals – Eva TaylorWritten-By – Clarence Williams |
2:24 |
| A3 | –Trixie Smith & The Jazz Masters* | My Man Rocks Me (With One Steady Roll)Piano – Fletcher HendersonVocals – Trixie SmithWritten-By – Barbour* |
2:46 |
| A4 | –Trixie Smith | Railroad BluesBanjo – Charlie DixonClarinet – Buster BaileyCornet – Louis ArmstrongPiano – Fletcher HendersonTrombone – Charlie GreenWritten-By – Trixie Smith |
2:55 |
| A5 | –Ma Rainey | Yonder Come The BluesBanjo – Charlie DixonBass Saxophone – Coleman HawkinsClarinet – Buster BaileyCornet – Joe Smith Piano – Fletcher HendersonTrombone – Charlie GreenVocals – Ma RaineyWritten-By – Ma Rainey |
3:04 |
| A6 | –Ma Rainey | Countin' The BluesBanjo – Charlie DixonClarinet – Buster BaileyCornet – Louis ArmstrongPiano – Fletcher HendersonTrombone – Charlie GreenVocals – Ma RaineyWritten-By – Ma Rainey |
3:19 |
| A7 | –Ma Rainey | Daddy Goodbye BluesGuitar – Tampa RedPiano – Georgia Tom Dorsey*Vocals – Ma Rainey |
3:14 |
| A8 | –Clarence Williams' Blue Five | Baby, I Can't Use You No MoreBanjo – Charlie DixonCornet – Louis ArmstrongPiano – Clarence WilliamsSoprano Saxophone – Sidney BechetTrombone – Aaron ThompsonVocals – Sippie WallaceWritten-By – Sippie Wallace |
2:59 |
| A9 | –Ida Cox | Bone Orchard BluesPiano – Jesse CrumpVocals – Ida CoxWritten-By – Ida Cox |
3:01 |
| A10 | –Bessie Smith | Nobody Knows You When You're Down And OutAlto Saxophone – Garvin BushellCornet – Ed AllenPiano – Clarence WilliamsTenor Saxophone – Greely WaltonTuba – Cyrus St. ClairVocals – Bessie SmithWritten-By – Ida Cox |
2:58 |
| B1 | –Mary Johnson | Barrel House Flat BluesPiano – Henry BrownTrombone – Ike Rogers*Vocals – Mary JohnsonWritten-By – Mary Johnson |
3:07 |
| B2 | –Margaret Johnson | When A 'Gator Holler, Folks Say It's A Sign Of RainClarinet – Bob FullerCornet – Thomas MorrisPiano – Mike Jackson Vocals – Margaret Johnson Written-By – Sidney Easton |
2:58 |
| B3 | –Victoria Spivey | Any-Kind-A-ManBass – John Lindsey*Clarinet – Arnett NelsonPiano – J. H. Shayne*Trumpet – Lee Collins Vocals – Victoria SpiveyWritten-By – Victoria Spivey |
2:49 |
| B4 | –Alberta Hunter | You Can't Tell The Difference After DarkVocals – Alberta Hunter |
3:00 |
| B5 | –Edith Johnson | Little Drops Of WaterPiano – Henry BrownVocals – Edith JohnsonWritten-By – Edith Johnson |
3:05 |
| B6 | –Billie & De De Pierce | Married Man BluesTrumpet – De De PierceVocals, Piano – Billie Pierce |
5:13 |
| B7 | –Billie & De De Pierce | Careless LoveTrumpet – De De PierceVocals, Piano – Billie Pierce |
4:03 |
| B8 | –Billie Holiday | Stormy BluesAlto Saxophone – Willie Smith Bass – Red CallenderDrums – Chico HamiltonGuitar – Barney KesselPiano – Bobby TuckerTrumpet – Harry "Sweets" Edison*Vocals – Billie HolidayWritten-By – Billie Holiday |
3:26 |
Companies, etc.
- Remastered At – Digital Domain
Credits
- Compilation Producer [Series Producer] – James Austin
- Compiled By – Sam Charters*
- Design [Package Design] – Rachel Gutek
- Liner Notes – Sam Charters*
- Remastered By [Remastering] – Bob Fisher
Notes
Track A1: Recorded New York City Aug. 10 1920. Okeh single #4169, Fall 1920.Track A2: Recorded New York City, Mar 4 1925. OKeh single #8215, Spring 1925.
Track A3: Recorded New York City Sept. 1922. Black Swan single #14127, Jan 1923.
Track A4: Recorded New York City Mar. 1925. Paramount single # 12262, May 1925.
Track A5: Recorded New York City 1925. Paramount Single #12357, May 1926.
Track A6: Recorded New York City, Oct. 16 1924. Paramount Single #12238, Nov 1924.
Track A7: Recorded Chicago Sept. 1928. Paramount Single #12963, Aug 1930.
Track A8: Recorded New York City Nov 28 1928. OKeh Single # 8212 Sprin 1925.
Track A9: Recorded Chicago July 1928. Paramount Single #12664, Sep. 1928.
Track A10: Recorded New York City May 15 1929. Columbia single #14451, 1929.
Track B1: Recorded Grafton WI, Nov 1929. Paramount Single #12996, 1930.
Track B2: Recorded New York City Oct 20 1926. Victor Single #20333, Dec 1926.
Track B3: Recorded Chicago Oct 15 1936. Vocalion single #03366, Nov. 1936.
Track B4: Recorded New York city Mar. 20, 1935 for ARC. Unreleased until 1979.
Track B5: Recorded St. Louis 1961
Track B6 Recorded New Orleans Mar 27 1954.
Track B7: Same as above
Track B8: Recorded Los Angeles Sept. 3, 1954.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode: 081227113445
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R2 71134 | Various | Blues Masters, Volume 11: Classic Blues Women (CD, Comp) | Rhino Records | R2 71134 | US | 1993 |
