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A marvelous voyage into the music of Bessie Smith, "empress of the blues" as she was often called. A memorable 3 CD box set featuring her best. Among the many musicians that accompanied her over the course of her brilliant career, Louis Armstrong, Bob Fuller, Benny Goodman, Coleman Hawkins and Fletcher Henderson rise to the top of the list. These 73 tracks, arranged in chronological order cover from 1923 to 1933. Also includes illustrated booklet with extensive liner notes. A significant work to celebrate this first class star of jazz and blues. Track listing CD1: 1.Down Hearted Blues 2. 'Tain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do 3. Mama's Got the Blues 4. Bleeding Hearted Blues 5. Lady Luck Blues 6. Nobody in Town Can Bake a Sweet Jelly Roll Like Mine 7. Jail house Blues 8. Sam Jones Blues 9. My Sweetie Went Away 10. Any Woman's Blues 11. Ticket Agent, Ease Your Window Down 12. Hateful Blues 13. Moonshine Blues 14. House Rent Blues 15. Weeping Willow Blues 16. The Bye Bye Blues 17. Sing Sing Prison Blues 18. Follow the Deal on Down 19. Sinful Blues 20. The St.Louis Blues 21. Reckless Blues 22. Sobbin' Hearted Blues 23. Cold in Hand Blues 24. You've Been a Good Ole Wagon CD2: 1. Cake Walkin' Babies (From Home) 2. The Yellow Dog Blues 3. Nashville Women's Blues 4. Careless Love Blues 5. J.C. Holmes Blues 6. I Ain't Goin' to Play Second Fiddle 7. Nobody's Blues But Mine 8. I Ain't Got Nobody 9. At the Christmas Ball 10. Squeeze Me 11. I Want Every Bit of It 12. Jazzbo Brown from Memphis Town 13. Honey Man Blues 14. One and Two Blues 15. Young Woman's Blues 16. Back Water Blues 17. After You've Gone 18. Alexander's Ragtime Band 19. Muddy Water (A Mississippi Moan) 20. There'll Be a Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight 21. Trombone Cholly 22. Send Me to the 'Lectric Chair 23. Them's Graveyard Words 24. Lock and Key CD3: 1.Mean Old Bedbug Blues 2. A Good Man Is Hard To Find 3. It Won't Be You 4. Empty Bed Blues (Part 1) 5. Empty Bed Blues (Part 2) 6. Devil's Gonna Git You 7. Poor Man's Blues 8. Me and My Gin 9. I'm Wild About That Thing 10. Kitchen Man 11. Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out 12. Take It Right Back ('Cause I Don't Want it Here) 13. He's Got Me Goin' 14. Wasted Life Blues 15. Keep It to Yourself 16. New Orleans Hop Scop Blues 17. On Revival Day (A Rhythmic Spiritual) 18. Moan, You Moaners 19. Hustlin' Dan 20. Black Mountain Blues 21. Long Old Road 22. Safety Mama 23. Do Your Duty 24. Gimme a Pigfoot 25. Take Me for a Buggy Ride
