LPCDreissues: Looking forward to the past

A marvelous voyage into the music of Bessie Smith, "Empress of the blues" as she was often called. 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. Already released as a 3CD box, this collection is now available in three separate single volumes, here is volume 2. Also includes an illustrated booklet with extensive liner notes. A significant work to celebrate this first class star of jazz and blues.
Track listing: 1. Cake Walkin' Babies (From Home)2.The Yellow Dog Blue 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