The Complete Columbia Recordings

Original Release Date:  November 6, 2012

Track Listing

• 1. Down Hearted Blues
• 2. Gulf Coast Blues
• 3. Aggravatin' Papa
• 4. Beale Street Mama
• 5. Baby Won't You Please Come Home
• 6. Oh Daddy Blues
• 7. 'Tain't Nobody's Bizness if I Do
• 8. Keeps On A-Rainin' (Papa, He Can't Make No Time)
• 9. Mama's Got the Blues
• 10. Outside of That
• 11. Bleeding Hearted Blues
• 12. Lady Luck Blues
• 13. Yodling Blues
• 14. Midnight Blues
• 15. If You Don't, I Know Who Will
• 16. Nobody in Town Can Bake a Sweet Jelly Roll Like Mine
• 17. Jail-House Blues
• 18. St. Louis Gal
• 19. Sam Jones Blues
• 20. Graveyard Dream Blues
• 21. Cemetery Blues
• 22. Far Away Blues
• 23. I'm Going Back to My Used to Be
• 24. Whoa, Tillie, Take Your Time
• 25. My Sweetie Went Away
• 26. Any Woman's Blues
• 27. Chicago Bound Blues
• 28. Mistreating Daddy
• 29. Frosty Morning Blues
• 30. Haunted House Blues
• 31. Eavesdropper's Blues
• 32. Easy Come, Easy Go Blues
• 33. Sorrowful Blues
• 34. Pinchbacks - Take 'Em Away
• 35. Rocking Chair Blues
• 36. Ticket Agent, Ease Your Window Down
• 37. Boweavil Blues
• 38. Hateful Blues
• 39. Frankie Blues
• 40. Moonshine Blues
• 41. Lou'siana Low-Down Blues
• 42. Mountain Top Blues
• 43. Work House Blues
• 44. House Rent Blues
• 45. Salt Water Blues
• 46. Rainy Weather Blues
• 47. Weeping Willow Blues
• 48. The Bye Bye Blues
• 49. Sing Sing Prison Blues
• 50. Follow the Deal On Down
• 51. Sinful Blues
• 52. Woman's Trouble Blues
• 53. Love Me Daddy Blues
• 54. Dying Gambler's Blues
• 55. The St. Louis Blues
• 56. Reckless Blues
• 57. Sobbin' Hearted Blues
• 58. Cold in Hand Blues
• 59. You've Been a Good Ole Wagon
• 60. Cake Walkin' Babies (From Home)
• 61. The Yellow Dog Blues
• 62. Soft Pedal Blues
• 63. Dixie Flyer Blues
• 64. Nashville Women's Blues
• 65. Careless Love Blues
• 66. J.C. Holmes Blues
• 67. I Ain't Goin' to Play No Second Fiddle
• 68. He's Gone Blues
• 69. Nobody's Blues But Mine
• 70. I Ain't Got Nobody
• 71. My Man Blues
• 72. New Gulf Coast Blues
• 73. Florida Bound Blues
• 74. At the Christmas Ball
• 75. I've Been Mistreated and I Don't Like It
• 76. Red Mountain Blues
• 77. Golden Rule Blues
• 78. Lonesome Desert Blues
• 79. Them "Has Been" Blues
• 80. Squeeze Me
• 81. What's the Matter Now?
• 82. I Want Every Bit of It
• 83. Jazzbo Brown from Memphis Town
• 84. The Gin House Blues
• 85. Money Blues
• 86. Baby Doll
• 87. Hard Driving Papa
• 88. Lost Your Head Blues
• 89. Hard Time Blues
• 90. Honey Man Blues
• 91. One and Two Blues
• 92. Young Woman's Blues
• 93. Preachin' the Blues
• 94. Back Water Blues
• 95. After You've Gone
• 96. Alexander's Ragtime Band
• 97. Muddy Water (a Mississippi Moan)
• 98. There'll Be a Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight
• 99. Trombone Cholly
• 100. Send Me to the 'Lectric Chair
• 101. Them's Graveyard Words
• 102. Hot Spring Blues
• 103. Sweet Mistreater
• 104. Lock and Key
• 105. Mean Old Bedbug Blues
• 106. A Good Man Is Hard to Find
• 107. Homeless Blues
• 108. Looking for My Man Blues
• 109. Dyin' by the Hour
• 110. Foolish Man Blues
• 111. Thinking Blues
• 112. Pickpocket Blues
• 113. I Used to Be Your Sweet Mama
• 114. I'd Rather Be Dead and Buried in My Grave
• 115. Standin' in the Rain Blues
• 116. It Won't Be You
• 117. Spider Man Blues
• 118. Empty Bed Blues, Pt. 1
• 119. Empty Bed Blues, Pt. 2
• 120. Put It Right Here (Or Keep It Out There)
• 121. Yes Indeed He Do!
• 122. Devil's Gonna Git You
• 123. You Ought to Be Ashamed
• 124. Washwoman's Blues
• 125. Slow and Easy Man
• 126. Poor Man's Blues
• 127. Please Help Me Get Him Out of My Mind
• 128. Me and My Gin
• 129. I'm Wild About That Thing
• 130. You've Got to Give Me Some
• 131. Kitchen Man
• 132. I've Got What It Takes (But It Breaks My Heart to Give It Away)
• 133. Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out
• 134. Take It Right Back ('Cause I Don't Want It Here)
• 135. He's Got Me Goin'
• 136. It Makes My Love Come Down
• 137. Wasted Life Blues
• 138. Dirty No-Gooder's Blues
• 139. Blue Spirit Blues
• 140. Worn Out Papa Blues
• 141. You Don't Understand
• 142. Don't Cry Baby
• 143. Keep It to Yourself
• 144. New Orleans Hop Scop Blues
• 145. See If I'll Care
• 146. Baby Have Pity on Me
• 147. On Revival Day (A Rhythmic Spiritual)
• 148. Moan, You Moaners
• 149. Hustlin' Dan
• 150. Black Mountain Blues
• 151. In the House Blues
• 152. Long Old Road
• 153. Blue Blues
• 154. Shipwreck Blues
• 155. Need a Little Sugar in My Bowl
• 156. Safety Mama
• 157. Do Your Duty
• 158. Gimme a Pigfoot and a Bottle of Beer
• 159. Take Me for a Buggy Ride
• 160. I'm Down in the Dumps
• 161. The Yellow Dog Blues
• 162. Soft Pedal Blues
• 163. Nashville Women's Blues
• 164. Careless Love Blues
• 165. Muddy Water (A Mississippi Moan)
• 166. St. Louis Blues Soundtrack: Band Intro/Crap Game/St. Louis Blues
• 167. Bessie Disappears
• 168. Waldorf-Astoria Party
• 169. Bessie & Jack, Pt. 1
• 170. Bessie & Jack, Pt. 2/Bessie & the Ladies
• 171. Life on the Road, Pt. 1
• 172. Life on the Road, Pt. 2
• 173. Life on the Road, Pt. 3/Bessie & Gertrude Saunders

Credits

• Bessie Smith: Vocals, Duet
• Buster Bailey: Clarinet, Accompaniment
• Chu Berry: Sax (Tenor)
• James P. Johnson: Piano, Accompaniment
• Eddie Lang: Guitar, Accompaniment
• Jack Teagarden: Trombone
• Harry Reser: Guitar, Accompaniment
• W.C. Handy: Composer
• Don Redman: Clarinet, Sax (Alto), Accompaniment
• Coleman Hawkins: Clarinet, Sax (Tenor)
• Andy Razaf: Composer
• Tommy Ladnier: Cornet, Accompaniment
• Chris Albertson: Interviewer
• Ed Allen: Cornet, Accompaniment
• Louis Armstrong: Cornet, Accompaniment
• George Baquet: Clarinet, Accompaniment
• The Bessemer Singers: Accompaniment, Vocal Group
• Garvin Bushell: Clarinet, Sax (Alto), Accompaniment
• Buddy Christian: Banjo
• Larry Cohn: Producer
• June Cole: Tuba, Accompaniment
• Demas Dean: Cornet, Cornemeuse, Accompaniment
• Charlie Dixon: Banjo
• Fletcher Henderson: Piano, Accompaniment
• Tim Geelan: Engineer, Digital Restoration
• Porter Grainger: Guitar, Piano, Accompaniment
• Jimmy Harrison: Trombone
• Shelton Hemphill: Cornet, Accompaniment
• Jimmy Jones: Piano, Accompaniment
• Fred Longshaw: Piano, Reed Organ, Accompaniment
• Elmer Snowden: Banjo
• Ruby Smith: Dialogue
• Cyrus St. Clair: Tuba, Accompaniment
• Greely Walton: Sax (Tenor), Accompaniment
• Buck Washington: Piano, Leader
• Clarence Williams: Piano, Accompaniment
• Ernest Elliott: Clarinet, Sax (Alto), Sax (Tenor), Accompaniment
• Ralph Escudero: Tuba
• Abraham Wheat: Clarinet, Sax (Soprano), Accompaniment
• Charlie Green: Trombone, Accompaniment
• John Berg: Art Direction, Design
• Floyd Casey: Drums, Accompaniment
• Clara Smith: Vocals, Duet
• David Mitson: Engineer, Digital Restoration
• Seth Rothstein: Project Director
• Billy Taylor, Sr.: String Bass
• Charles Dixon: Banjo, Accompaniment
• Ken Romanowski: Liner Notes
• Bob Fuller: Clarinet, Sax (Alto), Accompaniment
• Edward ODowd: Reissue Design
• Irving Johns: Piano, Accompaniment
• Mike Panico: Archival Assistant
• Harry Hull: String Bass, Accompaniment
• John Griffin: Guitar, Accompaniment
• Stanley Miller: Piano, Accompaniment
• Tom Tierney: Archival Assistant
• Bobby Johnson: Guitar
• Michael Brooks: Project Director
• Irving Jones: Piano, Accompaniment
• Robert Robbins: Violin, Accompaniment
• Isadore Myers: Piano
• Kaiser Marshall: Drums, Accompaniment
• Lincoln M. Conaway: Guitar, Accompaniment
• Joe Williams: Trombone, Accompaniment
• Buck & His Band: Accompaniment
• Russell Smith: Trumpet, Accompaniment
• Johnson, Rosamund & The Hall Johnson Mixed Vocal Choir: Choir, Chorus
• Joe Smith: Cornet, Accompaniment
• Her Blue Boys: Accompaniment
• Balcom: Composer
• Frank Newton: Trumpet
• Che Williams: Archival Assistant
• Steve Stevens: Piano, Accompaniment
• Henderson's Hot Six: Accompaniment
• Louis Metcalfe: Trumpet, Cornet, Accompaniment
• Down Home Trio: Accompaniment