Triumphs of the Blues (limited edition, cardboard sleeves)

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Annotation

Original recordings, restored and digitized.
Sound Restoration CEDAR.system
Artwork:Claude Rinaldy - Photo: John Lee Hooker (J. Demétre)
Limited edition with a 60 pages booklet in English, Italian, German and Spanish
Each CD have a cardboard printed sleeve with its own barcode.
Each track listed with its composer (on the sleeves) and its recording date (in the booklet).

Rights Society: mcps

Annotation last modified on 2023-10-21 18:00 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: From the Delta to Detroit
2▶CD: Mississippi Blues
3▶CD: Texas Blues
4▼CD: Female Blues Singers #1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Down Hearted Blues
Bessie Smith3:24
2Cemetery Blues
Bessie Smith3:29
3Weeping Willow Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1924-09-26)
cornet:
Joe Smith (American jazz trumpeter/cornetist) (on 1924-09-26)
piano:
Fletcher Henderson (on 1924-09-26)
trombone:
Charlie Green (Trombonist) (on 1924-09-26)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1924-09-26)
Bessie Smith43:09
4St. Louis Blues
recorded in:
New York, United States (on 1925-01-14)
Bessie Smith3:09
5Cold in Hand Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1925-01-14)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1925-01-14)
piano:
Fred Longshaw (on 1925-01-14)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1925-01-14)
Bessie Smith3:12
6Soft Pedal Blues
Bessie Smith3:18
7Careless Love
recording of:
Careless Love (on 1925-05-26)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist), William Christopher Handy, Martha Koenig and Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
version of:
Careless Love
Bessie Smith3:25
8Back Water Blues
Bessie Smith3:17
9Send Me to the 'Lectric Chair
Bessie Smith3:21
10Dyin' by the Hour
Bessie Smith2:58
11Empty Bed Blues, Part One
Bessie Smith3:01
12Empty Bed Blues, Part Two
Bessie Smith3:20
13Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out
Bessie Smith2:57
14Bumble Bee
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1929-06-18)
guitar:
Kansas Joe McCoy (on 1929-06-18) and Memphis Minnie (on 1929-06-18)
vocals:
Memphis Minnie (on 1929-06-18)
recording of:
Bumble Bee (in 1929)
composer:
Memphis Minnie
Memphis Minnie2:48
15Nothing Is Rambling
guitar:
Little Son Joe (on 1940-06-27) and Memphis Minnie (on 1940-06-27)
vocals:
Memphis Minnie (on 1940-06-27)
recording of:
Nothing in Rambling (on 1940-06-27)
composer:
Minnie Lawlers
publisher:
Memphis Minnie Music Company
Memphis Minnie2:45
16Me and My Chauffeur
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1941-05-21)
bass:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
guitar:
Little Son Joe (on 1941-05-21) and Memphis Minnie (on 1941-05-21)
vocals:
Memphis Minnie (on 1941-05-21)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2013)
recording of:
Me and My Chauffeur Blues
writer:
Memphis Minnie
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
Memphis Minnie2:48
17I Got to Make a Change Blues
bass:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
guitar:
Little Son Joe (on 1941-05-21) and Memphis Minnie (on 1941-05-21)
vocals:
Memphis Minnie (on 1941-05-21)
Memphis Minnie2:59
18You Got to Get Out of Here
bass:
Alfred Elkins (on 1941-12-12)
guitar:
Little Son Joe (on 1941-12-12) and Memphis Minnie (on 1941-12-12)
vocals:
Memphis Minnie (on 1941-12-12)
Memphis Minnie2:36
19When My Man Comes Home
guitar:
Little Son Joe (on 1944-12-19) and Memphis Minnie (on 1944-12-19)
membranophone:
Fred Williams (Blues drummer) (on 1944-12-19)
vocals:
Memphis Minnie (on 1944-12-19)
Memphis Minnie2:35
20Dirty Mother for You
guitar and lead vocals:
Memphis Minnie (on 1935-01-10)
piano:
Charles Segar (on 1935-01-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Lakeshore Records (in 2015)
Memphis Minnie2:45
21Hoodoo Lady
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1938-02-18)
double bass:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1936-02-18)
guitar:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1936-02-18) and Memphis Minnie (on 1936-02-18, on 1938-02-18)
vocals:
Memphis Minnie (on 1936-02-18, on 1938-02-18)
Memphis Minnie3:02
22If You See My Rooster (Please Run Him Home)
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1936-05-27)
double bass and wood block:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1936-05-27)
guitar:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1936-05-27) and Memphis Minnie (on 1936-05-27)
piano:
Black Bob (on 1936-05-27)
vocals:
Memphis Minnie (on 1936-05-27)
Memphis Minnie3:15
23Good Morning
double bass and wood block:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1936-05-27)
guitar:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1936-05-27) and Memphis Minnie (on 1936-05-27)
vocals:
Memphis Minnie (on 1936-05-27)
Memphis Minnie2:58
24I've Been Treated Wrong
Memphis Minnie2:52
25I'm Sailin'
recording of:
I'm Sailin'
writer:
Little Son Joe and Memphis Minnie
Memphis Minnie2:36
5▶CD: Female Blues Singers #2
6▶CD: Country Blues
7▶CD: Chicago Blues
8▶CD: Blues Stylists
9▶CD: Piano Blues #1
10▶CD: Piano Blues #2
11▶CD: Piano-Guitar Duos
12▶CD: Blues & Folksongs
13▶CD: East Coast Blues
14▶CD: Harmonica Blues
15▶CD: Steel & Slide Guitarists
16▶CD: Blues Guitarists
17▶CD: Jug Bands, Washboards...
18▶CD: Gospels & Evangelists
19▶CD: Rhythm and Blues
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