MUSIC

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Bessie Smith	Singer	15-Apr-1894	26-Sep-1937	Empress of the Blues

DISCOGRAPHY

Down Hearted Blues (1923, Columbia)

1	Down Hearted Blues
2	Gulf Coast Blues

Baby Won't You Please Come Home (1923, Columbia)

1	Baby Won't You Please Come Home
2	Oh Daddy Blues

Aggravatin' Papa (1923, Columbia)

1	Aggravatin' Papa
2	Beale Street Mama

Performed by Bessie Smith and Her Down Home Trio.

Keeps On A Rainin' (Papa, He Can't Make No Time) (1923, Columbia)

1	Keeps On A Rainin' (Papa, He Can't Make No Time)
2	'Tain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do

Mamas Got The Blues (1923, Columbia)

1	Mamas Got The Blues
2	Outside Of That

Lady Luck Blues (1923, Columbia)

1	Lady Luck Blues
2	Yodling Blues

Bleeding Hearted Blues (1923, Columbia)

1	Bleeding Hearted Blues
2	Midnight Blues

Nobody In Town Can Bake A Sweet Jelly Roll Like Mine (1923, Columbia)

1	Nobody In Town Can Bake A Sweet Jelly Roll Like Mine
2	If You Don't Know Who Will?

Jail-House Blues (1923, Columbia)

1	Jail-House Blues
2	Graveyard Dream Blues

Sam Jones Blues (1923, Columbia)

1	Sam Jones Blues
2	St. Louis Gal

Far Away Blues (1923, Columbia)

1	Far Away Blues (with Clara Smith)
2	I'm Going Back To My Used To Be

My Sweetie Went Away (1923, Columbia)

1	My Sweetie Went Away
2	Whoa Tillie, Take Your Time

Performed by Bessie Smith and Her Down Home Trio.

Any Woman's Blues (1923, Columbia)

1	Any Woman's Blues
2	Cemetery Blues

Chicago Bound Blues (1923, Columbia)

1	Chicago Bound Blues
2	Mistreatin' Daddy

Evesdropper's Blues (1924, Columbia)

1	Evesdropper's Blues
2	Haunted House Blues

Easy Come Easy Go Blues (1924, Columbia)

1	Easy Come Easy Go Blues
2	Frosty Morining Blues

Rocking Chair Blues (1924, Columbia)

1	Rocking Chair Blues
2	Sorrowful Blues

Ticket Agent Ease Your Window Down (1924, Columbia)

1	Ticket Agent Ease Your Window Down
2	Pinchbacks - Take 'Em Away

Boweavil Blues (1924, Columbia)

1	Boweavil Blues
2	Moonshine Blues

Frankie Blues (1924, Columbia)

1	Frankie Blues
2	Hateful Blues

Lou'siana Low Down Blues (1924, Columbia)

1	Lou'siana Low Down Blues
2	Mountaintop Blues

House Rent Blues (1924, Columbia)

1	House Rent Blues
2	Work House Blues

Rainy Weather Blues (1924, Columbia)

1	Rainy Weather Blues
2	Salt Water Blues

Weeping Willow Blues (1924, Columbia)

1	Weeping Willow Blues
2	The Bye Bye Blues

Follow The Deal On Down (1924, Columbia)

1	Follow The Deal On Down
2	Sinful Blues

Woman's Trouble Blues (1924, Columbia)

1	Woman's Trouble Blues
2	Love Me Daddy Blues

Dying Gambler's Blues (1924, Columbia)

1	Dying Gambler's Blues
2	Sing Sing Prison Blues

St. Louis Blues (1925, Columbia)

1	St. Louis Blues (with Louis Armstrong)
2	Cold In Hand Blues (with Louis Armstrong)

Sobbin' Hearted Blues (1925, Columbia)

1	Sobbin' Hearted Blues (with Louis Armstrong)
2	Reckless Blues (with Louis Armstrong)

You've Been A Good Ole Wagon (1925, Columbia)

1	You've Been A Good Ole Wagon (with Louis Armstrong)
2	Dixie Flyer Blues

Yellow Dog Blues (1925, Columbia)

1	Yellow Dog Blues (with Henderson's Hot Six)
2	Soft Pedal Blues (performed by Bessie Smith and her Blue Boys)

Careless Love Blues (1925, Columbia)

1	Careless Love Blues
2	He's Gone Blues

I Ain't Got Nobody (1925, Columbia)

1	I Ain't Got Nobody
2	J.C. Holmes Blues (with Louis Armstrong)

I Ain't Goin' To Play No Second Fiddle (1925, Columbia)

1	I Ain't Goin' To Play No Second Fiddle (with Louis Armstrong)
2	Nashville Woman's Blues

My Man Blues (1925, Columbia)

1	My Man Blues (with Clara Smith)
2	Nobody's Blues But Mine

Florida Bound Blues (1925, Columbia)

1	Florida Bound Blues
2	New Gulf Coast Blues

I've Been Mistreated And I Don't Like It (1925, Columbia)

At The Christmas Ball (1925, Columbia)

1	I've Been Mistreated And I Don't Like It
2	Red Mountain Blues

1	At The Christmas Ball
2	Preachin' The Blues

Golden Rule Blues (1925, Columbia)

1	Golden Rule Blues
2	Lonesome Desert Blues

I Want Ev'ry Bit Of It (1926, Columbia)

1	I Want Ev'ry Bit Of It
2	What's The Matter Now?

Jazzbo Brown From Memphis Town (1926, Columbia)

1	Jazzbo Brown From Memphis Town
2	Squeeze Me

Baby Doll (1926, Columbia)

1	Baby Doll
2	Them 'Has Been' Blues

Hard Driving Papa (1926, Columbia)

1	Hard Driving Papa
2	Money Blues

The Gin House Blues (1926, Columbia)

1	The Gin House Blues
2	Lost Your Head Blues

Hard Time Blues (1926, Columbia)

1	Hard Time Blues
2	Honey Man Blues

Young Woman's Blues (1926, Columbia)

1	Young Woman's Blues
2	One And Two Blues

Homeless Blues (1927, Columbia)

1	Homeless Blues
2	Sweet Mistreater

After You've Gone (1927, Columbia)

1	After You've Gone
2	Muddy Water (A Mississsippi Moan)

Credited to Bessie Smith and Her Band.

Back-Water Blues (1927, Columbia)

1	Back-Water Blues (with James P. Johnson)
2	Preachin' The Blues

Them's Graveyard Words (1927, Columbia)

1	Them's Graveyard Words
2	Send Me To The 'Lectric Chair

Performed by Bessie Smith and her Blue Boys.

Alexander's Ragtime Band (1927, Columbia)

1	Alexander's Ragtime Band
2	There'll Be A Hot Time In The Old Town Tonight

Performed by Bessie Smith and her Blue Boys.

Lock And Key Blues (1927, Columbia)

1	Lock And Key Blues
2	Trombone Cholly (performed by Bessie Smith and her Blue Boys)

A Good Man Is Hard To Find (1927, Columbia)

1	A Good Man Is Hard To Find
2	Mean Old Bed Bug Blues

Hot Springs Blues (1927, Columbia)

1	Hot Springs
2	Looking For My Man Blues

Dyin' By The Hour (1927, Columbia)

1	Dyin' By The Hour
2	Foolish Man Blues

I Used To Be Your Sweet Mama (1928, Columbia)

1	I Used To Be Your Sweet Mama
2	Thinking Blues

I'd Rather Be Dead And Buried In My Grave (1928, Columbia)

1	I'd Rather Be Dead And Buried In My Grave
2	Pickpocket Blues

It Won't Be You (1928, Columbia)

1	It Won't Be You
2	Standin' In The Rain Blues

Put It Right Here (Or Keep It Out Of There) (1928, Columbia)

1	Put It Right Here (Or Keep It Out Of There)
2	Spider Man Blues

Empty Bed Blues (1928, Columbia)

1	Empty Bed Blues, part1
2	Empty Bed Blues, part 2

Poorman's Blues (1928, Columbia)

1	Poorman's Blues (with James P. Johnson)
2	You Ought To Ashamed

Devil's Gonna Git You (1928, Columbia)

1	Devil's Gonna Git You
2	Yes Indeed He Do!

Washwoman's Blues (1928, Columbia)

1	Washwoman's Blues
2	Please Help Me Get Him Off My Mind

Me And My Gin (1928, Columbia)

1	Me And My Gin
2	Slow And Easy Man

I'm Wild About That Thing (1929, Columbia)

1	I'm Wild About That Thing
2	You've Got To Get Me Some

Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out (1929, Columbia)

1	Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out
2	Take It Right Back ('Cause I Don't Want It Here)

I Got What It Takes (But It Breaks My Heart To Give It Away) (1929, Columbia)

1	I Got What It Takes (But It Breaks My Heart To Give It Away)
2	Kitchen Man

He's Got Me Goin' (1929, Columbia)

1	He's Got Me Goin'
2	It Makes My Love Come Down

Dirty No-Gooder's Blues (1929, Columbia)

1	Dirty No-Gooder's Blues
2	Wasted Life Blues

You Don't Understand (1929, Columbia)

1	You Don't Understand
2	Worn Out Papa

Blue Spirit Blues (1929, Columbia)

1	Blue Spirit Blues
2	Don't Cry Baby

New Orleans Hop Scop Blues (1930, Columbia)

1	New Orleans Hop Scop Blues
2	Keep It To Yourself

Baby Have Pity On Me (1930, Columbia)

1	Baby Have Pity On Me
2	See If I Care

Moan Mourners (1930, Columbia)

1	Moan Mourners
2	On Revival Day (A Rhythmic Spiritual)

Black Mountain Blues (1930, Columbia)

1	Black Mountain Blues
2	Hustlin' Dan

Blue Blue (1931, Columbia)

1	Blue Blue
2	In The House Blues

Long Old Road (1931, Columbia)

1	Long Old Road
2	Shipwreck Blues

Need A Little Sugar In My Bowl (1931, Columbia)

1	Need A Little Sugar In My Bowl
2	Safety Mama

Gimmie A Pigfoot (1933, OKeh)

1	Gimmie A Pigfoot (with Benny Goodman)
2	Take Me For A Buggy Ride

Do Your Duty (1933, OKeh)

1	Do Your Duty
2	I'm Down In The Dumps

Cold In Hand Blues (1940, Columbia)

1	Cold In Hand Blues (with Louis Armstrong)
2	You've Been A Good Ole Wagon (with Louis Armstrong)

A reissue of recordings from 1925.

Cake Walkin' Babies (From Home) (1940, Columbia)

1	Cake Walkin' Babies (From Home) (with Henderson's Hot Six)
2	Young Woman's Blues

A reissue of recordings from 1925 & 1926.

Baby Doll (1940, Columbia)

1	Baby Doll
2	Lost Your Head Blues

A reissue of recordings from 1926.

Empty Bed Blues (1940, Columbia)

1	Empty Bed Blues, part 1
2	Empty Bed Blues, part 2

A reissue of recordings from 1928.

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1	Yellow Dog Blues
2	Nashville Woman's Blues
3	Careless Love Blues
4	I Ain't Gonna Play No Second Fiddle (with Louis Armstrong)
5	I Want Every Bit of It
6	Money Blues
7	One And Two Blues
8	Muddy Water (A Mississippi Moan)
9	Lock And Key
10	A Good Man Is Hard To Find
11	Dyin' By The Hour
12	Foolish Man Blues
13	I Used To Be Your Sweet Mama
14	Standin' In The Rain Blues
15	I'm Wild About That Thing
16	Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out
17	Blue Spirit Blues
18	Do Your Duty
19	Gimme A Pigfoot And A Bottle Of Beer (with Benny Goodman)
20	I'm Down In The Dumps

The Collection (1989, Columbia)

1	Downhearted Blues
2	T'ain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do
3	My Sweetie Went Away (She Didn't Say Where, When Or Why)
4	Weepin' Willow Blues
5	St. Louis Blues (with Louis Armstrong)
6	Reckless Blues (with Louis Armstrong)
7	You've Been A Good Ole Wagon (with Louis Armstrong)
8	I Ain't Gonna Play No Second Fiddle (with Louis Armstrong)
9	Young Woman's Blues
10	Muddy Water (A Mississippi Moan)
11	Mean Old Bedbug Blues
12	Empty Bed Blues (Parts 1 & 2)
13	Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out
14	Black Mountain Blues
15	Do Your Duty
16	Gimme A Pigfoot (with Benny Goodman)

The Gold Collection (1990, Retro)

Disc 2
1	St. Louis Blues (with Louis Armstrong)
2	Careless Love Blues
3	Cake Walkin' Babies (From Home)
4	Downhearted Blues
5	T'ain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do
6	Sing, Sing Prison Blues
7	Sinful Blues
8	Reckless Blues (with Louis Armstrong)
9	Yellow Dog Blues
10	Nashville Woman's Blues
11	I Ain't Got Nobody
12	I Want Every Bit Of It
13	Jazzbo Brown From Memphis Town
14	Honey Man Blues
15	Trombone Cholly
16	There'll Be A Hot Time In The Old Town Tonight
17	Send Me To The 'Lectric Chair
18	Mean Old Bed Bug Blues
19	Lock And Key
20	After You've Gone
Disc 2
1	Alexander's Ragtime Band
2	Backwater Blues
3	It Won't Be You
4	Empty Bed Blues, part 1
5	Devil's Gonna Git You
6	Poor Man's Blues
7	I'm Wild About That Thing
8	Kitchen Man
9	Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out
10	He's Got Me Goin'
11	Wasted Life Blues
12	Keep It To Yourself
13	On Revival Day (A Rhythmic Spiritual)
14	Moan, You Moaners
15	Hustlin' Dan
16	New Orleans Hop Scop Blues
17	Long Old Road
18	Safety Mama
19	Gimme a Pigfoot And A Bottle Of Beer (with Benny Goodman)
20	Do Your Duty

Bessie Smith: The Complete Recordings, Volume 1 (1991, Columbia)

Disc 1
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	T'ain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do
8	Keeps On 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
Disc 2
1	Graveyard Dream Blues
2	Cemetery Blues
3	Far Away Blues (with Clara Smith)
4	I'm Going Back To My Used To Be (with Clara Smith)
5	Whoa, Tillie, Take Your Time
6	My Sweetie Went Away
7	Any Woman's Blues
8	Chicago Bound Blues
9	Mistreating Daddy
10	Frosty Morning Blues
11	Haunted House Blues
12	Eavesdropper's Blues
13	Easy Come, Easy Go Blues
14	Sorrowful Blues
15	Pinchbacks - Take 'Em Away
16	Rocking Chair Blues
17	Ticket Agent, Ease Your Window Down
18	Boweavil Blues
19	Hateful Blues

Bessie Smith: The Complete Recordings, Volume 2 (1991, Columbia)

Disc 1
1	Frankie Blues
2	Moonshine Blues
3	Lou'siana Low-Down Blues
4	Mountain Top Blues
5	Work House Blues
6	House Rent Blues
7	Salt Water Blues
8	Rainy Weather Blues
9	Weeping Willow Blues
10	The Bye Bye Blues
11	Sing Sing Prison Blues
12	Follow The Deal On Down
13	Sinful Blues
14	Woman's Trouble Blues
15	Love Me Daddy Blues
16	Dying Gambler's Blues
17	St. Louis Blues (with Louis Armstrong)
18	Reckless Blues (with Louis Armstrong)
19	Sobbin' Hearted Blues (with Louis Armstrong)
Disc 2
1	Cold In Hand Blues (with Louis Armstrong)
2	You've Been A Good Ole Wagon (with Louis Armstrong)
3	Cake Walkin' Babies (From Home)
4	Yellow Dog Blues
5	Soft Pedal Blues
6	Dixie Flyer Blues
7	Nashville Woman's Blues
8	Careless Love Blues
9	J.C. Holmes Blues (with Louis Armstrong)
10	I Ain't Goin' To Play Second Fiddle
11	He's Gone Blues
12	Nobody's Blues But Mine
13	I Ain't Got Nobody
14	My Man Blues
15	New Gulf Coast Blues
16	Florida Bound Blues
17	At The Christmas Ball
18	I've Been Mistreated And I Don't Like It

Bessie Smith: The Complete Recordings, Volume 3 (1992, Columbia)

Disc 1
1	Red Mountain Blues
2	Golden Rule Blues
3	Lonesome Desert Blues
4	Them 'Has Been' Blues
5	Squeeze Me
6	What's The Matter Now?
7	I Want Every Bit Of It
8	Jazzbo Brown From Memphis Town
9	The Gin House Blues
10	Money Blues
11	Baby Doll
12	Hard Driving Papa
13	Lost Your Head Blues
14	Hard Time Blues
15	Honey Man Blues
16	One And Two Blues
17	Young Woman's Blues
18	Preachin' The Blues
19	Back Water Blues
20	After You've Gone
21	Alexander's Ragtime Band
Disc 2
1	Muddy Water (A Mississippi Moan)
2	There'll Be A Hot Time In The Old Town Tonight
3	Trombone Cholly
4	Send Me To The 'Lectric Chair
5	Them's Graveyard Words
6	Hot Spring Blues
7	Sweet Mistreater
8	Lock And Key
9	Mean Old Bedbug Blues
10	A Good Man Is Hard To Find
11	Homeless Blues
12	Looking For My Man Blues
13	Dyin' By The Hour
14	Foolish Man Blues
15	Thinking Blues
16	Pickpocket Blues
17	I Used To Be Your Sweet Mama
18	I'd Rather Be Dead And Buried In My Grave

Bessie Smith: The Complete Recordings, Volume 4 (1993, Columbia)

Disc 1
1	Standin' In The Rain Blues
2	It Won't Be You
3	Spider Man Blues
4	Empty Bed Blues, part 1
5	Empty Bed Blues, part 2
6	Put It Right Here (Or Keep It Out There)
7	Yes Indeed He Do!
8	Devil's Gonna Git You
9	You Ought To Be Ashamed
10	Washwoman's Blues
11	Slow And Easy Man
12	Poor Man's Blues
13	Please Help Me Get Him Out Of My Mind
14	Me And My Gin
15	I'm Wild About That Thing
16	You've Got To Give Me Some
17	Kitchen Man
18	I've Got What It Take (But It Breaks My Heart To Give It Away)
19	Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out
20	Take It Right Back ('Cause I Don't Want It Here)
Disc 2
1	He's Got Me Goin'
2	It Makes My Love Come Down
3	Wasted Life Blues
4	Dirty No-Gooder's Blues
5	Blue Spirit Blues
6	Worn Out Papa Blues
7	You Don't Understand
8	Don't Cry Baby
9	Keep It To Yourself
10	New Orleans Hop Scop Blues
11	See If I'll Care
12	Baby Have Pity On Me
13	On Revival Day (A Rhythmic Spiritual)
14	Moan You Moaners
15	Hustlin' Dan
16	Black Mountain Blues
17	In The House Blues
18	Long Old Road
19	Blue Blue
20	Shipwreck Blues

Mama's Got the Blues (1994, Topaz Jazz)

1	Careless Love Blues
2	Young Woman's Blues
3	I Want Every Bit Of It
4	Alexander's Ragtime Band
5	My Man Blues
6	Jazzbo Brown From Memphis Town
7	If You Don't, I Know Who Will
8	After You've Gone
9	T'ain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do
10	Lonesome Desert Blues
11	Aggravatin' Papa (Don't You Try To Two-Time)
12	St. Louis Blues (with Louis Armstrong)
13	Nobody In Town Can Bake A Sweet Jelly Roll Like Mine
14	Baby Won't You Please Come Home
15	Nobody's Blues But Mine
16	Mama's Got The Blues
17	Need A Little Sugar In My Bowl
18	Hustlin' Dan
19	Do Your Duty
20	Gimme A Pigfoot (with Benny Goodman)
21	Take Me For A Buggy Ride
22	Down In The Dumps

Alexander's Ragtime Band (1994, Four Star)

1	Alexander's Ragtime Band
2	Trombone Cholly
3	Send Me To The 'Lectric Chair
4	Lock And Key
5	A Good Man Is Hard to Find
6	Dyin' By The Hour
7	Foolish Man Blues
8	Thinking Blues
9	Devil's Gonna Get You
10	I Used to Be Your Sweet Mama
11	Standin' In The Rain Blues
12	I'm Wild About That Thing
13	You've Got To Give Me Some
14	Kitchen Man
15	He's Got Me Goin'
16	Blue Spirit Blues
17	Do Your Duty
18	Gimme A Pigfoot (And A Bottle Of Beer) (with Benny Goodman)

The Chronological Bessie Smith: 1923 (1994, Classics)

1	Down Hearted Blues
2	Gulf Coast Blues
3	Aggravatin' Papa
4	Beale Street Mama
5	Baby Won't You Please Come Home Blues
6	Oh Daddy (You Won't Have No Mama At All)
7	T'ain'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	Cemetary Blues
22	Far Away Blues (with Clara Smith)
23	I'm Going Back To My Used To Be (with Clara Smith)

Do Your Duty: The Essential Recordings Of Bessie Smith (1995, Indigo)

1	Do Your Duty
2	Gimme a Pigfoot And A Bottle Of Beer (with Benny Goodman)
3	Take Me For A Buggy Ride
4	After You've Gone
5	Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out
6	St. Louis Blues (with Louis Armstrong)
7	Reckless Blues (with Louis Armstrong)
8	Cold In Hand Blues (with Louis Armstrong)
9	Careless Love Blues
10	Nashville Woman's Blues
11	I Ain't Gonna Play No Second Fiddle (with Louis Armstrong)
12	Backwater Blues
13	Sinful Blues
14	Sam Jones Blues
15	T'ain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do
16	J.C. Holmes Blues (with Louis Armstrong)
17	Kitchen Man
18	Weeping Willow Blues
19	Empty Bed Blues, part 1
20	Empty Bed Blues, part 2
21	Down Hearted Blues
22	Jail-House Blues

Beale Street Mama (1996, Charly)

1	Down Hearted Blues
2	Gulf Coast Blues
3	Beale Street Mama
4	Baby Won't You Please Come Home
5	T'ain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do
6	Bleeding Hearted Blues
7	Midnight Blues
8	Nobody In Town Can Bake A Sweet Jelly Roll Like Mine
9	St. Louis Gal
10	Graveyard Dream Blues
11	I'm Going Back To My Used To Be
12	My Sweetie Went Away
13	Any Woman's Blues
14	Frosty Morning Blues
15	Haunted House Blues
16	Easy Come, Easy Go Blues
17	Rocking Chair Blues
18	Sorrowful Blues
19	Boweavil Blues
20	Hateful Blues

The Chronological Bessie Smith: 1923-1924 (1996, Classics)

1	Whoa, Tillie, Take Your Time
2	My Sweetie Went Away (She Didn't Say Where, When, Or Why)
3	Any Woman's Blues
4	Chicago Bound Blues
5	Mistreatin' Daddy
6	Frosty Mornin' Blues
7	Haunted House Blues
8	Eavesdropper's Blues
9	Easy Come, Easy Go Blues
10	Sorrowful Blues
11	Pinchbacks - Take 'Em Away
12	Rockin' Chair Blues
13	Ticket Agent, Ease Your Window Open
14	Boweavil Blues
15	Hateful Blues
16	Frankie Blues
17	Moonshine Blues
18	Lou'siana Low Down Blues
19	Mountain Top Blues
20	Work House Blues
21	House Rent Blues
22	Salt Water Blues
23	Rainy Weather Blues

The Chronological Bessie Smith: 1924-1925 (1996, Classics)

1	Weeping Willow Blues
2	The Bye Bye Blues
3	Sing Sing Prison Blues
4	Follow The Deal On Down
5	Sinful Blues
6	Woman's Trouble Blues
7	Love Me Daddy Blues
8	Dying Gambler's Blues
9	St. Louis Blues (with Louis Armstrong)
10	Reckless Blues (with Louis Armstrong)
11	Sobbin' Hearted Blues (with Louis Armstrong)
12	Cold In Hand Blues (with Louis Armstrong)
13	You've Been A Good Ole Wagon (with Louis Armstrong)
14	Cake Walkin' Blues
15	Yellow Dog Blues
16	Soft Pedal Blues
17	Dixie Flyer Blues
18	Nashville Woman's Blues
19	Careless Love Blues
20	J.C. Holmes Blues (with Louis Armstrong)
21	I Ain't Gonna Play No Second Fiddle (with Louis Armstrong)
22	He's Gone Blues
23	Nobody's Blues But Mine
24	I Ain't Got Nobody

The Chronological Bessie Smith: 1925-1927 (1996, Classics)

1	My Man Blues
2	New Gulf Coast Blues
3	Florida Bound Blues
4	At The Christmas Ball
5	I've Been Mistreated And I Don't Like It
6	Red Mountain Blues
7	Golden Rule Blues
8	Lonesome Desert Blues
9	Them 'Has Been' Blues
10	Squeeze Me
11	What's The Matter Now?
12	I Want Every Bit Of It
13	Jazzbo Brown From Memphis Town
14	The Gin House Blues
15	Money Blues
16	Baby Doll
17	Hard Driving Papa
18	Lost Your Head Blues
19	Hard Time Blues
20	Honey Man Blues
21	One And Two Blues
22	Young Woman's Blues
23	Preachin' The Blues
24	Backwater Blues

The Chronological Bessie Smith: 1927-1928 (1996, Classics)

1	After You've Gone
2	Alexander's Ragtime Band
3	Muddy Water (A Mississippi Moan)
4	There'll Be A Hot Time In The Old Town Tonight
5	Trombone Cholly
6	Send Me To The 'Lectric Chair
7	Them's Graveyard Words
8	Hot Springs Blues
9	Sweet Mistreater
10	Lock And Key
11	Mean Old Bed Bug Blues
12	A Good Man Is Hard To Find
13	Homeless Blues
14	Looking For My Man Blues
15	Dyin' By The Hour
16	Foolish Man Blues
17	Thinking Blues
18	Pickpocket Blues
19	I Used To Be Your Sweet Mama
20	I'd Rather Be Dead And Buried In My Grave
21	Standin' In The Rain Blues
22	It Won't Be You
23	Spider Man Blues

The Chronological Bessie Smith: 1928-1929 (1996, Classics)

1	Empty Bed Blues, part 1
2	Empty Bed Blues, part 2
3	Put It Right Here
4	Yes Indeed He Do!
5	Devil's Gonna Get You
6	You Ought To Be Ashamed
7	Washwoman's Blues
8	Slow And Easy Man
9	Poor Man's Blues
10	Please Help Me Get Him Off My Mind
11	Me And My Gin
12	I'm Wild About That Thing
13	You've Got To Give Me Some
14	Kitchen Man
15	I've Got What It Takes
16	Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out
17	St. Louis Blues, part 1
18	St. Louis Blues, part 2
19	St. Louis Blues, part 3
20	St. Louis Blues, part 4
21	Take It Right Back
22	He's Got Me Goin'
23	It Makes My Love Come Down

Bessie Smith: The Complete Recordings, Volume 5 - The Final Chapter (1996, Columbia)

Disc 1
1	Need A Little Sugar In My Bowl
2	Safety Mama
3	Do Your Duty
4	Gimme A Pigfoot (with Benny Goodman)
5	Take Me For A Buggy Ride
6	I'm Down In The Dumps
7	Yellow Dog Blues
8	Soft Pedal Blues
9	Nashville Woman's Blues
10	Careless Love Blues
11	Muddy Water (A Mississippi Moan)
12	St. Louis Blues Soundtrack: Band Intro/Crap Game/St. Louis Blues
Disc 2
1	Ruby Smith Dialogue:An Interview With Chris Albertson - Bessie Disappears
2	Ruby Smith Dialogue:An Interview With Chris Albertson - Waldorf-Astoria Party
3	Ruby Smith Dialogue:An Interview With Chris Albertson - Bessie & Jack I
4	Ruby Smith Dialogue:An Interview With Chris Albertson - Bessie & Jack II/Bessie And The Ladies
5	Ruby Smith Dialogue:An Interview With Chris Albertson - Life On The Road I
6	Ruby Smith Dialogue:An Interview With Chris Albertson - Life On The Road II
7	Ruby Smith Dialogue:An Interview With Chris Albertson - Life On The Road III/Bessie And Gertrude

Bessie Smith Sings The Blues (1996, Sony)

1	Dying Gambler's Blues
2	Nashville Woman's Blues
3	Yellow Dog Blues
4	Backwater Blues
5	Standin' In The Rain Blues
6	Blue Spirit Blues
7	Kitchen Man
8	Hot Springs Blues
9	Frosty Mornin' Blues
10	Haunted House Blues

American Legends: Bessie Smith (1996, Delta)

1	T'ain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do
2	Baby, Won't You Please Come Home
3	St. Louis Blues (with Louis Armstrong)
4	Reckless Blues (with Louis Armstrong)
5	Sobbin' Hearted Blues (with Louis Armstrong)
6	Cold In Hand Blues (with Louis Armstrong)
7	You've Been A Good Ole Wagon (with Louis Armstrong)
8	I Ain't Got Nobody
9	Sing Sing Prison Blues
10	Follow The Deal On Down
11	Nobody In Town Can Bake A Sweet Jelly Roll Like Mine
12	I'm Wild About That Thing

Empty Bed Blues (1996, ASV)

1	Down Hearted Blues
2	Keep On A Rainin'
3	St. Louis Blues (with Louis Armstrong)
4	Cold In Hand Blues (with Louis Armstrong)
5	Cake Walkin' Babies
6	Yellow Dog Blues
7	At The Christmas Ball
8	Jazzbo Brown From Memphis Town
9	The Gin House Blues
10	Baby Doll
11	Lost Your Head Blues
12	Backwater Blues
13	Trombone Cholly
14	Send Me To The 'Lectric Chair
15	Dyin' By The Hour
16	Empty Bed Blues
17	Put It Right Here
18	I'm Wild About That Thing
19	Kitchen Man
20	Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out
21	New Orleans Hop Scop Blues
22	Do Your Duty
23	Gimme A Pig Foot And A Bottle Of Beer (with Benny Goodman)

An Introduction To Bessie Smith: Her Best Recordings 1923-1933 (1996, Best of Jazz)

1	Down Hearted Blues
2	Jail House Blues
3	My Sweetie Went Away (She Didn't Say Where, When Or Why)
4	Any Woman's Blues
5	Weeping Willow Blues
6	The St. Louis Blues (with Louis Armstrong)
7	Cold In Hand Blues (with Louis Armstrong)
8	You've Been A Good Ole Wagon (with Louis Armstrong)
9	Cake Walkin' Babies (From Home)
10	Careless Love Blues
11	Baby Doll
12	Hard Time Blues
13	Young Woman's Blues
14	Preachin' The Blues
15	Alexander's Ragtime Band
16	Trombone Cholly
17	Dyin' By The Hour
18	Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out
19	He's Got Me Goin'
20	Shipwreck Blues
21	Do Your Duty
22	Gimme A Pigfoot (with Benny Goodman)

Bessie Smith Sings The Jazz (EPM Musique, 1996)

1	There'll Be A Hot Time In The Old Town Tonight
2	I Ain't Got Nobody
3	Jazzbo Brown From Memphis Town
4	Lock And Key
5	Sweet Mistreater
6	Cake Walkin' Babies (From Home)
7	Baby Doll
8	T'ain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do
9	You've Got To Give Me Some
10	Careless Love Blues
11	Baby Won't You Please Come Home
12	Oh Daddy Blues
13	Alexander's Ragtime Band
14	Yes Indeed He Do!
15	I Want Ev'ry Bit Of It
16	After You've Gone
17	Squeeze Me
18	What's The Matter Now?
19	It Won't Be You
20	Keep It To Yourself
21	He's Got Me Goin'
22	Down In The Dumps
23	Do Your Duty

La Sélection 1923-1933 (L'Art Vocale Volume 3) (1997, L'Art Vocale)

1	Down Hearted Blues
2	Jail-House Blues
3	My Sweetie Went Away
4	Weeping Willow Blues
5	St. Louis Blues (with Louis Armstrong)
6	Reckless Blues (with Louis Armstrong)
7	Cold In Hand Blues (with Louis Armstrong)
8	Yellow Dog Blues
9	Nashville Woman's Blues
10	Careless Love Blues
11	Them 'Has Been' Blues
12	Baby Doll
13	Backwater Blues
14	Alexander's Ragtime Band
15	Dyin' By The Hour
16	I Used To Be Your Sweet Mama
17	Empty Bed Blues, parts 1 and 2
18	I'm Wild About That Thing
19	Worn Out Papa Blues
20	On Revival Day (A Rhythmic Spiritual)
21	Shipwreck Blues
22	Gimme A Pigfoot (And A Bottle Of Beer)

The Essential Bessie Smith (1997, Sony)

Disc 1
1	Aggravatin' Papa
2	Baby Won't You Please Come Home
3	T'ain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do
4	Jail-House Blues
5	Graveyard Dream Blues
6	Ticket Agent, Ease Your Window Down
7	Boweavil Blues
8	Weeping Willow Blues
9	Dying Gambler's Blues
10	St. Louis Blues (with Louis Armstrong)
11	You've Been A Good Ole Wagon (with Louis Armstrong)
12	Cake Walkin' Babies (From Home)
13	Careless Love Blues
14	I Ain't Goin' To Play Second Fiddle (with Louis Armstrong)
15	At The Christmas Ball
16	Jazzbo Brown From Memphis Town
17	Backwater Blues
18	After You've Gone
Disc 2
1	Alexander's Ragtime Band
2	There'll Be A Hot Time In The Old Town Tonight
3	Trombone Cholly
4	Send Me To The 'Lectric Chair
5	A Good Man Is Hard To Find
6	Dyin' By The Hour
7	Me And My Gin
8	Kitchen Man
9	Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out
10	On Revival Day (A Rhythmic Spiritual)
11	Moan, You Moaners
12	Black Mountain Blues
13	Shipwreck Blues
14	Need A Little Sugar In My Bowl
15	Do Your Duty
16	Gimmie A Pigfoot And A Bottle Of Beer (with Benny Goodman)
17	Take Me For A Buggy Ride
18	Down In The Dumps

The Empress Of The Blues: The Ultimate Collection (1998, Prism)

1	Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out
2	The Gin House Blues
3	T'ain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do
4	After You've Gone
5	Sweet Mistreater
6	Empty Bed Blues, parts 1 and 2
7	Dyin' By The Hour
8	Homeless Blues
9	You've Been A Good Ole Wagon (But You Done Broke Down) (with Louis Armstrong)
10	Gulf Coast Blues
11	Aggravatin' Papa (Don't You Try To Two-Time Me)
12	Muddy Water (A Mississippi Moan)
13	There'll Be A Hot Time In The Old Town Tonight
14	Nobody In Town Can Bake A Sweet Jelly Roll Like Mine
15	A Good Man Is Hard To Find
16	Lock And Key
17	Looking For My Man Blues
18	Foolish Man Blues
19	Hateful Blues
20	Need A Little Sugar In My Bowl
21	Thinking Blues
22	Send Me To The 'Lectric Chair
23	St. Louis Blues (with Louis Armstrong)

The Chronological Bessie Smith: 1929-1933 (1998, Classics)

1	Wasted Life Blues
2	Dirty No-Gooder's Blues
3	Blue Spirit Blues
4	Worn Out Papa Blues
5	You Don't Understand
6	Don't Cry Baby
7	Keep It To Yourself
8	New Orleans Hop Scop Blues
9	See If I'll Care
10	Baby Have Pity On Me
11	On Revival Day (A Rhythmic Spiritual)
12	Moan, You Mourners
13	Hustlin' Dan
14	Black Mountain Blues
15	In The House Blues
16	Long Old Road
17	Blue Blue
18	Shipwreck Blues
19	Need A Little Sugar In My Bowl
20	Safety Mama
21	Do Your Duty
22	Gimme A Pigfoot And A Bottle Of Beer
23	Take Me For A Buggy Ride
24	I'm Down In The Dumps

The Masters: Bessie Smith (1999, Cleopatra)

1	Gimme A Pigfoot (And A Bottle Of Beer) (with Benny Goodman)
2	Down Hearted Blues
3	Yellow Dog Blues
4	Careless Love Blues
5	A Good Man Is Hard To Find
6	St. Louis Blues (with Louis Armstrong)
7	Do Your Duty
8	Cold In Hand Blues (with Louis Armstrong)
9	Send Me To The 'Lectric Chair
10	Empty Bed Blues, parts 1 and 2
11	Nobody's Blues But Mine
12	Alexander's Ragtime Band
13	Them's Graveyard Words
14	New Orleans Hop Scop Blues
15	One And Two Blues
16	Take Me For A Buggy Ride
17	Squeeze Me
18	Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out

The Empress & the Pianist: 1923-1931 (1999, EPM Musique)

1	Down Hearted Blues
2	Gulf Coast Blues
3	Outside Of That
4	Bleeding Hearted Blues
5	Jail-House Blues
6	Graveyard Dream Blues
7	St. Louis Gal
8	Any Woman's Blues
9	Pinchbacks - Take 'Em Away
10	Sinful Blues
11	He's Gone Blues
12	Florida Bound Blues
13	Hard Time Blues
14	Honey Man Blues
15	Back Water Blues
16	It Makes My Love Come Down
17	Wasted Life Blues
18	Blue Spirit Blues
19	Worn Out Papa Blues
20	Safety Mama

The Incomparable (1999, Columbia River)

1	Gimme A Pigfoot And A Bottle Of Beer (with Benny Goodman)
2	Down Hearted Blues
3	Yellow Dog Blues
4	Careless Love Blues
5	A Good Man Is Hard To Find
6	St. Louis Blues (with Louis Armstrong)
7	Do Your Duty
8	Cold In Hand Blues (with Louis Armstrong)
9	Send Me To The 'Lectric Chair
10	Empty Bed Blues
11	Nobody's Blues But Mine
12	Alexander's Ragtime Band
13	Them's Graveyard Words
14	New Orleans Hop Scotch Blues
15	One And Two Blues
16	Take Me For A Buggy Ride
17	Squeeze Me
18	Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out

I Ain't Gonna Play No Second Fiddle, Volume 1 (1999, ABM)

1	Cake Walkin' Babies (From Home)
2	Yellow Dog Blues
3	Soft Pedal Blues
4	Dixie Flyer Blues
5	Nashville Woman's Blues
6	Careless Love Blues
7	J.C. Holmes Blues (with Louis Armstrong)
8	I Ain't Gonna Play No Second Fiddle (with Louis Armstrong)
9	He's Gone Blues
10	Nobody's Blues But Mine
11	I Ain't Got Nobody
12	New Gulf Coast Blues
13	Florida Bound Blues
14	At The Christmas Ball
15	I've Been Mistreated And I Don't Like It
16	Red Mountain Blues
17	Golden Rule Blues
18	Lonesome Desert Blues
19	Them Has Been Blues
20	Squeeze Me

I Ain't Gonna Play No Second Fiddle, Volume 2 (1999, ABM)

1	What's The Matter Now
2	I Want Ev'ry Bit Of It
3	Jazzbo Brown From Memphis Town
4	The Gin House Blues
5	Money Blues
6	Baby Doll
7	Hard Driving Papa
8	Lost Your Head Blues
9	Hard Times Blues
10	Honey Man Blues
11	One And Two Blues
12	Young Woman's Blues
13	Preachin' The Blues
14	Back Water Blues
15	After You've Gone
16	Alexander's Ragtime Band
17	Muddy Water
18	There'll Be A Hot Time In The Old Town Tonight
19	Trombone Cholly
20	Send Me To The 'Lectric Chair

I Ain't Gonna Play No Second Fiddle, Volume 3 (1999, ABM)

1	Them's Graveyard Words
2	Hot Spring Blues
3	Sweet Mistreater
4	Lock And Key
5	Mean Old Bed Bug Blues
6	A Good Man Is Hard To Find
7	Homeless Blues
8	Looking For My Man Blues
9	Dyin' By The Hour
10	Foolish Man Blues
11	Thinking Blues
12	Pickpocket Blues
13	I Used To Be Your Sweet Mama
14	I'd Rather Be Dead And Buried In My Grave
15	Standin' In The Rain Blues
16	It Won't Be You
17	Spider Man Blues
18	Empty Bed Blues, part 1 and 2
19	Put It Right Here (Or Keep It Out There)

I Ain't Gonna Play No Second Fiddle, Volume 4 (2000, ABM)

1	Yes Indeed He Did!
2	Devil's Gonna Git You
3	You Ought To Be Ashamed
4	Washwoman's Blues
5	Slow And Easy Man
6	Poor Man's Blues
7	Please Help Me Get Him Out Of My Mind
8	Me And My Gin
9	I'm Wild About That Thing
10	You've Got To Give Me Some
11	Kitchen Man
12	I've Got What It Takes (But It Breaks My Heart To Give It Away)
13	Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out
14	Take It Right Back (Because I Don't Want It Here)
15	He's Got Me Goin'
16	It Makes My Love Come Down
17	Wasted Life Blues
18	Dirty No Gooder's Blues
19	Blue Spirit Blues
20	Worn Out Papa Blues

I Ain't Gonna Play No Second Fiddle, Volume 5 (2000, ABM)

1	You Don't Understand
2	Don't Cry Baby
3	Keep It To Yourself
4	New Orleans Hop Scop Blues
5	See If I Care
6	Baby Have Pity On Me
7	On Revival Day (A Rhythmic Spiritual)
8	Moan You Mourners
9	Hustlin' Dan
10	Black Mountain Blues
11	In The House Blues
12	Long Old Road
13	Blue Blue
14	Shipwreck Blues
15	Need A Little Sugar In My Bowl
16	Safety Mama
17	Do Your Duty
18	Gimmie A Pigfoot And A Bottle Of Beer (with Benny Goodman)
19	Take Me For A Buggy Ride
20	I'm Down In The Dumps

Woman's Trouble Blues (2000, Recall)

Disc 1
1	Aggravatin' Papa
2	T'ain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do
3	Mama's Got The Blues
4	If You Don't I Know Who Will
5	Nobody In Town Can Bake A Sweet Jelly Roll Like Mine
6	I'm Going Back To My Used To Be (with Clara Smith)
7	Any Woman's Blues
8	Mistreating Daddy
9	Easy Come Easy Go Blues
10	Sorrowful Blues
11	Boweavil Blues
12	Lou'siana Low Down Blues
13	House Rent Blues
14	Weeping Willow Blues
15	Woman's Trouble Blues
16	St. Louis Blues (with Louis Armstrong)
17	Sobbin' Hearted Blues (with Louis Armstrong)
18	You've Been A Good Ole Wagon (with Louis Armstrong)
19	Cake Walkin' Babies (From Home)
20	Nashville Woman's Blues
Disc 2
1	Careless Love Blues
2	I Ain't Goin' To Play Second Fiddle (with Louis Armstrong)
3	Nobody's Blues But Mine
4	I've Been Mistreated And I Don't Like It
5	Preachin' The Blues
6	Back Water Blues
7	Muddy Water
8	There'll Be A Hot Time In The Old Town Tonight
9	Sweet Mistreater
10	A Good Man Is Hard To Find
11	Empty Bed Blues, part 1
12	Empty Bed Blues, part 2
13	Me And My Gin
14	I'm Wild About That Thing
15	You've Got To Give Me Some
16	Nobody Know You When You're Down And Out
17	On Revival Day
18	Need A Little Sugar In My Bowl
19	Do You Duty
20	Gimme A Pigfoot And A Bottle Of Beer (with Benny Goodman)

Nobody Knows You When Your Down And Out (2000, Roots)

1	Down Hearted Blues
2	Gulf Coast Blues
3	T'ain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do
4	Baby, Won't You Please Come Home
5	Any Woman's Blues
6	Weeping Willow Blues
7	You've Been A Good Ole Wagon (with Louis Armstrong)
8	Reckless Blues (with Louis Armstrong)
9	St. Louis Blues (with Louis Armstrong)
10	Careless Love Blues
11	I Ain't Gonna Play No Second Fiddle (with Louis Armstrong)
12	I Ain't Got Nobody
13	Lost Your Head Blues
14	Backwater Blues
15	After You've Gone
16	Muddy Water (A Mississippi Moan)
17	Mean Old Bedbug Blues
18	Empty Bed Blues, part 1
19	Empty Bed Blues, part 2
20	Poor Man's Blues
21	Me And My Gin
22	Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out

Legendary Blues Recordings: Bessie Smith (2001, Direct Source)

1	St. Louis Blues (with Louis Armstrong)
2	Baby Won't You Please Come Home
3	Black Mountain Blues
4	Young Woman's Blues
5	Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out
6	Empty Bed Blues
7	Standin' In The Rain Blues
8	I Used To Be Your Sweet Mama
9	T'ain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do
10	I'm Wild About That Thing
11	Jazzbo Brown From Memphis Town
12	Mama's Got The Blues

After You've Gone (2001, Catfish (UK))

1	Alexander's Ragtime Band
2	Down Hearted Blues
3	Careless Love Blues
4	Gimme A Pigfoot And A Bottle Of Beer (with Benny Goodman)
5	Backwater Blues
6	St. Louis Blues (with Louis Armstrong)
7	Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out
8	My Sweetie Went Away
9	Jazzbo Brown From Memphis Town
10	Good Man Is Hard To Find
11	T'ain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do
12	Jail-House Blues
13	Ticket Agent Ease Your Window Down
14	Cake Walkin' Babies (From Home)
15	I Ain't Goin' To Play Second Fiddle (with Louis Armstrong)
16	Yellow Dog Blues
17	At The Christmas Ball
18	Muddy Water (A Mississippi Moan)
19	After You've Gone
20	Empty Bed Blues, part 1
21	Empty Bed Blues, part 2

Bessie Smith, Volume 1 (2001, Frog (UK))

1	Down Hearted Blues
2	Gulf Coast Blues
3	Aggravatin' Papa
4	Beale Street Mama
5	Baby Won't You Please Come Home Blues
6	Oh Daddy Blues
7	T'ain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do
8	Keeps On A Rainin'
9	Mama's Got The Blues
10	Outside Of That
11	Bleeding Hearted Blues
12	Lady Luck Blues
13	Lady Luck Blues
14	Yodling Blues
15	Yodling Blues
16	Midnight Blues
17	Midnight Blues
18	If You Don't I Know Who Will
19	Nobody In Town Can Bake A Sweet Jelly Roll Like Mine
20	Jailhouse Blues
21	St. Louis Gal
22	St. Louis Gal
23	Sam Jones Blues

Bessie Smith, Volume 2 (2002, Frog (UK))

1	Graveyard Dream Blues
2	Cemetery Blues
3	Far Away Blues (with Clara Smith)
4	I'm Going Back To My Used To Be (with Clara Smith)
5	Whoa, Tillie, Take Your Time
6	My Sweetie Went Away
7	Any Woman's Blues
8	Chicago Bound Blues
9	Mistreatin' Daddy
10	Frosty Morning Blues
11	Frosty Morning Blues
12	Haunted House Blues
13	Eavesdropper's Blues
14	East Come, Easy Go Blues
15	Sorrowful Blues
16	Pinchbacks - Take 'Em Away
17	Rockin' Chair Blues
18	Ticket Agent, Ease Your Window Down
19	Boweavil Blues
20	Hateful Blues
21	Frankie Blues
22	Moonshine Blues

Bessie Smith, Volume 3 (2002, Frog (UK))

1	Lou'siana Low-Down Blues
2	Mountaintop Blues
3	Workhouse Blues
4	House Rent Blues
5	Salt Water Blues
6	Rainy Weather Blues
7	Weeping Willow Blues
8	The Bye Bye Blues
9	Sing Sing Prison Blues
10	Follow The Deal On Down
11	Sinful Blues
12	Woman's Trouble Blues
13	Love Me Daddy Blues
14	Dying Gambler's Blues
15	St. Louis Blues (with Louis Armstrong)
16	Reckless Blues (with Louis Armstrong)
17	Sobbin' Hearted Blues (with Louis Armstrong)
18	Cold In Hand Blues (with Louis Armstrong)
19	You've Been A Good Ole Wagon (with Louis Armstrong)
20	Cake Walking Babies (From Home)
21	Yellow Dog Blues
22	Yellow Dog Blues

Bessie Smith, Volume 4 (2002, Frog (UK))

1	Soft Pedal Blues
2	Soft Pedal Blues
3	Dixie Flyer Blues
4	Nashville Woman's Blues
5	Nashville Woman's Blues
6	Careless Love Blues
7	Careless Love Blues
8	J.C. Holmes Blues (with Louis Armstrong)
9	I Ain't Goin' To Play Second Fiddle (with Louis Armstrong)
10	He's Gone Blues
11	Nobody's Blues But Mine
12	I Ain't Got Nobody
13	My Man Blues
14	New Gulf Coast Blues
15	Florida Bound Blues
16	At The Christmas Ball
17	I've Been Mistreated And I Don't Like It
18	Red Mountain Blues
19	Golden Rule Blues
20	Lonesome Desert Blues
21	Squeeze Me
22	Them 'Has Been' Blues
23	Squeeze Me

Queen Of The Blues (2002, Deja Vu Retro)

1	St. Louis Blues (with Louis Armstrong)
2	Reckless Blues (with Louis Armstrong)
3	You've Been A Good Ole Wagon (with Louis Armstrong)
4	Sobbin' Hearted Blues (with Louis Armstrong)
5	Cold In Hand Blues (with Louis Armstrong)
6	Downhearted Blues
7	Weeping Willow Blues
8	Cake Walkin' Babies (From Home)
9	Yellow Dog Blues
10	Careless Love
11	I Ain't Gonna Play No Second Fiddle (with Louis Armstrong)
12	The Gin House Blues
13	Backwater Blues
14	Preachin' The Blues
15	After You've Gone
16	Send Me To The 'Lectric Chair
17	Empty Bed Blues
18	Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out
19	Shipwreck Blues
20	Gimme A Pigfoot And A Bottle Of Beer (with Benny Goodman)

The Quintessence: "The Empress" 1923-33 (2002, Fremeaux & Associes)

1	Down Hearted Blues
2	Gulf Coast Blues
3	Aggravatin' Papa
4	Beale Street Mama
5	Graveyard Dream Blues
6	Cemetery Blues
7	Any Woman's Blues
8	Boweavil Blues
9	Weeping Willow Blues
10	Reckless Blues
11	Sobbin' Hearted Blues
12	Cake Walkin' Babies (From Home)
13	Yellow Dog Blues
14	Soft Pedal Blues
15	Nashville Woman's Blues
16	Careless Love Blues
17	I Ain't Gonna Play Second Fiddle (with Louis Armstrong)
18	At the Christmas Ball
Disc 2
1	Squeeze Me
2	Money Blues
3	Baby Doll
4	Young Woman Blues
5	Back Water Blues
6	After You've Gone
7	Alexander's Ragtime Band
8	Muddy Water (A Mississippi Moan)
9	There'll Be A Hot Time In The Old Town In The Old Town Tonight
10	Trombone Cholly
11	Foolish Man Blues
12	Empty Bed Blues, parts 1 and 2
13	St. Louis Blues (with Louis Armstrong)
14	Wasted Life Blues
15	On Revival Day (A Rhythmic Spiritual)
16	Shipwreck Blues
17	Need A Little Sugar In My Bowl
18	Take Me For A Buggy Ride

Bessie Smith, Volume 1: Downhearted Blues - Original 1923-1924 Recordings (2003, Naxos)

1	Down Hearted Blues
2	Gulf Coast Blues
3	T'ain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do
4	Keeps On A-Rainin' (Papa, He Can't Make No Time)
5	Yodling Blues
6	Bleeding Hearted Blues
7	Lady Luck Blues
8	If You Don't, I Know Who Will
9	Nobody In Town Can Bake A Sweet Jelly Roll Like Mine
10	Jail-House Blues
11	Graveyard Dream Blues
12	Cemetery Blues
13	Any Woman's Blues
14	Mistreatin' Daddy
15	Easy Come, Easy Go Blues
16	Moonshine Blues
17	Boweavil Blues
18	Hateful Blues

Bessie Smith, Volume 5 (2003, Frog (UK))

1	What's The Matter Now
2	I Want Every Bit Of It
3	Jazzbo Brown From Memphis Town
4	The Gin House Blues
5	Money Blues
6	Baby Doll
7	Hard Driving Papa
8	Lost Your Head Blues
9	Hard Time Blues
10	Honey Man Blues
11	One And Two Blues
12	Young Woman Blues
13	Preachin' The Blues
14	Back-Water Blues
15	After You've Gone
16	Alexander's Rag Time Band
17	Muddy Water (A Mississippi Moan)
18	Muddy Water (A Mississippi Moan)
19	There'll Be A Hot Time In The Old Town Tonight
20	Trombone Cholley
21	Send Me To The 'Lectric Chair
22	Them's Graveyard Word
23	Hot Spring Blues

Bessie Smith, Volume 1: St. Louis Blues - Original 1924-1925 Recordings (2003, Naxos)

1	Haunted House Blues
2	Eavesdropper's Blues
3	Frankie Blues
4	Rainy Weather Blues
5	Salt Water Blues
6	Weeping Willow Blues
7	Sinful Blues
8	St. Louis Blues (with Louis Armstrong)
9	Reckless Blues (with Louis Armstrong)
10	Sobbin' Hearted Blues (with Louis Armstrong)
11	Cold In Hand Blues (with Louis Armstrong)
12	You've Been A Good Ole Wagon (with Louis Armstrong)
13	Cake Walkin' Babies (From Home)
14	Yellow Dog Blues
15	Soft Pedal Blues
16	Careless Love
17	Dixie Flyer Blues
18	I Ain't Gonna Play No Second Fiddle (with Louis Armstrong)

Bessie Smith, Volume 6 (2003, Frog (UK))

1	Sweet Mistreater
2	Lock And Key
3	Mean Old Bed Bug Blues
4	A Good Man Is Hard To Find
5	Homeless Blues
6	Looking For My Man Blues
7	Dyin' By The Hour
8	Foolish Man Blues
9	Thinking Blues
10	Pickpocket Blues
11	I Used To Be Your Sweet Mama
12	I'd Rather Be Dead And Buried In My Grave
13	Standin' In The Rain
14	It Won't Be You
15	Spider Man Blues
16	Empty Bed Blues, part 1
17	Empty Bed Blues, part 2
18	Put It Right Here (Or Keep It Out There)
19	Yes Indeed He Do!
20	Devil's Gonna Git You
21	You Ought To Be Ashamed
22	Washwoman's Blues

Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues: Bessie Smith (2003, Sony)

1	A Good Man Is Hard To Find
2	I Ain't Goin' To Play No Second Fiddle (with Louis Armstrong)
3	Me And My Gin
4	Muddy Water (A Mississippi Moan)
5	The St. Louis Blues (with Louis Armstrong)
6	T'ain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do
7	Careless Love Blues
8	Yellow Dog Blues
9	Need A Little Sugar In My Bowl
10	Down Hearted Blues
11	Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out
12	On Revival Day (A Rhythmic Spiritual)
13	Send Me To The 'Lectric Chair
14	Gimme A Pigfoot And A Bottle Of Beer (with Benny Goodman)
15	Back Water Blues

Bessie Smith, Volume 7 (2004, Frog (UK))

1	Slow And Easy Man
2	Poor Man's Blues
3	Please Help Me Get Him Off My Mind
4	Me And My Gin
5	I'm Wild About That Thing
6	You've Got To Give Me Some
7	Kitchen Man
8	I've Got What It Takes (But It Breaks My Heart To Give It Away)
9	Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out
10	Introduction
11	St. Louis Blues (with Louis Armstrong)
12	Take It Right Back ('Cause I Don't Want It Here)
13	He's Got Me Goin'
14	It Makes My Love Come Down
15	Wasted Life Blues
16	Dirty No-Gooder's Blues
17	Blue Spirit Blues
18	Worn Out Papa Blues
19	You Don't Understand
20	Don't Cry Baby

Bessie Smith, Volume 8 (2004, Frog (UK))

1	Keep It To Yourself
2	New Orleans Hop Scop Blues
3	See If I'll Care
4	See If I'll Care
5	Baby Have Pity on Me
6	On Revival Day (A Rhythmic Spiritual)
7	Moan Mourners
8	Hustlin' Dan
9	Black Mountain Blues
10	In The House Blues
11	Long Old Road
12	Blue Blue
13	Shipwreck Blues
14	Need A Little Sugar In My Bowl
15	Safety Mama
16	Do Your Duty
17	Gimme A Pigfoot (with Benny Goodman)
18	Take Me For A Buggy Ride
19	I'm Down In The Dumps