Singer: La Vern Baker
Title: La Vern Baker Sings Bessie Smith
Label: Atlantic Jazz ‎– 7 90980-2, Atlantic Jazz ‎– 90980-2
Type: CD, Album, Reissue
Country: US
Date of released: 1988
Category: Funk / Soul
Style: Rhythm & Blues
Size MP3 zip: 1603 mb
Size FLAC zip: 1868 mb
Rating: 4.2✭
Format: MP3 APE MPC AU MP1 MIDI DXD AUD FLAC

Tracklist Hide Credits

1	Gimme A Pigfoot Arranged By – Phil Moore Written-By – Wesley Wilson	3:08
2	Baby Doll Arranged By – Phil Moore Written-By – Bessie Smith	3:37
3	On Revival Day Arranged By – Phil Moore Written-By – Andy Razaf	3:14
4	Money Blues Arranged By – Nat PierceWritten-By – Dave Leader, G. M. Coleman*, Harry Eller	2:52
5	I Ain't Gonna Play No Second Fiddle Arranged By – Ernie WilkinsWritten-By – Perry Bradford	3:56
6	Backwater Blues Arranged By – Nat PierceWritten-By – Bessie Smith	4:39
7	Empty Bed Blues Arranged By – Ernie WilkinsWritten-By – J.C. Johnson	4:52
8	There'll Be A Hot Time In The Old Town Tonight Arranged By – Nat PierceWritten-By – Traditional	2:42
9	Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out Arranged By – Phil Moore Written-By – Jimmy Cox	3:56
10	After You've Gone Arranged By – Nat PierceWritten-By – Henry Creamer, Turner Layton	3:09
11	Young Woman's Blues Arranged By – Ernie WilkinsWritten-By – Bessie Smith	2:51
12	Preaching The Blues Arranged By – Ernie WilkinsWritten-By – Bessie Smith	2:50

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Atlantic Recording Corporation
• Copyright (c) – Atlantic Recording Corporation
• Made By – WEA International Inc.
• Recorded At – Atlantic Studios
• Published By – Northern Music Co.
• Published By – Frank Music Corp.
• Published By – Razaf Music
• Published By – George Simon Music Co.
• Published By – Leeds Music Corp.
• Published By – Perry Bradford, Inc.
• Published By – Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc.
• Published By – Record Music Publishing
• Published By – MCA Inc.
• Published By – Morley Music Co.

Credits

• Arranged By – Ernie Wilkins, Nat Pierce, Phil Moore
• Baritone Saxophone – Jerome Richardson (tracks: 6, 10 to 12), Sahib Shihab (tracks: 1 to 5, 7 to 9)
• Bass – Wendell Marshall
• Drums – Joe Marshall
• Guitar – Danny Barker
• Liner Notes – Charles Edward Smith
• Photography By – Tom Palumbo
• Piano – Nat Pierce
• Producer – Nesuhi Ertegun
• Recorded By, Engineer – Tom Dowd
• Tenor Saxophone – Paul Quinichette
• Trombone – Jimmy Cleveland (tracks: 4, 5, 7, 8), Urbie Green (tracks: 6, 10 to 12), Vic Dickenson (tracks: 1 to 3, 9)
• Trumpet – Buck Clayton
• Vocals – LaVern Baker

Notes

Tracks 1, 2, 3, 9 were recorded on January 27, 1958
Tracks 4, 5, 7, 8 were recorded on January 28, 1958
Tracks 6, 10, 11, 12 were recorded on January 29, 1958

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode (Text): 0 7567-90980-2 3
• Rights Society: ASCAP

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
1281	LaVern Baker	Sings Bessie Smith ‎(LP, Album, Mono)	Atlantic	1281	US	1958
ATL 50 241	LaVern Baker	Sings Bessie Smith ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Atlantic	ATL 50 241	Germany	1976
SD 1281	LaVern Baker	LaVern Baker Sings Bessie Smith ‎(LP, Album)	Atlantic	SD 1281	US	Unknown
90980-4, 7 90980-4	La Vern Baker*	La Vern Baker Sings Bessie Smith ‎(Cass, Album, RE, Dol)	Atlantic, Atlantic	90980-4, 7 90980-4	US	1988
DR10006	LaVern Baker	Sings Bessie Smith ‎(LP, Album)	Del Ray Records	DR10006	US	2017