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LaVern Baker Rhythm and Blues 1976 US
LaVern Baker - Sings Bessie Smith flac album
  • Performer LaVern Baker
  • Title Sings Bessie Smith
  • Date of release 1976
  • Country US
  • Style Rhythm & Blues
  • Other formats AAC VOX AU MPC MP3 MMF ADX
  • Genre Jazz / Blues
  • Size MP3 1821 mb
  • Size FLAC 1841 mb
  • Rating: 4.5
  • Votes: 249
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This is an album that should not have worked. Despite the potentially conflicting styles, this project is quite successful and often exciting.

7 LaVern Baker Sings Bessie Smith (1958). 8 Blues Ballads (1959). 9 Precious Memories: LaVern Baker Sings Gospel (1959). 11 See See Rider (1963) In 1953 she signed with Atlantic Records as a solo artist, her first release being "Soul on Fire". Her first hit came in early 1955, with the Latin-tempo "Tweedle Dee", which reached number 4 on the R&B chart and number 14 on the national US pop chart.

Album · 2014 · 14 Songs. Harbor Lights (Bonus Track). LaVern Baker & The Gilders. 14 Songs, 47 Minutes. Released: 14 Jun 2014. More By LaVern Baker.

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1 Gimme A Pigfoot
Written-By – Wesley Wilson
 3:08
A2 Baby Doll
Written-By – Bessie Smith
 3:37
A3 On Revival Day
Written-By – Andy Razaf
 3:14
A4 Money Blues
Written-By – Dave Leader, G.M. Coleman*, Harry Eller
 2:52
A5 I Ain't Gonna Play No Second Fiddle
Written-By – Perry Bradford
 3:56
A6 Backwater Blues
Written-By – Bessie Smith
 4:39
B1 Empty Bed Blues
Written-By – C. Johnson*
 4:52
B2 There'll Be A Hot Time In The Old Town Tonight
Written-By – Joe Hayden , Theodore Metz
 2:42
B3 Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out
Written-By – Jimmy Cox
 3:56
B4 After You've Gone
Written-By – Henry Creamer, Turner Layton
 3:09
B5 Young Woman's Blues
Written-By – Bessie Smith
 2:51
B6 Preaching The Blues
Written-By – Bessie Smith
 2:50

Companies, etc.

  • Copyright (c) – Atlantic Recording Corporation
  • Phonographic Copyright (p) – WEA Musik GmbH

Credits

  • Arranged By – Ernie Wilkins (tracks: A5, B1, B5, B6), Nat Pierce (tracks: A4, A6, B2, B4), Phil Moore (tracks: A1 to A3, B3)
  • Baritone Saxophone – Jerome Richardson (tracks: A6, B4 to B6), Sahib Shihab (tracks: A1 to A5, B1 to B3)
  • Bass – Wendell Marshall
  • Drums – Joe Marshall
  • Engineer [Recording] – Tom Dowd
  • Guitar – Danny Barker
  • Liner Notes [From Original Release] – Charles Edward Smith
  • Photography By – Tom Palumbo
  • Piano – Nat Pierce
  • Producer – Nesuhi Ertegun
  • Tenor Saxophone – Paul Quinichette
  • Trombone – Jimmy Cleveland (tracks: A4, A5, B1, B2), Urbie Green (tracks: A6, B4 to B6), Vic Dickenson (tracks: A1 to A3, B3)
  • Trumpet – Buck Clayton
  • Vocals – LaVern Baker

Notes

Gatefold cover with no window cutout.
Black and white picture of LaVern Baker on the front.

This record was recorded in January, 1958 and previously released as Atlantic 1281 (20th of October 1958)

© 1958 Atlantic Recording Corporation
℗ 1976 WEA Musik GmbH

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
SD 1281 LaVern Baker LaVern Baker Sings Bessie Smith ‎(LP, Album) Atlantic SD 1281 US 1958
RSA CD 914 LaVern Baker Sings Bessie Smith ‎(CD) Sequel Records RSA CD 914 Germany Unknown
332012 LaVern Baker Chante Bessie Smith ‎(10", Album, Mono) Atlantic 332012 France 1963
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
HAA 7514 LaVern Baker Sings Bessie Smith ‎(LP, Album, Mono) London Records HAA 7514 Australia 1958

Tracklist

A1 Gimme A Pigfoot 3:08
A2 Baby Doll 3:37
A3 On Revival Day 3:14
A4 Money Blues 2:52
A5 I Ain't Gonna Play No Second Fiddle 3:56
A6 Backwater Blues 4:39
B1 Empty Bed Blues 4:52
B2 There'll Be A Hot Time In The Old Town Tonight 2:42
B3 Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out 3:56
B4 After You've Gone 3:09
B5 Young Woman's Blues 2:51
B6 Preaching The Blues 2:50

Companies, etc.

  • Copyright (c) – Atlantic Recording Corporation
  • Phonographic Copyright (p) – WEA Musik GmbH

Credits

  • Arranged By – Ernie Wilkins (tracks: A5, B1, B5, B6), Nat Pierce (tracks: A4, A6, B2, B4), Phil Moore (tracks: A1 to A3, B3)
  • Baritone Saxophone – Jerome Richardson (tracks: A6, B4 to B6), Sahib Shihab (tracks: A1 to A5, B1 to B3)
  • Bass – Wendell Marshall
  • Drums – Joe Marshall
  • Engineer [Recording] – Tom Dowd
  • Guitar – Danny Barker
  • Liner Notes [From Original Release] – Charles Edward Smith
  • Photography By – Tom Palumbo
  • Piano – Nat Pierce
  • Producer – Nesuhi Ertegun
  • Tenor Saxophone – Paul Quinichette
  • Trombone – Jimmy Cleveland (tracks: A4, A5, B1, B2), Urbie Green (tracks: A6, B4 to B6), Vic Dickenson (tracks: A1 to A3, B3)
  • Trumpet – Buck Clayton
  • Vocals – LaVern Baker

Notes

This record was recorded in January, 1958 and previously released as Atlantic 1281 (20th of October 1958)

© 1958 Atlantic Recording Corporation
℗ 1976 WEA Musik GmbH

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
SD 1281 LaVern Baker LaVern Baker Sings Bessie Smith ‎(LP, Album) Atlantic SD 1281 US 1958
RSA CD 914 LaVern Baker Sings Bessie Smith ‎(CD) Sequel Records RSA CD 914 Germany Unknown
ATL 50 241 LaVern Baker Sings Bessie Smith ‎(LP, Album, RE) Atlantic ATL 50 241 Germany 1976
332012 LaVern Baker Chante Bessie Smith ‎(10", Album, Mono) Atlantic 332012 France 1963
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


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