Document's Complete Recorded Works (1928-1929) is an exhaustive overview of Bessie Tucker's known recordings, compiled from a pair of late-'20s sessions and including no less than seven alternate takes (each presented right next to the original). This reliance on exact sequencing, along with the poor fidelity and a large number of performances, are enough to make this of limited interest to casual listeners. Since this is the only Bessie Tucker collection in print, however, it's the best place to find classic recordings like "Penitentiary" and "Fryin' Pan Skillet Blues." by Thom Owens
Tracklist
1 Bessie's Moan 3:28
2 The Dummy 3:32
3 Fort Worth And Denver Blues [Take 1] 3:22
4 Fort Worth And Denver Blues [Take 2] 3:26
5 Penitentiary [Take 1] 3:32
6 Penitentiary [Take 2] 3:32
7 Fryin' Pan Skillet Blues [Take 1] 3:27
8 Fryin' Pan Skillet Blues [Take 2] 3:26
9 My Man Has Quit Me 3:13
10 Got Cut All To Pieces [Take 1] 3:26
11 Got Cut All To Pieces [Take 2] 3:24
12 Black Name Moan 3:22
13 Better Boot That Thing [Take 1] 2:43
14 Better Boot That Thing [Take 2] 2:44
15 Katy Blues [Take 1] 3:13
16 Katy Blues [Take 2] 3:00
17 Mean Old Jack Stropper Blues [Take 1] 3:11
18 Mean Old Jack Stropper Blues [Take 2] 3:01
19 Old Black Mary 3:14
20 Key To The Bushes Blues 2:54
21 Bogy Man Blues 2:46
22 Mean Old Master Blues 3:06
23 Whistling Woman Blues 3:18
24 T.B. Moan 3:15
