V.A. - The Rough Guide To Bottleneck Blues (2005) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

The eerie sound of the bottleneck guitar -- an acoustic guitar played with a glass or metal slide worn over one of the fingers of the left hand -- is closely identified with Delta blues, the rawer, folkier cousin of the louder, more electric, and horn-heavy Chicago school. It's a sound steeped in poverty and humidity, and some of the spookiest and most frightening blues songs in history were written to be played on bottleneck guitar. This collection offers a good cross-section of old and modern bottleneck blues songs by an admirably diverse selection of artists including early masters of the genre (Robert Johnson, Blind Willie McTell, Bukka White) as well as current students of the masters (Bob Brozman, Stefan Grossman, Martin Simpson). Unfortunately, not all of these artists are represented by their finest work; it's hard to imagine that this rough recording of "Jack O'Diamonds" was the best Pete Harris performance available (though the slide playing itself is impressive), or that the compilers couldn't have come up with a better example of Charley Patton's work than the lackluster rendition of "A Spoonful Blues" presented here. But just about everything else borders on the definitive, whether it's Bukka White's amazing "Sic 'Em Dogs On"; Blind Willie Johnson's hair-raising "God Moves on the Water"; or the jaunty, jazzy "You Just as Well Let Her Go" by Casey Bill Weldon. Recommended. by Rick Anderson
Tracklist:
1 Sylvester Weaver – Guitar Rag 3:00
2 Fred McDowell – Fred's Worried Life Blues 2:40
3 Blind Willie Johnson – God Moves On The Water 2:56
4 Furry Lewis – Falling Down Blues 2:49
5 Pete Harris – Jack O'Diamonds 2:02
6 Allen Shaw – Moanin' The Blues 3:01
7 Stefan Grossman – Memphis Jellyroll 3:29
8 Son House – Country Farm Blues 2:09
9 Robert Johnson – Come On In My Kitchen 2:38
10 Muddy Waters – I Be's Troubled 3:04
11 Bukka White – Sic 'Em Dogs On 2:27
12 Jim & Bob (The Genial Hawaiians) – St Louis Blues 2:49
13 Blind Willie McTell – Mama, 'Tain't Long Fo' Day 3:02
14 John Fahey – Dance Of The Inhabitants Of The Palace Of King Philip XIV Of Spain 3:16
15 Charley Patton – A Spoonful Blues 3:09
16 Willie Harris – Never Drive A Stranger From Your Door 3:37
17 Hambone Willie Newbern – Roll & Tumble Blues 3:05
18 Kokomo Arnold – The Twelves (Dirty Dozens) 3:10
19 Martin Simpson – I Can't Keep From Crying Sometimes 5:46
20 Bob Brozman – Poor Me 4:38
21 Casey Bill Weldon – You Just As Well Let Her Go 3:07
22 Dan Pickett – Baby How Long 2:40

JEFF BECK - Original Album Classics (2008) 5xCD / FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

The 2008 box set Original Album Classics rounds up Jeff Beck's first five albums after the departure of Rod Stewart and Ronnie Wood: Rough & Ready, Blow by Blow, Jeff Beck Group, Wired, Jeff Beck with the Jan Hammer Group Live. Each album is presented as a paper-sleeve mini-LP, making this a handsome, affordable way to get the bulk of Beck's '70s catalog.  by Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Rough And Ready (1971)

1 Got The Feeling

Written-By – Jeff Beck

2 Situation

Written-By – Jeff Beck

3 Short Business

Written-By – Jeff Beck

4 Max's Tune

Written-By – M. Middleton

5 I've Been Used

Written-By – Jeff Beck

6 New Ways / Train Train

Written-By – Jeff Beck

7 Jody

Written-By – B. Short, J. Beck

Jeff Beck Group (1972)

1 Ice Cream Cakes

Written-By – J. Beck

2 Glad All Over

Written-By – A. Schroeder, J. Beck, R. Bennett, S. Tepper

3 Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You

Written-By – B. Dylan

4 Sugar Cane

Written-By – J. Beck, S. Cropper

5 I Can't Give Back The Love I Feel For You

Written-By – B. Holland, N. Ashford, V. Simpson

6 Going Down

Written-By – Don Nix

7 I Got To Have A Song

Written-By – D. Hunter, Lula Hardaway, Paul Riser, S. Wonder

8 Highways

Written-By – J. Beck

9 Definitely Maybe

Written-By – J. Beck

Blow By Blow (1975)

1 You Know What I Mean

2 She's A Woman

3 Constipated Duck

4 Air Blower

5 Scatterbrain

6 Cause We've Ended As Lovers

7 Thelonius

8 Freeway Jam

9 Diamond Dust

Wired (1976)

1 Led Boots

Bass – Wilbur Bascomb

Clavinet – Max Middleton

Drums – Narada Michael Walden

Guitar – Jeff Beck

Synthesizer – Jan Hammer

Written-By – Max Middleton

2 Come Dancing

Bass – Wilbur Bascomb

Clavinet – Max Middleton

Drums – Ed Green*, Narada Michael Walden

Guitar – Jeff Beck

Synthesizer – Jan Hammer

Written-By – Narada Michael Walden

3 Goodbye Pork Pie Hat

Bass – Wilbur Bascomb

Drums – Richard Bailey

Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – Max Middleton

Guitar – Jeff Beck

Written-By – Charlie Mingus

4 Head For Backstage Pass

Bass – Wilbur Bascomb

Clavinet – Max Middleton

Drums – Richard Bailey

Guitar – Jeff Beck

Written-By – Andy Clark, Wilbur Bascomb

5 Blue Wind

Drums, Synthesizer – Jan Hammer

Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar – Jeff Beck

Written-By – Jan Hammer

6 Sophie

Bass – Wilbur Bascomb

Clavinet, Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – Max Middleton

Drums – Narada Michael Walden

Guitar – Jeff Beck

Written-By – Narada Michael Walden

7 Play With Me

Bass – Wilbur Bascomb

Clavinet – Max Middleton

Guitar – Jeff Beck

Synthesizer – Jan Hammer

Written-By – Narada Michael Walden

8 Love Is Green

Acoustic Guitar – Jeff Beck

Bass – Wilbur Bascomb

Piano – Narada Michael Walden

Written-By – Narada Michael Walden

Jeff Beck With The Jan Hammer Group Live (1977)

1 Freeway Jam

2 Earth (Still Our Only Home)

Lead Vocals – Jan Hammer

3 She's A Woman

Rhythm Guitar, Harmony Vocals – Fernando Saunders

4 Full Moon Boogie

Lead Vocals – Tony Smith 

5 Darkness / Earth In Search Of A Sun

Synthesizer [String] – Steve Kindler

6 Scatterbrain

7 Blue Wind

Rhythm Guitar – Steve Kindler

Credits:

Bass – Clive Chaman (tracks: CD1, CD2), Fernando Saunders (tracks: CD5), Phil Chen (tracks: CD3)

Drums – Cozy Powell (tracks: CD1, CD2), Tony Smith (tracks: CD5)

Drums, Percussion – Richard Bailey (tracks: CD3)

Guitar [Guitars] – Jeff Beck (tracks: CD2, CD3)

Guitar, Effects [Special] – Jeff Beck (tracks: CD5)

Keyboards – Max Middleton (tracks: CD3)

Piano – Max Middleton (tracks: CD1, CD2)

Synthesizer [Moog, Oberheim, Freeman], Electric Piano, Timbales – Jan Hammer (tracks: CD5)

Violin – Steve Kindler (tracks: CD5)

Vocals – Bobby Tench (tracks: CD1, CD2)

JEFF BECK - Original Album Classics (2010) 5xCD / FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

There And Back (1980)
1 Star Cycle
Guitar – Jeff Beck
Keyboards, Drums – Jan Hammer
2 Too Much To Lose
Drums – Simon Phillips
Guitar – Jeff Beck
Keyboards – Jan Hammer
3 You Never Know
Drums – Simon Phillips
Guitar – Jeff Beck
Keyboards – Jan Hammer
4 The Pump
Bass – Mo Foster
Drums – Simon Phillips
Guitar – Jeff Beck
Keyboards – Tony Hymas
5 El Becko
Bass – Mo Foster
Drums – Simon Phillips
Guitar – Jeff Beck
Keyboards – Tony Hymas
6 The Golden Road
Bass – Mo Foster
Drums – Simon Phillips
Guitar – Jeff Beck
Keyboards – Tony Hymas
7 Space Boogie
Bass – Mo Foster
Drums – Simon Phillips
Guitar – Jeff Beck
Keyboards – Tony Hymas
8 The Final Peace
Guitar – Jeff Beck
Keyboards – Tony Hymas
Flash (1985)
1 Ambitious
Producer – Nile Rodgers
Vocals – Jimmy Hall
2 Gets Us All In The End
Producer – Arthur Baker
Vocals – Jimmy Hall
3 Escape
Producer – Jeff Beck, Nile Rodgers
Programmed By [Fairlight] – Jan Hammer
4 People Get Ready
Producer – Jeff Beck
Vocals – Rod Stewart
5 Stop, Look And Listen
Producer – Nile Rodgers
Vocals – Jimmy Hall
6 Get Workin'
Producer – Nile Rodgers
Vocals – Jeff Beck
7 Ecstasy
Producer – Arthur Baker
Vocals – Jimmy Hall
8 Night After Night
Producer – Nile Rodgers
Vocals – Jeff Beck
9 You Know, We Know
Producer – Jeff Beck, Tony Hymas
10 Nighthawks
11 Back On The Streets
Jeff Beck's Guitar Shop (1989)
1 Guitar Shop
2 Savoy
3 Behind The Veil
4 Big Block
5 Where Were You
6 Stand On It
7 A Day In The House
8 Two Rivers
9 Sling Shot
Who Else! (1999)
1 What Mama Said
2 Psycho Sam
3 Brush With The Blues
4 Blast From The East
5 Space For The Papa
6 Angel (Footsteps)
7 Thx138
8 Hip-Notica
9 Even Odds
10 Declan
11 Another Place
You Had It Coming (2001)
1 Earthquake
2 Roy's Toy
3 Dirty Mind
4 Rollin' And Tumblin'
5 Nadia
6 Loose Cannon
7 Rosebud
8 Left Hook
9 Blackbird
10 Suspension
Credits:
Backing Vocals – Curtis King (tracks: 2-1 to 2-11), David Simms (tracks: 2-1 to 2-11), David Spinner (tracks: 2-1 to 2-11), Frank Simms (tracks: 2-1 to 2-11), George Simms (tracks: 2-1 to 2-11), Jimmy Hall (tracks: 2-1 to 2-11), Tina B (tracks: 2-1 to 2-11)
Drums, Percussion – Terry Bozzio (tracks: 3-1 to 3-9)
Guitar – Jeff Beck
Keyboards, Synthesizer – Tony Hymas (tracks: 3-1 to 3-9)
Musician – Arthur Baker (tracks: 2-1 to 2-11), Barry De Souza (tracks: 2-1 to 2-11), Carmine Appice (tracks: 2-1 to 2-11), Curly Smith (tracks: 2-1 to 2-11), Doug Wimbish (tracks: 2-1 to 2-11), Duane Hitchings (tracks: 2-1 to 2-11), Jan Hammer (tracks: 2-1 to 2-11), Jay Burnett (tracks: 2-1 to 2-11), Jimmy Bralower (tracks: 2-1 to 2-11), Nile Rodgers (tracks: 2-1 to 2-11), Richard Scher (tracks: 2-1 to 2-11), Rob Sabino (tracks: 2-1 to 2-11), Tony Hymas (tracks: 2-1 to 2-11)

RAY CHARLES - Eight Classic Albums (2011) 4CD / RM / FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

This varied, budget-priced, four-disc set collects seven of the great Ray Charles' Atlantic Records LPs, plus an LP from ABC Records in the same package, which means one hears Charles in all sorts of formats, with small combos, at the piano in an intimate setting, with full orchestras, and in live performance, and it adds up to a wide-angle look at one of the most important voices of 20th century pop music. Included are the albums Ray Charles and The Great Ray Charles, both from 1957, Yes, Indeed!! and Brothers of Soul, both from 1958, Ray Charles at Newport, What'd I Say, and The Genius of Ray Charles, all from 1959, and The Genius Hits the Road from 1960. Genius, indeed -- this is vintage Ray Charles in the middle of his legendary career, all for a budget price. by Steve Leggett
Tracklist:
Ray Charles (1957)
1-1 Ain't That Love 2:51
Written-By – Ray Charles
1-2 Drown In My Own Tears 3:20
Written-By – Henry Glover
1-3 Come Back Baby 3:04
Written-By – Ray Charles
1-4 Sinner's Prayer 3:22
Written-By – Lowell Fulson
1-5 Funny (But I Still Love You) 3:12
Written-By – Ray Charles
1-6 Losing Hand 3:09
Written-By – Charles Calhoun
1-7 A Fool For You 3:00
Written-By – Ray Charles
1-8 Hallelujah I Love Her So 2:33
Written-By – Ray Charles
1-9 Mess Around 2:39
Written-By – Nugetre
1-10 This Little Girl Of Mine 2:31
Written-By – Ray Charles
1-11 Mary Ann 2:44
Written-By – Ray Charles
1-12 Greenbacks 2:50
Written-By – Renald Richard
1-13 Don't You Know 2:54
Written-By – Ray Charles
1-14 I Got A Woman 2:50
Written-By – Ray Charles
The Great Ray Charles (1957)
1-15  The Ray 3:55
Written-By, Arranged By – Quincy Jones
1-16  My Melancholy Baby 4:20
Written-By – Ernie Burnett, George A. Norton, Maybelle E. Watson
1-17 Black Coffee 5:29
Written-By – Paul Francis Webster, Sonny Burke
1-18 There's No You 4:44
Written-By – Hal Hopper, Tom Adair
1-19 Doodlin' 5:50
Written-By – Horace Silver
1-20 Sweet Sixteen Bars 4:04
Written-By – Ray Charles
1-21 I Surrender Dear 5:04
Written-By – Gordon Clifford, Harry Barris
1-22 I Got A Woman 2:50
Yes Indeed (1958)
2-1 What Would I Do Without You 2:34
Written-By – Ray Charles
2-2 It's All Right 2:17
Written-By – Ray Charles
2-3 I Want To Know 2:11
Written-By – Ray Charles
2-4 Yes Indeed 2:17
Written-By – Sy Oliver
2-5 Get On The Right Track Baby 2:19
Written-By – Ray Charles, Titus Turner
2-6 Talkin' 'Bout You 2:49
Written-By – Ray Charles
2-7 Swanee River Rock (Talkin' About That River) 2:17
Written-By – Ray Charles
2-8 Lonely Avenue 2:34
Written-By – Doc Pomus
2-9 Blackjack 2:20
Written-By – Ray Charles
2-10 The Sun's Gonna Shine Again 2:38
Written-By – Sam Sweet
2-11 I Had A Dream 2:54
Written-By – Ray Charles
2-12 I Want A Little Girl 2:56
Written-By – Billy Moll, Murray Mencher
2-13 Heartbreaker 2:53
Written-By – Nugetre
2-14 Leave My Woman Alone 2:41
Written-By – Ray Charles
Ray Charles At Newport (1959)
2-15 Night Time Is The Right Time 4:04
Written-By – Lew Herman, Nappy Brown, Ozzie Cadena
2-16 In A Little Spanish Town 3:38
Written-By – Joe Young (3), Mabel Wayne, Sam Lewis
2-17 I Got A Women 6:19
Written-By – Ray Charles
2-18 Blues Waltz 6:24
Written-By – Ray Charles
2-19 Hot Rod (The Spirit Feel) 3:46
Written-By – Ray Charles
2-20 Talkin' About You 4:22
Written-By – Ray Charles
2-21 Sherry 4:26
Written-By – Bennie Crawford
2-22 A Fool For You 7:11
Written-By – Ray Charles
What I'd Say (1959)
3-1 What I'd Say Part 1 & 2 5:04
3-2 Jumpin' In The Morning 2:48
3-3 You Be My Baby 2:30
3-4 Tell Me How Do You Feel 2:44
3-5 What Kind Of Man Are You 2:50
3-6 Rockhouse Part 1 & 2 3:52
3-7 Roll With Me Baby 2:37
3-8 Tell All The World About You 2:02
3-9 My Bonnie 2:50
3-10 That's Enough 2:46
The Genius Of Ray Charles (1959)
3-11 Let The Good Times Roll 2:53
3-12 It Had To Be You 2:45
3-13 Alexander's Ragtime Band 2:53
3-14 Two Years Of Torture 3:25
3-15 When Your Love Has Gone 2:51
3-16 Deed I Do 2:27
3-17 Just For A Thrill 3:26
3-18 You Won't Let Me Go 3:22
3-19 Tell Me You'll Wait For Me 3:25
3-20 Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying 3:46
3-21 Am I Blue 3:41
3-22 Come Rain Or Come Shine 3:42
Soul Brothers (1958)
4-1 Soul Brothers 9:31
4-2 How Long Blues 9:11
4-3 Cosmic Ray 5:19
4-4 Blue Funk 8:05
4-5 Bag's Guitar Blues 6:25
4-6 Deed I Do 5:47
The Genius Hits The Road (1960)
4-7 Alabamy Bound 1:51
4-8 Georgia On My Mind 3:33
4-9 Basin Street Blues 2:42
4-10 Mississippi Mud 3:21
4-11 Moonlight In Vermont 3:00
4-12 New York's My Home 3:01
4-13 California, Here I Come 2:06
4-14 Moon Over Miami 3:16
4-15 Deep In The Heart Of Texas 2:24
4-16 Carry Me Back To Old Virginia 1:58
4-17 Blue Hawaii 2:55
4-18 Chattanooga Choo Choo
Credits:
Alto Saxophone – Ray Charles (tracks: 2-15 to 2-22; 4-1 to 4-6)
Baritone Saxophone – Bennie Crawford (tracks: 2-15 to 2-22)
Bass – Edgar Wills (tracks: 2-15 to 2-22), Oscar Pettiford (tracks: 4-1 to 4-6)
Drums – Connie Kay (tracks: 4-1 to 4-6), Richie Goldberg (tracks: 2-15 to 2-22)
Guitar – Kenny Burrell (tracks: 4-1 to 4-6), Skeeter Best (tracks: 4-1 to 4-6)
Keyboards – Ray Charles (tracks: 2-15 to 2-22; 3-1 to 3-10)
Orchestra – The Ray Charles Orchestra (tracks: 1-1 to 1-14)
Piano – Milt Jackson (tracks: 4-1 to 4-6), Ray Charles (tracks: 1-1 to 1-22; 2-1 to 2-14; 3-11 to 3-22; 4-1 to 4-18)
Tenor Saxophone – Billy Mitchell (tracks: 4-1 to 4-6), David Newman (tracks: 2-15 to 2-22)
Trumpet – Lee Harper (tracks: 2-15 to 2-22), Marcus Belgrave (tracks: 2-15 to 2-22)
Vibraphone – Milt Jackson (tracks: 4-1 to 4-6)
Vocals – Marjorie Hendricks (tracks: 2-15 to 2-22), Ray Charles (tracks: 1-1 to 1-22; 2-1 to 2-22; 3-1 to 3-22; 4-7 to 4-18)
Vocals [Vocal Group] – The Raeletts (tracks: 2-15 to 2-22)

KING CURTIS - Soul Meeting (1960-1994) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

King Curtis, an influential and greatly in-demand R&B tenorman, made relatively few jazz dates in his career. This CD has two of the best, complete albums originally called The New Scene of King Curtis and Soul Meeting; the former is also available as a separate CD but should be skipped in favor of this one. Curtis teams up with the passionate cornetist Nat Adderley, pianist Wynton Kelly, either Paul Chambers or Sam Jones on bass and Oliver Jackson or Belton Evans on drums. The music is blues-based bop, with seven basic Curtis originals and four standards. Highly recommended, this set serves as proof that King Curtis could have been a viable jazz player. by Scott Yanow

BESSIE SMITH - The Complete Recordings Vol. 1 (1923-1924) 2CD (1991) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

Bessie Smith wasn't the first of the classic blues singers to record, but once she did, she became the form's dominant force, with a voice that combined clear diction, great power, and a unique capacity to convey complex emotions. Weariness gives way to resilience and sorrow to joyous triumph in Smith's performances, and there's nobility in her delivery of even the sometimes tritely comic lyrics she sang. This is the first of five two-CD sets that gather all her known recordings. The first 38 songs, from February 1923 to April 1924, are here. Smith was a presence when she first arrived in the studio: "Downhearted Blues," her first record and already a hit for its composer, Alberta Hunter, would sell nearly 800,000 copies in its first six months of release. It's a riveting performance, but there's greater substance just a couple of months later in the bending notes of "Oh Daddy Blues." There are many majestic performances here, with Smith usually accompanied by just piano, played by songwriter Clarence Williams, her working accompanist Irving Johns, or Fletcher Henderson. When her accompaniments begin to expand, Don Redman makes an appearance on clarinet, but the great band recordings with Louis Armstrong remain in the future. The liner notes, by Smith's biographer, Chris Albertson, are excellent, filled with illuminating background 

Tracklist 1:

1. Down Hearted Blues 3:28

2. Gulf Coast Blues 3:07

3. Aggravatin' Papa 3:19

4. Beale Street mama 3:37

5. Baby Won't You Please Come Home 2:58

6. Oh Daddy Blues 3:07

7. 'Tain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do 3:29

8. Keeps On A-Rainin' (Papa, He Can't Make No Time) 3:09

9. Mama's Got The Blues 2:58

10. Outside Of That 3:30

11. Bleeding Hearted Blues 3:08

12. Lady Luck Blues 3:09

13. Yodling Blues 3:14

14. Midnight Blues 3:20

15. If You Don't, I Know Who Will 3:38

16. Nobody In Town Can Bake A Sweet Jelly Roll Like Mine 3:34

17. Jail-House Blues 3:16

18. St. Louis Gal 3:30

19. Sam Jones Blues 2:47

Tracklist 2:

1. Graveyard Dream Blues 2:46

2. Cemetery Blues 3:31

3. Far Away Blues 3:02

4. I'm Going Back to My Used to Be 2:56

5. Whoa, Tillie, Take Your Time 3:12

6. My Sweetie Went Away 3:13

7. Any Woman's Blues 3:28

8. Chicago Bound Blues 3:18

9. Mistreating Daddy 3:19

10. Frosty Morning Blues 3:16

11. Haunted House Blues 3:31

12. Eavesdropper's Blues 3:13

13. Easy Come, Easy Go Blues 3:11

14. Sorrowful Blues 3:19

15. Pinchbacks - Take 'Em Away 3:17

16. Rocking Chair Blues 3:16

17. Ticket Agent, Ease Your Window Down 3:20

18. Boweavil Blues 2:54

19. Hateful Blues 3:09

BESSIE SMITH - The Complete Recordings Vol. 2 (1924-1925) 2CD (1991) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

Bessie Smith, even on the evidence of her earliest recordings, well deserved the title "Empress of the Blues" for in the 1920s there was no one in her league for emotional intensity, honest blues feeling, and power. The second of five volumes (the first four are two-CD sets) finds her accompaniment improving rapidly with such sympathetic sidemen as trombonist Charlie Green, cornetist Joe Smith, and clarinetist Buster Bailey often helping her out. However, they are overshadowed by Louis Armstrong, whose two sessions with Smith (nine songs in all) fall into the time period of this second set; particularly classic are their versions of "St. Louis Blues," "Careless Love Blues," and "I Ain't Goin' to Play Second Fiddle." Other gems on this essential set include "Cake Walkin' Babies From Home," "The Yellow Dog Blues," and "At the Christmas Ball." by Scott Yanow

 Tracklist 1:

1. Frankie Blues 3:34

2. Moonshine Blues 3:19

3. Lou'siana Low-Down Blues 3:25

4. Mountain Top Blues 3:14

5. Work House Blues 3:23

6. House Rent Blues 3:08

7. Salt Water Blues 3:29

8. Rainy Weather Blues 3:38

9. Weeping Willow Blues 3:12

10. The Bye Bye Blues 3:20

11. Sing Sing Prison Blues 3:06

12. Follow the Deal on Down 3:18

13. Sinful Blues 3:11

14. Woman's Trouble Blues 3:07

15. Love Me Daddy Blues 3:16

16. Dying Gambler's Blues 3:00

17. The St. Louis Blues 3:12

18. Reckless Blues 3:05

19. Sobbin' Hearted Blues 3:01

Tracklist 2:

1. Cold In Hand Blues 3:15

2. You've Been a Good Ole Wagon 3:30

3. Cake Walkin' babies (From Home) 3:11

4. The Yellow Dog Blues 3:05

5. Soft Pedal Blues 3:21

6. Dixie Flyer Blues 3:11

7. Nashville Woman's Blues 3:45

8. Careless Love Blues 3:27

9. J.C. Holmes Blues 3:05

10. I Ain't Goin' to Play Second Fiddle 3:23

11. He's Gone Blues 3:11

12. Nobody's Blues But Mine 2:53

13. I Ain't Got Nobody 3:11

14. My Man Blues 3:32

15. New Gulf Coast Blues 3:23

16. Florida Bound Blues 3:15

17. At the Christmas Ball 3:26

18. I've Been Mistreated and I Don't Like It 2:55

BESSIE SMITH - The Complete Recordings Vol. 3 (1925-1928) 2CD (1992) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

Listening to this collection, recorded from 1925 to 1928 as Bessie Smith's popularity grew, one only wishes that the recording technology of the day were a match for Smith's incredible voice. Naturally, this two-disc set contains many of her classic recordings, including "Back Water Blues," "Send Me to the 'Lectric Chair," "Lock and Key," "A Good Man Is Hard to Find," and "After You've Gone." This collection's also worth hearing for the backing musicians, who include Fletcher Henderson, James P. Johnson, Coleman Hawkins, and other luminaries of the day. To listen to Bessie Smith is to hear the blues unadulterated, and to understand what inspired so many contemporaries and later singers, from Billie Holiday to Janis Joplin. by Genevieve Williams

Tracklist 1:

1. Red Mountain Blues 3:13

2. Golden Rule Blues 3:05

3. Lonesome Desert Blues 3:26

4. Them "Has Been" Blues 03:33

5. Squeeze Me 2:53

6. What's The Matter Now? 2:46

7. I Want Every Bit Of It 2:38

8. Jazzbo Brown From Memphis Town 3:21

9. The Gin House Blues 3:14

10. Money Blues 3:12

11. Baby Doll 3:01

12. Hard Driving Papa 2:59

13. Lost Your Head Blues 2:56

14. Hard Time Blues 3:14

15. Honey Man Blues 3:14

16. One And Two Blues 02:55

17. Young Woman's Blues 3:09

18. Preachin' The Blues 2:52

19. Back Water Blues 3:19

20. After You've Gone 2:57

21. Alexander's Ragtime Band 2:58

Personnel includes: Bessie Smith (vocals);
Lincoln M. Conaway (guitar);
Charlie Dixon (banjo);
Don Redman (clarinet, alto saxophone);
Buster Bailey, Coleman Hawkins (clarinet);
Shelton Hemphill, Joe Smith (cornet);
Fletcher Henderson, Clarence Williams, James P. Johnson, Porter Grainger (piano).
Recorded between 1925 and 1928.This is part of Legacy's Roots N' Blues series.Volume 3 of Columbia's five-box, ten-CD set finds Bessie Smith at the height of her career as a touring artist, recording consistently with high-caliber pianists like Fletcher Henderson and stride king James P. Johnson. While she was billed as "Empress of the Blues," Smith's accompanists handled her material in the small-group jazz style of the day, and her repertoire drew as much from tin pan alley, novelty and the vaudeville stage as it did from hokum and twelve-bar sources. There are many blues tunes here, but often the word was used as a marketing device rather than to connote a specific rhyme scheme or chord structure. On some of the later sides in Volume 3, the ensemble is expanded to include two horns--usually Joe Smith on cornet, with Jimmy Harrison or Charlie Green on trombone--and for one session, clarinet (a young Coleman Hawkins on "Alexander's Ragtime Band") and banjo. Chris Albertson's detailed history of Smith's life and career is continued in the accompanying booklet, which features numerous photographs of Smith and her colleagues and reproductions of various advertisements, studio logs, and 78 labels.

Tracklist 2:

1. Muddy Water (A Mississippi Moan) 3:08

2. There'll Be A Hot Time In The Old Town Tonight 3:20

3. Trombone Cholly 3:12

4. Send Me To The 'Lectric Chair 3:23

5. Them's Graveyard Words 2:59

6. Hot Spring Blues 2:57

7. Sweet Mistreater 3:02

8. Lock And Key 2:59

9. Mean Old Bedbug Blues 3:14

10. A Good Man Is Hard To Find 3:02

11. Homeless Blues 3:01

12. Looking For My Man Blues 2:50

13. Dyin' By The Hour 3:00

14. Foolish Man Blues 2:55

15. Thinking Blues 3:10

16. Pickpocket Blues 2:44

17. I Used To Be Your Sweet Mama 2:51

18. I'd Rather Be Dead And Buried In My Grave 2:57

BESSIE SMITH - The Complete Recordings Vol. 4 (1928-1931) 2CD (1993) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

The fourth of five volumes (the first four are two-CD sets) that reissue all of Bessie Smith's recordings traces her career from a period when her popularity was at its height down to just six songs away from the halt of her recording career. But although her commercial fortunes might have slipped, Bessie Smith never declined and these later recordings are consistently powerful. The two-part "Empty Bed Blues" and "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out" (hers is the original version) are true classics and none of the other 40 songs (including the double-entendre "Kitchen Man") are throwaways. With strong accompaniment during some performances by trombonist Charlie Green, guitarist Eddie Lang, Clarence Williams's band and on ten songs (eight of which are duets) the masterful pianist James P. Johnson, this volume (as with the others) is quite essential.

Tracklist 1:

1. Standin' In The Rain Blues 2:56

2. It Won't Be You 2:49

3. Spider Man Blues 3:24

4. Empty Bed Blues (Part 1) 3:03

5. Empty Bed Blues (Part 2) 3:22

6. Put It Right Here (Or Keep It Out There) 3:00

7. Yes Indeed He Do! 3:17

8. Devil's Gonna Git You 3:12

9. You Ought To Be Ashamed 3:08

10. Washwoman's Blues 3:10

11. Slow And Easy Man 2:58

12. Poor Man's Blues 3:26

13. Please Help Me Get Him Out Of My Mind 2:58

14. Me And My Gin 2:52

15. I'm Wild About That Thing 2:50

16. You've Got To Give Me Some 2:44

17. Kitchen Man 2:58

18. I've Got What It Takes (But It Breaks My Heart To Give It Away) 3:11

19. Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out 3:00

20. Take It Right Back ('Cause I Don't Want It Here) 3:20

Tracklist 2:

1. He's Got Me Goin' 3:15

2. It Makes My Love Come Down 2:58

3. Wasted Life Blues 3:05

4. Dirty No-Gooder's Blues 3:00

5. Blue Spirit Blues 2:58

6. Worn Out Papa Blues 2:51

7. You Don't Understand 3:06

8. Don't Cry Baby 3:12

9. Keep It To Yourself 3:33

10. New Orleans Hop Scop Blues 2:59

11. See If I'll Care 3:26

12. Baby Have Pity On Me 3:21

13. On Revival Day (A Rhythmic Spiritual) 2:57

14. Moan, You Moaners 3:13

15. Hustlin' Dan 3:33

16. Black Mountain Blues 3:11

17. In The House Blues 3:02

18. Long Old Road 3:28

19. Blue Blues 3:15

20. Shipwreck 3:20

These recordings reaching from the height of Bessie Smith's fame into her decline in popularity are required listening, covering the years 1928 through 1931. Not only was her voice stronger than ever, but her control over the material was topnotch; she balanced on the fine line between seductive charm and overt sexuality with apparent ease. Some of her best material ever appears on volume 4 of this 5-volume set, including "Standin' in the Rain Blues," "Empty Bed Blues" (speaking of overtness...), "Devil's Gonna Git You," "I'm Wild About That Thing," "Blue Spirit Blues"... but it's useless to even try to list favorites. Smith's voice is so rich and expressive despite the primitive recording technology of the day, one can only imagine what it must have been like to hear her live. And trombonist Charlie Green and pianist James P. Johnson are featured prominently here as well. by Genevieve Williams

BESSIE SMITH - The Complete Recordings, Vol. 5 : The Final Chapter (2CD) 1996 / FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

Bessie Smith cut 160 sides for the Columbia and OKeh labels between 1923 and 1933, and the four previous two-CD/cassette box sets of her complete recordings released in the 1990s covered 154 of them, which introduces the question, what can a fifth two-CD/cassette box set contain in addition to the remaining six cuts? First, there are five previously unreleased alternate takes; second, there is the 15-minute low-fi soundtrack to the two-reel short St. Louis Blues, which constitutes the only film of Smith; and third, taking up all of the second CD/cassette, there are 72 minutes of interview tapes of Ruby Smith, Bessie Smith's niece, who traveled as part of her show. The box contains a "Parental Advisory -- Explicit Lyrics" warning because of the nature of Ruby Smith's reminiscences. You won't learn much about Bessie Smith's music from her niece's remarks, but you will learn a lot about her sexual preferences. by William Ruhlmann

The last two-CD set in this five-volume collection contains a lot of curiosities, and several pieces of required listening as well: "Need a Little Sugar in My Bowl," "Do Your Duty," and "Gimme a Pigfoot" are all here. For curiosities, there's the St. Louis Blues soundtrack, from a film short that contains the only footage of Smith. The second CD consists entirely of interviews with Smith's niece, Ruby Smith, which, while of secondary interest to the music, make for fascinating listening. In a gradual, rambling way, Ruby constructs an image of her famous aunt that reveals additional facets of the Empress of the Blues. by Genevieve Williams

Tracklist 1:

1. Need A Little Sugar In My Bowl 2:50

2. Safety Mama 3:26

3. Do Your Duty 3:27

4. Gimme A Pigfoot 3:31

5. Take Me For A Buggy Ride 2:38

6. I'm Down In The Dumps 3:12

7. The Yellow Dog Blues 3:18

8. Soft Pedal Blues 3:22

9. Nashville Women's Blues 3:19

10. Careless Love Blues 3:30

11. Muddy Water (A Mississippi Moan) 3:16

12. St. Louis Blues Soundtrack - Band Intro 0:45

13. St. Louis Blues Soundtrack - Crap Game 5:43

14. St. Louis Blues Soundtrack - St. Louis Blues 8:19

 Tracklist 2:

1. Bessie Smith & Ruby Smith - Bessie Disappears 4:50

2. Bessie Smith & Ruby Smith - Waldorf-Astoria Party 7:15

3. Bessie Smith & Ruby Smith - Bessie & Jack, I 2:52

4. Bessie Smith & Ruby Smith Bessie & Jack II - Bessie & The Ladies 10:23

5. Bessie Smith & Ruby Smith - Life On The Road, I 11:14

6. Bessie Smith & Ruby Smith - Life On The Road, II 14:02

7. Bessie Smith & Ruby Smith Bessie & Gertrude Saunders - Life On The Road, III 21:18

CD 1: tracks 1-6 - 20 November 1931 - 24 November 1933

CD 1: tracks 7-12 (Alternate Takes & Live) - 6 May 1925 - Late June 1929

CD 2: Ruby Smith Dialogue/Interview

MILDRED BAILEY - Sings "Me and the Blues" (1957-2000) FLAC (tracks), lossless

Mildred Bailey was quite popular for a time, being married to vibraphonist Red Norvo; the couple was referred to as "Mr. & Mrs. Swing." After their divorce, the swinging vocalist continued to record until diabetes sidelined her not long before her premature death in 1951. This Savoy CD compilation gathers recordings that she made with the Eddie Sauter Orchestra and the Ellis Larkins Orchestra, along with a small group date with a rhythm section led by Larkins. Bailey's sweet voice and clear enunciation give her a little girl quality at times. Her moving take of Mel Tormé's "Born to be Blue" and softly swinging "Lover, Come Back to Me" are among the highlights. The first CD issued in 1992 had a miserly playing time of just over 31 minutes, though a 2000 reissue added four more tracks. by Ken Dryden
Tracklist:
1 In Love In Vain 3:05
Written-By – Jerome Kern, Leo Robin
2 It's A Woman's Prerogative 2:56
Written-By – Harold Arlen - Johnny Mercer
3 I'll Close My Eyes 3:03
Written-By – Billy Reid, Buddy Kaye
4 Me And The Blues 3:05
Written-By – Harry Warren, Ted Koehler
5 At Sundown 3:20
Written-By – Walter Donaldson
6 Lover, Come Back To Me 3:10
Written-By – Oscar Hammerstein II, Sigmund Romberg
7 Born To Be Blue 2:51
Written-By – Mel Tormé, Robert Wells  
8 You Started Something 3:00
Written-By – E.Y. Harburg, Jay Gorney
9 Can't We Be Friends 3:05
Written-By – Kay Swift, Paul James 
10 All That Glitters Is Not Gold 3:07
Written-By – A. Asherman, E. Asherman, L. Kuhn
Bonus Tracks Not On Original LP Or CD Release
11 Almost Like Being In Love 3:05
Written-By – Frederick Loewe - Alan Lerner
12 The Heather On The Hill 3:11
Written-By – Frederick Loewe - Alan Lerner
13 Gone On That Guy 3:16
Written-By – Unknown Artist
14 Don't Worry 'Bout Strangers 3:00
Written-By – P. Moore
Credits:
Arranged By, Conductor [Directing] – Eddie Sauter (tracks: 1, 2, 10)
Bass – Al Hall (tracks: 1, 2, 10), Beverley Peer (tracks: 7 to 9, 13, 14)
Bass, Arranged By [Musical] – Bob Haggert (tracks: 3 to 6)
Clarinet – Hank D'Amico (tracks: 3 to 6)
Drums – Gordon "Specs" Powell (tracks: 1, 2, 10), Jimmy Crawford (tracks: 3 to 6)
Guitar – Barry Galbraith (tracks: 3 to 9, 13, 14)
Orchestra – The Ted Dales Orchestra (tracks: 1, 2, 10), The Ellis Larkins Orchestra (tracks: 3 to 6), Ellis Larkins Trio (tracks: 7 to 9, 13, 14), The Julian C. Work Orchestra (tracks: 11, 12)
Piano – Ellis Larkins (tracks: 1 to 10, 13, 14)
Trombone – Henderson Chambers (tracks: 3 to 6)
Trumpet – Irving "Mouse" Randolph (tracks: 3 to 6)

ARETHA FRANKLIN - Take A Look : Complete on Columbia (1960-1965) 11CD+DVD Box Set (2011) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Aretha Franklin has simply been one of the greatest singers of the modern generation, and whether bringing her powerful, passionate voice to bear on gospel standards, songs from the Great American Songbook, jazz standards, pop ditties, or deep Southern soul and R&B, she has always had the presence – much like Ray Charles – to make anything she touches unmistakably hers. Franklin began her career in gospel when she was still a teenager, and her amazing vocal talents, coupled with her fine piano playing, marked her as a once-in-a-lifetime kind of artist, qualities very apparent to legendary talent scout John Hammond, who signed her to Columbia Records.

The problem Hammond and Columbia immediately ran into, though, was how to best present that spirited voice to the secular pop world. Between 1960 and 1969 (her first release for the label was actually in 1961), Columbia tried Franklin in a variety of styles and settings, and if none of them exactly caught fire the way her legendary later sides for Atlantic Records would, they still allowed Franklin to explore a lot of avenues, and she was too good a singer not to be at least memorable in all of them. This wonderful box set includes CDs of Franklin's seven full-length albums for the label, two CDs of her work with producers Bobby Scott (in 1963) and Clyde Otis (in 1964), a CD of singles produced by Bob Johnston, plus rarities that were sweetened and released after Franklin left Columbia for Atlantic and a DVD featuring Franklin performing several songs at the piano on The Steve Allen Show in 1964. It’s a tremendous set, and it portrays an artist working her own way toward how to best present herself to the world. We all know she got there.

The 12 discs are housed in a beautiful box and are accompanied by a lavish 64-page, full color book. The book features extensive new liner notes, complete discography, and incredible, rare photography of a young Aretha.

TAKE A LOOK begins with expanded editions of Aretha’s seven original Columbia albums:

• Aretha [w the Ray Bryant Combo] (1961)

• The Electrifying Aretha Franklin (1962)

• The Tender, the Moving, the Swinging Aretha Franklin (1962)

• Laughing On The Outside (1963)

• Unforgettable – A Tribute To Dinah Washington (1964)

• Runnin’ Out Of Fools (1965)

• Yeah!!! In Person With Her Quartet (in two sequences: the original 1965 album recorded live in the studio with overdubbed applause, followed by a new previously unreleased version without the nightclub ambience)

Two CDs reflect Aretha’s collaborations with the influential producers Bobby Scott and Clyde Otis — collaborations that were either shelved or issued as singles, but never on LP:

• Tiny Sparrow: The Bobby Scott Sessions (1963)

• Take A Look: The Clyde Otis Sessions (1964)

Two CDs are new compilations:

• A Bit of Soul (the full album as it was compiled in 1965, but never released)

• The Queen In Waiting (includes Aretha’s last Columbia recordings produced by Bob Johnston, noted for his work during this period with Bob Dylan; and songs that Columbia “sweetened” with new musicians after Aretha left the label)

A bonus DVD, Aretha ’64! Live on The Steve Allen Show, features Aretha singing and playing piano on the legendary comedian’s television program in the spring of 1964. The performances include “Lover Come Back to Me,” “Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody,” “Won’t Be Long,” “Skylark,” and “Evil Gal Blues.”

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• Aretha [w the Ray Bryant Combo] (1961)

Tracklist:

1 Won't Be Long 3:12 

2 Over The Rainbow 2:41 

3 Love Is The Only Thing 2:44 

4 Sweet Lover 3:25 

5 All Night Long 3:01 

6 Who Needs You? 2:50 

7 Right Now 2:26 

8 Are You Sure 2:44 

9 Maybe I'm A Fool 3:20 

10 It Ain't Necessarily So 2:57 

11 By Myself 2:42 

12 Today I Sing The Blues 2:47 

13 Are You Sure (rehearsal) 2:27 

14 Who Needs You? (tk 9) 3:05 

15 Right Now (tk 1) 2:40 

16 Maybe I'm A Fool (tk 4) 3:59 

17 By Myself (mono mix) 2:42 

18 Won't Be Long (mono mix) 2:59 

19 All Night Long (mono mix) 3:08 

20 Love Is The Only Thing (mono mix) 2:45 

21 Right Now (mono mix) 2:24 

22 Today I Sing The Blues (mono mix) 2:48

• The Electrifying Aretha Franklin (1962)

Tracklist:

1 You Made Me Love You 2:21 

2 I Told You So 2:46 

3 Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody 2:26 

4 Nobody Like You 2:25 

5 Exactly Like You 2:38 

6 It's So Heartbreakin' 2:42 

7 Rough Lover 2:49 

8 Blue Holiday 2:55 

9 Just For You 2:22 

10 That Lucky Old Sun 3:22 

11 I Surrender, Dear 2:48 

12 Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive 2:18 

13 Introduction To Hard Times 0:30 

14 Hard Times

(No One Knows Better Than I) 3:09 

15 When They Ask About You 3:01 

16 Operation Heartbreak 3:00 

17 I Surrender, Dear (mono mix) 2:48 

18 Rough Lover (mono mix) 2:49 

19 Kissin' By The Mistletoe (mono mix) 2:23 

• The Tender, the Moving, the Swinging Aretha Franklin (1962)

Tracklist:

1 Don't Cry, Baby 3:25 

2 Try A Little Tenderness 3:19 

3 I Apologize 2:57 

4 Without The One You Love 2:51 

5 Look For The Silver Lining 3:07 

6 I'm Sitting On Top Of The World 2:45 

7 Just For A Thrill 2:35 

8 God Bless The Child 3:06 

9 I'm Wandering 3:30 

10 How Deep Is The Ocean 2:51 

11 I Don't Know You Anymore 2:53 

12 Lover Come Back To Me 2:36 

13 Trouble In Mind (mono mix) 2:16 

14 Without The One You Love (mono mix) 2:48 

15 Don't Cry, Baby (mono mix) 3:16 

16 I'm Wandering (mono mix) 3:27 

17 Try A Little Tenderness (mono mix) 3:16 

18 I Apologize (mono mix) 2:54 

19 Lover Come Back To Me (mono mix) 2:36 

20 I Don't Know You Anymore (mono mix) 2:48 

• Laughing On The Outside (1963)

Tracklist:

1 Skylark 2:56 

2 For All We Know 3:32 

3 Make Someone Happy 3:53 

4 I Wonder (Where You Are Tonight) 3:20 

5 Solitude 3:53 

6 Laughing On The Outside 3:16 

7 Say It Isn't So 3:12 

8 Until The Real Thing Comes Along 3:10 

9 If I Ever Would Leave You 4:10 

10 Where Are You? 3:54 

11 Mr. Ugly 3:27 

12 I Wanna Be Around 2:27 

13 Ol' Man River 4:04 

14 You've Got Her (mono mix) 2:42 

15 Here's Where I Came In (Here's Where I Walk Out) (mono mix) 2:45 

16 Say It Isn't So (mono mix) 3:08

• Tiny Sparrow: The Bobby Scott Sessions (1963)

Tracklist:

1 Here Today And Gone Tomorrow 3:30 

2 Please Answer Me 2:33 

3 Harbor Lights 2:52 

4 I May Never Get To Heaven 3:29 

5 Moon River 2:13 

6 I Won't Cry Anymore 2:50 

7 Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home 2:21 

8 My Little Brown Book 3:20 

9 Tiny Sparrow 2:53 

10 Johnny 3:15 

11 Looking Through A Tear 3:05 

12 Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home (mono mix) 2:21 

13 Johnny (mono mix) 2:59

 • Unforgettable – A Tribute To Dinah Washington (1964)

Tracklist:

1 Unforgettable 3:45 

2 Cold, Cold Heart 4:39 

3 What A Diff'rence A Day Made 3:35 

4 Drinking Again 3:32 

5 Nobody Knows The Way I Feel This Morning 5:15 

6 Evil Gal Blues 2:45 

7 Don't Say You're Sorry Again 2:50 

8 This Bitter Earth 4:38 

9 If I Should Lose You 3:40 

10 Soulville 2:24 

11 Lee Cross (mono mix) 3:05

• Take A Look: The Clyde Otis Sessions (1964) 

Tracklist:

1 [Studio chatter & count off to I'll Keep On Smiling] 0:31 

2 I'll Keep On Smiling 2:53 

3 Shangri-La 3:16 

4 Zing! Went The Strings Of My Heart 2:35 

5 People 4:19 

6 A Mother's Love 2:35 

7 Friendly Persuasion (Thee I Love) 2:18 

8 But Beautiful 2:58 

9 That's Entertainment 1:52 

10 Take A Look 2:42 

11 (Ah, The Apple Trees) When The World Was Young 4:44 

12 Jim 2:30 

13 Sweet Bitter Love 3:00 

14 Only The Lonely (mono mix) 4:55 

15 My Coloring Book (mono mix) 4:09 

16 I Wish I Didn't Love You So (mono mix) 2:56 

17 People (mono mix) 4:23 

18 A Mother's Love (mono mix) 2:31

• Runnin’ Out Of Fools (1965)

Tracklist:

1 Mockingbird 2:37 

2 How Glad I Am 2:36 

3 Walk On By 2:51 

4 Every Little Bit Hurts 2:50 

5 The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss) 2:25 

6 You'll Lose A Good Thing 2:41 

7 I Can't Wait Until I See My Baby's Face 2:47 

8 It's Just A Matter Of Time 3:00 

9 Runnin' Out Of Fools 2:36 

10 My Guy 3:06 

11 Two Sides Of Love 2:31 

12 One Room Paradise 2:10 

13 A General Market Advertisement From Columbia Records 0:41 

14 A Special Ad For Christmas 0:55 

15 The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire) (mono mix) 2:55 

16 Winter Wonderland (mono mix) 2:12

 • A Bit of Soul (1965)

Tracklist:

1 Follow Your Heart 2:30 

2 Only The One You Love 2:29 

3 One Step Ahead 2:39 

4 Can't You Just See Me 2:07 

5 How To Murder Your Wife 2:59 

6 A Little Bit Of Soul 2:26 

7 Cry Like A Baby 2:18 

8 Her Little Heart Went To Loveland 2:38 

9 Remember Me 2:17 

10 Land Of Dreams 2:19 

11 Little Miss Raggedy Ann 2:14 

12 Deeper 2:15 

13 I Still Can't Forget 2:56 

14 Rose Of Washington Square 2:40 

15 Take It Like You Give It (mono mix) 1:55 

16 Follow Your Heart (mono mix) 2:28 

17 Only The One You Love (mono mix) 2:24 

18 One Step Ahead (mono mix) 2:29 

19 How To Murder Your Wife (mono mix) 2:51 

20 A Little Bit Of Soul (mono mix) 2:21 

21 Cry Like A Baby (mono mix) 2:08 

22 Her Little Heart Went To Loveland (mono mix) 2:35

• Yeah!!! In Person With Her Quartet (1965)

Tracklist:

1 This Could Be The Start Of Something 1:30 

2 Once In A Lifetime 3:22 

3 Misty 3:37 

4 More 1:50 

5 There Is No Greater Love 4:40 

6 Muddy Water 2:31 

7 If I Had A Hammer 2:35 

8 Impossible 3:22 

9 Today I Love Ev'rybody 3:25 

10 Without The One You Love 3:33 

11 Trouble In Mind 2:53 

12 Love For Sale 2:42 

13 Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home (original session) 2:17 

14 Misty (original session) 3:39 

15 Love For Sale (original session) 2:32 

16 Once In A Lifetime (original session) 3:22 

17 Today I Love Ev'rybody (original session) 3:27 

18 Impossible (original session) 3:28 

19 This Could Be The Start Of Something (original session) 1:27 

20 More (original session) 2:12 

21 There Is No Greater Love (original session) 4:42 

22 If I Had A Hammer (original session) 2:32 

23 Muddy Water (original session) 2:31 

24 Without The One You Love (original session) 3:43 

25 Trouble In Mind (original session) 3:01

• The Queen In Waiting (2002)  

Tracklist:

1 Tighten Up Your Tie, Button Up Your Jacket, Make It For The Door (mono mix) 1:58 

2 (No, No) I'm Losing You 3:10 

3 Why Was I Born? 2:52 

4 Hands Off (mono mix) 2:14 

5 Swanee 2:25 

6 You Made Me Love You 2:34 

7 Until You Were Gone (mono mix) 3:08 

8 Mockingbird (mono mix with overdubs) 2:37 

9 Can't You Just See Me (mono mix with overdubs) 1:57 

10 Today I Sing The Blues (mono mix with overdubs) 2:48 

11 Walk On By (with overdubs) 2:52 

12 One Room Paradise (with overdubs) 2:02 

13 Every Little Bit Hurts (with overdubs) 2:45 

14 Evil Gal Blues (with overdubs) 2:44 

15 Rough Lover (with overdubs) 2:43 

16 Trouble In Mind (with overdubs) 2:08 

17 Without The One You Love (with overdubs) 3:39 

18 Won't Be Long (with overdubs) 3:08 

19 Take A Look (with overdubs) 2:49 

20 Runnin' Out Of Fools (original sessions) 3:04 

21 Skylark (original sessions) 6:11

Aretha '64!: Live On The Steve Allen Show (DVD )

Tracklist:

1 Lover Come Back To Me 

2 Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody 

3 Won't Be Long 

4 Skylark 

5 Evil Gal Blues

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