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SPLECKLED RED — Complete Recorded Works 1929-1938 In Chronological Order + Bonus Tracks | DOCD-5205 (1993) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Speckled Red is a name that appears in blues and boogie-woogie piano collections alongside Cow Cow Davenport, Roosevelt Sykes, Romeo Nelson, Will Ezell, Montana Taylor, and Clarence "Pinetop" Smith. In 1994, all of his early recordings were compiled onto one compact disc by Document, a noble gesture that made these historic performances readily available worldwide for the first time. Rufus Perryman was born in Monroe, LA in 1892, the son of a blacksmith and ultimately one of 16 children. Albinism, the source of Rufus' professional nickname, ran in the family to some degree, for his little brother William (19 years his junior) was similarly complected and eventually became world famous as Piano Red. Rufus grew up in Hampton, GA, played church organ as a boy, fell under the influence of a Floridian pianist named Seminole, and then spent a lot of time in Detroit and Memphis, gigging at cat houses, clubs, and parties. He joined the Red Rose Minstrels in 1928, and while touring with that troupe, met Hudson Whittaker (Tampa Red) and Jim Jackson. Speckled Red's recording debut was as a sideman on "Jim Jackson's Jambouree"; he cut his first records under his own name at the Peabody Hotel in Memphis in September of 1929. Red's most famous recording, "The Dirty Dozen" derived from a traditional African-American insult ritual (still alive and well decades later and immortalized in Eminem's movie Eight Mile); one theory states that it was originally a send-up of a religious catechism. Naturally, Red's recorded version was much less abrasive and obscene than what was usually heard in person. This very successful record spawned a sequel at his second recording session, which took place in Chicago in April 1930. He wouldn't record again until December of 1938 when he cut 12 titles for Bluebird in Aurora Illinois with guitarist Robert Lee McCoy and mandolinist Willie Hatcher. If, as the discographies say, Sonny Boy Williamson was present on "You Got to Fix It," he was doing something other than blowing into the mouth organ. Unable to earn a stable livelihood as a recording musician, Rufus worked for years as a shipping clerk. This excellent compilation closes with three unaccompanied solos he recorded for the small-time Tone record company in St. Louis in September 1956. By then he was enjoying a comeback that would take him to California, London, and Copenhagen. Document's survey of these early recordings may serve as the ideal prologue to his final albums which were largely produced in Europe. Rufus "Speckled Red" Perryman succumbed to cancer in November 1973. His body was laid to rest in St. Louis. arwulf arwulf
Tracklist :
1.    Speckled Red–    House Dance Blues
Piano, Vocals – Speckled Red
2.    Speckled Red–    The Dirty Dozen
Piano, Vocals – Speckled Red
3.    Speckled Red–    Wilkins Street Stomp
Piano – Speckled Red
4.    Speckled Red–    The Dirty Dozen -- No. 2
Piano, Vocals – Speckled Red
5.    Speckled Red–    We Got To Get That Fixed
Piano, Vocals – Speckled Red
6.    Speckled Red–    Speckled Red's Blues
Piano, Vocals – Speckled Red
7.    Speckled Red–    The Right String -- But The Wrong Yo-Yo
Piano, Vocals – Speckled Red
8.    Speckled Red–    Lonesome Mind Blues
Piano, Vocals – Speckled Red
9.    Speckled Red–    Welfare Blues
Guitar – Robert Lee McCoy
Mandolin – Willie Hatcher
Piano, Vocals – Speckled Red

10.    Speckled Red–    Down On The Levee
Guitar – Robert Lee McCoy
Mandolin – Willie Hatcher
Piano, Vocals – Speckled Red

11.    Speckled Red–    Do The Georgia
Guitar – Robert Lee McCoy
Mandolin – Willie Hatcher
Piano, Vocals – Speckled Red

12.    Speckled Red–    Early In The Morning
Guitar – Robert Lee McCoy
Mandolin – Willie Hatcher
Piano, Vocals – Speckled Red

13.    Speckled Red–    Take It Easy
Guitar – Robert Lee McCoy
Mandolin – Willie Hatcher
Piano, Vocals – Speckled Red

14.    Speckled Red–    Try Me One More Time
Guitar – Robert Lee McCoy
Mandolin – Willie Hatcher
Piano, Vocals – Speckled Red

15.    Speckled Red–    Louise Baltimore Blues
Guitar – Robert Lee McCoy
Mandolin – Willie Hatcher
Piano, Vocals – Speckled Red

16.    Speckled Red–    What Makes You Treat Me Mean?
Guitar – Robert Lee McCoy
Mandolin – Willie Hatcher
Piano, Vocals – Speckled Red

17.    Speckled Red Trio–    St. Louis Stomp
Guitar – Robert Lee McCoy
Mandolin – Willie Hatcher
Piano – Speckled Red

18.    Speckled Red–    You Got To Fix It
Guitar – Robert Lee McCoy
Harmonica – Sonny Boy Williamson
Mandolin – Willie Hatcher
Piano, Vocals – Speckled Red

19.    Willie Hatcher–    They're Mean To Me
Guitar – Robert Lee McCoy
Harmonica – Sonny Boy Williamson
Piano – Speckled Red
Vocals, Mandolin – Willie Hatcher

20.    Willie Hatcher–    So Unkind
Guitar – Robert Lee McCoy
Harmonica – Sonny Boy Williamson
Piano – Speckled Red
Vocals, Mandolin – Willie Hatcher

– BONUS TRACKS 
(1956) –   
21.    Speckled Red–    Dad's Piece
Piano, Vocals – Speckled Red
22.    Speckled Red–    Oh, Red
Piano, Vocals – Speckled Red
23.    Speckled Red–    Early In The Morning
Piano, Vocals – Speckled Red 
 

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ROSA HENDERSON — Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order Volume 1 (1923) DOCD-5401 (1995) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

All of classic blues singer Rosa Henderson's recordings are available on four CDs from the Austrian Document label. The first volume mostly has Henderson accompanied by pianist Fletcher Henderson (no relation), with one number apiece with sidemen from Henderson's early band and the Virginians. The young tenor Coleman Hawkins pops up on "It Won't Be Long Now," while cornetist Thomas Morris and pianist Louis Hooper help out on two numbers. None of the 22 songs on this CD became hits but quite a few are memorable, including "I Ain't No Man's Slave," "So Long to You and the Blues," "He May Be Your Dog But He's Wearing My Collar," and "Got the World in a Jug, the Stopper's in My Hand." Scott Yanow
Tracklist :
1.    I'm Broke Fooling With You  3:15
Piano – Unknown Artist
Vocals – Rosa Henderson

2.    I Ain't No Man's Slave  3:16
Piano – Unknown Artist
Vocals – Rosa Henderson

3.    Good Woman's Blues  3:10
Piano – Wendell P. Talbert
Vocals – Rosa Henderson

4.    I'm Broke Fooling With You  3:01
Piano – Wendell P. Talbert
Vocals – Rosa Henderson

5.    Where (Can That Somebody Be)  2:52
Piano – Fletcher Henderson
Vocals – Rosa Henderson

6.    Down South Blues  3:09
Piano – Fletcher Henderson
Vocals – Rosa Henderson

7.    Afternoon Blues  3:09
Piano – Fletcher Henderson
Vocals – Rosa Henderson

8.    I Need You  3:15
Piano – Fletcher Henderson
Vocals – Rosa Henderson

9.    Midnight Blues (A Wee Hour Chant)  3:08
Alto Saxophone – Don Redman
Banjo – Charlie Dixon
Bass Saxophone – Coleman Hawkins
Clarinet – Edgar Campbell 
Cornet [Either/Or] – Elmer Chambers, Howard Scott 
Piano – Fletcher Henderson
Trombone – Teddy Nixon
Vocals – Rosa Henderson

10.    So Long To You And The Blues  3:26
Piano – Fletcher Henderson
Vocals – Rosa Henderson

11.    If You Don't Give Me What I Want (I'll Get It Somewhere Else)  3:10
Piano – Fletcher Henderson
Vocals – Rosa Henderson

12.    Low-Down Papa (Sweet Mamma's Blues)  3:02
Piano – Fletcher Henderson
Vocals – Rosa Henderson

13.    Struttin' Blues  3:08
Alto Saxophone – Don Clark, Hale Byers
Banjo – Mike Pingitore
Brass Bass – Jack Barsby
Clarinet – Ross Gorman
Cornet – Frank Siegrist, Henry Busse
Orchestra – The Virginians
Piano – Ferdie Grofe
Trombone – Sammy Lewis
Vocals – Rosa Henderson

14.    It Won't Be Long Now  3:06
Piano – Fletcher Henderson
Tenor Saxophone – Coleman Hawkins
Vocals – Rosa Henderson

15.    Every Woman's Blues (12070)  2:55
Piano – Fletcher Henderson
Vocals – Rosa Henderson

16.    Every Woman's Blues (12071)  2:49
Piano – Fletcher Henderson
Vocals – Rosa Henderson

17.    I Want My Sweet Daddy Now  3:15
Piano – Fletcher Henderson
Vocals – Rosa Henderson

18.    He May Be Your Dog But He's Wearing My Collar  3:06
Piano – Fletcher Henderson
Vocals – Rosa Henderson

19.    Got The World In A Jug (The Stopper's In My Hand)  3:10
Piano – Fletcher Henderson
Vocals – Rosa Henderson

20.    When You Walked Out (Someone Else Walked Right In)  3:15
Piano – Fletcher Henderson
Vocals – Rosa Henderson

21.    He's Never Gonna Throw Me Down 2:54
Piano – Louis Hooper
Vocals – Rosa Henderson

22.    Every Day Blues  2:43
Piano – Louis Hooper
Vocals – Rosa Henderson
 

ROSA HENDERSON — Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order Volume 2 (1924) DOCD-5402 (1995) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

The second of four Document CDs that reissue all of the recordings of the classic blues singer Rosa Henderson mostly has the vocalist accompanied by the unrelated pianist Fletcher Henderson and his sidemen (including cornetist Joe Smith, altoist Don Redman, and tenor saxophonist Coleman Hawkins) or by the Choc Choo Jazzers, a small group with pianist Cliff Jackson. Best among the 23 selections are "I'm a Good Gal But I'm a Thousan' Miles From Home," "West Indies Blues," "My Papa Doesn't Two-Time No Time," "Strut Yo' Puddy," and "Somebody's Doing What You Wouldn't Do." Although she would eventually slip into obscurity, Rosa Henderson was one of the better blues singers of the period. Scott Yanow
Tracklist :
1.    Rosa Henderson–    I'm A Good Gal (But I'm A Thousan' Miles From Home)  3:10
Banjo – Charlie Dixon
Clarinet – Don Redman
Cornet – Elmer Chambers
Orchestra – Fletcher Henderson's Jazz Five
Piano – Fletcher Henderson
Trombone – Teddy Nixon
Vocals – Rosa Henderson

2.    Rosa Henderson–    Papa Will Be Gone  3:26
Banjo – Charlie Dixon
Clarinet – Don Redman
Cornet – Elmer Chambers
Orchestra – Fletcher Henderson's Jazz Five
Piano – Fletcher Henderson
Trombone – Teddy Nixon
Vocals – Rosa Henderson

3.    Rosa Henderson–    Hey Hey And He He, I'm Charleston Crazy  2:53
Cornet – Joe Smith 
Piano – Fletcher Henderson
Vocals – Rosa Henderson

4.    Rosa Henderson–    Do Right Blues  3:22
Cornet – Joe Smith 
Piano – Fletcher Henderson
Vocals – Rosa Henderson

5.    Rosa Henderson–    Goin' Home  2:12
Piano [Poss.] – Porter Grainger
Steel Guitar – Lincoln M. Conaway
Vocals – Rosa Henderson

6.    Rosa Henderson–    West Indies Blues (42602)  2:18
Piano [Poss.] – Porter Grainger
Steel Guitar – Lincoln M. Conaway
Vocals – Rosa Henderson

7.    Rosa Henderson–    How Come You Do Me Like You Do  3:18
Piano – Fletcher Henderson
Vocals – Rosa Henderson

8.    Rosa Henderson–    My Papa Doesn't Two-Time No Time  3:05
Piano – Fletcher Henderson
Vocals – Rosa Henderson

9.    Rosa Henderson–    Clearing House Blues  2:57
Banjo – Charlie Dixon
Clarinet – Don Redman
Cornet – Elmer Chambers
Orchestra – Fletcher Henderson's Jazz Five
Piano – Fletcher Henderson
Speech [Male], Vocals [Male] – Unknown Artist
Trombone – Teddy Nixon
Vocals – Rosa Henderson

10.    Rosa Henderson–    West Indies Blues (12846/47)  2:59
Banjo – Charlie Dixon
Clarinet – Don Redman
Cornet – Elmer Chambers
Orchestra – Fletcher Henderson's Jazz Five
Piano – Fletcher Henderson
Speech [Male], Vocals [Male] – Unknown Artist
Trombone – Teddy Nixon
Vocals – Rosa Henderson

11.    Rosa Henderson–    Back Woods Blues  2:42
Cornet [Prob.] – Howard Scott 
Orchestra – Henderson And His Orchestra
Piano – Fletcher Henderson
Vocals – Rosa Henderson

12.    Rosa Henderson–    Four-Flushin' Papa  3:09
Cornet [Prob.] – Howard Scott 
Orchestra – Henderson And His Orchestra
Piano – Fletcher Henderson
Vocals – Rosa Henderson

13.    Rosa Henderson–    Black Star Line (A West Indian Chant)  2:48
Piano – Edgar Dowell
Vocals – Rosa Henderson

14.    Rosa Henderson–    Barbadoes Blues  2:52
Effects – Unknown Artist
Piano – Edgar Dowell
Vocals – Rosa Henderson

15.    Rosa Henderson–    Chicago Monkey Man Blues  3:13
Piano – Edgar Dowell
Vocals – Rosa Henderson

16.    Rosa Henderson–    How'm I Gonna Get 'em (When You Keep On Holding 'Em Back)  3:11
Vocals – Rosa Henderson
17.    Rosa Henderson–    Barrel House Blues (13252)  3:03
Piano – Fletcher Henderson
Vocals – Rosa Henderson

18.    Rosa Henderson–    My Right Man  3:12
Piano – Fletcher Henderson
Vocals – Rosa Henderson

19.    Rosa Henderson Featured Vcl With Fletcher Henderson And His Club Alabam Orchestra–    Do That Thing  3:07
Banjo – Charlie Dixon
Brass Bass – Ralph Escudero
Clarinet, Alto Saxophone – Don Redman
Cornet – Elmer Chambers, Howard Scott 
Drums – Kaiser Marshall
Orchestra – Fletcher Henderson And His Club Alabam Orchestra
Piano – Fletcher Henderson
Tenor Saxophone – Coleman Hawkins
Trombone – Teddy Nixon
Vocals – Rosa Henderson

20.    Rosa Henderson–    I Can't Get The One I Want  2:54
Orchestra – Choo Choo Jazzers
Piano – Cliff Jackson
Trumpet – Harry Smith 
Vocals – Rosa Henderson

21.    Sally Ritz–    Barrel House Blues (5555)  3:16
Piano – Edgar Dowell
Vocals – Rosa Henderson

22.    Rosa Henderson And Choo Choo Jazzers–    Strut Yo' Puddy  2:53
Orchestra – Choo Choo Jazzers
Piano – Cliff Jackson
Trumpet [Prob.] – Rex Stewart
Vocals – Rosa Henderson

23.    Rosa Henderson And Choo Choo Jazzers–    Somebody's Doing What You Wouldn't Do 2:56
Clarinet – Bob Fuller
Orchestra – Choo Choo Jazzers
Piano – Cliff Jackson
Vocals – Rosa Henderson
 

ROSA HENDERSON — Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order Volume 3 (1924-1926) DOCD-5403 (1995) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

The fourth and final CD in Document's Rosa Henderson series finishes off her recording career with nine numbers from 1926, a dozen from 1927, and two from 1931. Most notable are six numbers in which Rosa Henderson is accompanied by the great stride pianist James P. Johnson (including "Black Snake Moan" and "Can't Be Bothered With No Sheik"). Other selections have her assisted by the Three Hot Eskimos, the Four Black Diamonds, pianist Cliff Jackson, and cornetist Louis Metcalf. A perfectly done reissue series paying tribute to a talented if forgotten classic blues singer of the 1920s.  Scott Yanow
Tracklist :
1.    Rosa Henderson, Choo Choo Jazzers–    Hard-Hearted Hannah  2:58
Cornet [Prob.] – Rex Stewart
Piano – Cliff Jackson
Vocals – Rosa Henderson

2.    Sally Ritz–    Deep River Blues  3:02
Cornet – Unknown Artist
Piano – Louis Hooper
Trombone [Poss.] – Jake Frazier
Vocals – Rosa Henderson

3.    Sally Ritz–    The Basement Blues  2:55
Cornet – Unknown Artist
Piano – Louis Hooper
Trombone [Poss.] – Jake Frazier
Vocals – Rosa Henderson

4.    Rosa Henderson–    Don't Advertise Your Man  3:46
Banjo [Prob.] – Elmer Snowden
Clarinet [Prob.] – Bob Fuller
Cornet [Either/Or] – Bubber Miley, Rex Stewart, Tom Morris
Orchestra – Kansas City Five 
Piano [Prob.] – Louis Hooper
Trombone [Prob.] – Jake Frazier
Vocals – Rosa Henderson

5.    Rosa Henderson–    Twelfth Street Blues  2:48
Cornet – Louis Metcalf
Orchestra – Choo Choo Jazzers
Piano – Cliff Jackson
Vocals – Rosa Henderson

6.    Rosa Henderson–    Memphis Bound (31677)  3:10
Cornet – Louis Metcalf
Orchestra – Choo Choo Jazzers
Piano – Cliff Jackson
Vocals – Rosa Henderson
Whistle [Train-whistle] – Unknown Artist

7.    Rosa Henderson–    Memphis Bound (31678)  3:00
Cornet – Louis Metcalf
Orchestra – Choo Choo Jazzers
Piano – Cliff Jackson
Vocals – Rosa Henderson
Whistle [Train-whistle] – Unknown Artist

8.    Rosa Henderson–    Undertaker's Blues  3:47
Banjo [Prob.] – Elmer Snowden
Clarinet [Prob.] – Bob Fuller
Cornet [Either/Or] – Bubber Miley, Rex Stewart, Tom Morris
Orchestra – Kansas City Five 
Piano [Prob.] – Louis Hooper
Trombone [Prob.] – Jake Frazier
Vocals – Rosa Henderson

9.    Rosa Henderson–    Everything My Sweetie Does (Pleases Me)  3:02
Banjo [Prob.] – Elmer Snowden
Clarinet [Prob.] – Bob Fuller
Cornet [Either/Or] – Bubber Miley, Rex Stewart, Tom Morris
Orchestra – Kansas City Five 
Piano [Prob.] – Louis Hooper
Vocals – Rosa Henderson

10.    Rosa Henderson–    It Takes A Two Time Papa  2:52
Cornet – Rex Stewart
Orchestra – Choo Choo Jazzers
Piano – Louis Hooper
Trombone – Jake Frazier
Vocals – Rosa Henderson

11.    Rosa Henderson–    Nobody Knows The Way I Feel 'Dis Mornin' 2:51
Clarinet – Bob Fuller
Orchestra – Choo Choo Jazzers
Piano – Louis Hooper
Trombone [Prob.] – Jake Frazier
Vocals – Rosa Henderson

12.    Rosa Henderson–    Penitentiary Bound Blues  2:56
Clarinet – Bob Fuller
Orchestra – Choo Choo Jazzers
Piano – Louis Hooper
Trombone [Prob.] – Jake Frazier
Vocals – Rosa Henderson

13.    Rosa Henderson–    12th Street Blues  2:54
Banjo – Elmer Snowden
Clarinet – Bob Fuller
Cornet – Rex Stewart
Orchestra – Choo Choo Jazzers
Piano – Louis Hooper
Vocals – Rosa Henderson

14.    Rosa Henderson–    Get It Fixed  2:48
Banjo – Elmer Snowden
Cornet – Rex Stewart
Piano – Louis Hooper
Vocals – Rosa Henderson

15.    Rosa Henderson–    Low Down Daddy Blues  3:00
Clarinet – Bob Fuller
Piano – Louis Hooper
Vocals – Rosa Henderson

16.    Rosa Henderson–    Poplar Bluff Blues  2:28
Piano – Louis Hooper
Trombone – Jake Frazier
Vocals – Rosa Henderson

17.    Rosa Henderson–    An' I Don't Mean If  2:52
Banjo – Elmer Snowden
Clarinet – Bob Fuller
Piano – Louis Hooper
Vocals – Rosa Henderson

18.    Rosa Henderson–    You Can't Be Like My Last Man Was  2:50
Banjo – Elmer Snowden
Clarinet – Bob Fuller
Orchestra – Three Jolly Miners
Piano – Louis Hooper
Vocals – Rosa Henderson

19.    Rosa Henderson–    Let's Talk About My Sweetie  2:54
Cornet – Rex Stewart
Piano – Louis Hooper
Vocals – Rosa Henderson

20.    Rosa Henderson–    Mama Is Waitin' For You  3:01
Cornet – Rex Stewart
Piano – Louis Hooper
Vocals – Rosa Henderson

21.    Mamie Harris–    You Get Mad  2:51
Piano – Fats Waller
Vocals – Rosa Henderson

22.    Mamie Harris–    What's The Matter Now?  2:40
Piano – Fats Waller
Vocals – Rosa Henderson

23.    Rosa Henderson–    Here Comes My Baby  3:03
Clarinet – Bob Fuller
Cornet [Either/Or] – Bubber Miley, Tom Morris
Orchestra – Three Hot Eskimos
Piano [Poss./Or] – Cliff Jackson
Piano [Prob./Or] – Louis Hooper
Vocals – Rosa Henderson

ROSA HENDERSON — Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order Volume 4 (1926-1931) DOCD-5404 (1995) RM | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

The fourth and final CD in Document's Rosa Henderson series finishes off her recording career with nine numbers from 1926, a dozen from 1927, and two from 1931. Most notable are six numbers in which Rosa Henderson is accompanied by the great stride pianist James P. Johnson (including "Black Snake Moan" and "Can't Be Bothered With No Sheik"). Other selections have her assisted by the Three Hot Eskimos, the Four Black Diamonds, pianist Cliff Jackson, and cornetist Louis Metcalf. A perfectly done reissue series paying tribute to a talented if forgotten classic blues singer of the 1920s. Scott Yanow
Tracklist :
1.    Chicago Policeman Blues  2:53
Clarinet – Bob Fuller
Cornet [Either/Or] – Bubber Miley, Tom Morris
Orchestra – Three Hot Eskimos
Piano [Poss./Or] – Cliff Jackson
Piano [Prob./Or] – Louis Hooper
Vocals – Rosa Henderson

2.    Daddy, Come Back  2:55
Clarinet – Bob Fuller
Cornet – Louis Metcalf
Orchestra – Four Black Diamonds
Piano [Poss./Or] – Edgar Dowell, Louis Hooper
Piano [Prob./Or] – Louis Hooper
Trombone – Jake Frazier
Vocals – Rosa Henderson

3.    I've Got Somebody Now  2:46
Clarinet – Bob Fuller
Cornet – Louis Metcalf
Orchestra – Four Black Diamonds
Piano [Poss./Or] – Edgar Dowell, Louis Hooper
Piano [Prob./Or] – Louis Hooper
Trombone – Jake Frazier
Vocals – Rosa Henderson

4.    Rough House Blues (A Reckless Woman's Lament)  2:56
Clarinet – Unknown Artist
Cornet – Unknown Artist
Piano – Unknown Artist
Vocals – Rosa Henderson

5.    She Belongs To Me (He Belongs To Me)  2:53
Clarinet – Unknown Artist
Cornet – Unknown Artist
Piano – Unknown Artist
Vocals – Rosa Henderson

6.    He's My Man  3:11
Piano – Cliff Jackson
Vocals – Rosa Henderson

7.    In That Apartment Upstairs  3:03
Piano – Cliff Jackson
Vocals – Rosa Henderson

8.    Papa, If You Can't Do Better  2:37
Clarinet [Poss.] – Bob Fuller
Cornet [Poss.] – Louis Metcalf
Piano – Louis Hooper
Vocals – Rosa Henderson

9.    I'm Saving It All For You  2:49
Clarinet [Poss.] – Bob Fuller
Cornet [Poss.] – Louis Metcalf
Piano – Louis Hooper
Vocals – Rosa Henderson

10.    Git Goin'  2:52
Cornet – Demus Dean
Piano – Porter Grainger
Vocals – Rosa Henderson

11.    Some Day You'll Come Back To Me  2:44
Cornet – Demus Dean
Piano – Porter Grainger
Vocals – Rosa Henderson

12.    Slow Up Papa  3:01
Cornet – Unknown Artist
Piano – Unknown Artist
Vocals – Rosa Henderson

13.    Hock Shop Blues  3:10
Cornet – Unknown Artist
Piano – Unknown Artist
Vocals – Rosa Henderson

14.    Black Snake Moan  2:44
Piano – James P. Johnson
Vocals – Rosa Henderson

15.    Fortune Teller Blues  2:35
Piano – James P. Johnson
Vocals – Rosa Henderson

16.    Gay Catin' Daddy  2:48
Piano – James P. Johnson
Vocals – Rosa Henderson

17.    I'm Saving It All For You  2:50
Piano – James P. Johnson
Vocals – Rosa Henderson

18.    You Can't It Unless I Give It To You  2:41
Piano – Cliff Jackson
Vocals – Rosa Henderson

19.    Dyin' Crap-Shooter's Blues  3:04
Piano – Cliff Jackson
Vocals – Rosa Henderson

20.    Police Blues  3:03
Piano – Cliff Jackson
Vocals – Rosa Henderson

21.    Never Let Your Left Hand Know  2:29
Piano – Cliff Jackson
Vocals – Rosa Henderson

22.    Doggone Blues  3:11
Piano – James P. Johnson
Vocals – Rosa Henderson

23.    Can't Be Bothered With No Sheik  3:19
Piano – James P. Johnson
Vocals – Rosa Henderson

MAGGIE JONES — Volume 2 (May 1925 To June 1926) + GLADYS BENTLEY — Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order 1928/1929 (1995) DOCD-5349 | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Two different blues-oriented vaudeville singers are featured on this CD, which is the follow-up to Maggie Jones, Vol. 1. Jones had a strong ...