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Martin Scorsese
Bessie Smith
Martin Scorsese
Genres: Blues, Jazz
 
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Full title - Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues. From the PBS series produced by filmmaker Martin Scorsese, this release features 15 tracks including 'A Good Man Is Hard To Find' & 'Careless Love'. Sony. 2003.

     
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All Artists: Bessie Smith
Title: Martin Scorsese
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Pid
Original Release Date: 2/20/2007
Release Date: 2/20/2007
Album Type: Import
Genres: Blues, Jazz
Styles: Vocal Blues, Traditional Blues, Traditional Jazz & Ragtime
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1

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Full title - Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues. From the PBS series produced by filmmaker Martin Scorsese, this release features 15 tracks including 'A Good Man Is Hard To Find' & 'Careless Love'. Sony. 2003.

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Beautiful collection of songs
Nikica Gilic | Zagreb, Croatia | 02/04/2007
(5 out of 5 stars)

"It is nice that the blues and jazz giants of the past occasionally recieve their due. This lovely compilation, richly illustrated and quite informative (particularly for the beginners), probably helped to spread the word around and, from what I can judge, the selection of songs is excellent.

Jazz fans will perhaps find particularly interesting Bessie's 1925 performances with Louis Armstrong on cornet , Charlie Green on trombone and Fred Longshaw on the piano ("I Ain't Goin' To Play No Second Fiddle" and "Careless Love"), while on "St. Louis Blues" Bessie and Satchmo are joined only by Longshaw on organ. However, several other songs also boast with fine accompanists in various combinations (James P. Johnson, Clarence Williams and Fletcher Henderson on piano, Joe Smith and Ed Allen on cornet, Frankie Newton on trumpet, Charlie Green and Jack Teagarden on trombones...). But it is Bessie's performance that really shines; whether she sings the blues or inferior pop material, she gives it a strong emotional content, rhythmical strengthe and, well, the feeling of blues AND jazz...

If you still don't know why she was so highly revered and influential (great Billie Holiday, for instance, shows more than a hint of Bessie...) this tastefully packaged CD is a great way to start digging for the answer...

Oh yes, and for an interesting take on Bessie's musical legacy see an interesting Dinah Washington's album: Dinah Washington Sings Bessie Smith"