Performer: La Vern Baker
Genre: Jazz / Blues
Album: La Vern Baker Sings Bessie Smith
Released: 1988
Style: Rhythm & Blues
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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	2:52
A5	I Ain't Gonna Play No Second Fiddle Written-By – Perry Bradford	3:56
A6	Back Water Blues Written-By – Bessie Smith	4:39
B1	Empty Bed Blues Written-By – J.C. Johnson	4:52
B2	There'll Be A Hot Time In The Old Town Tonight Written-By – Traditional	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

Credits

• Arranged By – Ernie Wilkins, Nat Pierce, Phil Moore
• Baritone Saxophone – Jerome Richardson, Sahib Shihab
• Bass – Wendell Marshall
• Coordinator [Atlantic Jazzlore Series] – Ilhan Mimaroglu
• 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
• Remastered By – Sam Feldman
• Tenor Saxophone – Paul Quinichette
• Trombone – Jimmy Cleveland, Urbie Green, Vic Dickenson
• Trumpet – Buck Clayton
• Vocals – LaVern Baker

Notes

This album was first released in 1958 as Atlantic 1281.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 7567-90980-1

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
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
1281	LaVern Baker	LaVern Baker Sings Bessie Smith ‎(LP, Album)	Atlantic	1281	Canada	1976