VA - The Great Women Blues Singers (1998)
Genre: Blues, Jazz, Vocal | Label: Proper-RETRO | 2CD | MP3 320 kbps | 309 MB

Rare collection of the greatest female voices of blues and jazz in their popular hits, remastered from the authentic recordings of 40's and 50's. From the Proper-RETRO archives enjoy blues legends like Memphis Minnie and Bessie Smith, but also superb jazz ladies like Billie Holiday, Dinah Washington and Nina Simone in a "blues" mood. Another 'must have' collector's gem in excellent quality.

TRACKLIST

CD1
01. Bessie Smith - St. Louis Blues
02. Bessie Smith - Nobody's Blues but Mine
03. Ma Rainey - Blues on Blues
04. Ma Rainey - Oh Papa Blues
05. Clara Smith - Strugglin' Woman's Blues
06. Pearl Dickson - Little Rock Blues
07. Sara Martin - Atlanta Blues
08. Ruby Glaze - Lonesome Day Blues
09. Mae Glover - I Ain't Givin' Nobody None
10. Lottie Kimbrough - Rolling Log Blues
11. Mattie Delaney - Down the Big Road Blues
12. Elizabeth Johnson - Be My Kid Blues
13. Victoria Spivey - Dirty T.B. Blues
14. Victoria Spivey - Blood Hound Blues
15. Ida Cox - Fogyism
16. Hattie Hart - Pap's Got Your Bath Water On
17. Memphis Minnie - He's in the Ring
18. Memphis Minnie - I'd Rather See Him Dead
19. Rosetta Howard - Rosetta Blues
20. Trixie Smith - Freight Train Blues

CD2
01. Mildred Bailey - A Ghost of a Chance
02. Mildred Bailey - Lover Come Back to Me
03. Billie Holiday - More Than You Know
04. Billie Holiday - Until the Real Thing Comes Along
05. Lil Green - Romance in the Dark
06. Sister Rosetta Tharpe - Trouble in Mind
07. Helen Humes - Unlucky Woman Blues
08. Dinah Washington - It Isn't Fair
09. Dinah Washington - What a Difference a Day Makes / Makin' Whoopee
10. Ethel Waters - Who Said Blackbirds Are Blue
11. Ethel Waters - I've Got a Right to Sing the Blues
12. Ruth Brown - R.B. Blues
13. Big Maybelle - Rain Down Rain
14. Little Esther - Sit Back Down
15. Big Mama Thornton - Little Red Rooster
16. Big Mama Thornton - Willie Mae's Blues
17. Etta James - Dust My Broom
18. Etta James - I'd Rather Go Blind
19. Nina Simone - Ain't No Use
20. Nina Simone - My Baby Just Cares for Me