Columbia session · in the studio
1962
Bessie Smith with Joe Smith & Fletcher Henderson's Hot Six
In the room
Fletcher Henderson – piano- Joe Smith – trumpet
- Charlie Green – trombone
- Jimmy Harrison – trombone
- Buster Bailey – clarinet
Coleman Hawkins – clarinet, tenor sax- Charlie Dixon – banjo
- Bessie Smith – leader
- Kaiser Marshall – drums
The takes
What the numbers mean
Columbia numbered its masters by the tune, in series by the city: CO 55473 is a New York master.
| Matrix · take | Title | First out on |
|---|---|---|
| – | Alexander's Ragtime Band | CL 857 |
| – | Baby Doll | CL 857 |
| – | The Yellow Dog Blues (He's Gone Where The Southern Cross' The Yellow Dog) | CL 857 |
| – | One And Two Blues | CL 857 |
| – | Money Blues | CL 857 |
| – | After You've Gone | CL 857 |
| – | Cake Walking Babies (From Home) | CL 857 |
| – | Young Woman's Blues | CL 857 |
| – | At The Christmas Ball | CL 857 |
| – | There'll Be A Hot Time In The Old Town To-Night | CL 857 |
| – | Lost Your Head Blues | CL 857 |
| – | Muddy Water (A Mississippi Moan) | CL 857 |
12 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
Together elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
4 of them 1 album
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | CL 858 | The Bessie Smith Story - Vol. 4 | Bessie Smith With James P. Johnson & Charlie Green | 1966 | Fletcher Henderson, Joe Smith, Charlie Green, Bessie Smith |
2 of them 4 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PR 7645 | Fletcher Henderson And His Orchestra · not on the site yet | Fletcher Henderson And His Orchestra | 1933 | Fletcher Henderson, Coleman Hawkins | |
 | MG 15018 | The Golden Era Of Jazz Vol. 2 | Various Artists | 1953 | Fletcher Henderson, Coleman Hawkins |
 | CL 855 | The Bessie Smith Story - Vol.1 | Bessie Smith With Louis Armstrong | 1956 | Charlie Green, Bessie Smith |
 | CL 1605 | Bessie - Clara - Mamie & Trixie (The Songs They Made Famous) | Jimmy Rushing And The Smith Girls | 1961 | Buster Bailey, Coleman Hawkins |