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Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out by Bessie Smith

First released: 1987, Length: 2:59
Columbia matrix W148534-3

Creators (12)

Instruments

  1. Clarence Williams (15 May 1929) piano, piano
  2. Clarence Williams (12 May 1929) piano, piano
  3. Cyrus St. Clair (12 May 1929) tuba, tuba
  4. Cyrus St. Clair (15 May 1929) tuba, tuba
  5. Ed Allen (12 May 1929) cornet, cornet
  6. Ed Allen (15 May 1929) cornet, cornet
  7. Garvin Bushell (12 May 1929) alto saxophone, alto saxophone
  8. Garvin Bushell (15 May 1929) alto saxophone, alto saxophone
  9. Greely Walton (12 May 1929) tenor saxophone, tenor saxophone
  10. Greely Walton (15 May 1929) tenor saxophone, tenor saxophone

Vocals

  1. Bessie Smith (15 May 1929)
  2. Bessie Smith (12 May 1929)

Works (1)

Recording Of

  1. Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out (15 May 1929)

    Composer

    1. Jimmy Cox

    Lyricist

    1. Jimmy Cox

Releases containing this recording (50)

Official

Album - Compilation

  1. 1925-1933 1987 Bessie Smith
  2. Bessie Smith 1925-1933 1987 Bessie Smith
  3. The Collection 24 Feb 1989 Bessie Smith
  4. The Best of Robert Parker (A New Selection of Classic Performances From BBC Records' 1988 Releases) 1989 Various Artists, Robert Parker
  5. 1923-1933 Empress of the Blues 1991 Bessie Smith
  6. Empress of the Blues 1992 Bessie Smith
  7. Blues Masters, Volume 11: Classic Blues Women 17 Aug 1993 Various Artists
  8. The Complete Recordings, Volume 4 1993 Bessie Smith
  9. The Blues Collection: Bessie Smith, Classic Blues 1993 Bessie Smith
  10. The Blues Collection 9: Classic Blues 1994 Bessie Smith
  11. Bessie's Blues 1996 Bessie Smith
  12. Members Edition 1996 Bessie Smith
  13. An Introduction to Bessie Smith: Her Best Recordings 1923-1933 1996 Bessie Smith
  14. The Chronological Classics: Bessie Smith 1928-1929 1996 Bessie Smith
  15. The Essential Bessie Smith 23 Sep 1997 Bessie Smith
  16. The Rough Guide to Classic Jazz 1997 Various Artists
  17. Jazz Greats, Volume 38: Bessie Smith: Preachin' the Blues 1997 Bessie Smith
  18. Blues Story 1998 Various Artists 1998 release
  19. The Masters 1998 Bessie Smith
  20. The Gold Collection: 40 Classic Performances 01 Jan 1999 Bessie Smith
  21. The Rough Guide Music Sampler 28 Jun 1999 Various Artists
  22. Charly Blues Masterworks, Volume 31: Empress of the Blues 01 Jul 1999 Bessie Smith
  23. R.E.S.P.E.C.T: A Century of Women in Music 05 Oct 1999 Various Artists
  24. Rhapsodies in Black: Music and Words From the Harlem Renaissance 2000 Various Artists
  25. Midnite Jazz & Blues: Empress of the Blues 2001 Bessie Smith
  26. Blues Story 2001 Various Artists 2001 release
  27. Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: Bessie Smith 09 Sep 2003 Bessie Smith
  28. The Complete Recordings, Volume 7 2003 Bessie Smith
  29. Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: Bessie Smith 29 Mar 2004 Bessie Smith
  30. She’s Got the Blues 2005 Various Artists
  31. Lady Sings the Blues 2005 Various Artists
  32. Lady Sings the Blues 13 Nov 2006 Various Artists
  33. The Essence of Bessie Smith 2006 Bessie Smith
  34. I've Got What It Takes - Vol. 5: Original Recordings 1929-1933 2006 Bessie Smith
  35. The Undisputed Queen Of Blues 2006 Bessie Smith
  36. Complete Blues: The Roots of the Allman Brothers Band 2008 Various Artists
  37. Squeeze Me 2008 Bessie Smith
  38. The Anthology 2010 Bessie Smith
  39. L'Intégrale Blues - Tous Les Standards Du Blues 2010 Various Artists
  40. The Rough Guide to Blues Legends: Bessie Smith 26 Sep 2011 Bessie Smith
  41. Bessie Smith Blues Queen 2011 Bessie Smith
  42. The Rough Guide to Blues Legends: Bessie Smith 24 Nov 2014 Bessie Smith
  43. Down Hearted Blues 30 Mar 2018 Bessie Smith
  44. Down Hearted Blues 07 Sep 2018 Bessie Smith
  45. The Rough Guide to Blues Divas 29 Nov 2019 Various Artists
  46. The Rough Guide to Blues Divas 29 Nov 2019 Various Artists
  47. The Rough Guide to Blues Divas 31 Jan 2020 Various Artists

Album

  1. Doug Aiton’s Jazz Favourites 01 Oct 1996 Various Artists

Promotion

Album - Compilation

  1. Empress of the Blues 14 Feb 1992 Bessie Smith Les Génies du Blues
  2. Black History in Music Sampler 1999 1998 Various Artists