Bessie Couldn’t Help It by Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra

First released: Mar 1930, Length: 3:23
studio, 1930-02-01; matrix W 403714-B

Creators (13)

Orchestra

1. Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra (1930)

Instruments

1. Charlie Holmes (01 Feb 1930) alto saxophone
2. George "Pops" Foster (01 Feb 1930) double bass
3. Henry “Red” Allen (01 Feb 1930) trumpet
4. J.C. Higginbotham (01 Feb 1930) trombone
5. Louis Armstrong (01 Feb 1930) trumpet
6. Luis Russell (01 Feb 1930) piano
7. Otis Johnson (01 Feb 1930) trumpet
8. Paul Barbarin (01 Feb 1930) drums (drum set)
9. Teddy Hill (01 Feb 1930) tenor saxophone
10. Will Johnson (01 Feb 1930) guitar
11. William Thornton Blue (01 Feb 1930) alto saxophone

Vocals

1. Louis Armstrong (01 Feb 1930)

Works (1)

Recording Of

1. Bessie Couldn’t Help It (01 Feb 1930)
   

   Writer

   1. Byron Warner
   2. Charles A. Bayha
   3. Jacques Richmond

Releases containing this recording (36)

Official

Album - Compilation

1. V.S.O.P (Very Special Old Phonography) Vol. 6 1968 Louis Armstrong
2. V.S.O.P. Vol. 5/6 1974 Louis Armstrong
3. Louis & The Big Bands: 1928-30 1987 Louis Armstrong
4. The Chronological Classics: Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra 1929-1930 1990 Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra
5. Volume 6: St. Louis Blues 1991 Louis Armstrong
6. Volume 6 - St. Louis Blues 1991 Louis Armstrong
7. Louis Armstrong & Luis Russell 1929 - 1940 1992 Louis & Luis
8. The Essential Recordings 1925 - 1940 1995 Louis Armstrong
9. The Essential Recordings 1925 - 1940 1995 Louis Armstrong
10. The Platinum Collection 1997 Louis Armstrong
11. The Platinum Collection 1997 Louis Armstrong
12. Hot Fives & Sevens, Volume 4 06 Sep 1999 Louis Armstrong
13. Hot Fives and Sevens 26 Oct 1999 Louis Armstrong
14. The Chronological Classics: Louis Armstrong, Volume 1: 1925-1932 2000 Louis Armstrong
15. Louis Armstrong 2000 Louis Armstrong
16. Mahogany Hall Stomp 2000 Louis Armstrong
17. The Satchmo Era 2001 Louis Armstrong
18. The Satchmo Era 2001 Louis Armstrong
19. The Essential Louis Armstrong 03 Aug 2004 Louis Armstrong
20. It’s Louis Armstrong 06 Jun 2005 Louis Armstrong
21. Non Stop Music 08 Jan 2007 Louis Armstrong
22. Hot Fives and Sevens 2007 Louis Armstrong
23. Complete Jazz Series: 1929-1930 15 Oct 2008 Louis Armstrong
24. The Encyclopedia of Jazz, Part 1/5: Classic Jazz – From New Orleans to Harlem 24 Oct 2008 Various Artists
25. New Orleans in Chicago 2008 Louis Armstrong
26. The Complete Jazz Collection 20 Apr 2010 Louis Armstrong
27. 100 Essential Hits 15 Dec 2010 Louis Armstrong
28. 100 Hits Legends: Louis Armstrong 2010 Louis Armstrong
29. The Complete Masters 1925–1945 21 Nov 2011 Louis Armstrong
30. The OKeh, Columbia & RCA Victor Recordings - 1925-1933 2012 Louis Armstrong
31. Original Album Classics: The Okeh, Columbia & RCA Victor Recordings 1925-1933 12 Sep 2014 Louis Armstrong
32. 50 Essentials Of Louis Armstrong 2014 Louis Armstrong

Single

1. Dallas Blues / Bessie Couldn't Help It Mar 1930 Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra
2. Dallas Blues / Bessie Couldn’t Help It 1937 Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra
3. Bessie Couldn't Hep It / Dallas Blues 1938 Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra