BESSIE SMITH: Empress of the Blues. Commentary by Chris Albertson & Gunther Schuller [songbook]

by Smith, Bessie

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Book Description

NY Schirmer (1975)., 1975. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Pictorial stiff-paper covers and contents in very good condition. 11" x 8.5" 144pp Biographical information and notes on Bessie Smith's singing style precede a collection of 30 tunes. Includes lyrics, melody lines, piano accompaniment and guitar chords to: Long Road; Jailhouse Blues; Down in the Dumps; Safety Mama; Wasted Life Blues; Squeeze Me; Pickpocket Blues; New Orleans Hop Scop Blues; Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out; and 21 more. Illustrated by frontis & 28 illus fr photos. 1st ppb edn. Binding is original wraps.