Salutes Bessie Smith

Salutes Bessie Smith
Studio album by Amina Claudine Myers
Released 1980
Recorded June 19 & 22, 1980
Genre Jazz
Length 43:38
Label Leo
Producer Leo Feigin
Amina Claudine Myers chronology
Song for Mother E
(1979)
Salutes Bessie Smith
(1980)
The Circle of Time
(1983)

Salutes Bessie Smith is the second album by American pianist Amina Claudine Myers featuring performances recorded in 1980 for the Leo label.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Michael G. Nastos awarded the album 4½ stars stating "Vocal perfection and landmark recording for this keyboardist and singer. Desert island music. ".[1]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Amina Claudine Myers except as indicated
  1. "Wasted Life Blues" (Bessie Smith) - 6:58
  2. "Dirty No-Gooder's Blues" (Smith) - 4:13
  3. "Jailhouse Blues" (Smith) - 6:43
  4. "It Makes My Love Come Down" (Smith) - 3:50
  5. "The Blues [Straight to You]" - 7:10
  6. "African Blues" - 14:44
  • Recorded at Big Apple Recording Studios in New York City on June 19 & 22, 1980

Personnel

References

  1. 1 2 Nastos, M. G. Allmusic Review accessed May 31, 2011
  2. Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 150. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 5/28/2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.