Personnel: Bessie Smith (vocals, kazoo); Lincoln Conaway, Bobby Johnson (guitar); Elmer Snowden, Buddy Christian , Charlie Dixon (banjo); Abraham Wheat (clarinet, soprano saxophone); Ernest Elliott (clarinet, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone); Don Redman, George Baquet, Benny Goodman, Buster Bailey (clarinet); Garvin Bushell (alto saxophone); Chu Berry, Coleman Hawkins, Greely Walton (tenor saxophone); Frankie Newton (trumpet); Ed Allen, Louis Armstrong, Tommy Ladnier, Shelton Hemphill (cornet); Joe Williams , Jack Teagarden, Jimmy Harrison, Charlie Green (trombone); Cyrus St. Clair, Bob Escudero (tuba); Fred Longshaw (piano, reed organ); Clarence Williams, Fletcher Henderson, Isadore Myers, Irving Johns, James P. Johnson, Jimmy Jones , Steve Stevens , Porter Grainger, Buck Washington (piano).
CD1- Down Hearted Blues {01:15:06}
01. Down Hearted Blues [03:28]
02. Gulf Coast Blues [03:07]
03. Beale Street Mama [03:37]
04. Baby Won't You Please Come Home [02:58]
05. 'Tain't Nobodies Bizness If I Do [03:29]
06. Bleeding Hearted Blues [03:08]
07. Lady Luck Blues [03:09]
08. Midnight Blues [03:20]
09. Whoa, Tillie, Take Your Time [03:12]
10. Any Woman's Blues [03:27]
11. Chicago Bound Blues [03:18]
12. Moonshine Blues [03:19]
13. Work House Blues [03:23]
14. House Rent Blues [03:07]
15. Rainy Weather Blues [03:37]
16. Weeping Willow Blues [03:12]
17. The Bye Bye Blues [03:20]
18. Sinful Blues [03:11]
19. Dying Gambler's Blues [03:00]
20. The St. Louis Blues [03:12]
21. Reckless Blues [03:05]
22. Sobbin' Hearted Blues [03:02]
23. Cold in Hand Blues [03:14]
CD2 - Careless Love Blues {01:16:36}
01. You've Been a Good Ole Wagon [03:31]
02. Cake Walkin' Babies (from Home) [03:11]
03. The Yellow Dog Blues [03:04]
04. Soft Pedal Blues [03:21]
05. Careless Love Blues [03:27]
06. Nashville Woman's Blues [03:45]
07. J.C. Holmes Blues [03:05]
08. I Ain't Goin to Play Second Fiddle [03:23]
09. He's Gone Blues [03:12]
10. I Ain't Got Nobody [03:11]
11. I've Been Mistreated and I Don't Like It [02:57]
12. Red Mountain Blues [03:13]
13. Golden Rule Blues [03:05]
14. Lonesome Desert Blues [03:26]
15. Them 'Has Been' Blues [03:33]
16. Squeeze Me [02:54]
17. What's the Matter Now? [02:46]
18. I Want Every Bit of It [02:38]
19. Jazzbo Brown from Memphis Town [03:21]
20. The Gin House Blues [03:14]
21. Money Blues [03:11]
22. Baby Doll [03:01]
23. Hard Driving Papa [02:58]
24. Lost Your Head Blues [02:55]
CD3 - Young Woman Blues {01:15:01}
01. Hard Time Blues [03:15]
02. Honey Man Blues [03:15]
03. One and Two Blues [02:55]
04. Young Woman's Blues [03:09]
05. Preachin' the Blues [02:52]
06. Backwater Blues [03:19]
07. After You've Gone [02:58]
08. Alexander's Ragtime Band [03:00]
09. Muddy Water (a Mississippi Moan) [03:08]
10. There'll Be a Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight [03:20]
11. Trombone Cholly [03:12]
12. Send Me to the 'Lectric Chair [03:23]
13. Sweet Mistreater [03:02]
14. Lock and Key [02:59]
15. A Good Man Is Hard To Find [03:01]
16. Dyin' by the Hour [03:00]
17. Foolish Man Blues [02:55]
18. Thinking Blues [03:10]
19. I Used To Be Your Sweet Mama [02:51]
20. Spider Man Blues [03:24]
21. Empty Bed Blues, Pt 1 [03:03]
22. Empty Bed Blues, Pt 2 [03:22]
23. Put It Right Here (or Keep It Out There) [03:00]
24. Yes Indeed He Do! [03:16]
CD4 - Me & My Gin {01:14:55}
01. Devil's Gonna Git You [03:13]
02. Poor Man's Blues [03:26]
03. Please Help Me Get Him Out of My Mind [02:57]
04. Me and My Gin [02:52]
05. I'm Wild About That Thing [02:49]
06. Kitchen Man [02:58]
07. I've Got What It Takes (but It Breaks My Heart To Give It Away) [03:11]
08. Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out [02:59]
09. He's Got Me Goin' [03:14]
10. It Makes My Love Come Down [02:58]
11. Dirty No-Gooders Blues [02:57]
12. Blue Spirit Blues [02:57]
13. You Don't Understand [03:06]
14. Don't Cry Baby [03:11]
15. Baby Have Pity on Me [03:21]
16. On Revival Day [02:57]
17. Hustlin' Dan [03:32]
18. Black Mountain Blues [03:09]
19. Need a Little Sugar in My Bowl [02:49]
20. Safety Mama [03:26]
21. Do Your Duty [03:26]
22. Gimme a Pigfoot [03:30]
23. Take Me for a Buggy Ride [02:37]
24. I'm Down in the Dumps [03:11]
