Salutes Bessie Smith

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Salutes Bessie Smith
Salutes Bessie Smith.jpg
Studio album by
Amina Claudine Myers
Released1980
RecordedJune 19 & 22, 1980
GenreJazz
Length43:38
LabelLeo
ProducerLeo 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
Allmusic4.5/5 stars[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide5/5 stars[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings4/4 stars[3]

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. ^ Jump up to: a b Nastos, M. G. Allmusic Review accessed May 31, 2011
  2. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 150. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1065. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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