Salutes Bessie Smith

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Salutes Bessie Smith
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, recorded in 1980 for the Leo label.

Reception[edit]

The AllMusic review by Michael G. Nastos stated: "Vocal perfection and landmark recording for this keyboardist and singer. Desert island music".[1]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]

Track listing[edit]

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[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 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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