The Empress of the Blues

Playlist

• Jen Hodge "Chocolate Magic Mushrooms" from All's Fair in Love and Jazz (Self released) 00:00
• Kat Gang "The Sweet Life" from Come Closer (NKR Records) 05:12
• The Hot Sardines "French Fries & Champagne" from French Fries & Champagne (Decca) 07:49
• Carline Ray (feat. Catherine Russell) "Land Beyond the River" from Vocal Sides (Self released) 10:47
• Host speaks 13:18
• Vic Dickenson "Long Old Road" from Plays Bessie Smith: Trombone Cholly (Gazelle Records) 16:34
• Meschiya Lake & the Little Big Horns "'Lectric Chair Blues" from Bad Kids Club (Continental Records Services) 22:37
• Dinah Washington "You've Been a Good Ole Wagon" from Back to the Blues (Roulette Record ) 26:35
• Bessie Smith "Don't Cry Baby" from Empress of the Blues Vol. 2 1929-1933 (JSP Records) 30:25
• Host speaks 33:35
• Amina Claudine Myers "Wasted Life Blues" from Salutes Bessie Smith (Leo Records) 35:29
• LaVern Baker "Back Water Blues" from Atlantic Jazz: Best of the 50s (Rhino Atlantic) 42:22
• Aretha Franklin "Muddy Water" from Yeah!! (Sony Music) 47:04
• Host speaks 49:31
• Five Play "The Time Being" from Live at the Fire House (5Play2019) 52:26
• Roxy Coss "Nevertheless, She Persisted" from The Future Is Female (Posi-Tone) 59:55
• Betty Carter "30 Years" from The Music Never Stops (Blue Engine Records) 1:06:08
• Dena DeRose "Clockwise" from United (HighNote) 1:10:44
• Host speaks 1:18:06
• Leala Cyr "Canyon View" from First Instinct (Self released) 1:20:18
• Judy Wexler "Beautiful Love/Gorgeous Creature" from Easy On the Heart (Rhombus) 1:26:53
• Emma Larsson & Xavier Davis "Naima's Love Song" from The Makings (Dav Lar Music) 1:30:55
• Host speaks 1:36:13
• Melissa Aldana "Elsewhere" from Visions (Motema) 1:38:35
• The Manhattan Transfer "Sing Joy Spring" from Vocalese (Rhino Atlantic) 1:44:30
• Host speaks 1:51:39
• Samantha Boshnack "Choro" from Live in Santa Monica (Orenda Records) 1:53:22
• Cecilia Sanchietti "Hang Gliding" from La Terza Via (Blujazz) 2:00:20
• Nora York & Maria Schneider "The Grail" from Alchemy (Self released) 2:06:02
• Julia Dollison & Kerry Marsh "Journey Home" from Vertical Voices: The Music of Maria Schneider (ArtistShare) 2:10:24
• Host speaks 2:19:24
• Ellen Rowe "The Guardians" from Momentum—Portraits of Women in Motion (Smokin Sleddog Records) 2:22:17
• Celia Berk "You Can't Rush Spring" from You Can't Rush Spring (Self released) 2:28:02
• Dusty Springfield "The Windmills of Your Mind" from Dusty In Memphis (Atlantic) 2:31:24
• Host speaks 2:35:14
• Blossom Dearie "A Paris" from Blossom's Own Treasures (Daffodil Records) 2:37:46
• Peter Campbell "The Sun Died" from Loving You: Celebrating Shirley Horn (Self released) 2:40:59
• Kavita Shah & Francois Moutin "La Vie En Rose" from Interplay (Dot Time) 2:45:32
• Cecile McLorin Salvant "Le Mal de Vivre" from For One To Love (Mack Avenue) 2:49:15
• Host speaks 2:55:22
• Lioness "Mocha Spice" from Pride & Joy (Posi-Tone) 2:57:05
• Pete Malinverni "Eili, Eili" from Heaven (Saranac Records) 3:01:04Time Marker
• Candace Reyes "Live In the Moment" from Your Way (Self released) 3:06:48
• Host speaks 3:14:09
• Mimi Fox "Textures of Loving" from This Bird Still Flies (Origin) 3:15:09
• Sara Serpa & André Matos "Programa" from All the Dreams (Sunnyside) 3:21:02
• Joanna Wallfisch "Far Away From Any Place Called Home" from Far Away From Any Place Called Home (Self released) 3:23:25
• Host speaks 3:28:04
• Rufus Wainwright "All I Want" from Joni 75-A Birthday Celebration (Decca) 3:29:56
• Alicia Olatuja "Cherokee Louise" from Intuition: Songs From the Minds of Women (Resilience) 3:33:44
• Marc Jordan "Both Sides Now" from Both Sides (Linus Entertainment) 3:39:27
• Claire Martin "You Dream Flat Tires" from Believin' It (Linn Records) 3:45:02
• Host speaks 3:49:12
• Naomi Moon Siegel "Jaam Rek" from Live at Ear Shot (Slow & Steady) 3:53:00