Album
Really the Blues?: A Blues History (1893-1959), Vol. 1 (1893-1929)
By Various Artists
1st November 2012
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Title
Tempo
Key
Length
1
Mama's Black Baby Boy
UniqueQuartetFall
UniqueQuartetFall
57 bpm
A# Maj
02:27
2
Keep Movin'
Standard Quartette
Standard Quartette
58 bpm
A# Maj
02:46
3
Poor Mourner
Cousins and DeMoss, Studio ensemble
Cousins and DeMoss, Studio ensemble
105 bpm
C# min
01:56
4
You've Been a Good Old Wagon, but You've Done Broke Down
Len Spencer, Studio pianist
Len Spencer, Studio pianist
103 bpm
A min
02:13
5
Poor Mourner
Dinwiddie Colored Quartet
Dinwiddie Colored Quartet
76 bpm
C min
02:54
6
Nobody
Bert Williams, Studio ensemble
Bert Williams, Studio ensemble
87 bpm
G Maj
02:53
7
What a Time
Polk Miller Old South Quartette, Studio ensemble
Polk Miller Old South Quartette, Studio ensemble
92 bpm
A Maj
03:43
8
Camp Meeting Jubilee
Male Quartet
Male Quartet
85 bpm
C# min
01:41
9
Poor Mourner
Fisk University Jubilee Quartet
Fisk University Jubilee Quartet
94 bpm
A# Maj
03:09
10
Down Home Rag
Wilbur Sweatman, Europe Society Orchestra, James Reese Europe
Wilbur Sweatman, Europe Society Orchestra, James Reese Europe
126 bpm
A Maj
03:22
11
The Rain Song
AfroAmericanFolkSongSingers, Studio pianist
AfroAmericanFolkSongSingers, Studio pianist
70 bpm
E Maj
03:07
12
Memphis Blues
W.C. Handy, Victor Military Band
W.C. Handy, Victor Military Band
118 bpm
D# Maj
03:02
13
Memphis Blues
Morton Harvey, Studio Orchestra
Morton Harvey, Studio Orchestra
135 bpm
G# Maj
02:40
14
Blame It on the Blues
Doc Cook, Victor Military Band
Doc Cook, Victor Military Band
77 bpm
A# Maj
03:09
15
St. Louis Blues
W.C. Handy, Prince's Orchestra
W.C. Handy, Prince's Orchestra
93 bpm
G# Maj
04:06
16
Nigger Blues, "N Blues"
George O'Connor, W.C. Handy Memphis Blues Band
George O'Connor, W.C. Handy Memphis Blues Band
135 bpm
A Maj
02:58
17
Livery Stable Blues
Original Dixieland Jazz Band
Original Dixieland Jazz Band
163 bpm
D# Maj
03:08
18
Moonlight Blues
W.C. Handy, Studio ensemble
W.C. Handy, Studio ensemble
150 bpm
D Maj
03:16
19
O Death Where Is Thy Sting
Arthur Collins, Studio ensemble
Arthur Collins, Studio ensemble
101 bpm
C Maj
03:12
20
Beale Street Blues
Al Bernard, Studio ensemble
Al Bernard, Studio ensemble
143 bpm
A# Maj
03:05
21
Memphis Blues
W.C. Handy, Europe Society Orchestra, James Reese Europe
W.C. Handy, Europe Society Orchestra, James Reese Europe
77 bpm
D# Maj
02:37
22
Kansas City Blues
Euday L. Bowman, Wilbur Sweatman, Wilbur Sweatman Jazz Band
Euday L. Bowman, Wilbur Sweatman, Wilbur Sweatman Jazz Band
82 bpm
F Maj
03:08
23
Swanee Blues
J. Milton DeCamp
J. Milton DeCamp
78 bpm
B Maj
02:28
24
Lovin' Sam From Alabam
Mamie Smith, Mamie Smith's Jazz Hounds
Mamie Smith, Mamie Smith's Jazz Hounds
143 bpm
B min
02:49
25
Frankie Blues
Mamie Smith, Mamie Smith's Jazz Hounds
Mamie Smith, Mamie Smith's Jazz Hounds
125 bpm
B Maj
03:05
26
Chain Gang Blues
Sam Moore, Horace Davis
Sam Moore, Horace Davis
112 bpm
E Maj
02:49
27
My Soul Is a Witness
FloridaNormalIndustrialInstituteQuartet
FloridaNormalIndustrialInstituteQuartet
80 bpm
C min
02:31
1
Society Blues
John Spikes, Reb Spikes, Kid Ory, Kid Ory Sunshine Orchestra
John Spikes, Reb Spikes, Kid Ory, Kid Ory Sunshine Orchestra
79 bpm
G# min
03:12
2
Teasin' the Frets
Nick Lucas, Studio pianist
Nick Lucas, Studio pianist
80 bpm
G Maj
02:54
3
I Ain't Got Nobody
Spencer Williams, Marion Harris, Studio ensemble
Spencer Williams, Marion Harris, Studio ensemble
123 bpm
G min
03:05
4
Midnight Blues
Spencer Williams, Ethel Waters, Studio ensemble
Spencer Williams, Ethel Waters, Studio ensemble
102 bpm
F Maj
03:03
5
Aggravatin' Papa
Sophie Tucker, Studio ensemble
Sophie Tucker, Studio ensemble
122 bpm
E Maj
03:03
6
New Orleans Joys
Jelly Roll Morton
Jelly Roll Morton
134 bpm
A# Maj
02:45
7
Guitar Blues
Sylvester Weaver
Sylvester Weaver
128 bpm
F# Maj
02:40
8
London Blues
Jelly Roll Morton, Jelly Roll Morton Orchestra
Jelly Roll Morton, Jelly Roll Morton Orchestra
126 bpm
A Maj
03:14
9
Waitin' For the Evening Mail
Noble Sissle, Eubie Blake
Noble Sissle, Eubie Blake
142 bpm
C# min
02:54
10
Bleeding Hearted Blues
James P. Johnson
James P. Johnson
158 bpm
E Maj
03:01
11
London Cafe Blues
Jelly Roll Morton, Jimmie Noone, Joe King Oliver, Baby Dodds
Jelly Roll Morton, Jimmie Noone, Joe King Oliver, Baby Dodds
115 bpm
F Maj
02:45
12
The Gospel Train Am Comin'
Homer Rodheaver and the Wiseman Quartet
Homer Rodheaver and the Wiseman Quartet
77 bpm
F# Maj
02:56
13
Any Woman's Blues
Bessie Smith, Fletcher Henderson
Bessie Smith, Fletcher Henderson
75 bpm
C Maj
03:17
14
God's Gonna Set this World on Fire
Kentucky Trio
Kentucky Trio
77 bpm
G# Maj
03:02
15
If You Do What You Do
Eddie Cantor, The Georgians
Eddie Cantor, The Georgians
113 bpm
C Maj
03:04
16
Hatchet Head Blues
Clifford Hayes, Old Southern Jug Band
Clifford Hayes, Old Southern Jug Band
166 bpm
C Maj
02:44
17
Time Ain't Gonna Make Me Stay
Ed Andrews
Ed Andrews
79 bpm
G Maj
02:45
18
Waffle Man's Call
Johnny Bayersdorffer, Johnny Bayersdorfer, Johnny Bayersdorffer Jazzola Novelty Orchestra
Johnny Bayersdorffer, Johnny Bayersdorfer, Johnny Bayersdorffer Jazzola Novelty Orchestra
107 bpm
A Maj
03:01
19
Rhapsody in Blue
George Gershwin, Paul Whiteman Dance Band, Paul Whiteman
George Gershwin, Paul Whiteman Dance Band, Paul Whiteman
86 bpm
E Maj
03:52
20
I've Got a Cross-Eyed Papa
Roy Ingraham, LevitschTanzorchester
Roy Ingraham, LevitschTanzorchester
162 bpm
A# Maj
03:28
21
Barrel House Blues
Rosa Henderson, Studio pianist
Rosa Henderson, Studio pianist
142 bpm
G Maj
03:17
22
Mississippi Shivers
Zez Confrey, Zez Confrey Orchestra
Zez Confrey, Zez Confrey Orchestra
147 bpm
A# min
03:24
23
Kiss Me Sweet
Joe King Oliver, Butterbeans And Susie
Joe King Oliver, Butterbeans And Susie
89 bpm
D# Maj
03:08