Empress Of The Blues Vol. 2
by Bessie Smith

Empress Of The Blues Vol. 2 by Bessie Smith
Year: 1947
Overall rank: 50,635th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 7 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1947 (27th)
Award Top albums of the 1940s (236th)
Award Best albums of all time (50,635th)

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Empress Of The Blues Vol 2: 1926-1933 By Bessie Smith (4CD Box Set 2007)
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Bessie Smith bestography

Empress Of The Blues Vol. 2 is ranked 6th best out of 15 albums by Bessie Smith on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Bessie Smith is Empress Of The Blues which is ranked number 8333 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 149.

Bessie Smith album bestography « Higher ranked (28,584th)
The Bessie Smith Story - Volume 2
This album (50,635th)
Empress Of The Blues Vol. 2
Lower ranked (54,660th) »
Empty Bed Blues

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Overall rank: 50,635th | 1940s rank: 236th | 1947 rank: 27th

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Best Albums of 1947
1. Billie Holiday by Billie Holiday
2. La Rue Pigalle by Édith Piaf
3. Blues by Lonnie Johnson
4. Souvenir Album by Ella Fitzgerald
5. Folk Songs Of The Hills by Merle Travis
6. Great Scott! by Hazel Scott
7. Mahler: Symphony No. 5 by Bruno Walter / New York Philharmonic
8. Billie Holiday Vol. 1 by Billie Holiday
9. New Orleans Memories by Jelly Roll Morton
10. Music Out Of The Moon by Harry Revel
11. Songs Of The Smoky Mountains by Roy Acuff And His Smoky Mountain Boys
12. Artistry In Rhythm by Stan Kenton And His Orchestra
13. Dizzy Gillespie And His All-Stars by Dizzy Gillespie
14. Songs By Sinatra Volume 1 by Frank Sinatra
15. Louis Armstrong And His Hot Five Vol. 2 by Louis Armstrong's Hot 5
16. Hot Jazz At Blue Note by Art Hodes' Hot Five
17. Cowboy Songs And Negro Spirituals by Carl Sandburg
18. Folk Music Of Brazil - Afro-Bahian Religious Songs by Various Artists
19. Bix And Tram: A Hot Jazz Classic by Bix Beiderbecke With Frankie Trumbauer's Orchestra
20. Henry V by Sir William Walton / Philharmonia Orchestra Of London / Laurence Olivier