Track listing

1. "See See Rider
   See See Rider
   The song is generally regarded as being traditional in origin. Ma Rainey's version became popular during 1925, as "See See Rider Blues." It became one of the most famous of all blues songs, with well over 100 versions. It was recorded by Big Bill Broonzy, Mississippi John Hurt, Lead Belly,...
   
   " (Ma Rainey
   Ma Rainey
   Ma Rainey was one of the earliest known American professional blues singers and one of the first generation of such singers to record. She was billed as The Mother of the Blues....
   
   , Traditional) – 5:06
2. "Basin Street Blues" (Clarence Williams) – 3:10
3. "Squeeze Me
   Squeeze Me
   "Squeeze Me" is a 1925 jazz standard composed by Fats Waller. It was based on an old blues song called "The Boy in the Boat". The lyrics were credited to publisher Clarence Williams, although Andy Razaf has claimed to have actually written the lyrics....
   
   " (Fats Waller
   Fats Waller
   Fats Waller , born Thomas Wright Waller, was a jazz pianist, organist, composer, singer, and comedic entertainer...
   
   , Williams) – 2:47
4. "You Don't Know" (Walter Spriggs) – 4:09
5. "Fine and Mellow" (Billie Holiday
   Billie Holiday
   Billie Holiday was an American jazz singer and songwriter. Nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and musical partner Lester Young, Holiday had a seminal influence on jazz and pop singing...
   
   ) – 5:13
6. "Baby Please Come Home" (Charles Warfield, Williams) – 3:25
7. "Kansas City" (Leiber and Stoller) – 3:43
8. "Birmingham Jail
   Down in the Valley (folk song)
   -External links:* -Bibliography:*Boas, Frank . The Journal of American Folk-Lore Vol. XXX No. CXVII. Lancaster, Pennsylvania: American Folk-Lore Society....
   
   " (Traditional) – 4:15
9. "Love Me" – 4:10
10. "Beale Street" (W.C. Handy) – 2:52
11. "'Tain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do" (Handy) – 5:45
12. "God Bless the Child
    God Bless the Child (Billie Holiday song)
    "God Bless the Child" is a song written by Billie Holiday and Arthur Herzog, Jr. in 1939, first recorded on May 9, 1941 under the Okeh label.Holiday's version of the song was honored with the Grammy Hall of Fame Award in...
    
    " (Arthur Herzog Jr.
    Arthur Herzog Jr.
    Arthur Herzog, Jr. was a songwriter most known for work with Billie Holiday. He co-wrote several jazz songs she popularized, including "Don't Explain" and "God Bless the Child".-External links:*[ All Music page]...
    
    , Holiday) – 3:14

External links

• New York Times album review