Columbia matrix W148533. I got what it takes (But it breaks my heart to give it away) / Bessie Smith
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| I got what it takes (But it breaks my heart to give it away) (Primary title) | Disc label (RDI) |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| Hezekiah Jenkins (lyricist) | |
| Clarence Williams (composer) | |
| Composer information source: Disc label; U.S. Copyright Office files. | |
| Personnel | Notes Hide Additional Titles |
| Bessie Smith (vocalist) | |
| Ed Allen (instrumentalist : cornet) | |
| Greely Walton (instrumentalist : tenor saxophone) | |
| Clarence Williams (instrumentalist : piano) | |
| Cyrus St. Clair (instrumentalist : tuba) | |
| Garvin Bushell (instrumentalist : alto saxophone) | |
- Description: Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with instrumental quintet
- Instrumentation: Tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, cornet, tuba, and piano
- Category: Vocal
- Language: English
- Master Size: 10-in.
| Notes |
|---|
| Source(s): Johnson and Shirley (accompaniment; personnel); Rigler-Deutsch Index. |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Format | Note Hide Additional Titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/15/1929 New York, New York | 1 | Unknown | |||
| 5/15/1929 New York, New York | 2 | Master | Columbia 14435-D | 10-in. | |
| 5/15/1929 New York, New York | 3 | Master | Columbia 14435-D | 10-in. |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Columbia matrix W148533. I got what it takes (But it breaks my heart to give it away) / Bessie Smith," accessed April 28, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000038094/W148533-I_got_what_it_takes_But_it_breaks_my_heart_to_give_it_away.
Columbia matrix W148533. I got what it takes (But it breaks my heart to give it away) / Bessie Smith. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 28, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000038094/W148533-I_got_what_it_takes_But_it_breaks_my_heart_to_give_it_away.
"Columbia matrix W148533. I got what it takes (But it breaks my heart to give it away) / Bessie Smith." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 28 April 2024.
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