Columbia matrix 81241. Cemetery blues / Jimmy Jones ; Bessie Smith

TitleSource
Cemetery blues (Primary title)Disc label (RDI)
Authors and ComposersNotes
Spencer Williams (songwriter)
Sid Laney (songwriter)
Composer information source: Disc label; U.S. Copyright Office files.
PersonnelNotes
Jimmy Jones (instrumentalist : piano)
Bessie Smith (vocalist)
Additional Information
  • Description: Female vocal solo, with piano
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Source(s): Rigler-Deutsch Index.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
9/26/1923 New York, New York 1 Master Columbia (France) LF-217 10-in. Issued from dub matrix CL8052.

Cemetery blues / Jimmy Jones ; Bessie Smith

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Cemetery blues / Jimmy Jones ; Bessie Smith - Columbia (France) LF-217 - Take 1 - 9/26/1923
Audio of this recording from the UCSB Library
9/26/1923 New York, New York 1 Unknown
9/26/1923 New York, New York 2 Master Columbia 13001-D 10-in.

Cemetery blues / Jimmy Jones ; Bessie Smith

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Cemetery blues / Jimmy Jones ; Bessie Smith - Columbia 13001-D - Take 2 - 9/26/1923
Audio of this recording from the UCSB Library
9/26/1923 New York, New York 3 Unknown
9/26/1923 New York, New York Unknown Master Columbia (France) LF-217 10-in. Issued from dub matrix CL8052.

Cemetery blues / Jimmy Jones ; Bessie Smith

0:00
0:00
Cemetery blues / Jimmy Jones ; Bessie Smith - Columbia (France) LF-217 - Take Unknown - 9/26/1923
Audio of this recording from the UCSB Library
9/26/1923 New York, New York Unknown Master Columbia (France) DF-3073 10-in. Issued from dub matrix CL8052.

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Columbia matrix 81241. Cemetery blues / Jimmy Jones ; Bessie Smith," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000029008/81241-Cemetery_blues.

Columbia matrix 81241. Cemetery blues / Jimmy Jones ; Bessie Smith. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000029008/81241-Cemetery_blues.

"Columbia matrix 81241. Cemetery blues / Jimmy Jones ; Bessie Smith." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.

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