St. Louis Blues
Context
Recorded in January 1925, this version of the blues standard by Bessie Smith brings together the singer and the young cornetist Louis Armstrong, whose playing answers the voice throughout the track. Released by Columbia in April 1925, it entered the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1993 and remains a reference for sung blues of the 1920s.
In the genealogy of jazz
This track belongs to Classic blues (women singers). Among the origins and influences of Classic blues: Blues, spirituals, work songs.