@johnabenford - Agree, John! Mary Lou Williams, Benny Morton, Red Norvo, Tommy Ladnier, Wardell Gray and others are those, who are under-rated. ... In this recording, Smith's tone is so-DEEP, that it almost sounds like a trombone. NO doubt, he was the greatest accompanist, to Bessie (Smith)!
@MontagTheMagician agreed, thge clarity and power of the tone, for this early time in recording, is amazing. I used to play trumpet, and would have killed for this tone.
LOve her....thanks.The best blues singer the world ever had....
lonergan2468 5 months ago 2
bessie was born in 1985 and died in 1937?!?!?!?!? only her can do something like that born 26 yrs ago and die 74 yrs ago? lol
3k3k0 6 months ago 3
@3k3k0 -- whoops!
utzuckz 6 months ago
@3k3k0 lol
Tessa000G 3 months ago
great voice
MarcothePhoenix 11 months ago
Thank you for putting this on youtube for us to all enjoy her timeless voice :)
Moonblues07 1 year ago 6
thumbs up if you're watching this for Dinerstein's class
TheDewster27 1 year ago
Joe Smith - perhaps the most under-rated Jazz musician ever (with the possible exception of Mary Lou Williams)
johnabenford 1 year ago
@johnabenford - Agree, John! Mary Lou Williams, Benny Morton, Red Norvo, Tommy Ladnier, Wardell Gray and others are those, who are under-rated. ... In this recording, Smith's tone is so-DEEP, that it almost sounds like a trombone. NO doubt, he was the greatest accompanist, to Bessie (Smith)!
jhb134 3 weeks ago
Joe Smith's tonality on this is absolutely amazing!
MontagTheMagician 2 years ago 3
@MontagTheMagician agreed, thge clarity and power of the tone, for this early time in recording, is amazing. I used to play trumpet, and would have killed for this tone.
nicodagger 11 months ago