Jailhouse Blues - Billie Poole1960

Jailhouse Blues -- Billie Poole 1960
Bessie Smith recorded this tune in 1923. Here, some 37 years later is another American blues singer performing this tune again. Billy Poole, virtually unknown, was certainly been influenced by the Empress of the Blues. You see and hear her in this clip with the High Society Jazz Band from France.
It is just amazing how Billie and the band stylewise flow together. A total listening pleasure for the lover of early classic jazz.
The musicians in the band are leader and trombonist Mowli Jospin with Pierre Merlin trumpet, Claude Rabinet trumpet, Pierre Atlan clarinet., Martine Morel piano, Christian Gervais banjo, Raymond Fonseque tuba and Michel Miroux drums.
This is a band that was formed in 1947 and specialized in the very early styles of jazz of the years 1900-1930. They stlll exist today now under the leadership of trombonist Daniel Barda (since 1968) See their new album at
http://www.jazzbymail.com/ViewArtist....

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• jazz
• bilie
• poole

[Bloody0Martyr]

WoW.Thanx uploader!

[ForEverNeverMore]

Nobody can sing like this today,awesome!!!

[450984]

Maybe spent most of her career in France and we never heard much about her? Wow! What a voice though! She sounds like the REAL old time blues singers, Ma Rainey,etc.

[iwasagasman]

WOW ! This girl certainly puts her heart and soul into her singing. How come she wasn't much more famous ? I think she is up there with the all time greats.

[fredjmp]

Great! Great!!

[fredjmp]

Great!