Videos
Bill Evans Trio – Waltz for Debby
Evidence that “cool” can still swing. From thick, sustained chords at the beginning, Evans quickly folds into full comping chords with a light, bouncing right hand melody.
Big Mama Thornton – Hound Dog
This 1965 performance was part of the Blues tour of Europe that featured many of the significant American blues artists. Big Mama performs “Hound Dog” (a song written for her and made a hit before Elvis heard about it) with guitar accompaniment by a young Buddy Guy. Following “Hound Dog,” Big Mama calls for a …
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy: Go, Daddy-O
On The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, this retro-jump blues group perform a classic song in the jump style: showing energy, drive and virtuosic solos over a solid rhythm groove.
Bessie Smith – St. Louis Blues
Bessie Smith appears in this 1929 film singing W. C. Handy’s classic blues song.
