446 Bessie Smith (1894-1937) with Louis Armstrong (1901-1971) and Fred Longshaw “St. Louis Blues” 1925

“with Longshaw’s harmonium lending a delightful country church air to the proceedings, the two voices—Bessie and Louis—blend so effectively that one might mistake this effort for the fruit of a long and happy association rather than a first meeting” (Chris Albertson, Bessie, 2003). 

Bessie Smith with Louis Armstrong and Fred Longshaw “St. Louis Blues”