This song is the archetypal early jazz/ big band arrangement. The orchestration of “All Of Me” paints a scene out of old black and white Hollywood movies.
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Betty lays down a seminal bee-bop jazz blues vocal here. Trouble means the same after 60 years.
Mamie Smith & Her Jazz Hounds – “Crazy Blues” (mp3)
How crazy is crazy blues? Well, has you ever beens in love? If you has, then you knows! If you hasn’t, then you don’ts. This song is but a preview for the uninitiated, and a calming opiate for those in the know. Oh, that trombone makes my knees buckle. This song was huge hit in its day, and aint no reason you shouldn’t have it in your iPod or whatever gizmo you kids are runnin’ with. Clean mp3 copy on this one, too.
Lord knows I can never grow tired listening to one of the greatest musicians to walk the earth. This is one of his earlier recordings that showcases the wild innovation which sent a wave of inspiration through the American musical landscape. Ladies and gents there may be a many imitators, but there will never be another Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong.
