Narration: Reckless Blues Louis Armstrong

Then there was the empress of the blues herself, the magnificent Bessie Smith. Oh, what a woman. I used to record with her and I noticed she would stand up there in front of that horn all day and make up blues and give ‘em titles and they all were hits. Here’s Velma to bring back one of Bessie’s great numbers and it’s really a kicker: Reckless Blues