[Dixielandjazz] Blues Episode 5

[Brian Towers]

I have just watched and enjoyed the PBS "Blues" episode directed by Charles Burnett.  I cannot complain about this one - along with many fine folk blues players I had not heard, we saw flashes of Bessie Smith, Ma Rainey, even heard a tiny bit of Charlie Green's trombone; Ida Cox; Victoria Spivey; Sister Rosetta Tharpe and many others - quite a feast.  Louis Armstrong was even mentioned.  It seems the episodes are handled quite differently by the various directors - some much better than others.  I would give this a nine (on a scale of ten)
Cheers,
Brian Towers