Hi,

I have a hard time understanding what BB means by the names they associate with certain styles.

So...what do you call this style and what would BB call it?

https://youtu.be/qyYcv3TMM4A

Thanks,

Billy

Howdy Plano.....

I listened to it twice.

If I just listen to the music and the rhythm without focusing on the vocals it sounds like a blues shuffle.
When the vocals come in....it has more of a jazz/big band flavor but without all the back up instrumentation.

That's my brief take....but, I've been wrong in the past.

Carry on....

Blues or jazz shuffle sounds right to me, too. But get more opinions from jazz pianists.

Reminds me of Louis Prima.

Check out "shuffle" or "boogie" in the Style Picker.

I guess when I think "boogie" I think piano and a melodic walking bass line which defines the style, for me at least. Adaptations for guitar came later.

I always associate "shuffle" with blues and "swing" with jazz. I know both styles can exist in both genera.

I was looking for examples of "Blues Shuffles" on youtube. This came up. I was not paying any attention to the video but as soon as I listen I recognized the guitar player. This is Pete Mays playing guitar. I have played on many occasions with Pete in the juke joints around Houston and at his house. I am vaguely aware of Bill Doggett but had no idea Pete played with him.I assume the guitar lines were highly influenced by T-Bone Walker. Pete and many other blues players were influenced by T-Bone.There is also a bit of Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown in the slide up the fret board. What Gate would call a "forward whip This is classic shuffle music of that era. More detail about Texas blues than any of you most likely wanted to know!!lol

https://youtu.be/eIGgmR4ites

This is what comes to my mind when I think about "Swing Blues" Others define this as "Jump Blues". They also put people like Willie Dixon and Big Joe Turner in the "Jump Blues" style.

As I dig deeper into the various meanings of style names I am beginning to see why anyone would have a hard time to define styles.

https://youtu.be/lHdRjZvYdTE

Cheers,

Billy