classic blues

British  

noun

1. (functioning as singular or plural) jazz a type of city blues performed by a female singer accompanied by a small group

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Example Sentences

Speakers seeped classic blues tunes.

From New York Times

Darius then added a missing note to the scale to form, like magic, a classic blues scale.

From New York Times

But White, whom the New York Times music critic Stephen Holden wrote combines the “sass of a classic blues mama with the skill of a Broadway star,” said she didn’t want her Hermes to be De Shields 2.0.

From New York Times

Urged by Richards, Mr. Watts began to listen to classic blues and early rock.

From Washington Post

As if to illustrate his point, top-notch pianist Taylor Eigsti, Fischer’s sole accompanist, catapulted the crowd to its feet as he dug into a rollicking, blues-drenched solo on the Harold Arlen classic, “Blues in the Night.”

From Seattle Times