The Romans transported food and liquid to hundreds of thousands of people across the empire every day and many jugs were needed for this purpose. Jugs played an important in avoiding food shortages. Not only were jugs used for transport but also for storage of goods such as olive oil, wine, and grapes.
Song Review by Thomas Ward. One of the very earliest âhot fiveâ recordings, recorded in November 1925, âGut Bucket Bluesâ is also one of the more dated â it sounds great in the context of other music of the period, but rather lacking compared with the music Armstrong would perform only a few months later.
Blue notes (or worried notes), usually thirds or fifths flattened in pitch, are also an essential part of the sound. Blues shuffles or walking bass reinforce the trance-like rhythm and form a repetitive effect known as the groove. Blues as a genre is also characterized by its lyrics, bass lines, and instrumentation. Early traditional blues verses consisted of a single line repeated four times.