Joe Smith’s cornet accompaniment relates to Fletcher Henderson’s piano accompaniment by that they both focus on supporting Bessie Smith rather than over powering her voice. This is because blues is more of vocal genre, in the song I noticed that what was being sung and the lyrics was what was dominantly heard. For me, I tended to concentrate on what melody on the song and tone of her voice rather than the instruments playing. Both the cornet and piano accompaniment exemplified the practice of call and response which is a popular thing during the Urban Jazz era. Throughout the song I noticed that both instruments tended to change melodies and become more heard after a lyric was sung. I think the addition of the call and response technique made
