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Louis Armstrong Hot Five and Hot Seven Sessions

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The Louis Armstrong Hot Five and Hot Seven Sessions were recorded between 1925 and 1928 by Louis Armstrong with his Hot Five and Hot Seven groups. According to the National Recording Registry, "Louis Armstrong was jazz's first great soloist and is among American music's most important and influential figures. These sessions, his solos in particular, set a standard musicians still strive to equal in their beauty and innovation." These recordings were added to the National Recording Registry in 2002, the first year of the institution's existence.

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Ron Wynn and Bruce Boyd Raeburn, writing for the All Music Guide to Jazz, note that "these recordings radically altered jazz's focus; instead of collective playing, Armstrong's spectacular instrumental (and vocal) improvisations redefined the music." Armstrong helped popularize scat singing in "Heebie Jeebies," and his solo on "Potato Head Blues" helped establish the stop-time technique in jazz.

1925-1926 Hot Five recordings

  1. "My Heart" (Lil Armstrong)
  2. "Yes! I'm in the Barrel"
  3. "Gut Bucket Blues"
  4. "Come Back Sweet Papa" (Paul Barbarin, Luis Russell)
  5. "Georgia Grind" (Spencer Williams)
  6. "Heebie Jeebies" (Boyd Atkins)
  7. "Cornet Chop Suey"
  8. "Oriental Strut" (Johnny St. Cyr)
  9. "You're Next"
  10. "Muskrat Ramble" (Ray Gilbert, Kid Ory)
  11. "Don't Forget to Mess Around" (Armstrong, Barbarin)
  12. "I'm Gonna Gitcha" (Lil Hardin)
  13. "Droppin' Shucks" (Hardin)
  14. "Who' Sit" (Composer uncredited)
  15. "He Likes It Slow" (J. Edwards)
  16. "The King of the Zulus" (Lil Armstrong)
  17. "Big Fat Ma and Skinny Pa" (Richard M. Jones)
  18. "Lonesome Blues" (Hardin)
  19. "Sweet Little Papa" (Ory)
  20. "Jazz Lips" (Hardin)
  21. "Skid-Dat-De-Dat" (Hardin)
  22. "Big Butter and Egg Man" (Armstrong, Percy Venable)
  23. "Sunset Cafe Stomp" (Armstrong, Venable)
  24. "You Made Me Love You" (Armstrong, Venable)
  25. "Irish Black Bottom" (Armstrong, Venable)

1927 Hot Seven recordings

  1. "Willie the Weeper" (Marty Bloom, Walter Melrose, Grant Rymal)
  2. "Wild Man Blues" (Armstrong, Morton)
  3. "Chicago Breakdown" (Morton)
  4. "Alligator Crawl" (Joe Davis, Razaf, Waller)
  5. "Potato Head Blues"
  6. "Melancholy Blues" (Bloom, Melrose)
  7. "Weary Blues" (Matthews)
  8. "Twelfth Street Rag" (Bowman)
  9. "Keyhole Blues" (Wilson)
  10. "S.O.L. Blues"
  11. "Gully Low Blues"
  12. "That's When I'll Come Back to You" (Biggs)

1927 Hot Five recordings

  1. "Put 'Em Down Blues" (E.J. Bennett)
  2. "Ory's Creole Trombone" (Ory)
  3. "The Last Time" (Ewing, Martin)
  4. "Struttin' With Some Barbecue" (Hardin, Don Raye)
  5. "Got No Blues" (Hardin)
  6. "Once in a While" (William Butler)
  7. "I'm Not Rough" (Armstrong, Hardin)
  8. "Hotter Than That" (Armstrong, Hardin)
  9. "Savoy Blues" (Ory)

1928 Hot Five recordings

  1. "Fireworks" (Clarence Williams, S. Williams)
  2. "Skip the Gutter" (S. Williams)
  3. "A Monday Date" (Earl Hines, Robin)
  4. "Don't Jive Me" (Hardin)
  5. "West End Blues" (King Oliver, C. Williams)
  6. "Sugar Foot Strut" (Pierce)
  7. "Two Deuces" (Hardin)
  8. "Squeeze Me" (Waller, C. Williams)
  9. "Knee Drops" (Hardin)

Personnel

Tracks 1-6

  • Thomas, Hociel (Vocal)
  • Armstrong, Louis (Cornet)
  • Dodds, Johnny (Clarinet)
  • Thomas, Hersal (Piano)
  • St. Cyr, Johnny (Banjo)

    • Tracks 7-20

  • Armstrong, Louis (Cornet)
  • Ory, Kid (Trombone)
  • Dodds, Johnny (Clarinet)
  • Armstrong, Lil Hardin (Piano)
  • St. Cyr, Johnny (Banjo)

    • Track 21

  • Edwards, Joe and Susie (Butterbeans and Susie) (Vocal)
  • Armstrong, Louis (Cornet)
  • Ory, Kid (Trombone)
  • Dodds, Johnny (Clarinet)
  • Armstrong, Lil Hardin (Piano)
  • St. Cyr, Johnny (Banjo)

    • Tracks 22-25

  • Armstrong, Louis (Cornet, Vocal)
  • Babcock, Clarence (Vocal)
  • Ory, Kid (Trombone)
  • Dodds, Johnny (Clarinet)
  • Armstrong, Lil Hardin (Piano)
  • St. Cyr, Johnny (Banjo)

    • Tracks 26-27

  • Armstrong, Louis (Cornet, Vocal)
  • Ory, Kid (Trombone)
  • Dodds, Johnny (Clarinet)
  • Armstrong, Lil Hardin (Piano)
  • St. Cyr, Johnny (Banjo)

    • Tracks 28-29

  • Armstrong, Louis (Cornet, Vocal)
  • Alix, May (Vocal)
  • Ory, Kid (Trombone)
  • Dodds, Johnny (Clarinet)
  • Armstrong, Lil Hardin (Piano)
  • St. Cyr, Johnny (Banjo)

    • Tracks 30-31, N/A

  • Armstrong, Louis (Cornet, Vocal)
  • Clark, Henry (Trombone)
  • Dodds, Johnny (Clarinet)
  • Armstrong, Lil Hardin (Piano)
  • St. Cyr, Johnny (Banjo)

    • Tracks 32-33

  • Armstrong, Louis (Cornet)
  • Thomas, John (Trombone)
  • Dodds, Johnny (Clarinet)
  • Armstrong, Lil Hardin (Piano)
  • St. Cyr, Johnny (Banjo)
  • Briggs, Pete (Tuba)
  • Dodds, Baby (Drums)

    • Track 34

  • Armstrong, Louis (Cornet)
  • Wilson, Bill (Cornet)
  • Dutrey, Honore (Trombone)
  • Atkins, Boyd (Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone)
  • Walker, Joe (Alto Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone)
  • Washington, Albert (Tenor Saxophone)
  • Hines, Earl (Piano)
  • Bassett, Rip (Banjo, Guitar)
  • Briggs, Pete (Tuba)
  • Hall, Tubby (Drums)

    • Tracks 36-43

  • Armstrong, Louis (Cornet)
  • Thomas, John (Trombone)
  • Dodds, Johnny (Clarinet)
  • Armstrong, Lil Hardin (Piano)
  • St. Cyr, Johnny (Banjo, Guitar)
  • Briggs, Pete (Tuba)
  • Dodds, Baby (Drums)

    • Tracks 44-50

  • Armstrong, Louis (Cornet)
  • Ory, Kid (Trombone)
  • Dodds, Johnny (Clarinet)
  • Armstrong, Lil Hardin (Piano)
  • St. Cyr, Johnny (Banjo, Guitar)

    • Tracks 51-52

  • Armstrong, Louis (Cornet, Vocal)
  • Ory, Kid (Trombone)
  • Dodds, Johnny (Clarinet)
  • Armstrong, Lil Hardin (Piano)
  • St. Cyr, Johnny (Banjo, Guitar)
  • Johnson, Lonnie (Guitar)

    • Tracks 53-56

  • Christian, Lillie Delk (Vocal)
  • Armstrong, Louis (Trumpet)
  • Noone, Jimmy (Clarinet)
  • Hines, Earl (Piano)
  • Carr, Mancy (Banjo)

    • Tracks 57-67

  • Armstrong, Louis (Trumpet, Vocal)
  • Robinson, Fred (Trombone)
  • Strong, Jimmy (Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone)
  • Hines, Earl (Piano)
  • Carr, Mancy (Banjo)
  • Singleton, Zutty (Drums)

    • Tracks 68-70

  • Armstrong, Louis (Trumpet, Vocal)
  • Robinson, Fred (Trombone)
  • Strong, Jimmy (Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet)
  • Redman, Don (Clarinet, Alto Saxophone)
  • Hines, Earl (Piano)
  • Wilborn, Dave (Banjo, Guitar)
  • Singleton, Zutty (Drums)

    • Track 71

  • Armstrong, Louis (Trumpet)
  • Hines, Earl (Piano)

    • Track 72

  • Armstrong, Louis (Trumpet)
  • Robinson, Fred (Trombone)
  • Strong, Jimmy (Clarinet)
  • Hines, Earl (Piano)
  • Carr, Mancy (Banjo)
  • Singleton, Zutty (Drums)

    • Tracks 73-75

  • Armstrong, Louis (Trumpet, Vocal)
  • Robinson, Fred (Trombone)
  • Strong, Jimmy (Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone)
  • Redman, Don (Clarinet, Alto Saxophone)
  • Hines, Earl (Piano)
  • Carr, Mancy (Banjo)
  • Singleton, Zutty (Drums)

    • Track 76

  • Armstrong, Louis (Trumpet)
  • Teagarden, Jack (Trombone)
  • Caldwell, Happy (Tenor Saxophone)
  • Sullivan, Joe (Piano)
  • Lang, Eddie (Guitar)
  • Marshall, Kaiser (Drums)

    • Track 77-79

  • Armstrong, Louis (Trumpet, Vocal)
  • Higginbotham, J.C. (Trombone)
  • Nicholas, Albert (Alto Saxophone)
  • Holmes, Charlie (Alto Saxophone)
  • Hill, Teddy (Tenor Saxophone)
  • Russell, Luis (Piano)
  • Condon, Eddie (Banjo)
  • Johnson, Lonnie (Guitar)
  • Foster, Pops (Bass)
  • Barbarin, Paul (Drums)

    • References

    Louis Armstrong Hot Five and Hot Seven Sessions Wikipedia
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