Louis Armstrong's Hot Five and Hot Seven recordings / Brian Harker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Harker, Brian.

Series:

Oxford studies in recorded jazz.

Oxford studies in recorded jazz

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Armstrong, Louis, 1901-1971--Criticism and interpretation.

Armstrong, Louis.

Hot Five--Discography.

Hot Five.

Hot Seven--Discography.

Hot Seven.

Jazz--1921-1930--History and criticism.

Jazz.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (201 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York City : Oxford University Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

For jazz historians, Louis Armstrong's Hot Five and Hot Seven recordings mark the first revolution in the history of a music riven by upheaval. Yet few traces of this revolution can be found in the historical record of the late 1920's, when the discs were made. Even black newspapers covered Armstrong as just one name among many, and descriptions of his playing, while laudatory, bear little resemblance to those of today. Through a careful analysis of seven seminal recordings in this compact and thoroughly engaging book, author Brian Harker recaptures the perspective of Armstrong's original audie

Contents:

Novelty: "Cornet chop suey" (26 February 1926)

Telling a story: "Big butter and egg man" (16 November 1926)

Playing the changes: "Potato head blues" (10 May 1927)

Top notes: "S.O.L. blues"/"Gully low blues" (13-14 May 1927)

Pretty things: "Savoy blues" (13 December 1927)

Versatility: "West End blues" (28 June 1928).

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-983125-4

0-19-983067-3

OCLC:

711770977