musicology #285

twolegendsclash #8

(Louis Armstrong & His Hot 5 - Hotter Than That)

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Last of the uptempo and fittingly it’s one from Father Armstrong’s final recording session with the original, groundbreaking super group known as the Hot 5. Featuring not only the talents of Armstrong but also Kid Ory on the trombone, Johnny Dodds playing clarinet, Lil Hardin on the piano, Johnny St Cyr plucking the banjo and Blues guitarist Lonnie Johnson. Might not sound ‘Avant Garde’ now but at the time it was. This group came with the ‘new style’ that was to influence much of the music that followed…

musicology #128

instrumentalsweek #1

(Louis Armstrong & His Hot 5 - Muskrat Ramble)

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after the lyrics of the socialcommentaryweek I feel like bathing in the waters of the instrumental for a while so with that in mind, this week, i'm leaving it the 'players' to 'speak the universal'

first up it's the father of 'popular music' Louis Armstrong accompanied by some of the greatest proponents of the New Orleans style Johnny Dodds, (clarinet), Johnny St Cyr, (Banjo), Lil Hardin, (Piano) and Kid Ory on trombone who together made up the worlds first 'super group..known collectively as the Hot 5.