JAZZ 174 - SET 4 - Louis Armstrong

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LOUIS ARMSTRONG (1924-47)

1)

*Big Butter and Egg Man (1926, with Johnny Dodds -clarinet, Kid Ory - trombone, Lil
Hardin - piano, May Alix - vocal).

2)

*Struttin With Some Barbecue (1927, with Dodds, Ory, and Lil Hardin Armstrong - piano/
composer).

3)

*Hotter Than That (1927, with Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five featuring: Armstrong
cornet/vocals; Dodds clarinet; Lonnie Johnson guitar; Lil Armstrong piano/composer;
Ory trombone).

4) *West End Blues (1928, Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five (1928) featuring Armstrong
trumpet/vocals; Fred Robinson trombone; Jimmy Strong clarinet; Earl Hines piano with
Earl Hines - piano)
5) *Weather Bird (1928, duet with Earl Hines - piano Joe Oliver - composer)
6) Beau Koo Jack (1928, with Louis Armstrong and his Savoy Ballroom Five - featuring Earl
Hines - piano, Don Redman - alto sax, arranger)
7) If I Could Be With You (1930, Louis Armstrong and his Sebastian New Cotton Club
Orchestra - featuring Lawrence Brown-trombone, James P. Johnson - composer)
8) Stardust (take 2) (1931, Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra - Hoagy Carmichael-composer)
9)

Aint Misbehavin (1947, with Peanuts Hucko - clarinet, Bobby Hackett - cornet, Jack
Teagarden - trombone, Fats Waller - composer).

REQUIRED READING
Gioia, Ted. The History of Jazz - Chapter 3 The Jazz Age
SUPPLEMENTAL READING
Berendt, Joachim. The Jazz Book - Louis Armstrong, The Vocalists of Jazz
Schuller, Gunther. Early Jazz - Chapter 3 - The First Great Soloist
Schuller, Gunther. The Swing Era - Chapter 3 - Louis Armstrong
Harker, Brian. Louis Armstrongs Hot Five and Hot Seven Recordings
Note: Please listen to all recordings on this list. For study purposes you will only be tested on
the examples that are preceded by an asterisk (*).
Please refer to the Strategies for Effective Listening document available on Moodle for study
tips.