Louis armstrong and his orchestra 19281929 allmusic. Armstrong was now free to develop his personal style as he wished, which included a heavy. By june of 1928 louis armstrong had refined himself and his ensemble to the point where nearly every record they made was a study in collective genius, as the mature edition of the hot five resounded with zutty singletons popping cymbals and earl hines modernistic piano. West end blues, a song by louis armstrong on spotify. Louis armstrong, southern jazz, cornet, and trumpet player, singer, bandleader, and popular entertainer. It was 88 years ago on this day, june 28th, 1928, that louis armstrong and his band, the hot 5, assembled in a chicago recording studio and waxed a disc that would be among the most iconic and.
Louis armstrong, born in new orleans in 1901, noted how the music brought cheer to a solemn occasion. After the brother was six feet under the ground, the band would strike up one of those good. West end blues king oliver25 cm odeon o28323 amatrix nr. With the eddie adams archive stamp on the verso, signed just below by his son, edward adams ii. Early jazz pianist who recorded with louis armstrong on. Early jazz pianist who recorded with louis armstrong on west end blues. Best sellers new releases electronics home gift ideas help computers gift cards coupons sell registry books. Jazz is americas gift to the rest of the world and our only native art form. Armstrong overcame poverty, a lack of formal education, and racism to become one of the most innovative and influential musicians of the 20th century, and.
Form, harmony, instrumentation and timbre, melody, rhythm and metre, texture, tonality, performercomposer audience and. Check out west end blues by louis armstrong and his hot five on amazon music. West end blues 19261928 louis armstrong on allmusic 2007 between november 1926 and december 1928, louis. West end blues is a 1928 song that was composed by joe king oliver 18851938 and with lyrics by clarence williams 18931965. The musical talents of satchmo as armstrong became universally known. Armstrong was a charismatic, innovative performer whose improvised soloing was the main influence for a fundamental change in jazz, shifting its focus from collective improvisation to the solo player and improvised soloing.
Note on louis armstrongs introduction to west end blues. As has already been intimated, these two phrases alone almost summarize. Gunther schullers comment on louis introduction to west end blues from early jazz. Taken by noted jazz photographer eddie adams in the mid1960s, printing date unknown. Watch the music video and discover trivia about this classic pop song now. The most influential jazz musician should have been born on americas birthday at the turn of the century.
West end blues louis armstrong analysis bradpottermusic. Photograph of louis armstrong at home, holding his trumpet, with his wife louise. Armstrong plays trumpet and sings, backed by a band including pianist earl hines, clarinetist jimmy strong, trombonist fred robinson, banjoist mancy carr and drummer zutty singleton on hand cymbals. Louis armstrong, nicknamed satchmo and pops, was an american jazz trumpeter and singer. Louis armstrong august 4, 1901 july 6, 1971, nicknamed satchmo or pops, was an american jazz trumpeter and singer from new orleans, louisiana. Analysis of louis armstrong west and blues 1928 aced. One of the final recordings louis armstrong made with the hot five was west end blues, composed by his mentor, joe king oliver and recorded in june, 1928. The entire idiom of classic jazz is defined in part by the lively, welloiled precision of fireworks, the humorous. His recordings soon after with pianist earl fatha hines most famously their 1928 weather bird duet and armstrongs trumpet introduction to and solo in west end blues remain some of the most famous and influential improvisations in jazz history. He supposedly invented scat singing one day in the studio, when he dropped the lyric sheet for a new song he was cutting, just as the head of the record company appeared in the control booth. See all 2 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. They are of course referring to west end blues written by king oliver in 1928.
Its roots and early development, oxford university press, 1986. Louis armstrong louis armstrongs greatest hits vinyl. Louis went on to worldwide fame as a charismatic personality, a distinctive singer, a great bandleader and a sublime cornet player. Louis armstrong was the founding father of jazz and one of this centurys towering cultural figures. It is most commonly performed as an instrumental, although it has lyrics added by clarence williams king oliver and his dixie syncopators made the first recording for brunswick records on june 11, 1928.
By far the best known recording of west end blues is the 3minuteplus, 78 rpm recording made by louis armstrong and his hot five on june 28, 1928. Jazz giants armstrong 19011928 study guide dates july 4, 1900 claimed his birthday is this date, but new orleans public records contradict thishis actual birthday was august 4, 1901born into extreme poverty 19011907armstrongs father abandoned the family when louis was an infant louis then moved in with his paternal grandmother josephine armstronggrandmother wanted to. Louis armstrong and his hot five west end blues 45cat. For the paper, write one paragraph that describes the ensemble and song as a whole, identifying which instruments are playing the lead melody and rhythm sections. Use vocabulary of rhythm and tempo to describe the whole ensembles performance. Check out west end blues by louis armstrong on amazon music. Louis armstrongs west end blues, the day jazz changed forever. West end blues uses a typical new orleans front line of trumpet, clarinet and trombone with a rhythm section of piano, banjo and percussion. West end blues is a multistrain twelvebar blues composition by joe king oliver. Surrounded by a new group of musicians, armstrongs version of the song is still considered one of the great recordings of the twentieth century. Paramount chicago jazz bands 19231928 762247303824 cd.
Westend blues 192633 by louis armstrong louis armstrong artist format. West end blues by louis armstrong and his hot five on amazon. Louis armstrong and his orchestra 19281929 release by louis armstrong and his orchestra see all versions of this release, 1 available overview. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. First, though, he would spend 1928 making several more classic smallgroup recordings in chicago, including some that would rank among the best of his career, like the immortal west end blues. Louis s west end blues introduction consists of only two phrases. West end blues armstrong recording track 5 dont jive me 19280627 track 4 referred to in medleys. Armstrong was a leader in the move away from the early new orleans style of jazz counterpoint, with its interweaving lines for clarinet, trumpet and trombone, towards a style dominated by soloists. An unusually candid image we have never seen, to our knowledge unpublished. It was 28 june 1928, when louis armstrong and the hot five recorded one of the landmark recordings of the 20th century. West end blues, form diagram university of virginia. West end blues 19261928 album ont he webs largest and most authoritative lyrics resource.
Autoplay when autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will. All the great songs and lyrics from the complete louis armstrong, vol. Clarence williams later added lyrics to the instrumental tune. Describe the way the instruments and voice sound and work together as a whole. By the time oliver wrote west end blues, his protege, louis armstrong, had formed a studio band that recorded as either the hot five or hot seven, depending on its size.
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