Harker, Brian - Louis Armstrong's Hot Five and Hot Seven Recordings

In Louis Armstrong's Hot Five and Hot Seven Recordings, Brian Harker strikes a unique balance between 1920s views of jazz and those of today. For the first time Armstrong's technical achievements are placed in a meaningful cultural context, yielding unexpected insights into these seminal documents of early jazz.

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CONTENTS

Introduction
1 Novelty: Cornet Chop Suey (26 February 1926)
2 Telling a Story: Big Butter and Egg Man (16 November 1926)
3 Playing the Changes: Potato Head Blues (10 May 1927)
4 Top Notes: S.O.L. Blues/Gully Low Blues (13-14 May 1927)
5 Pretty Things: Savoy Blues (13 December 1927)
6 Versatility: West End Blues (28 June 1928)

Series	Oxford Studies in Recorded Jazz