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Louis Armstrong discography. Louis Armstrong (1901–1971), nicknamed Satchmo [1] or Pops, was an American trumpeter, composer, singer and occasional actor who was one of the most influential figures in jazz and in all of American popular music. His career spanned five decades, from the 1920s to the 1960s, and different eras in jazz.
His recordings soon after with pianist Earl "Fatha" Hines, their famous 1928 "Weather Bird" duet and Armstrong's trumpet introduction to and solo in "West End Blues", remain some of the most influential improvisations in jazz history. Young trumpet players across the country bought these recordings and memorized his solos.
The Louis Armstrong Hot Five and Hot Seven Sessions were recorded between 1925 and 1928 by Louis Armstrong with his Hot Five and Hot Seven groups. According to the National Recording Registry, [1] "Louis Armstrong was jazz's first great soloist and is among American music's most important and influential figures.
Jazz pianist Fats Waller wrote many of the early jazz standards, including "Squeeze Me" (1925), "Ain't Misbehavin'" (1929) and "Honeysuckle Rose" (1929). 1924 – "Everybody Loves My Baby" is a song composed by Spencer Williams with lyrics by Jack Palmer. [42] It was introduced by Clarence Williams and His Blue Five, with Louis Armstrong on ...
By far the best known recording of "West End Blues" is the 3-minute-plus, 78 rpm recording made by Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five on June 28, 1928. Gunther Schuller devoted page after page to it in his book Early Jazz, writing, “The clarion call of “West End Blues’ served notice that jazz had the potential capacity to compete with the highest order of previously known musical ...
The first jazz vocalist to record the song was Louis Armstrong in 1931. [46] Thelonious Monk recorded it as the sole standard on his 1956 album Brilliant Corners. [46] "Just Friends" [10] [47] is a ballad composed by John Klenner with lyrics by Sam M. Lewis. It was introduced by Red McKenzie and His Orchestra.
Tiger Rag. " Tiger Rag " is a jazz standard that was recorded and copyrighted by the Original Dixieland Jass Band in 1917. It is one of the most recorded jazz compositions. In 2003, the 1918 recording of "Tiger Rag" was entered into the U.S. Library of Congress National Recording Registry. [1][2]
Big Butter and Egg Man. " Big Butter and Egg Man " is a 1926 jazz song written by Percy Venable. Venable was a record producer at the Sunset Cafe and wrote the song for Louis Armstrong and singer May Alix. [1] The song is often played by Dixieland bands, and is considered a jazz standard. [2]