Louis armstrong august 4, 1901 july 6, 1971, nicknamed satchmo or pops, was an american jazz trumpeter and singer from new orleans, louisiana. West end blues by louis armstrong and his hot five on amazon. West end blues is a multistrain twelvebar blues composition by joe king oliver. As has already been intimated, these two phrases alone almost summarize. Note on louis armstrongs introduction to west end blues. After the brother was six feet under the ground, the band would strike up one of those good. Best sellers new releases electronics home gift ideas help computers gift cards coupons sell registry books. 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. Louis armstrong and his orchestra 19281929 allmusic.
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. Taken by noted jazz photographer eddie adams in the mid1960s, printing date unknown. Louis armstrong and his hot five louis armstrongs west end blues odeon germany. West end blues, form diagram university of virginia. Louis armstrongs west end blues, the day jazz changed forever. Armstrong was now free to develop his personal style as he wished, which included a heavy. Louis went on to worldwide fame as a charismatic personality, a distinctive singer, a great bandleader and a sublime cornet player. Early jazz pianist who recorded with louis armstrong on west end blues. Form, harmony, instrumentation and timbre, melody, rhythm and metre, texture, tonality, performercomposer audience and.
Louis armstrongs west end blues, the day jazz changed. Louis armstrong louis armstrongs greatest hits vinyl. The most influential jazz musician should have been born on americas birthday at the turn of the century. West end blues armstrong recording track 5 dont jive me 19280627 track 4 referred to in medleys. 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. Check out west end blues by louis armstrong and his hot five on amazon music. 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.
West end blues, a song by louis armstrong on spotify. Early jazz pianist who recorded with louis armstrong on. Autoplay when autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will. Paramount chicago jazz bands 19231928 762247303824 cd. They are of course referring to west end blues written by king oliver in 1928. Louis armstrong, born in new orleans in 1901, noted how the music brought cheer to a solemn occasion. West end blues uses a typical new orleans front line of trumpet, clarinet and trombone with a rhythm section of piano, banjo and percussion. Westend blues 192633 by louis armstrong louis armstrong artist format. Use vocabulary of rhythm and tempo to describe the whole ensembles performance. 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. Louis armstrong and his hot five west end blues 45cat. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. It was 28 june 1928, when louis armstrong and the hot five recorded one of the landmark recordings of the 20th century. Surrounded by a new group of musicians, armstrongs version of the song is still considered one of the great recordings of the twentieth century.
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. Watch the music video and discover trivia about this classic pop song now. Check out west end blues by louis armstrong on amazon music. 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. West end blues is a 1928 song that was composed by joe king oliver 18851938 and with lyrics by clarence williams 18931965. Louis armstrong was told and he believed that he was born on july 4, 1900 in new orleans, louisiana. Describe the way the instruments and voice sound and work together as a whole. Analysis of louis armstrong west and blues 1928 aced. West end blues 19261928 album ont he webs largest and most authoritative lyrics resource. All the great songs and lyrics from the complete louis armstrong, vol.
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. Its roots and early development, oxford university press, 1986. With the eddie adams archive stamp on the verso, signed just below by his son, edward adams ii.
Louis armstrong and his orchestra 19281929 release by louis armstrong and his orchestra see all versions of this release, 1 available overview. 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. 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. Clarence williams later added lyrics to the instrumental tune. Louis armstrong, southern jazz, cornet, and trumpet player, singer, bandleader, and popular entertainer. See all 2 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. 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. West end blues 19261928 louis armstrong on allmusic 2007 between november 1926 and december 1928, louis. The musical talents of satchmo as armstrong became universally known. Photograph of louis armstrong at home, holding his trumpet, with his wife louise. 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. 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.
West end blues louis armstrong analysis bradpottermusic. The entire idiom of classic jazz is defined in part by the lively, welloiled precision of fireworks, the humorous. Jazz is americas gift to the rest of the world and our only native art form. Louis s west end blues introduction consists of only two phrases. An unusually candid image we have never seen, to our knowledge unpublished. Louis armstrong was the founding father of jazz and one of this centurys towering cultural figures. West end blues king oliver25 cm odeon o28323 amatrix nr. 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 1928 in 1929, louis armstrong would return to new york and would work from that point on with a full orchestra. 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. This powerpoint will analyse west end blues by louis armstrong under the catagories.
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