LOUIS ARMSTRONG - AND HIS HOT SEVEN VOLUME 2

This compilation spotlights a pivotal week in May 1927, when Louis Armstrong expanded his Hot Five ensemble by adding tuba and drums, forming the Hot Seven. Across these groundbreaking tracks, Armstrong’s trumpet bursts with technical brilliance, while band members like Johnny Dodds (clarinet), Lil Armstrong (piano), Baby Dodds (drums), Pete Briggs (tuba), and John Thomas (trombone) elevate jazz’s rhythmic depth. These recordings exemplify Armstrong’s transformative role in shifting jazz from collective ensemble work to solo-driven virtuosity  .

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Tracklist – Side A

• Potato Head Blues

• Wild Man Blues

• S.O.L. Blues

• Gully Low Blues

• Melancholy Blues

• Weary Blues

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Side B

• Twelfth Street Rag

• Willie the Weeper

• Keyhole Blues

• That’s When I’ll Come Back to You

• Alligator Crawl

• Chicago Breakdown