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The 1920s witnessed the first flowering of Louis Armstrong's visionary genius, with the recordings included in this box set making Armstrong perhaps the most important and influential jazz musician of the 20th century. They are still regarded as milestones of recorded jazz more than 75 years after being recorded.
Disc 1: 'The Sideman' (26 tracks, 1923-1927)
Disc 2: 'The Hot Fives Vol 1' (25 tracks 1925-1926)
Disc 3: 'The Hot Fives & Hot Sevens Vol 2' (24 tracks 1927-1928)
Disc 4: 'West End Blues' (28 tracks 1928-1929)
Louis Armstrong - Accompaniment, Trumpet, Vocals, Slide Whistle, Cornet, Speech/Speaker/Speaking Part
Aaron Thompson - Trombone
Albert Washington, Jr. - Sax (Tenor)
Alex "Charlie Brown" Hill - Arranger
Angelo Fernandez - Clarinet
Arthur "Bud" Scott - Banjo
Baby Dodds - Drums
Barney Bigard - Sax (Tenor)
Bert Curry - Sax (Alto)
Bessie Smith - Vocals
Bill Wilson - Cornet
Boyd Atkins - Sax (Soprano), Sax (Alto), Clarinet
Buddy Christian - Banjo
Buster Bailey - Sax (Soprano), Sax (Alto), Clarinet
Carroll Dickerson - Director, Violin
Charlie Dixon - Banjo
Charlie Green - Trombone
Charlie Holmes - Sax (Alto), Clarinet
Charlie Irvis - Trombone
Clarence Babcock - Speech/Speaker/Speaking Part
Clarence Williams - Piano
Coleman Hawkins - Sax (C-Melody), Sax (Bass), Sax (Tenor), Clarinet
Dave Wilborn - Guitar, Banjo
Don Redman - Arranger, Speech/Speaker/Speaking Part, Clarinet, Sax (Alto)
Earl Hines - Vocals, Piano, Speech/Speaker/Speaking Part
Ed Atkins - Trombone
Eddie Condon - Banjo
Elmer Chambers - Cornet, Trumpet
Erskine Tate - Conductor, Banjo
Eva Taylor - Vocals
Fletcher Henderson - Piano
Frank Etheridge - Banjo
Fred Longshaw - Harmonium, Piano
Fred Robinson - Trombone
Happy Caldwell - Sax (Tenor)
Henry "Red" Allen - Trumpet
Homer Hobson - Trumpet
Honore Dutrey - Trombone
Howard H. Scott - Cornet, Trumpet
J.C. Higginbotham - Trombone
Jack Teagarden - Trombone
Jimmie Noone - Clarinet
Jimmy Bertrand - Drums, Washboard
Jimmy Blythe - Piano
Joe "Fox" Smith - Cornet, Trumpet
Joe "King" Oliver - Cornet
Joe Edwards - Vocals
Joe Sullivan - Piano
John Hare - Tuba
John Thomas - Trombone
Johnny Dodds - Sax (Alto), Drums, Clarinet
Johnny St. Cyr - Banjo, Guitar
Joop Visser - Liner Notes, Compilation Producer, Compilation
Kid Ory - Trombone
Lil Armstrong - Vocals, Piano
Lil Hardin - Piano
Lonnie Johnson - Guitar
Luis Russell - Piano
Ma RaineyvVocals
Mancy Cara - Banjo, Vocals, Guitar
Max Alix - Vocals
Norval Morton - Sax (Tenor)
Paul Barbarin - Drums
Pete Briggs - Tuba
Peter Rynston - Digital Remastering
Pops Foster - Bass
Ralph Escudero - Tuba
Reverend Charlie Jackson - Sax (Bass)
Rip Bassett - Guitar, Banjo
Sidney Bechet - Clarinet, Sax (Soprano)
Stump Evans - Bass, Sax (Alto)
Susie Hawthorne - Vocals
Teddy Hill - Sax (Tenor)
Teddy Weatherford - Piano
Trixie Smith - Vocals
Tubby Hall - Drums
Zutty Singleton - Drums
Simply put, this imported Proper box set -- containing four discs and a lovely booklet -- documents the recordings Louis Armstrong made with His Hot Fives and Sevens between 1923 and 1929, as well as his sides with King Oliver and some as a bandleader after the demise of those bands. It's true, Sony/BMG Legacy has issued a three-disc set of the Hot Fives and Sevens material, but the reach and scope of this set goes a bit farther, costs less, and has better sound. ~ Thom Jurek, All Music Guide |
