West end blues 1928 in 1929, louis armstrong would return to new york and would work from that point on with a full orchestra. Louis armstrongs west end blues, the day jazz changed forever. Any survey of armstrongs discography must start with his innovative hot five and hot seven recordings of the 1920s, music that changed the course of american popular music for good. Louis blues back otown blues big mamas back in town mop. Louis armstrongs west end blues, the day jazz changed. Describe the way the instruments and voice sound and work together as a whole. Analysis of louis armstrong west and blues 1928 aced. 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.
Louis armstrong s west end blues is an unquestioned jazz classic. West end blues is not only one of the most popular louis armstrong recordings. Beyond that, this performance also made quite clear that jazz could never again revert to being solely an entertainment or folk music. Back in chicago, okeh records decided to let armstrong make his first records with a band under his own name. Louis armstrong s introduction to west end blues, 1928 focus on just the second half of that solo intro.
The composition was written and originally recorded by armstrong s mentor, joe king oliver, but armstrong established himself as a genius and major influence of american music with the recording he made that day. Louis armstrong released west end blues on this day in 1928. West end blues was written by king oliver as a blues song, named for. Both with his trumpet and with his rich, gravelly voice, he made famous such jazz and pop classics as west end blues, when its sleepy time down south, hello, dolly, and. First captured on west end blues and other nowclassic recordings, louis armstrong s innovations immediately changed the face of american music.
West end blues 1928 vinyl, lp, compilation, mono album cover. Check out west end blues by louis armstrong and his hot five on amazon music. Louis armstrongs hot five louis armstrong tp vcl fred robinson tb jimmy strong cl ts earl hines p mancy cara bj arthur zutty singleton d chicago 28 june 1928 matrix s400967 b. Louis armstrong was generally acclaimed by critics as the greatest jazz performer ever. Louis armstrong left, 1953 and duke ellington right, 1954. West end blues stereo recreation by robert parker louis armstrong and his hot five. Brothers characterizes armstrongs west end blues as resembling a fantasy. From 1925 to 1928, armstrong made more than 60 records with the hot five and, later, the hot seven. Form, harmony, instrumentation and timbre, melody, rhythm and metre, texture, tonality, performercomposer audience and. His recordings soon after with pianist earl fatha hines most famously their 1928 weather bird duet and armstrong s trumpet introduction to and solo in west end blues remain some of the most famous and influential improvisations in jazz history. Armstrong would go on to list west end blues as one of his favorite records, but he never seemed to speak or write too much about it. Print and download in pdf or midi west end blues joe king oliver as recorded by louis armstrong and his hot five, june 28th 1928. After the high note, there is the descending part starting at the 5second mark.
West end blues louis armstrong bb on the orginial louis armstrong recording hot five for okeh records 1928 3 3 3 3 5 3 3. Michael cogswell, whose lifes work was devoted to preserving the legacy of louis. Check out west end blues by louis armstrong on amazon music. Fresh air remembers jazz archivist and historian michael. Not only is it the version that cemented the tune in popular consciousness, it. Between november 1926 and december 1928, louis armstrong recorded about 67 titles as leader, sideman, and accompanist. 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. These 17 selections are the entire result of the only studio meeting by duke ellington. This piece begins with an introduction by the trumpet lasting 10 bars, showing the incompleteness which creates the antecedent that will lead on to the consequent of the rest of the song. They are of course referring to west end blues written by king oliver in 1928.
For many people everything that is great about music and jazz and louis armstrong came together on 28 june 1928. Louis armstrong s classic recording of joe king olivers composition, west end blues. Armstrongs 1928 recordings with earl fatha hinesincluding west end blues, weather bird. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Analysis of west end blues by louis armstrong essay. His 26 finest hot fives and hot sevens 1925 1928 by louis armstrong. Louis armstrong west end blues chicago, 28 june 1928.
The version featured here is one of the older examples of louis armstrong playing the tune, probably with his hot seven in the 1930s. King olivers west end blues is one of the keystones of jazz and, therefore, american popular music, but even more than that, louis armstrongs 1928 version, cut with his hot five, is a towering achievement. Recorded june 28, 1928 for okeh records, it would have been considered a classic for any of armstrong s contributions. This awesome composition of king oliver was recorded by many jazz masters,and several times by louis armstrong,but this immortal splendid recording of west end blues from june 28, 1928 is without a doubt the best version that louis ever recorded,and probably the greatest recording of west end blues overall. West end blues fireworks by louis armstrong and his hot. Watch the music video and discover trivia about this classic pop song now. Joseph king oliver, armstrong s mentor, composed west end blues and recorded a version of it on june 11, 1928, for vocalion. This powerpoint will analyse west end blues by louis armstrong under the catagories. Further musical understanding background information and performance circumstances. Louis and earl west end blues louis armstrong and his hot five.
On june 28 in 1928, louis armstrong created one of historys landmark musical recordings in chicago with west end blues. One jazz composition of the 1920s was louis armstrong s performance of west end blues. It was on this day that the hot five recorded what is one of the landmark recordings of the 20th century west end blues. 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 was a sleepy southern blues tune written by joe king oliver until it landed in the hands of trumpeter louis armstrong in the late 1920s, at a recording studio in chicago. This is a shame, especially since gunther schuller published early jazz in 1967 when armstrong was alive and well. Everyday, somewhere, a trumpet or cornet player tries to render an emulation of louis armstrong playing the west end blues. 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. It was 28 june 1928, when louis armstrong and the hot five recorded one of the landmark recordings of the 20th century. Ss28 the song has typically been performed as an instrumental, but did have lyrics added by clarence williams. Originally released 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1940, p 2002 sony music entertainment inc. West end blues by louis armstrong and his hot five. Armstrong was now free to develop his personal style as he wished, which included a heavy.
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