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musicology #289

twolegendsclash #12

(Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra – Basin Street Blues)

Final cut of the ‘legends’ and it’s down to ‘Gate’ to close the show. Just like to say that such is the quality, (and quantity), from the twolegends that this selection could last a year !! The Cats featured over the last two weeks are an inspiration and deserve all the accolades that have been written and spoken about them over the last 100 years…

Today’s cut is the first of his many recordings of the legendary ‘Basin Street Blues’ recorded in Chicago 1928 on a special day for themusicologist, (December 4th), one of my favourite Satchelmouth cuts.. featuring two other legendary musicologists Earl Hines and Zutty Singleton.

musicology #285

twolegendsclash #8

(Louis Armstrong & His Hot 5 – Hotter Than That)

Last of the uptempo and fittingly it’s one from Father Armstrong’s final recording session with the original, groundbreaking super group known as the Hot 5. Featuring not only the talents of Armstrong but also Kid Ory on the trombone, Johnny Dodds playing clarinet, Lil Hardin on the piano, Johnny St Cyr plucking the banjo and Blues guitarist Lonnie Johnson. Might not sound ‘Avant Garde’ now but at the time it was. This group came with the ‘new style’ that was to influence much of the music that followed…