Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five: recordings of 1925-1928 (in revision)
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(above) The inscription, top left reads: “Louis Armstrong’s Hot Five, Exclusive Okeh Record Artists”
(above, 2nd photo) from left: Louis Armstrong, Johnny St. Cyr, Johnny Dodds, Kid Ory, and Lil Hardin Armstrong
(above, 3rd photo) standing left to right: Johnny St. Cyr, Kid Ory, Louis Armstrong, Johnny Dodds, Lil Hardin Armstrong, c. late 1925
Regarding the three photos above. The only date I’ve seen is an estimate of “more like late 1925.” According to the Louisiana State Museum Jazz Collection, the bottom photo is by Duncan P. Schiedt. Judging by the clothing and background common to all three photos, and the inscriptions on two of them, they may have all been taken during the same photo session.
All of the following recordings were made in Chicago for the Okeh Record label, which in 1926 became a subsidiary of Columbia Records. See also my page Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five, 1926 selections.
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1925
All audio files of recordings from the 12 November 1935 session are from the page Louis Armstrong and his Hot 5 by archive.org user Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five.
12 November 1925
Gut Bucket Blues (Louis Armstrong)
VBR MP3 (6.3 MB)
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Yes! I’m in the Barrel (Louis Armstrong)
VBR MP3 (6.0 MB)
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My Heart (Lil Hardin)
VBR MP3 (4.6 MB)
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1926
22 February 1926
Come Back Sweet Papa (Paul Barbarin / Luis Russell)
from the page Come Back Sweet Papa by archive.org user Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five:
VBR MP3 (4.7 MB)
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26 February 1926
Heebie Jeebies (Boyd Atkins) – featuring vocal chorus by Louis Armstrong
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Muskrat Ramble
(Kid Ory)
Cornet Chop Suey
(Louis Armstrong)
Georgia Grind
vocal chorus by Louis Armstrong and Lillian Armstrong
(Spencer Williams)
Don’t Forget To Mess Around
vocal chorus by Louis Armstrong
(Paul Barbarin)
Oriental Strut
(Johnny St. Cyr)
Sunset Cafe Stomp
(From “Sunset Cafe Revue”)
Vocal Chorus By May Alix
(Percy Venable / Louis Armstrong)
You’re Next
(Louis Armstrong)
16 June 1926
Dropin’ Shucks
vocal chorus by Louis Armstrong
(Lil Hardin)
Big Butter and Egg Man
vocal chorus by May Alix
(Percy Venable / Louis Armstrong)
I’m Gonna Gitcha
vocal chorus by Louis Armstrong
(Lil Hardin)
Jazz Lips
(Lil Hardin / Louis Armstrong / S. Robbin)
Skid-Dat-De-Dat
Scat Chorus by Louis Armstrong
(Lil Hardin)
Who’sit
(Richard M. Jones)
23 June 1926
Big Fat Ma And Skinny Pa
vocal chorus by Louis Armstrong
(Richard M. Jones)
The King Of The Zulus
(At A Chit’ Lin’ Rag)
talk by Clarence Babcock
(Lil Hardin)
Sweet Little Papa
(Kid Ory)
18 July 1926
He Like It Slow
(presently unavailable)
vocal duet Butterbeans and Susie
(W. Benton Overstreet)
23 July 1926
Lonesome Blues
vocal chorus by Louis Armstrong
(Lil Hardin)
27 November 1926
Irish Black Bottom
(Percy Venable)
You Made Me Love You
(Percy Venable / Louis Armstrong)
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1927
2 September 1927
Put ‘Em Down Blues
(E. Bennett)
Ory’s Creole Trombone
(Kid Ory)
12 September 1927
Struttin’ With Some Barbecue
(Lil Hardin)
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Lonnie Johnson plays guitar on the following December 1927 tracks: I’m Not Rough, Hotter Than That, and Savoy Blues.
9 December 1927
Got No Blues
(Lil Hardin)
10 December 1927
I’m Not Rough
(Lil Hardin / Louis Armstrong)
12 December 1927
Once In A While
(Butler)
13 December 1927
Hotter Than That
(Lil Hardin)
Savoy Blues
(Kid Ory)
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1928
According to The Red Hot Jazz Archive, “Earl Hines plays piano on all of the 1928 sessions, and the beautiful celeste parts on Basin Street Blues.”
29 June 1928
Knee Drops
(Lil Hardin)
No Papa No
(Victoria Spivey)
29 June 1928
Squeeze Me
(Clarence Williams / Thomas Waller)
Two Deuces
(Lil Hardin)
27 July 1928
A Monday Date
(Earl Hines)
Fireworks
(Spencer Williams)
Skip The Gutter
(Spencer Williams)
28 July 1928
West End Blues
(King Oliver)
4 December 1928
Basin Street Blues
(Spencer Williams)
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