Louis Armstrong's Hot Five and Hot Seven Recordings

by Brian Harker

Book Overview

For jazz historians, Louis Armstrong's Hot Five and Hot Seven recordings mark the first revolution in the history of a music riven by upheaval. Yet few traces of this revolution can be found in the historical record of the late 1920s, when the discs were made. Even black newspapers covered Armstrong as just one name among many, and descriptions of his playing, while laudatory, bear little resemblance to those of today. Through a careful analysis of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195388402
• ISBN13: 9780195388404
• Release Date: April 2011
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.1"