Louis Armstrong: Hot Five & Hot Seven. 1925-1928

YES I'M IN THE BARREL Chicago, November 12, 1925

COME BACK SWEET PAPA Chicago, November 12, 1925

CORNET SHOP SUEY, MUSKRAT RAMBLE Chicago, February 26, 1926

SKID-DAT-DE-DAT L. Armstrong (vcl), Chicago, November 16,1926
Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five
L.Armstrong (corn) - Kid Ory (tb) - Johnny Dodds (cl) - Lil Armstrong (p) - Johnny St.Cyr (bjo).

WILD MAN BLUES, WILLIE THE WEEPER Chicago, May 7, 1927

ALLIGATOR CRAWL, POTATO HEAD BLUES, KEYHOLE BLUES* Chicago, May 10, 1927

MELANCHOLY BLUES, WEARY BLUES, TWELFTH STREET RAG Chicago, May 11, 1927

S.O.L. BLUES L.Armstrong (vcl), Chicago, May 13 1927

GULLY LOW BLUES L.Armstrong (vcl), Chicago. May 14,1927
Louis Armstrong and his Hot Seven
Louis Armstrong (tp) - John Thomas (tb) - Johnny Dodds (cl) - Lil Armstrong (p) - Johnny St.Cyr (bjo) - Pete Briggs (tuba) - Bady Dodds (d).

ORY'S CREOLE TROMBONE, PUT 'EM DOWN BLUES* Chicago, September 2, 1927

STRUTTIN' WITH SOME BARBECUE Chicago, December 9, 1927

Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five
Louis Armstrong (tp) - Kid Ory (tb) - Johnny Dodds (cl) - Lil Armstrong (p) - Johnny St.Cyr (bjo)

HOTTER THAN THAT*, SAVOY BLUES Chicago, December 13, 1927

Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five
Louis Armstrong (corn) - Kid Ory (tb) - Johnny Dodds (cl) - Lil Armstrong (p) - Lonnie Johnson (g) - Johnny St.Cyr (bjo)

A MONDAY DATE L.Armstrong, E.Hines (vcl), Chicaqo, June 27, 1928

WEST END BLUES L.Armstrong (vcl), Chicago, June 28, 1928

BASIN STREET BLUES L.Armstrong (vcl), Chicago, December 4, 1928

Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five Louis Armstrong (tp) - Fred Robinson (tb) - Jimmy Strong (cl) - Earl Hines (p) - Mancy Cara (bjo) - Zutty Singleton (d).

* - L.Armstrong (vcl)

LOUIS ARMSTRONG

(Louis Daniel "Satchmo" Armstrong)

The nickname "Satchmo" derives from the shape of his mouth (Satchelmouth)

1900 Born on July 4, in New Orleans, Louisiana

1913 He learns to play the trumpet at the age of about 13, in a Reformatory, taught by a Mr Davis. He lives his life in the disreputable quarters of New Orleans, with the drama of racial discrimination, and without the comforting backing of his family, which has broken up.

1915 He plays with the drummer Joe Lindsey.

1917 He replaces King Oliver in Kid Ory's band.

1918 He begins to play with his "maestro" King Oliver in New Orleans.

1922 Following prohibition and the closing of the clubs in Storyville, he accepts King Oliver's invitation lo join him in Chicago.

1923 He makes his first recording at Richmond, Indiana, as second cornet with King Oliver's "Creole Jazz Band". His 24-bar solo on "Chimes Blues" is to become famous.

1924 He leaves King Oliver and makes his debut in the Fletcher Henderson Orchestra at the Roseland Ballroom in New York on September 29. He also plays in the Clarence Williams Band and makes some recordings with blues singers. Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith, Clara and Troxie Smith, Ida Cox, and others.

1925 He returns to Chicago and plays with the bands of Erskine Tate and later Carroll Dickerson. With his wife, the pianist Lil Hardin, he forms his own group and begins a series of recordings under the name "Hot Five" and "Hot Seven" for the "Okeh" label with his friends Johnny Dodds, Johnny St. Cyr, Zutty Singleton, and Kid Ory. Later Lil Hardin is replaced by Earl Hines, and Louis's greatest masterpieces are recorded: "West End Blues", "S.O.I. Blues", "Potato Head Blues", "Cornet Shop Suey" and others.

1930 He tours all the States of America. He becomes famous and is known as the Trumpet King.

1932 He becomes a member of Chick Webb's Band in New York.

1933 Highly successful tour of Europe.

1934/35 Another European tour. He plays in Switzerland, Holland, Italy (Turin), and at the Salle Pleyel ir Paris. He begins to have trouble with his lips and as a result of this illness, trom this time onwards he prefers to sing rather than play the trumpet.

1936 He plays in the film "Pennies from Heaven', with Bing Crosby.

1937 He takes part in the film "Artists and Models". This is followed by recordings for Decca: "Swing That Music", "Red Sails in the Sunset", "Struttin' With Some Barbecue" and others.

1942 He is sentimentally linked to Alpha Smith, but marries Lucille Wilson. He continues working with his own orchestra.

1943 He lakes part in the film "Cabin in the Sky" with Lena Horne.

1947 The official debul of the "All Stars" takes place in Los Angeles on August 13, with Earl Hines. Barney Bigard, Jack Teagarden, Arvell Shaw and Sidney Catlett. They give a concert at the Boston Symphony Hall on November 30th.

1948 He takes part in the film "A Song is Born" with Danny Kaye. Takes part in the Festival of Nice in February.

1949 He is awarded the title "King of the Zulus" in New 0rleans. Big European tour with the "All Stars". Huge successes in France and Italy.

1951 He takes part in television shows with Bing Crosby.

1954 He plays in the film "The Glenn Milter Story".

1956 Big success in the film "High Society" with Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby.

1959 He gives a concert at Spoleto, Italy.

1961 He stays in Europe for several months, above all in Paris where, with Duke Ellington, he writes the music for the film "Paris Blues", starring Paul Newman.

1963 He takes part in the film "Hello Dolly" with Barbra Streisand.

1967 Another big success with "Cabaret". The English magazine "The Melody Maker" votes his record "What a Wonderful World" as the best record of the year.

1968 He takes part in the San Remo Song Festival in Italy. He stars in the film "Disney Song".

1970 He is honoured and acknowledged by all the greatest stars of American show business at his 70th birthday party, held in Newport.

1971 He takes part in a series of television shows with Bing Crosby. He dies in New York on July 6th.