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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 1920's, 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 seven seminal recordings in this compact and thoroughly engaging book, author Brian Harker recaptures the perspective of Armstrong's original audie

Jazz --- Accordion and piano music (Jazz) --- Clarinet and piano music (Jazz) --- Cornet and piano music (Jazz) --- Double bass and piano music (Jazz) --- Jazz duets --- Jazz ensembles --- Jazz music --- Jazz nonets --- Jazz octets --- Jazz quartets --- Jazz quintets --- Jazz septets --- Jazz sextets --- Jazz trios --- Jive (Music) --- Saxophone and piano music (Jazz) --- Vibraphone and piano music (Jazz) --- Wind instrument and piano music (Jazz) --- Xylophone and piano music (Jazz) --- African Americans --- Music --- Third stream (Music) --- Washboard band music --- History and criticism. --- Armstrong, Louis, --- Armstrong, Satchmo, --- Satchmo, --- Criticism and interpretation. --- Hot Five --- Hot Seven --- Hot 7 --- Hot Sevens --- Louis Armstrong's Hot 7 --- Louis Armstrong's Hot Seven --- Hot Fives --- Lill's Hot Shots --- Lil's Hot Shots --- Louis Armstrong Hot Five --- Louis Armstrong's Hot Five --- Savoy Ballroom Five --- Armstrong, Louis --- Criticism and interpretation --- 1921-1930 --- History and criticism --- Discography