Louis Armstrong and His Hot Seven

Louis Armstrong and His Hot Seven is a band / group associated with United States whose catalog here spans 1927–1927. The artist is connected with Jazz, so genre, period and individual recordings offer useful ways into the work.

Listen for how Jazz shape rhythm, voice and arrangement. A starting path includes “Potato Head Blues”. Then move to “Ken Burns Jazz: The Story of America’s Music” to hear how recordings are organized in a release context.