Hot Fives & Sevens 3

Louis Armstrong | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Original Release Date: March 28, 1989
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B0000026MT
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #36,287 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #58 in Music > Jazz > New Orleans Jazz
  • #62 in Music > Jazz > Dixieland

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Great Turning Point, December 28, 2001

By 

Peter Acebal (Christiansburg, VA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hot Fives & Sevens 3 (Audio CD)

Like its two companion Volumes 1 and 2,this set follows the rapid evolution of Armstrong here in 1927-1928;the earlier part of this CD features the latter days of the original Hot 7 with "Struttin' With Some Barbeque" and "Ory's Creole Trombone" as stellar standouts,but it is first Armstrongs collaboration with early guitar ace Lonnie Johnson and thereafter the first sides with pianist Earl Hines that underscores the importance of collective chemistry in jazz,-both men are first-class musical minds and both push Armstrong on to previously unattained heights,-the call-and-response scat singing and guitar riffs of "Savoy Blues" are even surpassed by the almost symphonic complexity of the teamwork with Hines on "Fireworks". The low-fi sound (Which again I prefer to more recent reissues) cannot keep you away from the greatness of the jazz on this CD.If you already have Volumes 1 and 2 then GET THIS ONE!!!