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Hot Fives & Sevens [Box set]

Louis ArmstrongAudio CD
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (74 customer reviews)

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  • Audio CD (October 26, 1999)
  • Number of Discs: 4
  • Format: Box set
  • Note on Boxed Sets: During shipping, discs in boxed sets occasionally become dislodged without damage. Please examine and play these discs. If you are not completely satisfied, we'll refund or replace your purchase.
  • Label: Jsp Records
  • ASIN: B00001ZWLP
  • Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Music
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (74 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,966 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Disc: 1
1. My Heart
2. Yes! I'm in the Barrel
3. Gut Bucket Blues
4. Come Back Sweet Papa
5. Georgia Grind
See all 25 tracks on this disc
Disc: 2
1. Willie the Weeper
2. Wild Man Blues
3. Chicago Breakdown
4. Alligator Crawl
5. Potato Head Blues
See all 21 tracks on this disc
Disc: 3
1. Fireworks
2. Skip the Gutter
3. Monday Date
4. Don't Jive Me
5. West End Blues
See all 22 tracks on this disc
Disc: 4
1. I Can't Give You Anything But Love
2. Mahogany Hall Stomp
3. Ain't Misbehavin'
4. Black and Blue
5. That Rhythm Man
See all 21 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

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Between 1925 and 1929, Louis Armstrong created one of the first great bodies of work in jazz. While he worked regularly as a soloist with big bands, he began his career as a leader with the first all-star studio group in jazz, the Hot Five. The other four musicians were Armstrong's wife, Lil Hardin Armstrong, on piano; Johnny Dodds on clarinet; Kid Ory on trombone; and Johnny St. Cyr on banjo. The music's first great soloist, Armstrong was reshaping jazz by sheer improvisational magic, gradually diminishing the role of the traditional New Orleans ensemble with the clarion brilliance of his trumpet. Possessing an uncanny blend of exuberance and creativity, he combined virtuosic declarations with a talent for the subtlest shifts in phrasing and melodic variation, creating rich emotional statements that could hint at loss in the midst of joy or the promise of better things in the most sorrowful blues. The band expands here, to the Hot Seven and larger ensembles, and it gains soloists who applied Armstrong's lessons to their own instruments--musicians such as pianist Earl Hines and trombonist Jack Teagarden--but all come under the imprint of Armstrong's flowering genius, as both trumpeter and singer.

It's almost impossible to overrate this material. It may be the most influential music in jazz history, establishing standards for originality and sustained invention that have rarely been matched. The JSP set is a superb reissue of Armstrong's essential work. The remastering is by John R.T. Davies, widely acknowledged as the dean of engineers in the field of early jazz, and the resultant sound is simply the best this work has ever enjoyed. There are alternate takes of the later material on Columbia Legacy (including Louis in New York and St. Louis Blues), so collectors will want both. But this recording is superior listening, at a price that also makes it an ideal introduction to one of the few titans of jazz. --Stuart Broomer

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It's unanimous among the jazz guides that these Satchmo sides are indispensable for every jazz collector, and these John R.T. Davies remasters are absolutely tops: Muskrat Ramble; Wild Man Blues; Potato Head Blues; Twelfth Street Rag; Struttin' with Some Barbecue; Basin Street Blues 89 essentials!

Customer Reviews

You may want to compare the music on the recently remastered four CD Columbia set. bukhtan  |  17 reviewers made a similar statement
No-one buying these will ever regret it. B. D. Tutt  |  18 reviewers made a similar statement
Simply put, these are the most important popular recordings of the 20th century. James J. McGaw  |  11 reviewers made a similar statement
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172 of 174 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Essential Jazz November 24, 1999
Format:Audio CD
This four disc set is indispensable to any serious jazz collection. It includes all Armstrong's classic Hot Five performances with Kid Ory, Johnny Dodds, Johnny St. Cyr and Lil Armstrong, his Hot Seven recordings, and his magnificent partnership with Earl Hines. This is some of the most important and influential jazz every recorded, marking the way ahead away from New Orleans style polyphony to the future dominance of the soloist. The last of these discs is the least essential, as Armstrong returned to commercial big band recordings, where he is often head and shoulders above both his colleagues and his material.

There is so much to savour on these discs: Louis is superlative throughout this set - hear "Cornet Chop Suey" "Potato Head Blues" and "West End Blues", in particular. Johnny Dodds is superb, incredibly impassioned on "Got No Blues" and elsewhere. The Hot Five swings like crazy on tunes like "Once in a While", and listen to "Skip the Gutter", "Muggles" and "Weatherbird" to hear one of the finest partnerships in jazz history, Armstrong and Hines. Hear also Lonnie Johnson's marvellous guitar playing at the end of the second disc. Louis' singing is heard regularly (and his slide - whistle playing once).

These CDs are also highly recommendable because of the quality of the remastering. The sound quality on the first disc in particular is better than in any other issue of these works, putting larger companies to shame.

These are recordings to hear for a lifetime. No-one buying these will ever regret it.

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77 of 77 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars FIVE STARS ARE NOT ENOUGH November 9, 2000
Format:Audio CD
I've been listening to this music for sixty years, from wax to LP and CD, and through all known versions, and JSP's is the clearest ever, even better than the French LPs of years past. What's best, aside from the tone of Louis's horn, which is captured as if you stand outside his livingroom window with the window open, is that the surrounding instruments now have a timbre and immediacy that raises them from dullishness. These truly are musicians seeking great tone. Kid Ory's trombone is freshly poured wine. And what delight when Earl Hines's sophisticated fingering replaces Lil Hardin's workaday piano. To be sure, on the first two or three records, the bell of Louis's cornet is too close to the mike and rather blurry. Then he stands back and his tone comes into focus. Also the engineering improves. You may think you know these records, say from the muzzy Columbia set, but you don't. This is dying and going to heaven where the Hot Fives and Sevens are recording just for you. Incidentally, Louis's lyrics are understandable throughout where once one simply had to guess at what the words were. All told, thrilling, and at this price unbelievable---money found on the street. Do not wait for the Ken Burns's version which Columbia is issuing to go with his 19-hour jazz historical on PBS. It can't be better than this.
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59 of 59 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars The Birth of Pop Music August 14, 2000
Format:Audio CD
Simply put, these are the most important popular recordings of the 20th century. They paved the way for not only jazz, but popular music in general. A note to those who haven't yet purchased any of Satchmo's Hot Fives or Sevens --THIS package is the one to get! Avoid the recordings on Columbia, which did a disgraceful job of remastering. I doubt Columbia's new box set coming out this month will be much better. These JSPs are so superior to the Columbias that they sound almost like completely different recordings. One customer's review, complaining about poor sound quality, is absurd. Obviously, he doesn't listen to much pre-Beatles music. The sound is excellent for the times. [...] Buy it -- it will be the greatest thing in your collection.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Great collection on 1920 - 1930 Satchmo tunes.
I really enjoy this collection. Nice way get a background view of Louis Armstrong's rise to fame. The set is made from old recordings, and sounds like it.
Published 3 months ago by Byron Defenbach
4.0 out of 5 stars Armstrong's "Hot" groups - content good but quality uneven.
In the first three volumes, the content is excellent and I am happy to have a complete record of Armstrong's Hot 5 and 7 recordings. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Peter Sutton
5.0 out of 5 stars Superb!!
The collection of this magnificent music is thorough and accompanied by a detailed booklet. The quality of the restoration is better than any which I have heard, including the ones... Read more
Published 4 months ago by SnapDoc
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, considering the circumstances
Louis Armstrong: Hot Fives & Sevens - Vol. 1 (MP-3 version)

I think the high and middle ranges are well represented by the remastering. Read more
Published 4 months ago by joec
5.0 out of 5 stars Among Satch's GREATEST!
This four-disc CD set is an absolute bargain and features some of the greatest (and certainly hottest) early Louis Armstrong recordings of all time! Read more
Published 6 months ago by Pietro Shakarian
5.0 out of 5 stars Louis Armstrong - Father of Traditional New Orleans Jazz
What can one say ? In my most humble opinion when the adjective "Traditional New Orleans Jazz" is used in a conservation, it should be remembered that Louis Armstrong is the one... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Alfred Rose
5.0 out of 5 stars If every teenager listened to this instead of rap, maybe the world...
I don't know where to start, other than this has to be one of the greatest and most complete compilations in jazz history. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Jason Weber
5.0 out of 5 stars Buy this.
I had this on my wish list (Hot Fives & Sevens) because I was unsure if I wanted it or not. It was then purchased for me. Read more
Published 14 months ago by G. Burnett
5.0 out of 5 stars Louis is Amazing
My first time ever writing a review. That's how great this box set is! Even if you are not as familiar with Louis Armstrong you will be highly entertained. Read more
Published 17 months ago by ArtieA
4.0 out of 5 stars Louie Armstrong - Hot 5s and 7s
An excellent collection of the genre. Makes good listening for anyone who like early Armstrong or trad jazz generally. Well worth buying,
Published 19 months ago by I. Hunter
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