Posted on 05/05/2023 1:57:57 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Please, please pick up his Hot Five and Hot Sevens.
Thanks for posting.
It is our wedding song (32 years ago) and I had no idea it was recorded in the 60’s. Assumed it was older.
Great story.
Nice.
There is a National park, right in the middle of New Orleans, and it celebrates the musical heritage of the city. I stumbled upon it, just in time for the Ranger Talk. He talked about Louis Armstrong, and played the piano and sang his music, for over an hour. The audience was largely people who were instrumentalists themselves, and they asked great questions. I definitely listen better to Armstrong’s music for having had this experience. It really is a Wonderful World.
My music appreciation instructor played one of his Hot Five sessions in class. Wow what an eye opener! All I had known of him were ballads and movie music.
Good teacher.
It was a wonderful world, so long as he didn’t run out of weed or Pluto Water.
A truly great piece. Its simplicity enhances its beauty.
https://youtu.be/Z26BvHOD_sg
The melody of “What a Wonderful World” seems to borrow from “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star.”
Alligator Crawl--Louis Armstrong & His Hot Seven (1927)
Louis Armstrong was one of the greatest. As was his last song. Compare it to some of the **** that just got Grammy Awards.
ours too
For the definitive version of ‘Over the Rainbow’ check out Eva Cassidy on You Tube. Anyone who listens to this with dry eyes has a heart of stone.
The list of wonderful songs written by Harold Arlen is long indeed.
Yes, it does. I like Armstrong, but always thought this song was insipid. No surprise that Europeans would like it.
Long ago I was a DJ on Bourbon Street New Orleans. This was my closing song every night.
My favorite version:
Over rthe Rainbow--Del Courtney & His Orchestra (1939)
Believe it or not, this is one of them.
Kicking the Gong Around--Cab Calloway & His Orchestra (1931)
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