Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five

Coined as ‘hot’ music, jazz grew out of the colorful city of New Orleans and reached widespread popularity in the 1920’s (Gioioa 30). The African American community was largely responsible for the creation of jazz music, however influences can be seen from many different ethnic groups and communities. A combination of the blues, ragtime, and Tin Pan Alley songs can be heard when listening to jazz and its improvisational style set it apart from preexisting genres. Creole of Color Brass Bands…

An Age Filled With Mirages The 1920's, a time where "hip flasks of hooch would be drank, jazz music would be propelled at speakeasies, women bobbed their hair and would wear short skirts …’’ In other words, life in this decade was filled with excitement, wild parties and. Life in the 20's was affected by certain factors: prohibition, the economy boomed and the social change. On January 16, 1920, the Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution (ratified in 1919) went into effect. The Eighteen…

As swing jazz grew in popularity in the 1930s the fast beat of hot bands, that was associated with traditional values, created a confrontation with modern jazzists who believed the slower tempo of sweet bands was the correct form of jazz. A new era of music began in 1917 when a style never heard before caught the…

and a film star. Armstrong was well known for his songs, “What a Wonderful World” and “Star Dust”, as well as some others. Joe Oliver was a mentor to Armstrong and he was showing him tips and pointers on how to use the horn and also used him as a substitute. His reputation as being a musician began to flourish around the 1920’s. because his music began to flourish, he was able to stop to work for manual labor jobs and put full concentration on dances, parties, and playing his cornet. Around…

middle of the 20th century. Thomas A. Dorsey who is regardded as "the father of gospel music" and was at one time such closely associated with the field that songs written in this new style were sometimes known as "Dorseys," with the name coming from his last name. Dorsey found artists such as Mahalia Jackson, founded the National Convention of Gospel Choirs and Choruses in 1933, and known for the mainstreaming of Popular Gospel and Christian songs such as Amazing…

looking for that were available. However, she auditioned as a singer in one bar, and she impressed the owners of jazz and blues, not with her ability to sing jazz and blues. Holiday's real uttered effect was Louis Pops Armstrong. She perceived his Hot Five vocal numbers, and is obviously an Armstrong enthused singer. Schaap has examined Armstrong's effect on Billie Holiday carefully. Holiday was exposed by maker John Hammond while she was auditioned in a Harlem jazz club. Hammond was involved in…

The Jazz Age: Prevailing Opportunities for African Americans During the Jazz Age, jazz music, primarily dominated by African Americans before 1920, began to gain popularity among whites and transformed into an important aspect of American culture. The increased popularity of jazz music led to a growing acceptance of African American culture and presented African Americans with the opportunity to gain social status. Music has always played an essential part in African American life and its…

and melodic lines, and the improvisation was a lot simpler then the other jazz styles in this time period. Horace Silver had a large influence on the soul jazz style playing songs with funky, often gospel based piano vamps. A great example of this is his piece “Song for my Father” released in 1964. The other form of jazz that occurred during this decade was Post Bob. This genre came from the early bop styles and got its name through artists like John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Bill Evans, Charles…

Some influential song artists were: Jelly Roll Morton, Benny Goodman, Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five, and many more wonderful artists. ”European and African culture combined together with Blues, Ragtime, Dixie, and Jazz was born” (Alchin). All very outstanding artists. A group of women, called Flappers were an integral…

That all changed on December thirtieth in the year two-thousand ten. My dad awoke from his sleep and began throwing up blood. Frightened, we took him to San Joaquin Valley Hospital near our home in Bakersfield, California. After a four day stay, never leaving my dad’s side, the doctors came up with…