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Timcognito said:
As a fan of Louis Armstrong, especially his early Hot Five and Hot Seven bands ...
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"Hot" was the early popular word for the playing style at venues of what we now think of as Jazz music. Playing music "hot" got people hot dancing - it wasn't at that time ever a finger snapping "cool" style performance. Early jazz incubating musicians were hired and expected to have a song list of popular favorite songs, so some took the stage opportunity in their late set(s) to play "hot". The way this innovative music snuck into the program apparently got women animated and up on the floor all "hot" to dance was something new. As demand (women included) for so-called "hot" music developed then musicians could get paid for playing just this early jazz music. [Note: for brevity I'm skipping the nuances of what I'll call generically New Orleans proto-jazz, where/what Louis Armstrong grew up amongst.]

Here are my favorite Louis Armstrong Hot Five/Seven recordings:
Skid-Dat-De-Dat, Potato Head Blues, Wild Man Blues, Gut Bucket Blues, Melancholy and Muggles (which was incidentally musician slang for marijuana). Lest it be forgotten as part of that early jazz recording era Louis Armstrong and His Savoy Ballroom Five ensemble also left us the excellent song Tight Like This.
 
Soandso said:
... I'm skipping the nuances of what I'll call generically New Orleans proto-jazz ....
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One historical factor I feel might be of interest is that after the American Civil War a lot of Union Army soldiers were de-mobilized from military service in the port city of New Orleans. Among them were northern states' regimental bands whose musicians mustered for boarding ships homeward bound and left behind what they'd played. Thus an uncommon (for the era) number of musical instruments entered the New Orleans second hand market(s) increasing availability for street (ex: funeral marching) and venue (ex: picnic) players. Remember how early Jazz bands and recordings had tuba players in the group - that was such a factor of access. Old banjos left by those shipping out even saw the banjo soundboards repurposed as horizontal (snare) drums to add along to bulky vertical drums (it was considered a boasting honor for kids following New Orleans parades to carry home a tired musician's heavy vertical drum).
 
The teaser is the usual overstatement, but this has always been one of my favorite tracks. Lyle Mays' (RIP) solo is great as well.

 
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He was great band leader, engineered Michael Jackson's comeback and maybe the best version of Killer Joe. RIP
 
That Atmos mix of Moanin’ is just so good. Jada Audio JA11+ 7hz Zero 2, audio & Jazz heaven!
 

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Up late after midnight with some jazz still on and figure it's a good opportunity to show some appreciation for Chet Baker who died back in 1988 when only 58 years old. So here's my favorite "mellow" quality playing Chet Baker selections for any potentially interested jazz music streaming service subscribers.

That Ole Devil Called Love, September Song, You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To, Stella By Starlight (Tokyo live 1987), Over the Rainbow, Polka Dots and Moonbeams, Solar, White Blues, I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face, I Talk to the Trees, Soft Winds, Sweet Lorraine, If I Should Lose You, Little Girl, Minor Yours, Sonny Boy, The Route, Tynan Time, Younger Than Springtime, The Touch of Your Lips, and Fairy Flowers.
 
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