Hotter Than That- Louis Armstrong

Hotter Than That- Louis Armstrong

1. (Chicago, 1927, Okeh Records)

2. Structure

   • Introduction
   • 3 Chorus'
   • Duet
   • Link
   • 4th Chorus
   • Coda

3. The Hot Five Solos and wife

   • Trumpet and Vocals- Louis Armstrong
   • Clarinet- Johnny Dodds
   • Piano- Lil Hardin
   • Trombone- Kid Ory
   • Guitar- Lonnie Johnson

4. Harmony and Tonality

   • Eb Major
   • I, IV ,V
   • Ends on a Diminished 7th Guitar chord, intruiging and inconclusive

5. Armstrong's Style

   • Bold and Dramatic Melodies, extended improvisiation solos
   • Distinquished scat singing voice, turns it into an instrument much like the trumpet
   • Shakes, Fall-off, Smear, Terminal Vibrato, Rip, Rips
   • New Orleans Polyphony- Colletive Improvisation

6. Recording Technology

   • Gramophone Record main way of distributing music to a wider audience- subtler sounds lost poor quality- didn't match a live performance
   • Radio Broadcasts developed shortly after
   • Soloists would stand nearer to the device according to the instruments importance