Louis Armstrong – Hot Fives & Sevens Volume 1 [JSP]

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The first volume completes the series of Louis Armstrong's Hot Five and Hot Seven recordings. Starting from John R. T. Davies' version on JSP, I used the same remastering methods as in the previous volumes. I would have never thought that these recordings, which are almost 100 years old, could sound so wonderfuly lively and natural.

Original source: JSP Records JSP100D


LOUIS ARMSTRONG'S HOT FIVE: Louis Armstrong - Cornet, Vocal (on 3); Kid Ory - Trombone; Johnny Dodds - Clarinet, Alto Sax (on 4); Lil Armstrong - Piano; Johnny St. Cyr - Banjo

1. 9484-A My Heart
2. 9485-A Yes! I'm In The Barrel
3. 9486-A Gut Bucket Blues
4. 9503-A Come Back, Sweet Papa

1-3: Chicago, November 12, 1925
4: Chicago, February 22, 1926

LOUIS ARMSTRONG'S HOT FIVE: As above, except Lil Armstrong - Vocal (on 5), Louis Armstrong - Vocal (on 5, 6, 11, 12, 13), Slide Whistle (on 14); Johnny Dodds - Alto Sax (on 11)

5. 9533-A Georgia Grind
6. 9534-A Heebie Jeebies
7. 9535-A Cornet Chop Suey
8. 9536-A Oriental Strut
9. 9537-A You're Next
10. 9538-A Muskrat Ramble
11. 9729-A Don't Forget To Mess Around
12. 9730-A I'm Gonna Gitcha
13. 9731-A Dropping Shucks
14. 9732-A Who' sit

5-10: Chicago, February 26, 1926
11-14: Chicago, June 16, 1926

BUTTERBEANS AND SUSIE (Joe and Susie Edwards), vocal duet act by LOUIS ARMSTRONG'S HOT FIVE: Louis Armstrong - Cornet; Kid Ory - Trombone; Johnny Dodds - Clarinet; Lil Armstrong - Piano; Johnny St. Cyr - Banjo

15. 9750-A He Likes It Slow

Chicago, c. June 18, 1926

LOUIS ARMSTRONG'S HOT FIVE: Louis Armstrong - Cornet, Vocal (on 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 24, 25); Kid Ory - Trombone; Johnny Dodds - Clarinet; Lil Armstrong - Piano, Vocal on 16); Johnny St. Cyr - Banjo; Clarence Babcock - Speech (on 16, 17); May Alix - Vocal (on 22, 23). Hy Clark - Trombone probably replaces Kid Ory on 24, 25

16. 9776-A The King of the Zulus
17. 9777-A Big Fat Ma and Skinny Pa
18. 9778-A Lonesome Blues
19. 9779-A Sweet Little Papa
20. 9890-A Jazz Lips
21. 9891-A Skid-Dat-De-Dat
22. 9892-A Big Butter and Egg Man From The West
23. 9893-A Sunset Cafe Stomp
24. 9980-A You Made Me Love You
25. 9981-A Irish Black Bottom

16-19: Chicago, June 23, 1926
20-23: Chicago, November 16,1926
24, 25: Chicago, November 27, 1926

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  1. recordingsremasteredMarch 24, 2025 at 2:17 PM

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  2. AnonymousDecember 6, 2025 at 1:54 AM

    Well these sound amazing, thank you very much. I have the original box set (and the Jelly Roll jsp set) and whilst it is true that the sound on both sets is superb for the provenance, I have always found that neither can be cranked up and enjoyed in the way that more modern recordings obviously can be. With your Hot 5s and 7s however, the volume can be turned up and the music enjoyed without fatigue - and personally I think that's a real big deal !
    JG

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  3. recordingsremasteredDecember 7, 2025 at 11:34 PM

    Thank you for your kind words. I had the same feeling about all the previous editions. That's why I wanted to see what can be done with modern restoration methods.

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