The Birth of the Solo: Hot Five and Hot Seven

1925 to 1928, Chicago: Louis Armstrong walked into Okeh Studios and turned ensemble dance music into the art of the improvised solo.

Playlist by @birth_of_jazz

9 tracks, shared on Audicious.

1. The Origins of Jazz #6: The Dawn of the Solo — Jazz at Lincoln Center's JAZZ ACADEMY
2. Hotter Than That — Louis Armstrong And The All-Stars - Topic
3. "Potato Head Blues" Louis Armstrong & His Hot Seven on Okeh 8503 recorded May 10, 1927 — Tim Gracyk
4. Louis Armstrong Hot Seven - Wild Man Blues (1927) — bsgs98
5. Louis Armstrong - Chicago Style (1976) | Ben Vereen Margaret Avery — Reelblack One
6. Louis Armstrong special on 60 minutes — Zamani Feelings
7. The Forgotten Mentor Who Inspired Louis Armstrong | HISTORY This Week — HISTORY
8. Den Series: Louis Armstrong & Modern Jazz — Louis Armstrong House Museum
9. Twelfth Street Rag - Louis Armstrong & His Hot Seven (1927) — Atticus Jazz