Lil Hardin Armstrong Video Clips
 | "Static Strut" played by Erskine Tate's Vendome orch. with the young Louis Armstrong 1926 Poster: jozefsterkens Tags: "Static Strut" played by Erskine Tate his orch. with the young Louis Armstrong 1926 Brunswick 78 rpm "Static Strut" played by Erskine Tate's with the young Louis Armstrong 1926. Erskine Tate was a violinist and leader of a band that played at the Vendome Theatre in Chicago from 1919 to 1928. Among the musicians who played with the Vendome Orchestra were Louis Armstrong, Lil Hardin-Armstong and Freddie Keppard. Erskine Tate was active in Chicago as a bandleader until the mid-30's. This ho ... | |
 | Jimmie Rodgers-Travelin' Blues Poster: Somerset45 Tags: Jimmie Rodgers Country Music Hall of Fame Rock and Roll 1930s RCA Victor Traveling Blues Carter Family Jimmie Rodgers was born in Meridian, Mississippi in 1897. At age 14 he worked the railroads in the southern USA learning blues from black crew workers and practicing his trademark 3 chord guitar picking. At 24, he contracted TB from the soot and smoke of the coal fired trains and devoted full time to his first love, blues music. According to music historians, "At a time when hillbilly m ... | |
 | Lil Hardin Armstrong - Brown Gal Poster: Somerset45 Tags: Lil Hardin Armstrong Jazz 78s 78RPM Brown Gal Lil Hardin was born in 1898 in Memphis and studied music at Fisk U. from 1915-18, moving to Chicago after completing her studies. She became a sheet music demonstrator at Jennie Jones Music Store which was visited by many performers including Jelly Roll Morton who played for her and had a profound effect on her musical style. She began embellishing the sheet music with her own creative id ... | |
 | Blues in the Dark Dungeons of an Ancient Castle Poster: ABrandsma Tags: dark dungeons ancient castle blues canal street dixieland crackerjacks jazz dance event party Canal Street Blues http://www.dixielandcrackerjacks.com Dixieland Crackerjacks playing in the dark dungeons of an ancient castle. Michel Muller - trumpet Slidin' Selena - trombone Bert Brandsma - clarinet Koos Greven - banjo Henk Haverhoek - bass Onno de Bruyn - drums Canal Street Blues was composed by King Oliver. Joe "King" Oliver, (December 19, 1885 -- April 10, 1938) was a jazz cornet ... | |
 | Struttin' with Some Barbecue - LINO PATRUNO & his All Stars Poster: Michaelsjazz Tags: Louis Armstrong his Hot Five Lil Hardin Struttin' with Some Barbecue LINO PATRUNO & his All Stars Oscar Klein (cornet) Marcello Rosa (trombone) Bruno Longhi (clarinet) Ettore Zeppegno (piano) Lino Patruno (guitar) Jimmy Woode (bass) Gregor Beck (drums) September 1984 http://www.linopatruno.it http://www.cambiamusica.it http://www.michaelsupnick.com Lil Hardin Armstrong (born Lillian Hardin) (February 3, 1898 -- August 27, 19 ... | |
 | "Rosetta" LINO PATRUNO & THE JAZZ STARS OF ITALY Poster: Michaelsjazz Tags: Earl Hines Sound of Jazz LINO PATRUNO & THE JAZZ STARS OF ITALY "Rosetta" Guido Pistocchi (trumpet) Alberto Collatina (trombone) Gianni Sanjust (clarinet) Bruno Longhi (tenor saxophone) Carlo Bagnoli (baritone saxophone) Romano Mussolini (piano) Lino Patrono (guitar) Carlo Loffredo (bass) Gil Cuppini (drums). San Marino, September 12, 1993 http://www.linopatruno.it http://www.cambiamusica.it http://www.michaels ... | |
 | Fats Waller-Alberta Hunter-Sugar Poster: Somerset45 Tags: Sugar Alberta Hunter Fats Waller 78s jazz 1920s At age 12, Alberta Hunter ran away from her Memphis home to Chicago to become a blues singer. At age 13 she was singing in a tough bordello but had to leave after a murder took place at that "club". She sang at the Elite Cafe and the De Luxe Cafe, both around 3000 S State Street in Chicago's tough southside. Her big break came when she got a gig at the Dreamland Cafe where Chicago's ho ... | |
 | Drop That Sack -Louis Armstrong Poster: MoleDFigg Tags: Louis_Armstrong Drop_That_Sack Jazz 1926 Here's an early Louis, the label says "...and His Orchestra 1926" but I am inclined to think that it is one of the recordings made by the Hot Five for Vocalion in May 1926 under the name of "Lil's Hot Shots" with Louis Armstrong; tpt. Lil Hardin/Armstrong; pno. Johnny Dodds; clt. Kid Ory; tmb. and Johnny St. Cyr bjo. Any other thoughts out there? | |
 | Mabel's Dream -- King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band Poster: erwigaudio Tags: jazz classic traditional king oliver louis armstrong Mabel's Dream -- King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band This was recorded during the last session of this fabulous band. It was December 24, 1923. A year later, Joe Oliver would do a solo recording with Jelly Roll Morton on piano and not until another year and a half he recorded with his newly formed larger band "The Dixie Syncopators". In this recording we hear some fine interplay between Joe to ... | |
 | Sobbin' Blues - King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band Poster: erwigaudio Tags: jazz classic oliver armstrong dodds hardin Sobbin' Blues - King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band In the second recording session of the "Jazz King" of Chicago Joe Oliver and his Creole Jazz Band recorded in Chicago as well. This was done on June 22 1923. In this famous band we hear Joe Oliver and Louis Armstrong on cornets, Johnny Dodds on Clarinet, Lil Hardin on piano, Bud Scott on banjo and Baby Dodds on drums and slide whistle. On ... | |
 | Froggie Moore -- King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band Poster: erwigaudio Tags: jazz classic oliver armstrong dodds hardin Froggie Moore -- King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band This is a tune composed by Jelly Roll Morton but recorded for the first time by the Oliver Band. It was part of the band's first recording session in Richmond, Indiana on April 6 1923. This is another tune which is still in the repertoire of many of today's jazz bands. I believe I recorded it in the mid eighties with our Climax Jazz Band as ... | |
 | Canal Street Blues-Oliver Armstrong 1923 Poster: erwigaudio Tags: jazz classic oliver armstrong King Oliver moved from New Orleans to settle in Chicago. In 1922 he convinced Louis Armstrong to do the same. Young Louis moved in with "Papa" Joe and the Creole Jazz Band was created. In 1923 Oliver recorded some 35 tunes in 5 recording dates between April 6 and December 15. In the first date the band recorded 9 tunes. One of these was Canal Street Blues. The band: Joe Oliver cornet, Lou ... | |
 | Riverside Blues King Oliver 1923 Poster: erwigaudio Tags: jazz classic oliver armstrong Riverside Blues King Oliver 1923 It is generally accepted among jazz connoiseurs that Joe "King" Oliver's Creole Jazz Band was the finest Negro jazz band ever to make public appearances. With relatively few changes in personnel, it functioned brilliantly and very succesfully at the Royal Gardens in Chicago for about 6 years between 1918 and 1934. All their recordings were made in 1923. ... | |
 | Struttin' with Some Barbeque - Yank Lawson, L. Patruno, MCJS Poster: Michaelsjazz Tags: Jazz Dixieland Swing Yank Lawson Lino Patruno revival hot five "Struttin' with Some Barbecue" by Lil Hardin Armstrong YANK LAWSON with LINO PATRUNO and the Milan College Jazz Society Yank Lawson (trumpet), Lucio Capobianco (trombone), Bruno Longhi (clarinet), Carlo Bagnoli (baritone), Sante Palumbo (piano), Lino Patruno (guitar), Luciano Milanese (bass), Carlo Sola (drums). Milan (Italy), Oct. 23, 1979 http://www.linopatruno.it http://www.cambiamus ... | |
 | Lil Hardin Armstrong-Safely Locked Up in my Heart Poster: Somerset45 Tags: Louis Armstrong Lil Hardin 1930s 78s jazz safely locked up in my heart By request, a song by Lil Hardin Armstrong. "Safely Locked Up in my Heart" was recorded in 1938 in New York. Lil was Louis Armstrong's second wife and although they divorced, Lil loved Louis to the end. She died onstage while giving a tribute concert to Louis, who had died less than two months earlier. | |
 | Pretty Lil - Jelly Roll Morton Poster: Somerset45 Tags: Jelly Roll Morton Louis Armstrong 1920s Jazz Pretty Lil Jelly Roll Morton composed Pretty Lil and Jelly Roll and His Orchestra recorded the music at the Victor Studios in Camden NJ July 1929. Jelly Roll had started his Red Hot Peppers in 1926 from Lil Hardin Armstrong's disbanded Dixieland Sycopaters. Lil was Louis Armstrong's second wife from 1926 to 1938 and the person responsible for his becoming a jazz legend. Louis and Lil met in 1922 wh ... | |
 | King Oliver - Snake Rag Poster: merrihew Tags: Oliver Armstrong Hardin Dodds Gennett UHCA 1920's jazz King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band performing Snake Rag for Gennett in 1923. The group included Louis Armstrong, Lil Hardin and Johnny and Baby Dodds among others. In the mid 1930's, Milt Gabler of Commodore Records fame, convinced the major record companies to loan him the original masters of many famous jazz recordings from the early 1920's to as recent as 1932. They were issued on his own ... | |
 | Erskine Tate's Vendome Orchestra - Stomp Off, Let's Go Poster: kspm01 Tags: Stomp Off Let's Go Erskine Tate Vendome Orchestra 78RPM Erskine Tate was a violinist and leader of a band that played at the Vendome Theatre in Chicago from 1919 to 1928. Among the musicians who played with the Vendome Orchestra were Louis Armstrong, Lil Hardin-Armstong and Freddie Keppard. Erskine Tate was active in Chicago as a bandleader until the mid-30's. This hot record was made for Brunswick on May 28th, 1926. | |
 | Jurbena Jazz Band from the Netherlands "Name this tune" Poster: tdub1941 Tags: tdub1941 tom warner jurbena jazz music dance hot dixieland traditional Lu Waters yerba buena king oliver http://www.jurbena.nl The song is entitled, "Flat Foot" Composed by Lil Hardin and Louis Armstrong. It was originally recorded by the New Orleans Bootblacks. In early August of 2007, this great band from the Netherlands thrilled the crowds of traditional jazz fans at the Orange County Classic Jazz Festival in the Hilton Hotel-Costa Mesa, California. Their "South Frisco" style is unique, ... | |
 | Sheila Jordan Receives Award Poster: Mischeaux61 Tags: sheila jordan lil hardin armstrong jazz heritage award IAJE charlie parker bird vocalist Footage of Sheila Jordan receiving the 2004 Lil Hardin Armstrong Jazz Heritage Award in NYC. Shot by Sheila's niece Coryelle. |