Louis Armstrong - Potato Head Blues

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"one of the most astonishing accomplishments in all of twentieth century music."

potatoheadblues.pdf

Skid-Dat-De-Dat / Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five

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"Skit-Dat-De-Dat is a very good and interesting study of 6-8-10 bar phrases of contrasts with 2 bar fill-ins by pianist, in between, for player to take breath before each new and good attack. This solo starts by long whole notes, with a gradual change to the rhythmical pattersn which delight player and listener."

Skit-Dat-De-Dat_Transcription.pdf

According to Joe Oliver and Kid Ory, the very earliest improvisations were slow evolutions, small changes on each chorus moving progressively farther from the tune both rhythmically and melodically.