This musician got his start replacing the legendary King Oliver in Kid Ory's band, and after serving as lead cornet soloist for Fletcher Henderson's band recorded his early masterpieces, the Hot Five and Hot Seven recordings, which included songs like "Potato Head Blues". He abandoned the cornet for his trademark instrument, and after forming his "All-Star" sextet became r
This musician got his start replacing the legendary King Oliver in Kid Ory's band, and after serving as lead cornet soloist for Fletcher Henderson's band recorded his early masterpieces, the Hot Five and Hot Seven recordings, which included songs like "Potato Head Blues". He abandoned the cornet for his trademark instrument, and after forming his "All-Star" sextet became renown for both his non-stop tour schedule and for his command of the high registers and melodic inventiveness, which contrasted with the gruff voice he used to became the first great jazz singer, incorporating scat singing on recordings of "Hello, Dolly!" and "Mack the Knife". FTP, who was this great trumpeter known as "Satchmo"?
This musician got his start replacing the legendary King Oliver in Kid Ory's band, and after serving as lead cornet soloist for Fletcher Henderson's band recorded his early masterpieces, the Hot Five and Hot Seven recordings, which included songs like "Potato Head Blues".
Louis Armstrong