Jazz Thrives in Chicago (5`1-52)

How many years after King Oliver recorded Dippermouth Blues did a new leader in Jazz emerge?

4 years

Which musician drove the rise of a new leader in the Jazz World?

Lillian Hardin

Lil Hardin was Louis Armstorng’s ___________ wife

Second

How many wives did Louis Armstrong have?

4

How was Lil hardin;s journey to joining the recording session of Dippermouth Blues different to her peers?

She was the only woman, not from New Orleans and had considerable Musical training

Lil Hardin worked as a song plugger at which music store?

Jones’ Music Store

Where was Jones Music Store?

Chicago

What was Lil hardin’s nickname?Why?

Jazz Wonder Child; She had a reputation of jazzing up pieces

Which of Lil hardin’s family members was horrified at Lillian Hardin;s nickname?

Hermother

When King Oliver and his band arrived in Chicago they were booked to play where?

At a local restaurant

The restaurant that Oliver and his band were booked at hired what type of musician? What type of performer were they missing?

A singer; a pianist

What did the band leader tell Hardin when she asked for sheet music and what key to play in?

That they never used sheet music and to simply start playing when she heard the 2 knocks.

What mistake did Lil hardin make when she first started playing at the restaurant?

She played the piano to loud and hard

What change in Lil hardin’s career occured as a result of her playing with the Creole Jazz Band at a local Chicago restaurant?

She was hired by the band and never played at the music store again

Which of Hardin’s abilities was eventually appreciated by the band?

Her ability to notate music

When did Louis Armstrong marry Lil hardin?

1924

What did Lil hardin convince Armstrong to do?

Break away from Oliver because Oliver rarely featured him because he would be shown up

Armstrong was offered to be the first cornet player in which orchestra?

Fletcher Henderson’s Orchestra

Where was Fletcher Henderson’s orchestra based?

New york

Where did Armstrong first acquire a trumpet?

New York

Where did Armstrong began building a reputation as a singer?

New York

What did Hardind do as a result of being unhappy with Armstrong’s lack of billing in the orchestra’s advertising?

She persuaded the manager of the Dreamland club to pay Armstrong $75 a week to lead a new band

What did hardin convince the Dreamland manager to writeon a posted advertisement?

“Louis Armstrong, the World’s greatest Trumpet Player”

When did Louis Armstrong return to Chicago? For what?

1925; To take up the job as a band leader for the Dreamland Club

Which Record company offered to pay $50 per player for a recording session?

Okeh Records

Which quintet has became known as the most influential combo in jazz history?

The hot 5

Who was the trombonist in the Hot 5?

Kid (EDWARD) Ory

What did Kid Ory say about their expectations for their first records?

They didn;t expect the success they received

Who played the piano in the Hot 5?

Lil HardnWho

Who played the clarinet in the Hot 5?

Johnny Dodds

Who played the banjo in he Hot 5?

Johnny St. Cyr

For how many years did the Hot 5 gather at Okeh Records?

4 years after 1925

When was Heebie Jeebies released?

1926

Which popular work by the hot 5 featured Louis Armstrong scatting?

Heebie Jeebies

What did Armstrong say regarding his scatting on Heebie Jeebies?

He forgot the words

What contraversy exists regarding scat singing and heebie jeebies?

It isn’t the first song featuring scat singing, nor was it the first time Armstrong scatted during that song despite claims that it was.

During a recording session in what montha and year were the Hot 5 joined by a guitarist?

December 1927

Who joined the Hot 5 for a recording session in 1927?

Lonnie Johnson a guitarist

The 6 tunes produced in December 1927 became what?

Jazz classics

The 6tunes produced by the Hot 5 + Lonnie Johnson were recorded between which days?

Dec 9-13

Who was James Collier?

A biographer

What did James Collier argue regarding “Hoter than That?”

It was one of the greatest jazz records ever cut