The heart, soul and hot sauce of jazz. Thanks for posting.
JazzmanBerlin
Great trumpetplaying of the early genious Louis Armstrong.
Esteban Venegas
it is not a trumpet
James Irwin
Someone once claimed that this was the closest recording to how Buddy Bolden sounded playing the trumpet.
Mugshot
The cornet is a very different instrument than the trumpet, it has an oval bore unlike the round one of a trumpet and a more mellow sound.
Tmanaz480
Sorry to nitpick, but you mean to say conical, not oval. No wind instrument that I know of has an oval bore. That would be an interesting experiment though.
MPSJAZZ
And of course Louis himself is on cornet here, not on trumpet.
MPSJAZZ
I think it was recorded on 12 November 1925. The rest of the band at that time were: Kid Ory (trombone) Johnny Dodds (clarinet) Lil Hardin Armstrong (piano) and Johnny St Cyr (banjo)
czarnick2
I think it was recorded on February 26, 1926. There has been some debate over the years regarding the correct key/pitch of this recording. I just found an interesting summary and discussion: http://www.normanfield.com/cornetchopsuey.htm
For the music nerds among us, it's an interesting read
Billy Garvey
czarnick2 This specific sounds in a (quite flat) F concert, and that's how I learned it
Daniel Weinstein
@Billy Garvey It is in F concert! Play it on trumpet or cornet and you'll see; it lays perfectly.
Billy Garvey
@Daniel Weinstein Hmm. Even playing along on a piano it sounds almost a full half step flat
Daniel Weinstein
@Billy Garvey Correct. The record must be played, at least, at 81 or 82, not 78, to be in tune.
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cams-scans
Those stop-time breaks thoughhhhh <3
arturo oscar zudaire
Oh my God, Louie at his best creative moment !!!
Langley Bryant
95 years ago today, this was recorded
Oscar Grillo
Most people say that "West End Blues" is his masterpiece, I love it but i prefer "Cornet Chop Suey"
speechrighter
Excellent sound quality! How did you do it?
James Irwin
You ought to hear it from the 78 directly, it’s almost like you’re there live! No CD or digital recording could even touch the sound quality of a good conditioned 78! Not even LPs or 45s can.
John Harrington
Schubert said there was no such thing as happy music, necessitating the birth of Satchmo to gently correct his dear brother Franz with comfort and joy.
Mugshot
The cornet was Satchmo's first instrument he bought a battered one from a pawn shop for $5 when he was only seven.
Jasey Studios
that's a LOT of money
Maximillian grigalashvili
MAD, AMAZING!!!!
MPSJAZZ
No need to be unkind to Wynton Marsalis (correct spelling) Mr Burton. Wynton Marsalis is a great fan of Louis Armstrong, and even reproduces his performances sometimes.
It's a shame that the other musicians are not listed.
Tmanaz480
Wynton knows that all jazz trumpet players stand on the shoulders of Pops.
David Arturo Jaimes
It's great, but is a little diferent the style of playing the cornet than in others Louis Armstrong recordings (my impression) I don't know if is true or not
toobiased
I prefer Xiao Long Bao myself, thank you very much. In all seriousness, this is great.
EDIT: 12 people hate good jazz.
Christine Hellner
I liked your EDIT 12 people who don't like jazz. Goes to show there's no accounting for taste. 🤔🙄🎼🎶
John Burton
Don't need to ask Winton Marsalis. People listened to the Hot 5's before him, and they'll be still listening after he's long forgotten.
Tmanaz480
I'm pretty sure Wynton would agree.
🌼mochawytch🌼
Oh that magical coda❤❤❤😍😍😍😍🎺🎺🎺🎺
Jeffrey Benson
Sheer Magic
Abby's Daddy
👍👍
P. David Hornik
Should have 1,780,000 views, at least. Ask Winton Marsalis.
Nate Stein
Six people do not like this song. (Nothing else to say about it.)
Maximillian grigalashvili
ONE AND ONLY -SATCHMO!!!
Ethan Hill
RIP LIL HARDIN
BIMBOinLIMBO
omg, why did I think this was going to be a system of a down remix... i feel so stupid.
Torben Elmøe
No not 1.780.000 but at least 2 mill. !!
CarbonFibre
Wait why is there chop suey in the title
Will B
because it's not SyStem of a DOWN?
username60737
Back in the 1920s, Chinese restaurants were some of the only places that would serve African American patrons. Luis Armstrong was known to have a love for Chinese food.
wackney hick
The heart, soul and hot sauce of jazz. Thanks for posting.
JazzmanBerlin
Great trumpetplaying of the early genious Louis Armstrong.
Esteban Venegas
it is not a trumpet
James Irwin
Someone once claimed that this was the closest recording to how Buddy Bolden sounded playing the trumpet.
Mugshot
The cornet is a very different instrument than the trumpet, it has an oval bore unlike the round one of a trumpet and a more mellow sound.
Tmanaz480
Sorry to nitpick, but you mean to say conical, not oval. No wind instrument that I know of has an oval bore. That would be an interesting experiment though.
MPSJAZZ
And of course Louis himself is on cornet here, not on trumpet.
MPSJAZZ
I think it was recorded on 12 November 1925. The rest of the band at that time were: Kid Ory (trombone) Johnny Dodds (clarinet) Lil Hardin Armstrong (piano) and Johnny St Cyr (banjo)
czarnick2
I think it was recorded on February 26, 1926. There has been some debate over the years regarding the correct key/pitch of this recording. I just found an interesting summary and discussion: http://www.normanfield.com/cornetchopsuey.htm
For the music nerds among us, it's an interesting read
Billy Garvey
czarnick2 This specific sounds in a (quite flat) F concert, and that's how I learned it