Potato Head Blues

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"Potato Head Blues" is a celebrated 1927 jazz recording by Louis Armstrong and his Hot Seven, renowned for its innovative stop-time solos and influential cornet playing.

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Potato Head Blues canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf jazz composition
jazz recording
composer Louis Armstrong
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
criticalReputation highly acclaimed jazz classic
ensembleType small jazz ensemble
era 1920s jazz
featuredInstrument cornet
featuredMusician Louis Armstrong
genre jazz
hasInstrumentation banjo
clarinet
cornet
drums
piano
trombone
tuba
hasMusicalEnsemble Louis Armstrong and His Hot Seven
hasMusician Baby Dodds
Johnny Dodds
Johnny Dodds
surface form: Johnny Dodds (piano)

Johnny St. Cyr
Kid Ory
Louis Armstrong
Pete Briggs
hasTitleWord Blues
Head
Potato
influenceOn development of jazz solo improvisation
later swing-era horn phrasing
language instrumental
notableFor influential cornet playing
innovative stop-time solos
performer Louis Armstrong and His Hot Seven
recordedBy Louis Armstrong
recordingDate 1927
recordLabel Okeh Records
structure ensemble passages with stop-time solo sections
subgenre New Orleans jazz
tempo medium tempo

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Satch notableWork Potato Head Blues
subject surface form: Louis Armstrong
Louis notableWork Potato Head Blues
subject surface form: Louis Armstrong