Heebie Jeebies

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"Heebie Jeebies" is a 1926 jazz recording by Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five, famous for popularizing scat singing in mainstream jazz.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf jazz recording
single
song
composer Boyd Atkins
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
ensemble Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five
surface form: Hot Five
era 1920s jazz
genre New Orleans jazz
jazz
hasHistoricalSignificance early example of recorded scat vocal solo
hasInfluenceOn development of vocal jazz
use of scat singing in jazz
hasMainArtist Louis Armstrong
hasPerformer Johnny Dodds
Johnny St. Cyr
Kid Ory
Lil Hardin Armstrong
hasPerformerRole cornet by Louis Armstrong
vocal by Louis Armstrong
hasTitle Heebie Jeebies self-link
instrumentation banjo
clarinet
cornet
piano
trombone
language English
lyricist Boyd Atkins
notableFor popularizing scat singing in mainstream jazz
partOf Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five
surface form: Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five recordings
performer Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five
surface form: Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five
recordingFormat 78 rpm record
recordingYear 1926
recordLabel Okeh Records
releaseYear 1926
style small-group jazz
vocalStyle scat singing

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Heebie Jeebies hasTitle Heebie Jeebies self-link
Louis Armstrong notableWork Heebie Jeebies
Satch notableWork Heebie Jeebies
subject surface form: Louis Armstrong
Louis notableWork Heebie Jeebies
subject surface form: Louis Armstrong