Muskrat Ramble

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"Muskrat Ramble" is a classic New Orleans jazz standard, first popularized in the 1920s and widely associated with Louis Armstrong’s pioneering Hot Five recordings.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf jazz standard
associatedWith Kid Ory NERFINISHED
Louis Armstrong NERFINISHED
New Orleans jazz
composer Kid Ory NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
firstPopularizedInDecade 1920s
firstRecordingArtist Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five NERFINISHED
genre New Orleans jazz
hasFeature collective improvisation
prominent trombone part
stop-time breaks
hasInstrumentation banjo
bass
clarinet
drums
piano
trombone
trumpet
hasKey B-flat major
hasMusicalForm instrumental
song with lyrics
hasStructure 32-bar form
hasTitleWord Muskrat
Ramble
influenced later Dixieland repertoire
isPartOf New Orleans jazz canon
isStandardIn Dixieland repertoire
traditional jazz repertoire
language English
lyricist Ray Gilbert NERFINISHED
notableFor association with Louis Armstrong’s Hot Five recordings
being one of the earliest recorded New Orleans jazz standards
performancePractice frequently used as a vehicle for trumpet improvisation
often used as an opening number in traditional jazz sets
placeOfOrigin New Orleans NERFINISHED
recordedBy Benny Goodman NERFINISHED
Kid Ory NERFINISHED
Louis Armstrong NERFINISHED
Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five NERFINISHED
The Dukes of Dixieland NERFINISHED
The Original Dixieland Jazz Band NERFINISHED
Woody Herman NERFINISHED
style Dixieland NERFINISHED
tempo up-tempo

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Kid Ory notableWork Muskrat Ramble
Kid Ory composerOf Muskrat Ramble