Alligator Crawl
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"Alligator Crawl" is a classic early jazz composition best known for Louis Armstrong’s virtuosic 1927 Hot Seven recording, featuring intricate trumpet lines and a lively New Orleans-style groove.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
jazz composition
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song ⓘ |
| associatedWithCity | New Orleans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEnsemble | Louis Armstrong and His Hot Seven NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| featuresCharacteristic |
intricate trumpet lines
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virtuosic trumpet lines ⓘ |
| featuresInstrument | trumpet ⓘ |
| featuresStyle | New Orleans-style groove ⓘ |
| genre |
New Orleans jazz
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early jazz ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | traditional jazz repertoire ⓘ |
| hasMusicalForm | instrumental ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
Dixieland
NERFINISHED
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traditional jazz ⓘ |
| language | instrumental (no lyrics) ⓘ |
| musicalEra | 1920s jazz ⓘ |
| notableFor |
hot jazz ensemble interplay
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showcasing Louis Armstrong’s early solo style ⓘ |
| notableRecording | Louis Armstrong and His Hot Seven 1927 recording NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRecordingBy | Louis Armstrong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfRepertoire | classic jazz standards ⓘ |
| performancePractice |
collective improvisation
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featured trumpet solos ⓘ |
| recordedBy | Louis Armstrong and His Hot Seven NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingFormat | 78 rpm shellac disc ⓘ |
| recordingType | studio recording ⓘ |
| recordingYear | 1927 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Okeh Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tempo | lively ⓘ |
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