# Louis Armstrong Hot Five and Hot Seven Sessions

The Louis Armstrong Hot Five and Hot Seven Sessions were recorded between 1925 and 1928 by Louis Armstrong with his Hot Five and Hot Seven groups. According to the National Recording Registry, "Louis Armstrong was jazz's first great soloist and is among American music's most important and influential figures. These sessions, his solos in particular, set a standard musicians still strive to equal in their beauty and innovation." These recordings were added to the National Recording Registry in 2002, the first year of the institution's existence.
Ron Wynn and Bruce Boyd Raeburn, writing for the All Music Guide to Jazz, note that "these recordings radically altered jazz's focus; instead of collective playing, Armstrong's spectacular instrumental (and vocal) improvisations redefined the music." Armstrong helped popularize scat singing in "Heebie Jeebies," and his solo on "Potato Head Blues" helped establish the stop-time technique in jazz.

## Recordings
### 1925–1926 Hot Five recordings

* "My Heart" (Lil Armstrong)
* "Yes! I'm in the Barrel"
* "Gut Bucket Blues"
* "Come Back Sweet Papa" (Paul Barbarin, Luis Russell)
* "Georgia Grind" (Spencer Williams)
* "Heebie Jeebies" (Boyd Atkins)
* "Cornet Chop Suey"
* "Oriental Strut" (Johnny St. Cyr)
* "You're Next"
* "Muskrat Ramble" (Kid Ory)"Heebie Jeebies" by Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five
* "Don't Forget to Mess Around" (Armstrong, Barbarin)
* "I'm Gonna Gitcha" (Lil Hardin)
* "Droppin' Shucks" (Hardin)
* "Who' Sit" (Richard M. Jones)
* "He Likes It Slow" (J. Edwards)
* "The King of the Zulus" (Lil Armstrong)
* "Big Fat Ma and Skinny Pa" (Richard M. Jones)
* "Lonesome Blues" (Hardin)
* "Sweet Little Papa" (Ory)
* "Jazz Lips" (Hardin)
* "Skid-Dat-De-Dat" (Hardin)
* "Big Butter and Egg Man" (Armstrong, Percy Venable)
* "Sunset Cafe Stomp" (Armstrong, Venable)
* "You Made Me Love You" (Armstrong, Venable)
* "Irish Black Bottom" (Armstrong, Venable)

### 1927 Hot Seven recordings

* "Willie the Weeper" (Marty Bloom, Walter Melrose)
* "Wild Man Blues" (Armstrong, "Jelly Roll" Morton)
* "Chicago Breakdown" (Morton)
* "Alligator Crawl" (Joe Davis, Andy Razaf, Thomas Waller)
* "Potato Head Blues"
* "Melancholy Blues" (Bloom, Melrose)
* "Weary Blues" (Artie Matthews)
* "Twelfth Street Rag" (Euday Bowman)
* "Keyhole Blues" (Wesley Wilson)
* "S.O.L. Blues"
* "Gully Low Blues"
* "That's When I'll Come Back to You" (Biggs)

### 1927 Hot Five recordings

* "Put 'Em Down Blues" (Armstrong)
* "Ory's Creole Trombone" (Ory)
* "The Last Time" (Ewing, Martin)
* "Struttin' With Some Barbecue" (Armstrong)
* "Got No Blues" (Hardin)
* "Once in a While" (William Butler)
* "I'm Not Rough" (Armstrong, Hardin)
* "Hotter Than That" (Hardin)
* "Savoy Blues" (Ory)

### 1928 Hot Five recordings

* "Fireworks" (Spencer Williams)
* "Skip the Gutter" (S. Williams)
* "A Monday Date" (Earl Hines)
* "Don't Jive Me" (Hardin)
* "West End Blues" (King Oliver, C. Williams)
* "Sugar Foot Strut" (Pierce)
* "Two Deuces" (Hardin)
* "Squeeze Me" (Waller, C. Williams)
* "Knee Drops" (Hardin)

## Recording dates

| | Title | Artist | Composer | Record Label | Issued Number | Master Number | Recording Date | Recording Location |
| 1925–1926 Hot Five recordings ||||||||||
| 1 | "Gambler's Dream" | Hociel Thomas Acc. by Louis Armstrong's Jazz Four | Hociel Thomas | OKeh | 8289 | 9471-A | 11/11/1925 | Chicago |
| 2 | "Sunshine Baby" | Hociel Thomas Acc. by Louis Armstrong's Jazz Four | Hociel Thomas | OKeh | 8326 | 9472-A | 11/11/1925 | Chicago |
| 3 | "Adam And Eve Had The Blues" | Hociel Thomas Acc. by Louis Armstrong's Jazz Four | Hociel Thomas | OKeh | 8258 | 9473-A | 11/11/1925 | Chicago |
| 4 | "Put It Where I Can Get It" | Hociel Thomas Acc. by Louis Armstrong's Jazz Four | Hociel Thomas | OKeh | 8258 | 9474-A | 11/11/1925 | Chicago |
| 5 | "Wash Woman Blues" | Hociel Thomas Acc. by Louis Armstrong's Jazz Four | Hociel Thomas, Bollinger | OKeh | 8289 | 9475-A | 11/11/1925 | Chicago |
| 6 | "I've Stopped My Man" | Hociel Thomas Acc. by Louis Armstrong's Jazz Four | Hociel Thomas | OKeh | 8326 | 9476-A | 11/11/1925 | Chicago |
| 7 | "My Heart" | Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five | Lil Armstrong | OKeh | 8320 | 9484-A | 11/12/1925 | Chicago |
| 8 | "Yes! I'm In The Barrel" | Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five | Louis Armstrong | OKeh | 8261 | 9485-A | 11/12/1925 | Chicago |
| 9 | "Gut Bucket Blues" | Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five | Louis Armstrong | OKeh | 8261 | 9486-A | 11/12/1925 | Chicago |
| 10 | "Come Back, Sweet Papa" | Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five | Paul Barbarin, Luis Russell | OKeh | 8318 | 9503-A | 2/22/1926 | Chicago |
| 11 | "Georgia Grind" | Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five | Spencer Williams | OKeh | 8318 | 9533-A | 2/26/1926 | Chicago |
| 12 | "Heebie Jeebies" | Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five | B. Atkins | OKeh | 8300 | 9534-A | 2/26/1926 | Chicago |
| 13 | "Cornet Chop Suey" | Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five | Louis Armstrong | OKeh | 8320 | 9535-A | 2/26/1926 | Chicago |
| N/A | "Cornet Chop Suey" (in E♭) | Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five | Louis Armstrong | OKeh | 8320 | 9535-A | 2/26/1926 | Chicago |
| 14 | "Oriental Strut" | Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five | Johnny St. Cyr | OKeh | 8299 | 9536-A | 2/26/1926 | Chicago |
| 15 | "You're Next" | Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five | Louis Armstrong | OKeh | 8299 | 9537-A | 2/26/1926 | Chicago |
| 16 | "Muskrat Ramble" | Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five | Edward "Kid" Ory | OKeh | 8300 | 9538-A | 2/26/1926 | Chicago |
| 17 | "Don't Forget To Mess Around" | Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five | Paul Barbarin | OKeh | 8343 | 9729-A | 6/16/1926 | Chicago |
| 18 | "I'm Gonna Gitcha" | Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five | Lil Hardin | OKeh | 8343 | 9730-A | 6/16/1926 | Chicago |
| 19 | "Droppin' Shucks" | Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five | Lil Hardin | OKeh | 8357 | 9731-A | 6/16/1926 | Chicago |
| 20 | "Who'sit" | Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five | Richard M. Jones | OKeh | 8357 | 9732-A | 6/16/1926 | Chicago |
| 21 | "He Likes It Slow" | Butterbeans and Susie | J. Edwards | Okeh | 8355 | 9750-A | 6/18/1926 | Chicago |
| 22 | "The King of the Zulus" | Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five | Lil Armstrong | OKeh | 8396 | 9776-A | 6/23/1926 | Chicago |
| 23 | "Big Fat Ma and Skinny Pa" | Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five | Richard M. Jones | OKeh | 8379 | 9777-A | 6/23/1926 | Chicago |
| 24 | "Lonesome Blues" | Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five | Lil Hardin | OKeh | 8396 | 9778-A | 6/23/1926 | Chicago |
| 25 | "Sweet Little Papa" | Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five | Edward "Kid" Ory | OKeh | 8379 | 9779-A | 6/23/1926 | Chicago |
| 26 | "Jazz Lips" | Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five | Lil Hardin | OKeh | 8436 | 9890-A | 11/16/1926 | Chicago |
| 27 | "Skid-Dat-De-Dat" | Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five | Lil Hardin | OKeh | 8436 | 9891-A | 11/16/1926 | Chicago |
| 28 | "Big Butter and Egg Man" | Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five | Louis Armstrong, Percy Venable | OKeh | 8423 | 9892-A | 11/16/1926 | Chicago |
| 29 | "Sunset Cafe Stomp" | Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five | Louis Armstrong, Percy Venable | OKeh | 8423 | 9893-A | 11/16/1926 | Chicago |
| 30 | "You Made Me Love You" | Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five | Louis Armstrong, Percy Venable | OKeh | 8447 | 9980-A | 11/27/1926 | Chicago |
| 31 | "Irish Black Bottom" | Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five | Louis Armstrong, Percy Venable | OKeh | 8447 | 9981-A | 11/27/1926 | Chicago |
| N/A | "Leave Mine Alone" | Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five | Louis Armstrong, Percy Venable | OKeh | Rejected | 9982-A | 11/27/1926 | Chicago |
| 1927 Hot Seven recordings ||||||||||
| 32 | "Willie the Weeper" | Louis Armstrong and His Hot Seven | Marty Bloom, Walter Melrose | OKeh | 8482 | W.80847-C | 5/7/1927 | Chicago |
| 33 | "Wild Man Blues" | Louis Armstrong and His Hot Seven | Louis Armstrong, Fred "Jelly Roll" Morton | OKeh | 8474 | W.80848-C | 5/7/1927 | Chicago |
| 34 | "Chicago Breakdown" | Louis Armstrong and His Stompers | Fred "Jelly Roll" Morton | Columbia | 36376 | W.80851-C | 5/9/1927 | Chicago |
| 35 | "Alligator Crawl" | Louis Armstrong and His Hot Seven | Andy Razaf, Thomas Waller | OKeh | 8482 | W.80854-B | 5/10/1927 | Chicago |
| 36 | "Potato Head Blues" | Louis Armstrong and His Hot Seven | Louis Armstrong | OKeh | 8503 | W.80855-C | 5/10/1927 | Chicago |
| 37 | "Melancholy Blues" | Louis Armstrong and His Hot Seven | Marty Bloom, Walter Melrose | OKeh | 8496 | W.80862-A | 5/11/1927 | Chicago |
| 38 | "Weary Blues" | Louis Armstrong and His Hot Seven | Artie Matthews | OKeh | 8519 | W.80863-A | 5/11/1927 | Chicago |
| 39 | "Twelfth Street Rag" | Louis Armstrong and His Hot Seven | Euday Bowman | Columbia | 35663 | W.80864-A | 5/11/1927 | Chicago |
| 40 | "Keyhole Blues" | Louis Armstrong and His Hot Seven | Wesley Wilson | OKeh | 8496 | W.80876-A | 5/13/1927 | Chicago |
| 41 | "S.O.L. Blues" | Louis Armstrong and His Hot Seven | Louis Armstrong | Columbia | 35661 | W.81126-B | 5/13/1927 | Chicago |
| 42 | "Gully Low Blues" | Louis Armstrong and His Hot Seven | Louis Armstrong | OKeh | 8474 | W.80877-D | 5/14/1927 | Chicago |
| 43 | "That's When I'll Come Back to You" | Louis Armstrong and His Hot Seven | F. Biggs | OKeh | 8519 | W.80884-B | 5/14/1927 | Chicago |
| 1927 Hot Five recordings ||||||||||
| 44 | "Put 'Em Down Blues" | Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five | Louis Armstrong | OKeh | 8503 | W.81302-B | 9/2/1927 | Chicago |
| 45 | "Ory's Creole Trombone" | Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five | Edward "Kid" Ory | Columbia | 35838 | W.81310-D | 9/2/1927 | Chicago |
| 46 | "The Last Time" | Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five | Ewing, Martin | Columbia | 35838 | W.81317-A | 9/6/1927 | Chicago |
| 47 | "Struttin' With Some Barbecue" | Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five | Louis Armstrong | OKeh | 8566 | W.82037-B | 12/9/1927 | Chicago |
| 48 | "Got No Blues" | Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five | Lil Hardin | OKeh | 8551 | W.82038-B | 12/9/1927 | Chicago |
| 49 | "Once in a While" | Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five | William Butler | OKeh | 8566 | W.82039-B | 12/10/1927 | Chicago |
| 50 | "I'm Not Rough" | Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five | Louis Lil Hardin Armstrong | OKeh | 8551 | W.82040-B | 12/10/1927 | Chicago |
| 51 | "Hotter Than That" | Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five | Lil Hardin | OKeh | 8535 | W.82055-B | 12/13/1927 | Chicago |
| 52 | "Savoy Blues" | Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five | Edward "Kid" Ory | OKeh | 8535 | W.82056-A | 12/13/1927 | Chicago |
| 1928 Hot Five recordings ||||||||||
| 53 | "You're A Real Sweetheart" | Lillie Delk Christian with Louis Armstrong and His Hot Four | Caesar, Friend | OKeh | 8607 | 400954-B | 6/26/1928 | Chicago |
| 54 | "Too Busy" | Lillie Delk Christian with Louis Armstrong and His Hot Four | Coslow, Spier | OKeh | 8596 | 400956-A | 6/26/1928 | Chicago |
| 55 | "Was It A Dream" | Lillie Delk Christian with Louis Armstrong and His Hot Four | Miller, Cohn | OKeh | 8596 | 400955-B | 6/26/1928 | Chicago |
| 56 | "Last Night I Dreamed You Kissed Me" | Lillie Delk Christian with Louis Armstrong and His Hot Four | Kahn, Lombardo | OKeh | 8607 | 400957-A | 6/26/1928 | Chicago |
| 57 | "Fireworks" | Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five | Spencer Williams | OKeh | 8597 | W.400960-B | 6/27/1928 | Chicago |
| 58 | "Skip the Gutter" | Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five | S Williams | OKeh | 8631 | W.400961-A | 6/27/1928 | Chicago |
| 59 | "A Monday Date" | Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five | Earl Hines | OKeh | 8609 | W.400962-B | 6/27/1928 | Chicago |
| 60 | "Don't Jive Me" | Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five | Hardin | Columbia | 36376 | W.400966-C | 6/28/1928 | Chicago |
| 61 | "West End Blues" | Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five | King Oliver, C Williams | OKeh | 8597 | W.400967-B | 6/28/1928 | Chicago |
| 62 | "Sugar Foot Strut" | Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five | Pierce | OKeh | 8609 | W.400968-B | 6/28/1928 | Chicago |
| 63 | "Two Deuces" | Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five | Lil Hardin | OKeh | 8641 | W.400973-B | 6/29/1928 | Chicago |
| 64 | "Squeeze Me" | Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five | Waller, C Williams | OKeh | 8641 | W.400974-B | 6/29/1928 | Chicago |
| 65 | "Knee Drops" | Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five | Lil Hardin | OKeh | 8631 | W.400991-B | 7/5/1928 | Chicago |
| 66 | "No, Papa, No" | Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra | Spivey, Victoria | OKeh | 8690 | W.402513-A | 12/4/1928 | Chicago |
| 67 | "Basin Street Blues" | Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra | Spencer Williams | OKeh | 8690 | W.402514-A | 12/4/1928 | Chicago |
| 68 | "No One Else But You" | Louis Armstrong and His Savoy Ballroom Five | Don Redman | OKeh | 8669 | W.402168-B | 12/5/1928 | Chicago |
| 69 | "Save It, Pretty Mama" | Louis Armstrong and His Savoy Ballroom Five | Don Redman, J. Davis, P. Dennicker | OKeh | 8657 | W.402170-C | 12/5/1928 | Chicago |
| 70 | "Beau Koo Jack" | Louis Armstrong and His Savoy Ballroom Five | Hill, Armstrong, Milrose | OKeh | 8680 | W.402169-C | 12/5/1928 | Chicago |
| 71 | "Weather Bird" | Louis Armstrong | Louis Armstrong | OKeh | 41454 | W.402199-A | 12/5/1928 | Chicago |
| 72 | "Muggles" | Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra | Louis Armstrong | OKeh | 8703 | W.402200-B | 12/7/1928 | Chicago |
| 73 | "Hear Me Talkin' To Ya" | Louis Armstrong and His Savoy Ballroom Five | Louis Armstrong | OKeh | 8649 | W.402224-A | 12/12/1928 | Chicago |
| 74 | "St. James Infirmary" | Louis Armstrong and His Savoy Ballroom Five | J. Primrose | OKeh | 8657 | W.402225-A | 12/12/1928 | Chicago |
| 75 | "Tight Like This" | Louis Armstrong and His Savoy Ballroom Five | Curl | OKeh | 8649 | W.402226-C | 12/12/1928 | Chicago |
| N/A | "I'm Gonna Stomp, Mr. Henry Lee" | Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra | ? | OKeh | Rejected | W.401688-A | 3/5/1929 | New York |
| N/A | "I'm Gonna Stomp, Mr. Henry Lee" | Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra | ? | OKeh | Rejected | W.401688-B | 3/5/1929 | New York |
| 76 | "Knockin' A Jug" | Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra | Louis Armstrong, Eddie Condon | OKeh | 8703 | W.401689-B | 3/5/1929 | New York |
| 77 | "I Can't Give You Anything But Love" (common take) | Louis Armstrong and His Savoy Ballroom Five | Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh | OKeh | 8669 | W.401690-C | 3/5/1929 | New York |
| 78 | "I Can't Give You Anything But Love" (alternate take) | Louis Armstrong and His Savoy Ballroom Five | Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh | OKeh | 8669 | W.401690-C | 3/5/1929 | New York |
| 79 | "Mahogany Hall Stomp" | Louis Armstrong and His Savoy Ballroom Five | Williams, Spencer | OKeh | 8680 | W.401691-B | 3/5/1929 | New York |

## Personnel
### 1925–1926 Hot Five recordings
#### Tracks 1–6

* Hociel Thomas (voice)Trombonist Kid Ory in 1944
* Louis Armstrong (cornet)
* Johnny Dodds (clarinet)
* Hersal Thomas (piano)
* Johnny St. Cyr (banjo)

#### Tracks 7–20

* Louis Armstrong (cornet)
* Kid Ory (trombone)
* Johnny Dodds (clarinet)
* Lil Hardin Armstrong (piano)
* Johnny St. Cyr (banjo)

#### Track 21

* Joe and Susie Edwards (Butterbeans and Susie) (voice)
* Louis Armstrong (cornet)
* Kid Ory (trombone)
* Johnny Dodds (clarinet)
* Lil Hardin Armstrong (piano)
* Johnny St. Cyr (banjo)

#### Tracks 22–25

* Clarence Babcock (voice)
* Louis Armstrong (cornet, voice)
* Kid Ory (trombone)
* Johnny Dodds (clarinet)
* Lil Hardin Armstrong (piano)
* Johnny St. Cyr (banjo)

#### Tracks 26–27

* Louis Armstrong (cornet, voice)
* Kid Ory (trombone)
* Johnny Dodds (clarinet)
* Lil Hardin Armstrong (piano)
* Johnny St. Cyr (banjo)

#### Tracks 28–29

* May Alix (voice)
* Louis Armstrong (cornet, voice)
* Kid Ory (trombone)
* Johnny Dodds (clarinet)
* Lil Hardin Armstrong (piano)
* Johnny St. Cyr (banjo)

#### Tracks 30–31

* Louis Armstrong (cornet, voice)
* Henry Clark (trombone)
* Johnny Dodds (clarinet)
* Lil Hardin Armstrong (piano)
* Johnny St. Cyr (banjo)

### 1927 Hot Seven recordings
#### Tracks 32–33

* Louis Armstrong (cornet)Baby Dodds, Ole South, New York, ca. December 1946
* John Thomas (trombone)
* Johnny Dodds (clarinet)
* Lil Hardin Armstrong (piano)
* Johnny St. Cyr (banjo)
* Pete Briggs (tuba)
* Baby Dodds (drums)

#### Track 34

* Louis Armstrong (cornet)Earl Hines in 1936
* Bill Wilson (cornet)
* Honoré Dutrey (trombone)
* Boyd Atkins (clarinet, alto saxophone, soprano saxophone)
* Joe Walker (alto saxophone, baritone saxophone)
* Albert Washington (tenor saxophone)
* Earl Hines (piano)
* Rip Bassett (banjo, guitar)
* Pete Briggs (tuba)
* Tubby Hall (drums)

#### Tracks 35–43

* Louis Armstrong (cornet)
* John Thomas (trombone)
* Johnny Dodds (clarinet)
* Lil Hardin Armstrong (piano)
* Johnny St. Cyr (banjo, guitar)
* Pete Briggs (tuba)
* Baby Dodds (drums)

### 1927 Hot Five recordings
#### Tracks 44–50

* Louis Armstrong (cornet)
* Kid Ory (trombone)
* Johnny Dodds (clarinet)
* Lil Hardin Armstrong (piano)
* Johnny St. Cyr (banjo, guitar)

#### Tracks 51–52

* Louis Armstrong (cornet, voice)Lonnie Johnson in Chicago, 1941
* Kid Ory (trombone)
* Johnny Dodds (clarinet)
* Lil Hardin Armstrong (piano)
* Johnny St. Cyr (banjo, guitar)
* Lonnie Johnson (guitar)

### 1928 Hot Five recordings
#### Tracks 53–56

* Lillie Delk Christian (voice)
* Louis Armstrong (trumpet)
* Jimmy Noone (clarinet)
* Earl Hines (piano)
* Mancy Carr (banjo)

#### Tracks 57–67

* Zutty Singleton with Adele Girard on harp in 1939; photo: William P. GottliebLouis Armstrong (trumpet, voice)
* Fred Robinson (trombone)
* Jimmy Strong (clarinet, tenor saxophone)
* Earl Hines (piano)
* Mancy Carr (banjo)
* Zutty Singleton (drums)

#### Tracks 68–70

* Louis Armstrong (trumpet, voice)
* Fred Robinson (trombone)
* Jimmy Strong (tenor saxophone, clarinet)
* Don Redman (clarinet, alto saxophone)
* Earl Hines (piano)
* Dave Wilborn (banjo, guitar)
* Zutty Singleton (drums)

#### Track 71

* Louis Armstrong (trumpet)
* Earl Hines (piano)

#### Track 72

* Louis Armstrong (trumpet)
* Fred Robinson (trombone)
* Jimmy Strong (clarinet)
* Earl Hines (piano)
* Mancy Carr (banjo)
* Zutty Singleton (drums)

#### Tracks 73–75

* Louis Armstrong (trumpet, voice)
* Fred Robinson (trombone)
* Jimmy Strong (clarinet, tenor saxophone)
* Don Redman (clarinet, alto saxophone)
* Earl Hines (piano)
* Mancy Carr (banjo)
* Zutty Singleton (drums)

#### Track 76

* Albert Nicholas, Jimmy Ryan's (Club), New York, ca. March 1947 Louis Armstrong (trumpet)
* Jack Teagarden (trombone)
* Happy Caldwell (tenor saxophone)
* Joe Sullivan (piano)
* Eddie Lang (guitar)
* Kaiser Marshall (drums)

#### Tracks 77–79

* Louis Armstrong (trumpet, voice)
* J.C. Higginbotham (trombone)
* Albert Nicholas (alto saxophone)
* Charlie Holmes (alto saxophone)
* Teddy Hill (tenor saxophone)
* Luis Russell (piano)
* Eddie Condon (banjo)
* Lonnie Johnson (guitar)
* Pops Foster (bass)
* Paul Barbarin (drums)