THE COMPLETE HOT FIVE AND HOT SEVEN RECORDINGS
Complete Track Listing (C4K 63527)

(All recordings in Chicago, except Disc 4, Tracks 20-23;
all titles on OKeh Records, except as noted.)

DISC 1
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Title Group Note Date
1. Gut Bucket Blues
Hot Five
session 1
(LA, vocal)
Nov. 12, 1925
2. My Heart
Hot Five
session 1
Nov. 12, 1925
3. Yes I’m In the Barrel
Hot Five
session 1
Nov. 12, 1925
4. Come Back, Sweet Papa
Hot Five
session 2
Feb. 22, 1926
5. Georgia Grind
Hot Five
session 2
(LA & Lil Armstrong, vocals)
Feb. 22, 1926
6. Heebie Jeebies
Hot Five
session 2
(LA, vocal)
Feb. 22, 1926
7. Cornet Chop Suey
Hot Five
session 2
(in key of F)
Feb. 22, 1926
8. Oriental Strut
Hot Five
session 2
Feb. 22, 1926
9. You’re Next
Hot Five
session 2
Feb. 22, 1926
10. Muskrat Ramble
Hot Five
session 2
Feb. 22, 1926
11. Don’t Forget To Mess Around
Hot Five
session 3
(LA, vocal)
June 16, 1926
12. I’m Gonna Gitcha
Hot Five
session 3
June 16, 1926
13. Droppin’ Shucks
Hot Five
session 3
June 16, 1926
14. Who’sit
Hot Five
session 3
June 16, 1926
15. King Of the Zulus
Hot Five
session 4 (LA & Clarence Babcock, v.)
June 23, 1926
16. Big Fat Ma and Skinny Pa
Hot Five
session 4 (LA & Clarence Babcock, v.)
June 23, 1926
17. Lonesome Blues
Hot Five
session 4 (LA, vocal)
June 23, 1926
18. Sweet Little Papa
Hot Five
session 4
June 23, 1926
19. Jazz Lips
Hot Five
session 5
Nov. 16, 1926
20. Skid-Dat-De-Dat
Hot Five
session 5 (LA, vocal)
Nov. 16, 1926
21. Big Butter and Egg Man
Hot Five
session 5 (LA & May Alix, vocals)
Nov. 16, 1926
22. Sunset Café Stomp
Hot Five
session 5 (May Alix, vocal)
Nov. 16, 1926
23. You Made Me Love You
Hot Five
session 6 (LA, vocal)
Nov. 27, 1926
24. Irish Black Bottom
Hot Five
session 6 (LA, vocal)
Nov. 27, 1926
DISC 2
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Title
Group
Note
Date
1. Put ‘em Down Blues
Hot Five
session 7 (LA, vocal)
Sept. 2, 1927
2. Ory’s Creole Trombone
Hot Five
session 7
Sept. 2, 1927
3. The Last Time
Hot Five
session 8
Sept. 6, 1927
4. Struttin’ With Some Barbecue
Hot Five
session 9
Dec. 9, 1927
5. Got No Blues
Hot Five
session 9
Dec. 9, 1927
6. Once In a While
Hot Five
session 10
Dec. 10, 1927
7. I’m Not Rough
Hot Five
session 10 (LA, vocal; Lonnie Johnson, gtr)
Dec. 10, 1927
8. Hotter Than That
Hot Five
session 11 (LA, vocal; Lonnie Johnson, gtr)
Dec. 13, 1927
9. Savoy Blues
Hot Five
session 11 (Lonnie Johnson, gtr)
Dec. 13, 1927
Attendant material:
10. He Likes It Slow
Hot Five
Butterbeans & Susie, vocals
June 18, 1926
11. Gambler’s Dream
LA Jazz Four
Hociel Thomas, vocal; Hersal Thomas, piano
Nov. 11, 1925
12. Sunshine Baby
LA Jazz Four
Hociel Thomas, vocal; Hersal Thomas, piano
Nov. 11, 1925
13. Adam and Eve Had The Blues
LA Jazz Four
Hociel Thomas, vocal; Hersal Thomas, piano
Nov. 11, 1925
14. Put It Where I Can Get It
LA Jazz Four
Hociel Thomas, vocal; Hersal Thomas, piano
Nov. 11, 1925
15. Wash Woman Blues
LA Jazz Four
Hociel Thomas, vocal; Hersal Thomas, piano
Nov. 11, 1925
16. I’ve Stopped My Man
LA Jazz Four
Hociel Thomas, vocal; Hersal Thomas, piano
Nov. 11, 1925
17. Georgia Bo Bo
Lil’s Hot Shots
on Vocalion
May 28, 1926
18. Drop That Sack
Lil’s Hot Shots
on Vocalion (common take)
May 28, 1926
19. Drop That Sack
Lil’s Hot Shots
on Vocalion (rare take)
May 28, 1926
20. Cornet Chop Suey
Hot Five
from session 2 (above) in key of E-flat
Feb. 22, 1926
DISC 3
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Title
Group
Note
Date
1. Willie the Weeper
Hot Seven
session 1 (Hot Five adds tuba, drums on 1-11)
May 9, 1927
2. Wild Man Blues
Hot Seven
session 1
May 7, 1927
3. Alligator Crawl
Hot Seven
session 2
May 10, 1927
4. Potato Head Blues
Hot Seven
session 2
May 10, 1927
5. Melancholy [Blues]
Hot Seven
session 3
May 11, 1927
6. Weary Blues
Hot Seven
session 3
May 11, 1927
7. Twelfth Street Rag
Hot Seven
session 3
May 11, 1927
8. Keyhole Blues
Hot Seven
session 4
May 13, 1927
9. S.O.L. Blues
Hot Seven
session 4 (LA, vocal)
May 13, 1927
10. Gully Low Blues
Hot Seven
session 5 (LA, vocal)
May 14, 1927
11. That’s When I’ll Come Back To You
Hot Seven
session 5 (LA, vocal)
May 14, 1927
Attendant material:
12. Chicago Breakdown
Carroll Dickson Orchestra
big band rec. during Hot Seven week
May 9, 1927
13. Weary Blues
Johnny Dodds
on Vocalion; octet prototype rec. w/LA 2 weeks before Hot Seven; tracks 13-18)
April 22, 1927
14. New Orleans Stomp
Johnny Dodds
April 22, 1927
15. Wild Man Blues
Johnny Dodds
common take
April 22, 1927
16. Wild Man Blues
Johnny Dodds
rare take
April 22, 1927
17. Melancholy [Blues]
Johnny Dodds
common take
April 22, 1927
18. Melancholy [Blues]
Johnny Dodds
rare take
April 22, 1927
19. You’re a Real Sweetheart
His Hot Four
L. Armstrong &Lillie Delk Christian, vocal; tracks 19-22
June 26, 1928
20. Too Busy
His Hot Four
L. Armstrong &Lillie Delk Christian, vocal; tracks 19-22
June 26, 1928
21. Was It a Dream
His Hot Four
L. Armstrong &Lillie Delk Christian, vocal; tracks 19-22
June 26, 1928
22. Last Night I Dreamed You Kissed Me
His Hot Four
L. Armstrong &Lillie Delk Christian, vocal; tracks 19-22
June 26, 1928
DISC 4
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Title
Group
Note
Date
1. Fireworks
Hot Five v.2
session 1
June 27, 1928
2. Skip the Gutter
Hot Five v.2
session 1
June 27, 1928
3. A Monday Date
Hot Five v.2
session 1 (LA & Earl Hines, vocals)
June 27, 1928
4. Don’t Jive Me
Hot Five v.2
session 2
June 28, 1928
5. West End Blues
Hot Five v.2
session 2 (LA, vocal)
June 28, 1928
6. Sugar Foot Strut
Hot Five v.2
session 2 (LA, vocal)
June 28, 1928
7. Two Deuces
Hot Five v.2
session 3
June 29, 1928
8. Squeeze Me
Hot Five v.2
session 3 (LA, Earl Hines & Mancy Carr, v.)
June 29, 1928
9. Knee Drops
Hot Five v.2
session 4
July 5, 1928
10. No (No, Papa, No)
Hot Five v.2
session 5
Dec. 4, 1928
11. Basin Street Blues
Hot Five v.2
session 5 (LA, Earl Hines & Mancy Carr, v.)
Dec. 4, 1928
12. No One Else But You
Hot Five v.2
session 6 (LA, vocal)
Dec. 5, 1928
13. Beau Koo Jack
Hot Five v.2
session 6
Dec. 5, 1928
14. Save It, Pretty Mama
Hot Five v.2
session 6 (LA, vocal)
Dec. 5, 1928
15. Muggles
Hot Five v.2
session 7
Dec. 12, 1928
16. Hear Me Talkin’ To You
Hot Five v.2
session 7 (LA, vocal)
Dec. 12, 1928
17. St. James Infirmary
Hot Five v.2
session 7 (LA, vocal)
Dec. 12, 1928
18. Tight Like This
Hot Five v.2
session 7 (LA, Earl Hines & Don Redman, v.)
Dec. 12, 1928
Attendant material:
19. Weather Bird
duet
Louis Armstrong & Earl Hines, duet
Dec. 5, 1928
20. I Can’t Give You Anything But Love
big band
recorded in New York (master)
March 5, 1929
21. I Can’t Give You Anything But Love
big band
recorded in New York (alternate)
March 5, 1929
22. Mahogany Hall Stomp
big band
recorded in New York
March 5, 1929
23. Knockin’ A Jug
combo
recorded in New York
March 1, 1929



 
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