Victoria Spivey ~ & ~ Louis Armstrong-1929-How do They Do It That Way?

[loonyat11]

That stop-time solo is *hot*... :-)

[stonerbassist]

this is crazy high

[cballa116]

RON ARTEST SENT ME HERE! Artest you are the MAN! as is this epic classic. LA loves you ron and you too Louis Armstrong. and im not sure who victoria spivey is but we love you too!

[Urbino237]

A wonderful recording - thanks for posting! Louis' solo break towards the end is astonishing (2:18 - 2:58) - 40 seconds of pure magic - which opened the floodgates for any other musician to be daring and experimental. Surely this was one of his "50 Hot Choruses For Cornet" (1927).

[sidhe333]

one of the sweetest recordings ever made

[sirjuandabicho]

ohh Bellisimo, muchisimas gracias....

[phdseuss]

victoria spive...where did i hear that name from? oh yeah now i know lol lol it was the words to her music that caought my attention (if i am thinkin rite).

[Corrie121]

It really is surprising to discover that this exceptional contributor to Jazz and recorded jazz is not better known and acknowledged.

Victoria was just superb - I think so anyway - and this posting is testament to that.

Thanks for sharing.

[preservationhall01]

She was quite a talent --strange to be so little known these days.

[fillra]

Amazing what music you can come up with if you watch chickens chasing each other!

Very good record and photos. Thankyou, preservationhall01.

Louis Armstrong's stop-time chorus is truly excellent.

Spivey, Victoria (Vocal)

Armstrong, Louis (Trumpet)

Robinson, Fred (Trombone)

Strong, Jimmy (Tenor Saxophone)

Anderson, Gene (Piano)

Carr, Mancy (Banjo)

Singleton, Zutty (Drums)

[preservationhall01]

YT is going a little crazy. This is the third time I have tried to post a reply thanking you for the info on the musicians backing Queen Victoria.

[fillra]

Yes, pres, I too have difficulty with youtube sometimes. It looks silly when one's reply doesn't show, so one tries again, and still nothing shows up, and then a couple of days later, there they both are! I suppose too many people are using YT at certain times, and the system can't cope.

If my reply is long-winded (like this one), I first copy it, and use it to try again if needs be, rather than try to remember what the heck I typed.

Anyway, thanks for your many jazz offerings.

[BixBolden]

Sorry! but this is absolutely NOT Louis Armstrong!! It is the recording of the Luis Russell Orchestra with the great Henry Red Allen on Trumpet. REd Allen's concept of playing off-beat in a Stop-Chorus was completely different to Louis.

[garfreeek]

wow such a good song!

i can't believe i didn't know her!!

and louie's so good too!

wish i could play like that ^_^

[preservationhall01]

Thanks for your comment and for stopping by to visit my channel.

[garfreeek]

thank you for letting me discover briliant music like this =D

[edmundusrex]

Thats the first time I hear this song.

Thanks for posting and for the tip..

ed.

[almadora]

i've known this song for over ten years. i love it... i used to have it on a disc of 'dirty blues.' what a sound, so dreamy, so flirty, so pretty... sooo good. thanks so much for an excellent quality post, and i welcome ANY more 'naughty blues' from that era. (i used to love two songs, but i don't remember the artists... a song called 'wet it!' and one called 'yass yass yass,' but i havent been able to find them yet... every little bit helps, thanks.)

[preservationhall01]

. . .so dreamy, so flirty. Your comment is so right on! Her other "very" naughty blues lyrics can be heard in Furniture Man Blues and Organ Grinder Blues.

[kspm01]

Thank you for yet another outstanding presentation. This artist deserves so much more coverage.

[preservationhall01]

Seems her real talent may have been found in the latter part of her life when she was able to bring so much old blues talent back to record on her label as well as help launch new careers.