Wild Man Blues

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"Wild Man Blues" is a classic 1927 jazz composition and recording that showcases Louis Armstrong's innovative early solo style and is considered a landmark in the development of jazz.

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Wild Man Blues canonical 2
“Wild Man Blues” 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf jazz composition ⓘ
jazz recording ⓘ
song ⓘ
associatedWith Louis Armstrong discography ⓘ
classic jazz era ⓘ
composer Jelly Roll Morton ⓘ
Louis Armstrong ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
era 1920s jazz ⓘ
featuresInstrument banjo ⓘ
clarinet ⓘ
drums ⓘ
piano ⓘ
trombone ⓘ
trumpet ⓘ
tuba ⓘ
firstReleaseDate 1927 ⓘ
genre New Orleans jazz ⓘ
jazz ⓘ
hasForm 12-bar blues ⓘ
hasHistoricalSignificance early example of extended jazz soloing on record ⓘ
important document of Louis Armstrong’s transition to modern jazz phrasing ⓘ
hasInfluenced development of small-group jazz ⓘ
later jazz solo styles ⓘ
hasMusicalKey B-flat major ⓘ
hasTitleType instrumental jazz standard ⓘ
isConsidered jazz standard ⓘ
language instrumental ⓘ
notableFor innovative early solo style of Louis Armstrong ⓘ
landmark role in the development of jazz improvisation ⓘ
use of stop-time breaks ⓘ
virtuosic trumpet solo ⓘ
partOf Louis Armstrong early Hot Five and Hot Seven recordings ⓘ
performer Louis Armstrong ⓘ
Louis Armstrong and His Hot Seven ⓘ
recordedIn 1927 ⓘ
recordLabel Okeh Records ⓘ
style collective improvisation with featured soloist ⓘ
tempo medium-up ⓘ

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Johnny Dodds → notableRecording → Wild Man Blues ⓘ
Pete Briggs → playedOn → “Wild Man Blues” ⓘ
linked to: Wild Man Blues