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.

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Alligator Crawl canonical 1
“Alligator Crawl” 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf jazz composition ⓘ
song ⓘ
associatedWithCity New Orleans ⓘ
associatedWithEnsemble Louis Armstrong and His Hot Seven ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
featuresCharacteristic intricate trumpet lines ⓘ
virtuosic trumpet lines ⓘ
featuresInstrument trumpet ⓘ
featuresStyle New Orleans-style groove ⓘ
genre New Orleans jazz ⓘ
early jazz ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn traditional jazz repertoire ⓘ
hasMusicalForm instrumental ⓘ
influencedGenre Dixieland ⓘ
linked to: New Orleans jazz

traditional jazz ⓘ
language instrumental (no lyrics) ⓘ
musicalEra 1920s jazz ⓘ
notableFor hot jazz ensemble interplay ⓘ
showcasing Louis Armstrong’s early solo style ⓘ
notableRecording Louis Armstrong and His Hot Seven 1927 recording ⓘ
notableRecordingBy Louis Armstrong ⓘ
partOfRepertoire classic jazz standards ⓘ
performancePractice collective improvisation ⓘ
featured trumpet solos ⓘ
recordedBy Louis Armstrong and His Hot Seven ⓘ
recordingFormat 78 rpm shellac disc ⓘ
recordingType studio recording ⓘ
recordingYear 1927 ⓘ
recordLabel Okeh Records ⓘ
tempo lively ⓘ

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Pete Briggs → playedOn → “Alligator Crawl” ⓘ
linked to: Alligator Crawl