Alligator Crawl / Willie the Weeper

by Louis Armstrong

Alligator Crawl / Willie the Weeper cover art
  • Type: Single
  • Released: 5 August 1927
  • Label: Okeh
  • Country: United States
  • Community rating: 4.03/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Utilizing an expanded line-up that included tuba and drums, the bandleader pushes the boundaries of early jazz improvisation with astonishingly complex cornet solos. The tracks move definitively away from collective New Orleans polyphony, focusing heavily on virtuosic individual expression within a tightly swinging rhythm. The session confirms his status as the primary innovative force driving the evolution of American music in the 1920s.

Genres

Descriptors: classic, historical, improvisation, bluesy, groundbreaking

Tracklist

  1. Willie The Weeper
  2. Alligator Crawl

Credits

  • Louis Armstrong and His Hot Seven - primary artist
  • Marty Bloom - written-by
  • Walter Melrose - written-by
  • Fats Waller - written-by

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