Struttin' With Some Barbecue / Once In A While

by Louis Armstrong

Struttin' With Some Barbecue / Once In A While cover art
  • Type: Single
  • Released: May 1928
  • Label: Okeh
  • Country: United States
  • Community rating: 4.11/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Showcasing a remarkably joyful, strutting composition, this track features an impeccable, beautifully structured trumpet solo that perfectly balances dazzling velocity with profound melodic invention. The recording captures the ensemble transitioning seamlessly from older polyphonic styles to modern, fiercely swinging solo showcases. It is widely heralded as one of the most perfect, exuberant performances of the 1920s.

Genres

Descriptors: acoustic, improvisation, rhythmic, technical

Tracklist

  1. Struttin' With Some Barbecue
  2. Once In A While

Credits

  • Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five - primary artist
  • Lil Hardin - written-by
  • William H. Butler - written-by

More from Louis Armstrong: full discography