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LrsrnNING
"WestEndBlues"
featuring
louisArmstrong
andEarlHines
CDTrock
5
June6, 1928 in Chicogoby Louis
composedby Joe oliver; recorded
(trornFredRobinson
ondvocol),Jimmystrong(clorinet},
Armstrong
{trumpet
(drums);
ondZuttysingleton
bone),EorlHines(piono|,Moncycoro {bonio},
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columbio 45142;
on cD os volumelv: LouisArmlrongand EarlHines,
SCCJ.
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Introduction
Theopeningphrosesin thispieceore omongthe mostfomousin iozz history.
Note ihe dr-o*oos Armstrongreochesup to his highestnote,the one he susto finishwith
toins.Thenlistento the monnerin which he groduollydescends
brossy
worm,
his
Notice
o notethot mokesyou eogerto heorwhot follows.
ihot you
is o moslerpiece
monner.Thisintroduction
tone ond his sureJooted
the
performof
mightwont to heor severoltimesbeforelisteningto the rest
once.
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on unoccomponied
Theideo of o brovurosolostyle,porticulorly
like this,wos commonin light clossicolmusicthol wos populorin Americo
feoturedin bond con'
were frequently
oround I900. Virtuosocornetsoloists
certsot thottime.ln odditibn,the trumpetsoundsof Mexiconbonds.thotvisited New orleons hod impressedmusicionsthere.When LouisArmstrong
or uncon'
devisedthis stirringopening,he wos drowing,eiiherconsciously
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fromthottroditionin lightclossicolmusic,ond he wos
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First Chorus1oll2"bor bluesployedslowly)
on Trumpet
MelodyPlayedby Armstrong
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firm,deliberote
NoticeArmstrong's
includes:
Accomponiment
by o smeorof pilchthotbegins
notes(ofienpreceded
trombone
soft,sustoined
note);
wellbelowtheultimote
line
themoiionof iheirumpet
porolleling
someiimes
tonesof clorinet,
silstoined
edgytimbreond fostvibroto);
(listen
for lhe clorinei's
underneoth
chonging
thechords
indicoiing
notes
together
ondclorinet
trombone
thetrumPet;
on
in unisonolongwith boniochordsployedstoccoto
pionochordssounded
chomp
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chomp
eochbeot{"chomp
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SecondChorus
Solo
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includes:
Accomponiment
stoccotochordingfrom bonio;
tremolochordsfrom piono;
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"Bock-odo-Bock"
slow ride rhythm ployed by drumrneron o hond-held
opporotusthoi bringstlgether two cymbolsthot ore eoch obout three inches
wide, ployed by drummercupping the opporotusin his hond os in ployrng
spoons.
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Third Chorus
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o,,wirhthevoco
singing.Pionoond bonioore chording
lt is on eorlyexompleof
responses.
in o stoccotomonneron eoch beot.The duet'slostphroseis done in hormony.
ore usedhereor in the nextchorus'
N. o"r*ttt.n instruments
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2'00u
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Fourth Chorus
by Eorl Hines
Pianolmprovisation
L)noccompanied
FirstFour Meosures
Pionist'sleft hond is contributinglegoio chordingin stridestylewhile right
flowerYfigures.
hond improvises
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Second FourMeosures
Styleof ployingby,righthond switchesto broshchorocterond poundsoui o
"trumpet-slle"piono
voicedin octoves.Thisis the fomous
double+ime'figure
p l o y i n go f E o r lH i n e s .
2' 20'
ThirdFour Meosures
Siylereturnsto flowery chorocter.
to
2' 32'
Fifth Chorus
TrumpetSolo
FtrstFour Meosures
includesstochigh notefromtrumpetfgr l6 beots,Accomponimenl
Sustoined
trombonenotes,ond suscotochordsfiom pionoon eochbeot,ond sustoined
toinedclorinetnotes.
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2' 45u
Second Four Meosures
Trumpeiline feoluresdoubletiming.
2' 55u
ThirdFour Meosures
of
sequence
Hornssiop ployingfor l2 beotswhile piono ployso descending
Piono
glissondo.
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them
wiih
linking
ioshion,
chords,sirikingeoch in belllike
sustoinso chord. Armstrongreturnswith o long, drownout bluesyfigure
ployedin o morkedlyslorvedpoce. lt is occomponiedby long toneshormoniz"d by trombone,clorinet,ond pionoio formthreedifferentchordsthotconc l u d et h e p i e c e .