New Orleans jazz style of Livery Stable Blues-Samples for Students

Question: Compare the earlier New Orleans jazz style of Livery Stable Blues with the swing sounds of Fletcher Hendersons Orchestra on Hotter than Ell. Which of these performances swings more? Which one is more polyphonic? Which one has more obvious patterns of call and response? Which one has a more driving bass line? Answer: Potato Head Blueswas created by Louis Armstrong and it is believed to be one of his best creations, it was recorded by him and his band Hot Seven, while Singing in the Blueswas played by Frankie Trumbauer and his band or Orchestra.Singing in the Blues is one of the most pure form of jazz music in the decade it was one of Trumbauers brilliant composition, the tone of this composition is commanding and at the same time delicate.Singing in the Blues starts with a soft tone with clarion indicating the type of lyricism that will be followed after the clarion. Frank Trumbauer gets into his chorus, just giving a vague idea of the nest lines. He playing the C-melody saxophone, has a soothing effect on the mind. Both Trumbauner and Beiderbecke created a timeless musical piece which is relevant and loved by all in this century as well. In the Potato head Blues the texture of the song is established in the beginning of the song. Syncopation in the beginning of the song creates an inconsistency in the tunes. There is a dramatic shift in the elements of the song. The continuance of timbre in the composition through the use of trumpet captures the mind of the listeners, it is one of the brilliant pieces of Louis Armstrong. Both the compositions have their own unique lyricism, and Beiderbeckes solo has much less level of intensity than the thundering trumpet sound of Armstrong. "Livery Stable Blues" is a 12 bar blues composed in the New Orleans Style beginning with introduction of four bars, the three distinct themes, repeating each of them twice. The third theme has trombone, using the clarinetandcornetthe sounds of various barnyard animals are imitated. After repeating the three themes the composition ends with one bar, this composition is more polyphonic. On the other hand in Hotter than ell the rhythm keeps on changing with changes made in the G chord, it is based on another tune previously played by Henderson called the Yeah Man. This composition has fast tempo and riff tunes having solos using clarinet, tenor and also using trumpet, it also has a shout chorus along with call and response between brass and saxophones. This one is faster in rhythm and does not have a complicated polyphony, this song has a much more syncopated rhythm and quite a lot of swing. I Got Rhythm by Ethel Waters comprises of a more jazz type of voice, it differs from pitch of classical vocals, while Cake Walking Babies from Home by Eva Taylor comprises of a lot more defined pitch. Judging the voices it can be said that Ethel Waters has a trumpet like voice. This can be seen at the 1:55 moment of the song I Got Rhythm she performed a small scatting solo there, the growls which was evident in her voice sounded a lot like the trumpets. This similarity between her voice and that of the trumpets became more pronounced when she sang along with it. The energetic improvisational style of singing by Ethel Waters is the preferred choice, her voice is perfect for jazz music.