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| | The Complete Hot Five and Hot Seven Recordings - Louis Armstrong |
 | | Each new generation of players is scrutinized through the lens of those who came before, to a degree inconceivable in rock, even though the melodic and structural scope of rock is much narrower than that of jazz. |
 | | It would be easy to dismiss the Hot Five and Hot Seven as "old-time stuff," particularly in light of the instrumentation (trumpet, clarinet, piano, banjo and trombone, with the later addition of tuba and drums). |
 | | But when the notes begin to pour out of the speakers, the unbidden urges - first, to grin widely; next, to tap one's foot or even to stand up, making sure there's nobody else home, and dance foolishly about the room - come in a rush, and stay for as long as the music continues. |
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