Compare and contrast Duke Ellington
Compare and contrast Duke Ellington’s “KoKo” with Louis Armstrong “hotter than that”
There are similarities and differences between Duke Ellington’s koko and Louis Armstrong’s hotter than that. Both pieces are jazz however were composed at different times and for a different range of instruments these factors then cause some differences in the pieces.
Louis Armstrong’s hotter than was written in the 1927 in the New Orleans style jazz, typical to this style was collective improvisation and frontline and rhythm sections. Duke Ellington’s koko however was written in 1940 in swing jazz style.
Louis Armstrong composed hotter than that for the hot five, the band him and his wife (the manger) were in. The piece was written for a trumpet, trombone, scat vocals, clarinet, banjo, piano and guitar. Duke Ellington however composed for a much bigger group of instruments consisting of alto sax, clarinet, tenor sax, baritone sax, trumpet, trombone, guitar, piano and double bass. As Louis Armstrong was writing in the New Orleans style within hotter than that there was collective improvisation used, however this was not possible for duke Ellington’s koko as was written for many more instruments.
Both Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong used instrumental techniques in their pieces .However they both differed in what type they used. Armstrong uses lots of vibrato smears rips and fall-offs. Ellington however used mutes to create his techniques as his instrumentation included trombones. He used the plunger mute to create a ‘ya ya ‘sound and also the pixie mute which creates a buzz sound.
Louis Armstrong wrote in 32 bar sonata form with 3 32 bar choruses then a duet and link followed by a 4th 32 bar chorus then a coda. Duke Ellington however did not compose in the form but wrote in 12 bar blues from. This was an introduction followed by 7, 12 bar choruses and finally a coda.
Louis Armstrong’s hotter than that is written in E flat major and Duke Ellington’s koko is written in E flat
There are similarities and differences between Duke Ellington’s koko and Louis Armstrong’s hotter than that. Both pieces are jazz however were composed at different times and for a different range of instruments these factors then cause some differences in the pieces.
Louis Armstrong’s hotter than was written in the 1927 in the New Orleans style jazz, typical to this style was collective improvisation and frontline and rhythm sections. Duke Ellington’s koko however was written in 1940 in swing jazz style.
Louis Armstrong composed hotter than that for the hot five, the band him and his wife (the manger) were in. The piece was written for a trumpet, trombone, scat vocals, clarinet, banjo, piano and guitar. Duke Ellington however composed for a much bigger group of instruments consisting of alto sax, clarinet, tenor sax, baritone sax, trumpet, trombone, guitar, piano and double bass. As Louis Armstrong was writing in the New Orleans style within hotter than that there was collective improvisation used, however this was not possible for duke Ellington’s koko as was written for many more instruments.
Both Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong used instrumental techniques in their pieces .However they both differed in what type they used. Armstrong uses lots of vibrato smears rips and fall-offs. Ellington however used mutes to create his techniques as his instrumentation included trombones. He used the plunger mute to create a ‘ya ya ‘sound and also the pixie mute which creates a buzz sound.
Louis Armstrong wrote in 32 bar sonata form with 3 32 bar choruses then a duet and link followed by a 4th 32 bar chorus then a coda. Duke Ellington however did not compose in the form but wrote in 12 bar blues from. This was an introduction followed by 7, 12 bar choruses and finally a coda.
Louis Armstrong’s hotter than that is written in E flat major and Duke Ellington’s koko is written in E flat