Louis Armstrong Hotter Than That Analysis

When first listening to Louis Armstrong’s “Hotter Than That” I didn’t really enjoy the song it seemed like a simple jazz song that would play as a background song for some type of summer scene in an old movie. Then when Louis Armstrong begins to bring in the vocals with the background guitar the song drew me in. Right after the vocals end the whole song seems to shift and the trumpet, piano and the rest of the band gain a second wind where the song because more up-tempo and more lively. Louis Armstrong seems to play his trumpet in a very rhythmic fashion were he maintains to same rate throughout the song only to speed up at certain times throughout the song. Also his vocals seem to mimic his trumpet playing.
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