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Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five--his first group. Classic New Orleans jazz from a classic period. Their recordings were among the first to be preserved by the Library of Congress.
So if you're a gypsy jazz fan, this is one of my favorite takes. It's the John Jorgenson Quintet, and I had them a bunch of times at my concert series. He's a seriously great musician and an even better human being. Anyway, here he has Phoebe Hunt sit in with the band for a tune, and the result is magical. If you're into precision, this is a hot mess of missed cues, stepping on toes, etc, but it's the most fun I think I've ever seen any of these musicians have on a stage. The joy is over the top.That intro was like the reincarnation of Django playing Fado in a Lisbon back alley bar. Thank you!
"Black Hole Sun," by the alt-rock group Soundgarden.