A dive into the music of Lil Hardin Armstrong plus an interview with Caili O'Doherty about her new tribute album to Lil. The interview clips of Lil Hardin Armstrong are courtesy of the Louis Armstrong House Museum: https://www.louisarmstronghouse.org/
St. Louis Blues W.C. Handy's Orchestra - Memphis Blues / St. Louis Blues - Okeh, 1923 |
Perfect Rag Jelly Roll Morton - Jelly Roll Morton 1923/24 - Milestone Records, 1992 |
Dippermouth Blues King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band - The Gennet Sides Of April And October 1923 - Rhapsody, 1981 |
My Heart Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five - Hot Fives and Sevens, vol. 1 - JSP Records, n.d. |
Jazz Lips Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five - Hot Fives and Sevens, vol. 1 - JSP Records, n.d. |
Skid-Dat-De-Dat Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five - Hot Fives and Sevens, vol. 1 - JSP Records, n.d. |
Struttin' With Some Barbecue Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five - The Best of Louis Armstrong: The Hot Five and Hot Seven Recordings - Sony Music, 2002 |
Brown Gal Lil Hardin Armstrong and her Swing Orchestra - The Chronological Classics (1936-1940) - Classics Records, 1991 |
Just for a Thrill Lil Hardin Armstrong and her Swing Orchestra - The Chronological Classics (1936-1940) - Classics Records, 1991 |
Let's Get Happy Together Lil Hardin Armstrong and her Swing Orchestra - The Chronological Classics (1936-1940) - Classics Records, 1991 |
Sixth Street Lil Hardin Armstrong and her Swing Orchestra - The Chronological Classics (1936-1940) - Classics Records, 1991 |
Riffin' the Blues Lil Hardin Armstrong and her Swing Orchestra - The Chronological Classics (1936-1940) - Classics Records, 1991 |
Canal Street Blues Henry "Red" Allen and his Orchestra (feat. Lil Hardin Armstrong) - The Chronological Classics (1937-1941) - Classics Records, 1992 |
Shim Me Sha Wobble Henry "Red" Allen and his Orchestra (feat. Lil Hardin Armstrong) - The Chronological Classics (1937-1941) - Classics Records, 1992 |
Perdido Street Blues Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra - Memories of New Orleans - Saga Records, 2003 |
Butter and Egg Man Sidney Bechet Trio - New Orleans Days (1952) - Jazz Legacy, 1979 |
I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues Sidney Bechet Trio - New Orleans Days (1952) - Jazz Legacy, 1979 |
Lazy River Sidney Bechet Trio - New Orleans Days (1952) - Jazz Legacy, 1979 |
Boogie Me Lil Hardin Armstrong and her Orchestra - Chicago: The Living Legends - Riverside Records, 1993 |
Eastown Boogie Lil Hardin Armstrong and her Orchestra - Chicago: The Living Legends - Riverside Records, 1993 |
Let's Get Happy Together Caili O'Doherty - Bluer than Blue: Celebrating Lil Hardin Armstrong - Outside In Music, 2025 ![]() |
Clip Joint Caili O'Doherty - Bluer than Blue: Celebrating Lil Hardin Armstrong - Outside In Music, 2025 ![]() |
Struttin' With Some Barbecue Caili O'Doherty - Bluer than Blue: Celebrating Lil Hardin Armstrong - Outside In Music, 2025 ![]() |
Two Deuces Caili O'Doherty - Bluer than Blue: Celebrating Lil Hardin Armstrong - Outside In Music, 2025 ![]() |
Let's Call it Love Caili O'Doherty - Bluer than Blue: Celebrating Lil Hardin Armstrong - Outside In Music, 2025 ![]() |
Bluer than Blue Caili O'Doherty - Bluer than Blue: Celebrating Lil Hardin Armstrong - Outside In Music, 2025 ![]() |
Just for a Thrill Trudy Desmond - R.S.V.P. - Unisson Records, 1989 ![]() |
Just for a Thrill Don Shirley - Drown In My Own Tears - Cadence, 1962 |
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8:26 AM, March 11th, 2025