The Complete Hot Five and Hot Seven Recordings

100 Greatest American Albums of All Time (100 music items)

"Jazz starts here Between 1925 and 1929, Armstrong invented scat singing, defined swing and introduced the jazz solo. He laid the foundations for America’s first indigenous art form — and had a ball doing it. No wonder he was our first global pop star. Standout tracks: “Heebie Jeebies,” “West End Blues”"

500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die! (500 music items)

"Armstrong blew a hole in the jazz-trumpet rulebook. He still sounds genuinely dangerous on these ’20s sides, creating the jazz solo by playing so hot that no one dared get close. Standout track: “West End Blues”"