West End Blues; Freeze an' Melt: Museum Object and Cultural History
West End Blues; Freeze an' Melt: recording date: 1928. recording date: 1929. recording artist: Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five.
The object in the museum catalogue
side 1: Louis Armstrong's Hot Five. West End Blues; side 2: Eddie Lang's Orchestra. Freeze an' Melt (Parlophone R. 448). 78 rpm. Side 1 was originally recorded in 1928 and released on Okeh 8597. Side 2 was originally recorded in 1928 and released on Okeh 8696.
Materials, dates and provenance
- recording date: 1928
- recording date: 1929
- recording artist: Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five
- recording artist: Eddie Lang's Orchestra
- manufacturer: Parlophone
- Object Name: sound recording
- Physical Description: shellac (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 10 in; 25.4 cm
- place made: United Kingdom: England
- ID Number: 1988.0698.0186
- catalog number: 1988.0698.0186
- accession number: 1988.0698
- collector/donor number: A186
- maker number: R.448
- Credit Line: Gift of Howard A. Guernsey (through Richard L. Guernsey)
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
Sources and reuse
Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of American History through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed.
Sources
More in Music
Keep reading
