Louis Armstrong And His Hot Five - Knee Drops @nickdellow6073

Uploaded June 2024 | Updated September 2026, 4 hours ago

Louis Armstrong And His Hot Five play "Knee Drops". A classic!

Zutty Singleton can be heard playing a pair of hand-held cymbals that give that 'cup' sound. These were known as Bock-A-Da-Bock cymbals, with versions such as 'hand-sock',' squash' and 'sting' types. They were popular in the late 1920s but died out when the hi-hat came into fashion.

LOUIS ARMSTRONG AND HIS HOT FIVE
Louis Armstrong - trumpet / Fred Robinson - trombone / Jimmy Strong - clarinet, tenor sax / Earl Hines - piano / Mancy Cara - banjo / Zutty Singleton - drums, hand cymbals

Recorded in Chicago, July 5th, 1928

400991-B…….Knee Drops…….OKeh 41157

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