Muskrat Ramble

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"Muskrat Ramble" is a classic New Orleans jazz standard, first popularized in the 1920s and widely associated with Louis Armstrong’s pioneering Hot Five recordings.

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Muskrat Ramble canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf jazz standard
associatedWith Kid Ory
Louis Armstrong
New Orleans jazz
composer Kid Ory
countryOfOrigin United States
firstPopularizedInDecade 1920s
firstRecordingArtist Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five
genre New Orleans jazz
hasFeature collective improvisation
prominent trombone part
stop-time breaks
hasInstrumentation banjo
bass
clarinet
drums
piano
trombone
trumpet
hasKey B-flat major
hasMusicalForm instrumental
song with lyrics
hasStructure 32-bar form
hasTitleWord Muskrat
Ramble
influenced later Dixieland repertoire
isPartOf New Orleans jazz canon
isStandardIn Dixieland repertoire
traditional jazz repertoire
language English
lyricist Ray Gilbert
notableFor association with Louis Armstrong’s Hot Five recordings
being one of the earliest recorded New Orleans jazz standards
performancePractice frequently used as a vehicle for trumpet improvisation
often used as an opening number in traditional jazz sets
placeOfOrigin New Orleans
recordedBy Benny Goodman
Kid Ory
Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five
The Dukes of Dixieland
The Original Dixieland Jazz Band
Woody Herman
style Dixieland
linked to: New Orleans jazz
tempo up-tempo

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Kid Ory notableWork Muskrat Ramble
Kid Ory composerOf Muskrat Ramble
Ambassador Satch hasTrack Muskrat Ramble
Satchmo at Symphony Hall hasTrack Muskrat Ramble
Edward Ory notableWork Muskrat Ramble
The McGuire Sisters notableWork Muskrat Ramble