Louis Armstrong & His Hot Five

Armstrong's first studio band (1925-1927) Louis Armstrong (vocals, trumpet, cornet) Kid Ory (trombone) Johnny Dodds (clarinet) Lil Hardin-Armstrong (piano) Johnny St. Cyr (banjo) The name was also used for a series of recording sessions in late June/early July 1928 with a wholly different band, later renamed Louis Armstrong And His Savoy Ballroom Five and Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra, consisting of Louis Armstrong (Vocals, Trumpet) Fred Robinson (Trombone) Jimmy Strong (Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone) [a257353] (Piano) Mancy Carr (Banjo) [a307168] (Drums)