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St. James Infirmary Blues
The St. James Infirmary Blues is one of the oldest and most well-known jazz tunes. Listen to both of the awesome recordings below to get the style of this tune in your ears. This tune is in a minor key which helps it sound sad.
This is Louis Armstrong's famous recording of the St. James Infirmary Blues from 1928. Armstrong plays the trumpet and sings:
This is a cool old cartoon from 1933 that features Cab Calloway and his orchestra playing St. James Infirmary Blues:
Flute Saxophone Clarinet
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