Musical instruments of different types playing the same note may often be identified by the timbre of their sounds. Timbre is tone color, or tone quality which distinguishes different types of sound production.
Also referred to as Dixieland music, hot jazz got its name from its blazing tempos and fiery improvisations. The popularity of Louis Armstrong’s early bands was instrumental in spreading hot jazz to Chicago and New York. Hot jazz remained popular until a surge in swing<span> bands in the 1930s pushed hot jazz groups out of the clubs. </span>
