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This recording stands among the notable small-group sides Armstrong made in the 1920s, showcasing his emerging virtuosity as both cornetist and bandleader in the transitional period following his Hot Five and Hot Seven recordings.

This 78 rpm disc on the Brunswick Race Records label preserves "Wild Man Blues," recorded by Jasper Taylor's Black Bottom Stompers, a pseudonymous group under which Louis Armstrong recorded during his prolific Chicago period. The recording was made on April 22, 1927, in Chicago.

The disc is housed in its original Brunswick Race Records sleeve, printed in brown ink on kraft paper and marked "Electrically Recorded," featuring a star motif with portrait medallions of other artists on the label's roster, including Dolly Ross and the Page Jubilee Singers.

The label itself is rendered in gold and black with ornate scrollwork bordering the Brunswick trademark shield, and reads: "Brunswick, For Dancing Fox Trot, Light-Ray Elec. Rec., WILD MAN BLUES, Las tristezas de un bohemio (Fox Trot), BLACK BOTTOM STOMPERS, 8567-A, THE BRUNSWICK-BALKE-COLLENDER COMPANY, MADE IN U.S.A." The catalog number 8567-A confirms this as the A-side of the disc, with "Melancholy" appearing as the B-side pairing.