The Essential Louis Armstrong

Fletcher Henderson & his Orchestra, Coleman Hawkins (clarinet), Buster Bailey (clarinet), Buster Bailey (alto saxophone), Coleman Hawkins (tenor saxophone), Elmer Chambers (trumpet), Louis Armstrong (cornet), Charlie Green (trombone), Joe Smith (trumpet), Fletcher Henderson (piano), Charlie Dixon...

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Release date: 28th Dec 1979
Label: Columbia
Catalogue number: G010000670155G
Length: 2 hours 2 minutes
Genre:
- Big Band & Swing

Contents and tracklist

W. Melrose, J. Oliver: Sugar Foot Stomp

Work length2:47

Fletcher Henderson & His Orchestra, Don Redman (alto saxophone), Don Redman (clarinet), Don Redman (speaker), Charlie Dixon (banjo), Kaiser Marshall (drums), Fletcher Henderson (piano), Buster Bailey (alto saxophone), Buster Bailey (clarinet), Coleman Hawkins (clarinet), Coleman Hawkins (tenor saxophone), Elmer Chambers (trumpet), Joe Smith (trumpet), Charlie Green (trombone), Louis Armstrong (cornet)

Clarence Williams, C. Smith, H. Troy: Cake Walking Babies (From Home)

Work length2:56

Clarence Williams' Blue Five, Eva Taylor (vocal), Buddy Christian (banjo), Clarence Williams (piano), Sidney Bechet (soprano saxophone), Charlie Irvis (trombone), Louis Armstrong (cornet)

P.V. Reynolds, B. James: Pickin' On Your Baby

Work length3:16

Clarence Williams' Blue Five, Eva Taylor (vocal), Buddy Christian (banjo), Clarence Williams (piano), Sidney Bechet (soprano saxophone), Charlie Irvis (trombone), Louis Armstrong (cornet)

B. Atkins: Heebie Jeebies

Work length3:01

Louis Armstrong & His Hot Five, Louis Armstrong (cornet), Louis Armstrong (vocal), Johnny St. Cyr (banjo), Lil Armstrong (piano), Johnny Dodds (clarinet), Kid Ory (trombone)

G. V. Rymal, W. Melrose, M. Bloom: Willie the Weeper

Work length3:11

Louis Armstrong & His Hot Seven, Johnny St. Cyr (banjo), Johnny St. Cyr (guitar), Baby Dodds (drums), Lil Armstrong (piano), Johnny Dodds (clarinet), John Thomas (trombone), Louis Armstrong (cornet)

Armstrong, L: Potato Head Blues

Work length3:00

Louis Armstrong & His Hot Seven, Johnny St. Cyr (banjo), Johnny St. Cyr (guitar), Baby Dodds (drums), Louis Armstrong (trumpet), Johnny Dodds (clarinet), Lil Armstrong (trumpet), John Thomas (trombone)

Clarence Williams, J. Oliver: West End Blues

Work length3:16

Louis Armstrong & His Hot Five, Louis Armstrong (trumpet), Louis Armstrong (vocal), Mancy Carr (banjo), Zutty Singleton (drums), Earl Hines (piano), Jimmy Strong (clarinet), Fred Robinson (trombone)

S. Williams: Basin Street Blues

Work length3:17

Louis Armstrong & His Hot Five, Louis Armstrong (trumpet), Louis Armstrong (vocal), Mancy Carr (banjo), Zutty Singleton (drums), Earl Hines (piano), Jimmy Strong (clarinet), Fred Robinson (trombone)

Andrew Hill, L. Armstrong, W. Melrose: Beau Koo Jack

Work length3:03

Louis Armstrong & His Savoy Ballroom Five, Louis Armstrong (trumpet), Louis Armstrong (vocal), Dave Wilborn (banjo), Zutty Singleton (drums), Earl Hines (piano), Don Redman (alto saxophone), Don Redman (clarinet), Fred Robinson (trombone)

Joe Primrose: St. James Infirmary

Work length3:20

Louis Armstrong & His Savoy Ballroom Five, Louis Armstrong (trumpet), Louis Armstrong (vocal), Mancy Carr (banjo), Zutty Singleton (drums), Earl Hines (piano), Don Redman (alto saxophone), Don Redman (clarinet), Jimmy Strong (clarinet), Fred Robinson (trombone)

A. Curl: Tight Like This

Work length3:18

Louis Armstrong (trumpet), Mancy Carr (banjo), Louis Armstrong (vocal), Zutty Singleton (drums), Earl Hines (piano), Don Redman (alto saxophone), Don Redman (clarinet), Jimmy Strong (clarinet), Fred Robinson (trombone)

Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh: I Can't Give You Anything But Love

Work length3:22

Louis Armstrong & His Savoy Ballroom Five, Louis Armstrong (trumpet), Louis Armstrong (vocal), Lonnie Johnson (guitar), Eddie Condon (banjo), Paul Barbarin (drums), Luis Russell (piano), Pops Foster (bass), Charlie Holmes (alto saxophone), Teddy Hill (tenor saxophone), Albert Nicholas (clarinet), J.C. Higginbotham (trombone)

Andy Razaf, Fats Waller, H. Brooks: Ain't Misbehavin'

Work length3:22

Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra, Louis Armstrong (trumpet), Louis Armstrong (vocal), Mancy Carr (banjo), Zutty Singleton (drums), Gene Anderson (piano), Carroll Dickerson (violin), Bert Curry (alto saxophone), Crawford Wethington (alto saxophone), Jimmy Strong (clarinet), Jimmy Strong (tenor saxophone), Homer Hobson (trumpet), Fred Robinson (trombone)

A. Razaf, Fats Waller, H. Brooks: Black And Blue

Work length3:07

Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra, Louis Armstrong (trumpet), Louis Armstrong (vocal), Mancy Carr (banjo), Zutty Singleton (drums), Gene Anderson (celeste), Gene Anderson (piano), Carroll Dickerson (violin), Bert Curry (alto saxophone), Crawford Wethington (alto saxophone), Jimmy Strong (clarinet), Jimmy Strong (tenor saxophone), Homer Hobson (trumpet), Fred Robinson (trombone)

A. Razaf, F. Waller, H. Brooks: That Rhythm Man

Work length3:09

Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra, Louis Armstrong (trumpet), Louis Armstrong (vocal), Mancy Carr (banjo), Zutty Singleton (drums), Gene Anderson (piano), Carroll Dickerson (violin), Bert Curry (alto saxophone), Crawford Wethington (alto saxophone), Jimmy Strong (clarinet), Jimmy Strong (tenor saxophone), Homer Hobson (trumpet), Fred Robinson (trombone)

Handy: Saint Louis Blues

Work length2:58

Louis Armstrong (trumpet), Louis Armstrong (vocal), Will Johnson (guitar), Paul Barbarin (drums), Luis Russell (piano), Pops Foster (bass), Albert Nicholas (alto saxophone), Albert Nicholas (clarinet), Charlie Holmes (alto saxophone), Charlie Holmes (clarinet), Teddy Hill (tenor saxophone), Otis Johnson (trumpet), Henry Allen (trumpet), J.C. Higginbotham (trombone)

B. Warner, J. Richmond, C. Bayha: Bessie Couldn't Help It

Work length3:25

Louis Armstrong (trumpet), Louis Armstrong (vocal), Will Johnson (guitar), Paul Barbarin (drums), Luis Russell (piano), Pops Foster (bass), Charlie Holmes (alto saxophone), Charlie Holmes (clarinet), Teddy Hill (tenor saxophone), Otis Johnson (trumpet), Henry Allen (trumpet), J.C. Higginbotham (trombone)

A.J. Neiburg, D. Daugherty, E. Reynolds: I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)

Work length3:22

Louis Armstrong & His Sebastian New Cotton Club Orchestra, Louis Armstrong (trumpet), Louis Armstrong (vocal), Ceele Burke (steel guitar), Lionel Hampton (drums), Harvey Brooks (piano), Leon Herriford (alto saxophone), Willie Stark (alto saxophone), William Franz (tenor saxophone), Leon Elkins (trumpet), Lawrence Brown (trombone)

E. Blake, A. Razaf: Memories of You

Work length3:09

Louis Armstrong & His Sebastian New Cotton Club Orchestra, Louis Armstrong (trumpet), Louis Armstrong (vocal), Bill Perkins (banjo), Lionel Hampton (drums), Lionel Hampton (vibraphone), Henry Prince (piano), Joe Bailey (bass), Les Hite (alto saxophone), Les Hite (baritone saxophone), Marvin Johnson (alto saxophone), Charlie Jones (clarinet), Charlie Jones (tenor saxophone), George Orendorff (trumpet), Harold Scott (trumpet), Luther Graven (trombone)

F. Dabney, C. Mack, L. Brown: Shine

Work length3:19

Louis Armstrong & His Sebastian New Cotton Club Orchestra, Louis Armstrong (trumpet), Louis Armstrong (vocal), Allen Hanlon (guitar), Art Ryerson (guitar), Willard Suyker (guitar), Warren Hard (percussion), Grady Tate (drums), Hank Jones (piano), Russell Savakas (bass), Sam Marowitz (alto saxophone), Sam Marowitz (clarinet), Sam Marowitz (flute), Dan Trimboli (alto saxophone), Dan Trimboli (flute), Dan Trimboli (tenor saxophone), Jerome Richardson (clarinet), Jerome Richardson (flute), Jerome Richardson (tenor saxophone), Raymond Stanfeld (baritone saxophone), Joe Wilder (trumpet), Clark Terry (trumpet), Urbie Green (trombone), J.J. Johnson (trombone)

R. Turk, F. Ahlert: Walkin' My Baby Back Home

Work length3:05

Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra, Louis Armstrong (trumpet), Louis Armstrong (vocal), Mike McKendrick (banjo), Mike McKendrick (guitar), Tubby Hall (drums), Charlie Alexander (piano), John Lindsay (bass), Lester Boone (alto saxophone), Lester Boone (clarinet), George James (alto saxophone), George James (clarinet), George James (soprano saxophone), Albert Washington (clarinet), Albert Washington (tenor saxophone), Zilner Randolph (trumpet), Preston Jackson (trombone)

Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh: Blue Again

Work length3:12

Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra, Louis Armstrong (trumpet), Louis Armstrong (vocal), Bill Perkins (banjo), Lionel Hampton (drums), Henry Prince (piano), Joe Bailey (bass), Les Hite (alto saxophone), Les Hite (baritone saxophone), Marvin Johnson (alto saxophone), Charlie Jones (clarinet), Charlie Jones (tenor saxophone), George Orendorff (trumpet), Harold Scott (trumpet), Luther Graven (trombone)

Sam Theard: You Rascal You

Work length3:12

Louis Armstrong (trumpet), Louis Armstrong (vocal), Allen Hanlon (guitar), Art Ryerson (guitar), Willard Suyker (guitar), Warren Hard (percussion), Grady Tate (drums), Hank Jones (piano), Russell Savakas (bass), Sam Marowitz (alto saxophone), Sam Marowitz (clarinet), Sam Marowitz (flute), Dan Trimboli (alto saxophone), Dan Trimboli (flute), Dan Trimboli (tenor saxophone), Jerome Richardson (clarinet), Jerome Richardson (flute), Jerome Richardson (tenor saxophone), Raymond Stanfeld (baritone saxophone), Joe Wilder (trumpet), Clark Terry (trumpet), Urbie Green (trombone), J.J. Johnson (trombone)

C. Muse, O. Rene, L. Rene: When It's Sleepy Time Down South

Work length3:23

Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra, Louis Armstrong (trumpet), Louis Armstrong (vocal), Les Hite (alto), Les Hite (baritone saxophone), Bill Perkins (banjo), Lionel Hampton (drums), Lionel Hampton (vibraphone), Henry Prince (piano), Marvin Johnson (alto saxophone), Charlie Jones (clarinet), Charlie Jones (tenor saxophone), George Orendorff (trumpet), Harold Scott (trumpet), Luther Graven (trombone)

Sidney Arodin, Hoagy Carmichael: Lazy River

Work length3:06

Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra

Mitchell Parish, H. Carmichael: Stardust

Work length3:35

Louis Armstrong (trumpet), Louis Armstrong (vocal), Les Hite (alto), Les Hite (baritone saxophone), Bill Perkins (banjo), Lionel Hampton (drums), Lionel Hampton (vibraphone), Henry Prince (piano), Joe Bailey (bass), Marvin Johnson (alto saxophone), Charlie Jones (clarinet), Charlie Jones (tenor saxophone), George Orendorff (trumpet), Harold Scott (trumpet), Luther Graven (trombone)

S. Gorrell, H. Carmichael: Georgia On My Mind

Work length3:17

Louis Armstrong (trumpet), Louis Armstrong (vocal), Les Hite (alto), Les Hite (baritone saxophone), Bill Perkins (banjo), Lionel Hampton (drums), Lionel Hampton (vibraphone), Henry Prince (piano), Joe Bailey (bass), Marvin Johnson (alto saxophone), Charlie Jones (clarinet), Charlie Jones (tenor saxophone), George Orendorff (trumpet), Harold Scott (trumpet), Luther Graven (trombone)

R. MacGimsey: Shadrack

Work length2:33

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Louis Armstrong With The Lyn Murray Singers, Louis Armstrong (trumpet), Louis Armstrong (vocal), The Lyn Murray Singers, Lynn Murray (vocal)

Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh: On the Sunny Side of the Street

Work length5:56

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Louis Armstrong (trumpet), Louis Armstrong (vocal), Lee Blair (guitar), Paul Barbarin (drums), Luis Russell (piano), Red Callender (bass), Charlie Holmes (alto saxophone), Bingie Madison (tenor saxophone), J.C. Higginbotham (trombone)

trad.: When The Saints Go Marching In

Work length2:42

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Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra, Louis Armstrong (trumpet), Louis Armstrong (vocal), Lee Blair (guitar), Paul Barbarin (drums), Luis Russell (piano), Red Callender (bass), Charlie Holmes (alto saxophone), Bingie Madison (tenor saxophone), J.C. Higginbotham (trombone)

Carmichael, H: Rockin' Chair

Work length5:08

Louis Armstrong & His All Stars, Louis Armstrong (trumpet), Louis Armstrong (vocal), Jack Teagarden (trombone), Jack Teagarden (vocal), Sid Catlett (drums), Dick Cary (piano), Bob Haggart (bass), Peanuts Hucko (clarinet), Bobby Hackett (cornet)

A. Lewis, L. Stock, V. Rose: Blueberry Hill

Work length2:51

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Gordon Jenkins, Louis Armstrong (trumpet), Louis Armstrong (vocal), Gordon Jenkins, His Ochestra and Choir, Carl Kress (guitar), Johnny Blowers (drums), Bernie Leighton (piano), Billy Butterfield, Carl Poole, Jack Lesberg (bass), Milt Yaner (alto saxophone), Hymie Schertzer (alto saxophone), Tom Parshley (tenor saxophone), ARTIE DRELINGER (tenor saxophone), Yank Lawson (trumpet), Will Bradley (trombone)

Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill, Marc Blitzstein: Mack the Knife

Work length3:20

Louis Armstrong & His All Stars, Louis Armstrong (trumpet), Louis Armstrong (vocal), Barrett Deems (drums), Billy Kyle (piano), Arvell Shaw (bass), Edmond Hall (clarinet), Trummy Young (trombone)

Handy: Aunt Hagar's Children Blues

Work length4:57

Louis Armstrong & His All Stars, Louis Armstrong (trumpet), Louis Armstrong (vocal), Barrett Deems (drums), Billy Kyle (piano), Arvell Shaw (bass), Barney Bigard (clarinet), Trummy Young (trombone)

A. Razaf, Fats Waller: Honeysuckle Rose

Work length2:53

Louis Armstrong & His All Stars, Louis Armstrong (trumpet), Louis Armstrong (vocal), Barrett Deems (drums), Billy Kyle (piano), Arvell Shaw (bass), Trummy Young (trombone)

Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern: A Fine Romance

Work length3:50

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Louis Armstrong (trumpet), Louis Armstrong (vocal), Ella Fitzgerald (vocal), Herb Ellis (guitar), Louis Bellson (drums), Oscar Peterson (piano), Ray Brown (bass)

George David Weiss, Robert Thiele: What a Wonderful World

Work length2:17

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Louis Armstrong (trumpet), Joe Wilder (trumpet), Clark Terry (trumpet), Urbie Green (trombone), J.J. Johnson (trombone), Sam Markowitz (alto saxophone), Sam Markowitz (clarinet), Sam Markowitz (flute), Dan Trimboli (alto saxophone), Dan Trimboli (flute), Dan Trimboli (tenor), Jerome Richardson (clarinet), Jerome Richardson (flute), Jerome Richardson (tenor saxophone), Raymond Stanfeld (baritone), Raymond Stanfeld (saxophone), Hank Jones (piano), Allen Hanlon (guitar), Art Ryerson (guitar), Willard Suyker (guitar), Russell Savakas (bass guitar), Grady Tate (drums), Warren Hard (percussion), Tommy Goodman (director)

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