Big Butter and Egg Man From the West (1926-11-16, mx. 9892-A)

~ Recording by Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack ArtistRelease TitleRelease ArtistRelease Group TypeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.1Big Butter and Egg Man From the West?:??Louis Armstrong and His Hot FiveBig Butter and Egg Man From the West / Sunset Cafe StompLouis Armstrong and His Hot FiveSingle
OKeh8423
1.4Big Butter And Egg Man From The West?:??Louis Armstrong and His Hot FiveThe Blues HeritageVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Ember Records (UK label)CJS 846
1.5Big Butter and Egg Man3:11Louis Armstrong and His Hot FiveThe Hot Five and Hot Sevens, Volume IILouis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CK 44253
1.5Big Butter And Egg Man3:08Louis Armstrong and His Hot FiveThe Hot Fives & Hot Sevens, Volume IILouis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CJ 44253
1.5Big Butter And Egg Man3:11Louis Armstrong and His Hot FiveThe Hot Fives and Hot Sevens, Volume IILouis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia)CBS 463052 2
1.25Big Butter and Egg Man3:10Louis Armstrong and His Hot FiveThe Chronological Classics: Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five 1925-1926Louis Armstrong and His Hot FiveAlbum + Compilation
Classics Records (compilations of the Chronological Series)600
1.4Big Butter & Egg Man From the West3:13Louis Armstrong and His Hot FiveThe Legendary King Oliver, Bessie Smith, Louis ArmstrongKing Oliver, Bessie Smith, Louis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
TKO Records (Californian Punk)TKOCD014
1.13Big Butter and Egg Man From the West3:01Louis Armstrong and His Hot SevenThe Smithsonian Collection of Classic Jazz, Volume 1Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US1994-01-31
1.6Big Butter and Egg Man3:01Louis Armstrong and His Hot FiveThe 25 Greatest: Hot Fives & Hot SevensLouis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
ASV MonoCD AJA 5171
1.14I Want a Big Butter and Egg Man3:12Louis ArmstrongThe Essential Recordings 1925 - 1940Louis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
Charly RecordsCD DIG 17
1.14I Want a Big Butter and Egg Man3:12Louis ArmstrongThe Essential Recordings 1925 - 1940Louis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
Charly RecordsSNABX913CD
1.13Big Butter and Egg Man From the West3:01Louis Armstrong and His Hot SevenThe Smithsonian Collection of Classic JazzVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
The Smithsonian Collection of RecordingsRD 033
1.22Big Butter and Egg Man From the West3:01Louis Armstrong and His Hot FiveHot Fives & Sevens, Volume 1Louis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
JSP RecordsCD 312
1.22Big Butter and Egg Man From the West3:01Louis Armstrong and His Hot FiveHot Fives and SevensLouis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
  • GB1999-10-26
JSP RecordsJSPLOUISBOX 100
1.21Big Butter and Egg Man3:00Louis Armstrong and His Hot FiveThe Complete Hot Five and Hot Seven RecordingsLouis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
  • US2000-08-22
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)C4K 63527
1.25Big Butter and Egg Man3:10Louis Armstrong and His Hot FiveThe Chronological Classics: Louis Armstrong, Volume 1: 1925-1932Louis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
Classics Records (compilations of the Chronological Series)61
1.4Big Butter and Egg Man From the West2:59Louis Armstrong and His Hot FiveHot Fives and Hot SevensLouis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
New Sound 2000 Ltd. (do not use as release label! formerly Newsound Ltd. until Sep 1997)NFM003
1.9Big Butter and Egg Man3:03Louis ArmstrongThe Quintessence, Vol 2: New York – Chicago 1923-1946Louis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
Frémeaux & AssociésFA 221
2.22Big Butter and Egg Man?:??Louis Armstrong and His Hot FiveKing LouisLouis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2005-10-11
Proper RecordsPROPERBOX 93
1.6Big Butter and Egg Man3:11Louis Armstrong & His Hot FiveJazz in the Charts 005 (1927)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Membran Music Ltd.223704-222
1.21Big Butter and Egg Man3:00Louis Armstrong and His Hot FiveThe Complete Hot Five and Hot Seven RecordingsLouis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)82876828502
1.22Big Butter and Egg Man From the West3:01Louis Armstrong and His Hot FiveHot Fives and SevensLouis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
JSP RecordsJSP 100
1.25Big Butter and Egg Man (11-16-26)3:10Louis ArmstrongComplete Jazz Series: 1925-1926Louis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
  • ZW2008-10-15
32.11(I Want A) Big Butter And Egg Man (From The West)3:13Louis Armstrong and His Hot FiveThe Encyclopedia of Jazz, Part 1/5: Classic Jazz – From New Orleans to HarlemVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • DE2008-10-24
Membran International GmbH232093
1.16Big Butter and Egg Man3:02Louis ArmstrongThe Best of the Hot Fives and SevensLouis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
PrimoPRMCD6060
1.23Big Butter and Egg Man From the West2:59Louis Armstrong and His Hot FiveThe Complete Masters 1925–1945Louis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
  • FR2011-11-21
Universal Music Classics & Jazz France533 607-9
2.5Big Butter And Egg Man3:08Louis Armstrong and His Hot FiveThe OKeh, Columbia & RCA Victor Recordings - 1925-1933Louis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment), OKeh, RCA Victor, Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)88697945652
1.7Big Butter and Egg Man From the West3:12Louis Armstrong and His Hot FiveJazz, Volume 5: Chicago No. 1Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Smithsonian Folkways (imprint of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings)F-2805
(unknown)
1.21Big Butter and Egg Man2:59Louis ArmstrongThe Real... Louis ArmstrongLouis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)88691960752

Relationships

recorded in:Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1926-11-16)
banjo:Johnny St. Cyr (on 1926-11-16)
clarinet:Johnny Dodds (on 1926-11-16, on 1929-11-16)
cornet and trumpet:Louis Armstrong (on 1926-11-16)
piano:Lil Hardin Armstrong (on 1926-11-16)
trombone:Kid Ory (on 1926-11-16)
vocals:May Alix (on 1926-11-16)
Louis Armstrong (on 1926-11-16)
Kid Ory (on 1926-11-16)
recording of:Big Butter and Egg Man (on 1926-11-16)

Related works

Big Butter and Egg Man

writer:Louis Armstrong
Percy Venable (in 1926)