St. James Infirmary (1928-12-12, mx. 402225-A)

~ Recording by Louis Armstrong & His Savoy Ballroom Five

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack ArtistRelease TitleRelease ArtistRelease Group TypeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.1St. James Infirmary3:20Louis Armstrong & His Savoy Ballroom FiveSt. James Infirmary / Save It Pretty MammaLouis Armstrong & His Savoy Ballroom FiveSingle
OKeh8657
1.7St‐James Infirmary3:20Louis Armstrong & His Savoy Ballroom FiveArmstrong for EverLouis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia)52 027
1.7St. James Infirmary3:21Louis Armstrong and His Savoy Ballroom FiveThe Louis Armstrong SagaLouis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
Harmony (20s/30s US)KH 31326
1.17St. James' Infirmary3:21Louis ArmstrongVolume IV: Louis Armstrong and Earl HinesLouis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
  • US1989-08-07
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CK 45142
1.20St. James Infirmary3:21Louis Armstrong and His Savoy Ballroom FiveThe Chronological Classics: Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra 1928-1929Louis Armstrong and His OrchestraAlbum + Compilation
Classics Records (compilations of the Chronological Series)570
1.2St James Infirmary3:23Louis ArmstrongSatchmo's GreatestLouis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
  • -1992-08-15
Charly Records
1.7St. James Infirmary3:21Louis Armstrong and His Savoy Ballroom FiveThe Louis Armstrong SagaLouis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
Sony Music Special ProductsA 13294
1.3St. James Infirmary3:19Louis Armstrong and His Savoy Ballroom FiveJazz & Blues Collection 4: Louis ArmstrongLouis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
Éditions AtlasWIS CD 604
1.24St. James' Infirmary3:14Louis Armstrong and His Savoy Ballroom FiveThe 25 Greatest: Hot Fives & Hot SevensLouis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
ASV MonoCD AJA 5171
2.22St. James Infirmary3:21Louis ArmstrongThe Essential Recordings 1925 - 1940Louis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
Charly RecordsCD DIG 17
2.22St. James Infirmary3:21Louis ArmstrongThe Essential Recordings 1925 - 1940Louis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
Charly RecordsSNABX913CD
1.20St. James Infirmary3:14Louis Armstrong and His Savoy Ballroom FiveHot Fives & Sevens, Volume 3Louis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
JSP RecordsCD 314
3.20St. James Infirmary3:14Louis Armstrong and His Savoy Ballroom FiveHot Fives and SevensLouis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
  • GB1999-10-26
JSP RecordsJSPLOUISBOX 100
1.18St. James Infirmary?:??Louis ArmstrongSatchmo: Hello DollyLouis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
  • -1999
Music World (New Zealand)MARC-707
4.17St. James Infirmary?:??Louis Armstrong and His Savoy Ballroom 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
1.1St. James Infirmary3:21Louis ArmstrongMidnite Jazz & Blues: Black & BlueVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Weton-WesgramMJB045
1.4St. James Infirmary3:20Louis ArmstrongMidnite Jazz & Blues: Cheek to CheekElla Fitzgerald & Louis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
Weton-WesgramMBJ010
3.20St. James Infirmary3:21Louis Armstrong and His Savoy Ballroom FiveThe Chronological Classics: Louis Armstrong, Volume 1: 1925-1932Louis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
Classics Records (compilations of the Chronological Series)61
1.3St. James Infirmary3:14Louis ArmstrongSatch Blows the BluesLouis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
  • US2002-07-23
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)CK 86578
1.17St. James Infirmary3:14Louis Armstrong and His Savoy Ballroom FiveThe Best of the Hot Five & Hot Seven RecordingsLouis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
  • US2002-07-23
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)CK 86539
3.15St. James Infirmary3:20Louis ArmstrongLes Trésors du Jazz 1898-1943Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Le Chant du Monde574 1201, 574 1201.10, 574 1202, 574 1203, 574 1204, 574 1205, 574 1206, 574 1207, 574 1208, 574 1209, 574 1210
1.3St. James Infirmary3:14Louis ArmstrongSatch Blows the BluesLouis 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)508605 2
1.21St. James Infirmary3:14Louis Armstrong and His Savoy Ballroom FiveThe Complete Hot Five & Hot Seven Recordings, Volume 3Louis 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)CK 87011
1.10St. James' Infirmary3:23Louis ArmstrongThe Essential Louis ArmstrongLouis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
  • US2004-08-03
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)C2K 89280
4.15St. James Infirmary?:??Louis Armstrong and His Savoy Ballroom FiveKing LouisLouis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2005-10-11
Proper RecordsPROPERBOX 93
1.7St. James Infirmary3:20Louis Armstrong & His Savoy Ballroom FiveJazz in the Charts 008 (1928–1929)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Membran Music Ltd.223707-222
4.17St. James Infirmary3:14Louis ArmstrongThe Complete Hot Five and Hot Seven RecordingsLouis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)82876828502
3.20St. James Infirmary3:14Louis Armstrong and His Savoy Ballroom FiveHot Fives and SevensLouis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
JSP RecordsJSP 100
4.17St. James Infirmary3:14Louis ArmstrongThe Best of Louis Armstrong: The Hot Five and Hot Seven RecordingsLouis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2008-06-02
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 - Oct 1, 2008)88697301272
40.20St. James Infirmary3:19Louis Armstrong and His Savoy Ballroom FiveThe Encyclopedia of Jazz, Part 1/5: Classic Jazz – From New Orleans to HarlemVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • DE2008-10-24
Membran International GmbH232093
1.5St. James Infirmary3:20Louis Armstrong and His Savoy Ballroom FiveThe Rough Guide to Jazz Legends: Louis ArmstrongLouis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2011-05-23
World Music NetworkRGNET1253CD
3.17St. James Infirmary3:14Louis Armstrong and His Savoy Ballroom FiveThe Complete Masters 1925–1945Louis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
  • FR2011-11-21
Universal Music Classics & Jazz France533 607-9
4.17St. James’ Infirmary3:18Louis Armstrong and Earl HinesThe 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
1.17St. James’ Infirmary3:21Louis Armstrong and Earl HinesOriginal Album Classics: The Okeh, Columbia & RCA Victor Recordings 1925-1933Louis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2014-09-12
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)88843065862
1.9St. James Infirmary3:13Louis Armstrong and His Savoy Ballroom FiveThe Real… Blues: The Ultimate CollectionVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)888751397323
3.19St. James Infirmary3:14Louis Armstrong and His Hot FiveComplete Hot Five and Hot SevenLouis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
Essential Jazz ClassicsEJC55690
1.9St. James Infirmary3:23Louis Armstrong and His Savoy Ballroom FiveCities of Jazz, New OrleansVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
(unknown)
1.17St. James' Infirmary3:21Louis Armstrong & Earl HinesVolume IV - Louis Armstrong And Earl HinesLouis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CK 45142
1.2St. James Infirmary3:23Louis Armstrong and His Savoy Ballroom FiveSatchmo's GreatestLouis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
Charly Records Ltd. (for release imprints, please use "Charly Records" instead)CDCD 1008
2.13St. James Infirmary3:19Louis ArmstrongSelection of New OrleansVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Gold Sound (XE budget releases)DCD-771

Relationships

recorded in:Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1928-12-12)
alto saxophone:Don Redman (on 1928-12-12)
banjo:Mancy "Peck" Carr (on 1928-12-12)
clarinet:Don Redman (on 1928-12-12)
Jimmy Strong (on 1928-12-12)
drums (drum set):Zutty Singleton (on 1928-12-12)
piano:Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader) (on 1928-12-12)
tenor saxophone:Jimmy Strong (on 1928-12-12)
trombone:Fred Robinson (American trombonist) (on 1928-12-12)
trumpet:Louis Armstrong (on 1928-12-12)
vocals:Louis Armstrong (on 1928-12-12)
edits:St. James Infirmary (stereo re-creation by Robert Parker) by Louis Armstrong and His Savoy Ballroom Five
recording of:St. James Infirmary (Joe Primrose's arrangement) (on 1928-12-12)

Related works

St. James Infirmary (Joe Primrose's arrangement)

lyricist and composer:[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:Joe Primrose
publisher:EMI Harmonies Limited
referred to in medleys:It Ain’t Necessarily the Saint James Infirmary
Medley: You Rascal You… (order: 5)
later versions:J'avais deux amis
version of:The Unfortunate Lass (Bad Girl's Lament)
is the basis for:Sextet
arrangement of:St. James Infirmary