Complete 1950-1951 All Stars Decca Recordings

~ Release by Louis Armstrong & His All‐Stars (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Disc 1 consists of studio recordings, while disc 2 is taken from the January 1951 concert in Pasadena, California.

Annotation last modified on 2021-06-19 20:27 UTC.

Tracklist

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▼CD 1
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1Panama
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (from 1950-04-26 until 1950-04-27)
clarinet:
Barney Bigard (from 1950-04-26 until 1950-04-27)
double bass:
Arvell Shaw (from 1950-04-26 until 1950-04-27)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (from 1950-04-26 until 1950-04-27)
piano:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader) (from 1950-04-26 until 1950-04-27)
trombone:
Jack Teagarden (from 1950-04-26 until 1950-04-27)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (from 1950-04-26 until 1950-04-27)
recording of:
Panama (Carl Sigman arrangement) (from 1950-04-26 until 1950-04-27)
composer:
William H. Tyers (in 1912)
arranger:
Carl Sigman
arrangement of:
Panama
5:05
2New Orleans Function: Flee As A Bird / Oh Didn't He Ramble
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (from 1950-04-26 until 1950-04-27)
clarinet:
Barney Bigard (from 1950-04-26 until 1950-04-27)
double bass:
Arvell Shaw (from 1950-04-26 until 1950-04-27)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (from 1950-04-26 until 1950-04-27)
piano:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader) (from 1950-04-26 until 1950-04-27)
trombone:
Jack Teagarden (from 1950-04-26 until 1950-04-27)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (from 1950-04-26 until 1950-04-27)
recording of:
New Orleans Function
writer:
William Christopher Handy
6:43
3Twelfth Street Rag
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (from 1950-04-26 until 1950-04-27)
clarinet:
Barney Bigard (from 1950-04-26 until 1950-04-27)
double bass:
Arvell Shaw (from 1950-04-26 until 1950-04-27)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (from 1950-04-26 until 1950-04-27)
piano:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader) (from 1950-04-26 until 1950-04-27)
trombone:
Jack Teagarden (from 1950-04-26 until 1950-04-27)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (from 1950-04-26 until 1950-04-27)
instrumental recording of:
12th Street Rag (from 1950-04-26 until 1950-04-27)
publisher:
Euday L. Bowman (on 1914-01-30)
lyricist:
James S. Sumner
composer:
Euday L. Bowman
arrangement of:
Twelfth Street Rag
5:44
4That's For Me
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (from 1950-04-26 until 1950-04-27)
clarinet:
Barney Bigard (from 1950-04-26 until 1950-04-27)
double bass:
Arvell Shaw (from 1950-04-26 until 1950-04-27)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (from 1950-04-26 until 1950-04-27)
piano:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader) (from 1950-04-26 until 1950-04-27)
trombone:
Jack Teagarden (from 1950-04-26 until 1950-04-27)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (from 1950-04-26 until 1950-04-27)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (from 1950-04-26 until 1950-04-27)
recording of:
That’s for Me (State Fair) (from 1950-04-26 until 1950-04-27)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1945)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1945)
part of:
State Fair (1945 film soundtrack)
part of:
State Fair
part of:
State Fair (1962 film soundtrack)
5:10
5Bugle Call Rag / Ole Miss
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (from 1950-04-26 until 1950-04-27)
clarinet:
Barney Bigard (from 1950-04-26 until 1950-04-27)
double bass:
Arvell Shaw (from 1950-04-26 until 1950-04-27)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (from 1950-04-26 until 1950-04-27)
piano:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader) (from 1950-04-26 until 1950-04-27)
trombone:
Jack Teagarden (from 1950-04-26 until 1950-04-27)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (from 1950-04-26 until 1950-04-27)
medley including a recording of:
Bugle Call Rag (from 1950-04-26 until 1950-04-27)
composer:
Billy Meyers (US jazz songwriter), Jack Pettis and Elmer Schoebel
medley including a recording of:
Ole Miss (from 1950-04-26 until 1950-04-27)
composer:
William Christopher Handy
8:46
6I Surrender Dear
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (from 1950-04-26 until 1950-04-27)
clarinet:
Barney Bigard (from 1950-04-26 until 1950-04-27)
double bass:
Arvell Shaw (from 1950-04-26 until 1950-04-27)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (from 1950-04-26 until 1950-04-27)
piano:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader) (from 1950-04-26 until 1950-04-27)
trombone:
Jack Teagarden (from 1950-04-26 until 1950-04-27)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (from 1950-04-26 until 1950-04-27)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (from 1950-04-26 until 1950-04-27)
recording of:
I Surrender Dear (from 1950-04-26 until 1950-04-27)
lyricist:
Gordon Clifford (in 1931)
composer:
Harry Barris (in 1931)
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc.
6:40
7Russian Lullaby
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (from 1950-04-26 until 1950-04-27)
clarinet:
Barney Bigard (from 1950-04-26 until 1950-04-27)
double bass:
Arvell Shaw (from 1950-04-26 until 1950-04-27)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (from 1950-04-26 until 1950-04-27)
piano:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader) (from 1950-04-26 until 1950-04-27)
trombone:
Jack Teagarden (from 1950-04-26 until 1950-04-27)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (from 1950-04-26 until 1950-04-27)
recording of:
Russian Lullaby (from 1950-04-26 until 1950-04-27)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
5:36
8Baby, Won't You Please Come Home
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (from 1950-04-26 until 1950-04-27)
clarinet:
Barney Bigard (from 1950-04-26 until 1950-04-27)
double bass:
Arvell Shaw (from 1950-04-26 until 1950-04-27)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (from 1950-04-26 until 1950-04-27)
piano:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader) (from 1950-04-26 until 1950-04-27)
trombone:
Jack Teagarden (from 1950-04-26 until 1950-04-27)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (from 1950-04-26 until 1950-04-27)
vocals:
Jack Teagarden (from 1950-04-26 until 1950-04-27)
recording of:
Baby Won’t You Please Come Home (from 1950-04-26 until 1950-04-27)
writer:
Charles Warfield and Clarence Williams (composer / pianist /bandleader)
publisher:
Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin), Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US) and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
4:32
9Fine And Dandy
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (from 1950-04-26 until 1950-04-27)
clarinet:
Barney Bigard (from 1950-04-26 until 1950-04-27)
double bass:
Arvell Shaw (from 1950-04-26 until 1950-04-27)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (from 1950-04-26 until 1950-04-27)
piano:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader) (from 1950-04-26 until 1950-04-27)
trombone:
Jack Teagarden (from 1950-04-26 until 1950-04-27)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (from 1950-04-26 until 1950-04-27)
instrumental recording of:
Fine and Dandy (from 1950-04-26 until 1950-04-27)
lyricist:
Paul James (Lyricist, aka James Warburg)
composer:
Kay Swift
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division) and WC Music Corp.
4:08
10My Bucket's Got A Hole In It
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (from 1950-04-26 until 1950-04-27)
clarinet:
Barney Bigard (from 1950-04-26 until 1950-04-27)
double bass:
Arvell Shaw (from 1950-04-26 until 1950-04-27)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (from 1950-04-26 until 1950-04-27)
piano:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader) (from 1950-04-26 until 1950-04-27)
trombone:
Jack Teagarden (from 1950-04-26 until 1950-04-27)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (from 1950-04-26 until 1950-04-27)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (from 1950-04-26 until 1950-04-27) and Jack Teagarden (from 1950-04-26 until 1950-04-27)
recording of:
My Bucket’s Got a Hole in It (from 1950-04-26 until 1950-04-27)
lyricist and composer:
Clarence Williams (composer / pianist /bandleader)
publisher:
MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group) (in 1933)
3:45
11Unless
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1951-04-23)
clarinet:
Barney Bigard (on 1951-04-23)
double bass:
Arvell Shaw (on 1951-04-23)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1951-04-23)
piano:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader) (on 1951-04-23)
trombone:
Jack Teagarden (on 1951-04-23)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1951-04-23)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1951-04-23)
recording of:
Unless (on 1951-04-23)
writer:
Stanley J. Damerell, Tolchard Evans, Robert Hargreaves (songwriter) and Henry B. Tilsley
3:20
12You're The Apple Of My Eye
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1951-04-23)
clarinet:
Barney Bigard (on 1951-04-23)
double bass:
Arvell Shaw (on 1951-04-23)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1951-04-23)
piano:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader) (on 1951-04-23)
trombone:
Jack Teagarden (on 1951-04-23)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1951-04-23)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1951-04-23) and Velma Middleton (on 1951-04-23)
2:48
▼CD 2
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1Indiana
producer:
Gene Norman
clarinet:
Barney Bigard (on 1951-01-30)
double bass:
Arvell Shaw (on 1951-01-30)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1951-01-30)
piano:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader) (on 1951-01-30)
trombone:
Jack Teagarden (on 1951-01-30)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1951-01-30)
recorded at:
Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California, United States (on 1951-01-30)
live instrumental cover recording of:
Indiana (Back Home Again in Indiana) (on 1951-01-30)
lyricist:
Ballard MacDonald (in 1917)
composer:
James F. Hanley (in 1917)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946)
cover recording of:
Indiana (Back Home Again in Indiana) (on 1951-01-30)
lyricist:
Ballard MacDonald (in 1917)
composer:
James F. Hanley (in 1917)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946)
5:32
2Baby, It's Cold Outside
producer:
Gene Norman
clarinet:
Barney Bigard (on 1951-01-30)
double bass:
Arvell Shaw (on 1951-01-30)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1951-01-30)
piano:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader) (on 1951-01-30)
trombone:
Jack Teagarden (on 1951-01-30)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1951-01-30)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1951-01-30) and Velma Middleton (on 1951-01-30)
recorded at:
Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California, United States (on 1951-01-30)
cover recording of:
Baby, It’s Cold Outside (Neptune’s Daughter) (on 1951-01-30)
lyricist and composer:
Frank Loesser
publisher:
Frank Music Corp., MPL Communications Ltd. (not for release label use! Paul McCartney-related, London-based company), MPL UK Publishing, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM)
part of:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 22)
live cover recording of:
Baby, It’s Cold Outside (Neptune’s Daughter) (on 1951-01-30)
lyricist and composer:
Frank Loesser
publisher:
Frank Music Corp., MPL Communications Ltd. (not for release label use! Paul McCartney-related, London-based company), MPL UK Publishing, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM)
part of:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 22)
5:43
3Way Down Yonder In New Orleans
producer:
Gene Norman
clarinet:
Barney Bigard (on 1951-01-30)
double bass:
Arvell Shaw (on 1951-01-30)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1951-01-30)
piano:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader) (on 1951-01-30)
trombone:
Jack Teagarden (on 1951-01-30)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1951-01-30)
recorded at:
Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California, United States (on 1951-01-30)
live instrumental cover recording of:
’Way Down Yonder in New Orleans (on 1951-01-30)
lyricist:
Henry Creamer
composer:
Turner Layton
5:44
4Stardust
producer:
Gene Norman
clarinet:
Barney Bigard (on 1951-01-30)
double bass:
Arvell Shaw (on 1951-01-30)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1951-01-30)
piano:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader) (on 1951-01-30)
trombone:
Jack Teagarden (on 1951-01-30)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1951-01-30)
recorded at:
Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California, United States (on 1951-01-30)
cover recording of:
Stardust (the jazz standard) (on 1951-01-30)
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish (in 1929)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1927)
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc. (ended), All Nations Music, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), Everbright Music Co., Hoagy Publishing Co., Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd. and Songs of Peer, Ltd. (ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
part of:
American Splendor
live instrumental recording of:
Stardust (the jazz standard) (on 1951-01-30)
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish (in 1929)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1927)
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc. (ended), All Nations Music, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), Everbright Music Co., Hoagy Publishing Co., Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd. and Songs of Peer, Ltd. (ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
part of:
American Splendor
3:35
5The Hucklebuck
producer:
Gene Norman
clarinet:
Barney Bigard (on 1951-01-30)
double bass:
Arvell Shaw (on 1951-01-30)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1951-01-30)
piano:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader) (on 1951-01-30)
trombone:
Jack Teagarden (on 1951-01-30)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1951-01-30)
vocals:
Velma Middleton (on 1951-01-30)
recorded at:
Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California, United States (on 1951-01-30)
cover recording of:
The Hucklebuck (on 1951-01-30)
lyricist:
Roy Alfred (Tin Pan Alley lyricist and composer)
additional writer:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
composer:
Andy Gibson (trumpet, arranger, composer)
3:36
6Honeysuckle Rose
producer:
Gene Norman
clarinet:
Barney Bigard (on 1951-01-30)
double bass:
Arvell Shaw (on 1951-01-30)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1951-01-30)
piano:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader) (on 1951-01-30)
trombone:
Jack Teagarden (on 1951-01-30)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1951-01-30)
recorded at:
Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California, United States (on 1951-01-30)
cover recording of:
Honeysuckle Rose (on 1951-01-30)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf (in 1928)
composer:
Fats Waller (in 1928)
publisher:
Intersong Music
part of:
New York, New York (soundtrack of the 1977 film)
part of:
Thousands Cheer (1943 movie)
live cover recording of:
Honeysuckle Rose (on 1951-01-30)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf (in 1928)
composer:
Fats Waller (in 1928)
publisher:
Intersong Music
part of:
New York, New York (soundtrack of the 1977 film)
part of:
Thousands Cheer (1943 movie)
3:58
7My Monday Date
producer:
Gene Norman
clarinet:
Barney Bigard (on 1951-01-30)
double bass:
Arvell Shaw (on 1951-01-30)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1951-01-30)
piano:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader) (on 1951-01-30)
trombone:
Jack Teagarden (on 1951-01-30)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1951-01-30)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1951-01-30)
recorded at:
Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California, United States (on 1951-01-30)
live recording of:
My Monday Date (on 1951-01-30)
composer:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader)
6:37
8Just You, Just Me
producer:
Gene Norman
clarinet:
Barney Bigard (on 1951-01-30)
double bass:
Arvell Shaw (on 1951-01-30)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1951-01-30)
piano:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader) (on 1951-01-30)
trombone:
Jack Teagarden (on 1951-01-30)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1951-01-30)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1951-01-30)
recorded at:
Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California, United States (on 1951-01-30)
live instrumental recording of:
Just You, Just Me (on 1951-01-30)
lyricist:
Raymond Klages (in 1929)
composer:
Jesse Greer (in 1929)
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd., Robbins Music (publishing company owned by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.) and Robbins Music Corporation
part of:
New York, New York (soundtrack of the 1977 film)
6:22
9You Can Depend On Me
producer:
Gene Norman
clarinet:
Barney Bigard (on 1951-01-30)
double bass:
Arvell Shaw (on 1951-01-30)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1951-01-30)
piano:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader) (on 1951-01-30)
trombone:
Jack Teagarden (on 1951-01-30)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1951-01-30)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1951-01-30)
recorded at:
Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California, United States (on 1951-01-30)
cover recording of:
You Can Depend on Me (on 1951-01-30)
composer:
Charles Carpenter, Louis Dunlap and Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader)
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI))
live recording of:
You Can Depend on Me (on 1951-01-30)
composer:
Charles Carpenter, Louis Dunlap and Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader)
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI))
4:09
10That's A Plenty
producer:
Gene Norman
clarinet:
Barney Bigard (on 1951-01-30)
double bass:
Arvell Shaw (on 1951-01-30)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1951-01-30)
piano:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader) (on 1951-01-30)
trombone:
Jack Teagarden (on 1951-01-30)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1951-01-30)
recorded at:
Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California, United States (on 1951-01-30)
cover recording of:
That’s a Plenty (on 1951-01-30)
lyricist:
Ray Gilbert
composer:
Lew Pollack
publisher:
Janeiro Music Co. and Lew Pollack Music
live instrumental recording of:
That’s a Plenty (on 1951-01-30)
lyricist:
Ray Gilbert
composer:
Lew Pollack
publisher:
Janeiro Music Co. and Lew Pollack Music
3:03
11Big Daddy Blues
3:44