24 Chefs-d'œuvre

~ Release by Louis Armstrong (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1West End Blues
recording of:
West End Blues (Armstrong recording)
composer:
King Oliver (jazz cornetist) (in 1928)
arranger:
Louis Armstrong (in 1928)
arrangement of:
West End Blues (original instrumental)
3:24
2Heebie Jeebies
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1926-02-26)
banjo:
Johnny St. Cyr (on 1926-02-26)
clarinet:
Johnny Dodds (on 1926-02-26)
cornet and lead vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1926-02-26)
piano:
Lil Hardin Armstrong (on 1926-02-26)
trombone:
Kid Ory (on 1926-02-26)
recording of:
Heebie Jeebies (on 1926-02-26)
lyricist and composer:
Boyd Atkins
2:57
3Cornet Shop Suey
recording of:
Cornet Chop Suey
composer:
Louis Armstrong
3:02
4Wild Man Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1927-05-07)
banjo:
Johnny St. Cyr (on 1927-05-07)
clarinet:
Johnny Dodds (on 1927-05-07)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1927-05-07)
drums (drum set):
Baby Dodds (on 1927-05-07)
piano:
Lil Armstrong (on 1927-05-07)
trombone:
John Thomas (early jazz trombonist) (on 1927-05-07)
tuba:
Pete Briggs (on 1927-05-07)
recording of:
Wild Man Blues (on 1927-05-07)
composer:
Louis Armstrong and Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe
3:16
5Potato Head Blues
recording of:
Potato Head Blues
composer:
Louis Armstrong
3:01
6Gully Low Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1927-05-14)
banjo:
Johnny St. Cyr (on 1927-05-14)
clarinet:
Johnny Dodds (on 1927-05-14)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1927-05-14)
drums (drum set):
Baby Dodds (on 1927-05-14)
piano:
Lil Armstrong (on 1927-05-14)
trombone:
John Thomas (early jazz trombonist) (on 1927-05-14)
tuba:
Pete Briggs (on 1927-05-14)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1927-05-14)
recording of:
Gully Low Blues (on 1927-05-14)
writer:
Louis Armstrong
3:20
7Fireworks
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1928-06-27)
banjo and guitar:
Mancy "Peck" Carr (on 1928-06-27)
clarinet:
Jimmy Strong (on 1928-06-27)
cymbal:
Zutty Singleton (on 1928-06-27)
piano:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader) (on 1928-06-27)
trombone:
Fred Robinson (American trombonist) (on 1928-06-27)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1928-06-27)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1928-06-27)
recording of:
Fireworks (on 1928-06-27)
lyricist and composer:
Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
3:12
8Weather Bird
recording of:
Weather Bird
composer:
Louis Armstrong
2:49
9Mahogany Hall Stomp
recording of:
Mahogany Hall Stomp
composer:
Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
3:23
10When You're Smiling
3:25
11You, Rascal You
3:16
12Swing That Music
recording of:
Swing That Music
lyricist and composer:
Louis Armstrong and Horace Gerlach
2:50
13Jack - Armstrong Blues
recording of:
Jack‐Armstrong Blues
writer:
Louis Armstrong and Jack Teagarden
3:42
14Back O'Town Blues
recording of:
Back o’ Town Blues
writer:
Louis Armstrong and Luis Russell
3:24
15Rockin' Chair
recording of:
Rockin’ Chair (1929 Hoagy Carmichael song)
lyricist:
Hoagy Carmichael
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1929)
publisher:
Songs of Peer, Ltd. (ASCAP)
3:07
16Someday (You'll Be Sorry)
recording of:
Someday You’ll Be Sorry
writer:
Louis Armstrong
3:05
17Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen
recording of:
Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
C. Mose Music
3:10
18Lawd, You Made the Night Too Long
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1932-03-11)
alto saxophone:
Lester Boone and George James (US jazz saxophonist)
double bass:
John Lindsay (US trombonist/bassist, worked with Jelly Roll Morton)
drums (drum set):
Tubby Hall
guitar:
Mike McKendrick (Jazz banjo and guitar)
piano:
Charlie Alexander (US jazz pianist)
tenor saxophone:
Albert Washington (jazz tenor sax)
trombone:
Preston Jackson (jazz trombonist)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong and Zilner Randolph
vocals:
Louis Armstrong
recording of:
Lord, You Made the Night Too Long (on 1932-03-11)
lyricist:
Sam M. Lewis (1930s lyricist) (in 1932)
composer:
Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor) (in 1932)
3:26
19Shine
recording of:
Shine
lyricist:
Lew Brown (in 1910) and Cecil Mack (in 1910)
writer:
Lew Brown, Ford Dabney and Cecil Mack
composer:
Ford Dabney (in 1910)
3:24
20St. Louis Blues
recording of:
St. Louis Blues
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1913)
3:00
21Black and Blue
recording of:
Black and Blue
lyricist:
Harry Brooks (jazz pianist & songwriter) and Andy Razaf
composer:
Fats Waller
publisher:
Memory Lane Music Ltd. and Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
3:04
22No One Else but You
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1928-12-05)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Don Redman (on 1928-12-05)
banjo and guitar:
Dave Wilborn (on 1928-12-05)
drums (drum set):
Zutty Singleton (on 1928-12-05)
piano:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader) (on 1928-12-05)
trombone:
Fred Robinson (American trombonist) (on 1928-12-05)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1928-12-05)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1928-12-05)
arranger:
Don Redman
recording of:
No One Else but You (on 1928-12-05)
composer:
Don Redman
3:28
23St. James Infirmary
recording of:
St. James Infirmary (Joe Primrose's arrangement)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Joe Primrose
publisher:
EMI Harmonies Limited
arrangement of:
St. James Infirmary
version of:
The Unfortunate Lass (Bad Girl's Lament)
3:17
24Tight Like This
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) and 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 and lead vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1928-12-12)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1928-12-12)
performer:
Louis Armstrong and His Savoy Ballroom Five (on 1928-12-12)
recording of:
Tight Like This (on 1928-12-12)
lyricist and composer:
Langston Curl
33:12