The Essential Louis Armstrong

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Tracklist

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▼CD 1
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1Chimes Blues
recording of:
Chimes Blues (jazz standard)
composer:
King Oliver (jazz cornetist) (in 1923)
instruments arranger:
Lil Hardin Armstrong (in 1923)
2:54
2Riverside Blues
2:54
3Go 'Long Mule
3:11
4One of These Days
recording of:
Some of These Days
lyricist and composer:
Shelton Brooks
1:55
5Cake Walkin' Babies
2:58
6C.C. Rider
recording of:
C.C. Rider
lyricist and composer:
Ma Rainey
publisher:
Leeds Music Ltd.
3:12
7St. Louis Blues
recording of:
St. Louis Blues
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1913)
3:13
8Railroad Blues
3:22
9Lazy Man Blues
3:15
10Cornet Chop Suey
recording of:
Cornet Chop Suey
composer:
Louis Armstrong
3:17
11Muskrat Ramble
recording of:
Muskrat Ramble (1926 original instrumental version)
composer:
Kid Ory (in 1926)
2:33
12Jazz Lips
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)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1926-11-16)
piano:
Lil Hardin Armstrong (on 1926-11-16)
trombone:
Kid Ory (on 1926-11-16)
recording of:
Jazz Lips (on 1926-11-16)
composer:
Lil Hardin Armstrong
3:02
13Big Butter and Egg Man
recording of:
Big Butter and Egg Man
writer:
Louis Armstrong and Percy Venable (in 1926)
3:00
14Willie the Weeper
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1927-05-07)
banjo and guitar:
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 Hardin Armstrong (on 1927-05-07)
trombone:
John Thomas (early jazz trombonist) (on 1927-05-07)
tuba:
Pete Briggs (on 1927-05-07)
performer:
Louis Armstrong and His Hot Seven (in 1927)
recording of:
Willie the Weeper (on 1927-05-07)
writer:
Marty Bloom, Walter Melrose and Grant Rymal
3:09
15Wild Man Blues
recording of:
Wild Man Blues
composer:
Louis Armstrong and Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe
3:08
16Alligator Crawl
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1927-05-10)
banjo:
Johnny St. Cyr (on 1927-05-10)
clarinet:
Johnny Dodds (on 1927-05-10)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1927-05-10)
drums (drum set):
Warren “Baby” Dodds (on 1927-05-10)
piano:
Lil Hardin Armstrong (on 1927-05-10)
trombone:
John Thomas (early jazz trombonist) (on 1927-05-10)
tuba:
Pete Briggs (on 1927-05-10)
performer:
Louis Armstrong and His Hot Seven (in 1927)
recording of:
Alligator Crawl (on 1927-05-10)
lyricist:
Joe Davis (US lyricist, producer, publisher & promoter) and Andy Razaf
composer:
Fats Waller
3:04
17Melancholy
3:03
18Potato Head Blues
recording of:
Potato Head Blues
composer:
Louis Armstrong
2:57
19Hotter Than That
recording of:
Hotter Than That
composer:
Lil Hardin Armstrong
3:03
20Savoy Blues
recording of:
Savoy Blues
writer:
Kid Ory
3:32
21I'm Not Rough
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1927-12-10)
banjo:
Johnny St. Cyr (on 1927-12-10)
clarinet:
Johnny Dodds (on 1927-12-10)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1927-12-10)
guitar:
Lonnie Johnson (American blues and jazz musician) (on 1927-12-10)
piano:
Lil Hardin Armstrong (on 1927-12-10)
trombone:
Kid Ory (on 1927-12-10)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (in 1927-12, on 1927-12-10)
recording of:
I’m Not Rough (on 1927-12-10)
writer:
Lil Hardin Armstrong
3:04
22Skip the Gutter
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1928-06-27)
banjo:
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:
Skip the Gutter (on 1928-06-27)
writer:
Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
3:07
23West 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)
3:18
▼CD 2
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1St. 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)
3:13
2Tight 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
33:21
3Knockin' a Jug
recording of:
Knockin’ a Jug
composer:
Louis Armstrong and Eddie Condon
3:17
4Mahogany Hall Stomp
recording of:
Mahogany Hall Stomp
composer:
Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
3:17
5Ain't Misbehavin'
recording of:
Ain’t Misbehavin’
lyricist:
Andy Razaf (in 1929)
composer:
Harry Brooks (jazz pianist & songwriter) (in 1929) and Fats Waller (in 1929)
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use!), EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Redwood Music and Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
3:15
6After You've Gone
recording of:
After You’ve Gone
lyricist:
Henry Creamer (in 1918)
composer:
Turner Layton (in 1918)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. and Morley Music Corp.
part of:
For Me and My Gal (1942 movie)
3:17
7Ding Dong Daddy
3:10
8Body and Soul
recording of:
Body and Soul
lyricist:
Frank Eyton (in 1930), Edward Heyman (in 1930) and Robert Sour (in 1930)
composer:
Johnny Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green) (in 1930)
publisher:
Bug Music, Inc., Chappell & Co Ltd., Druropetal Music, Quartet Music Inc., Range Road Music Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company - do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
3:23
9When It's Sleepy Time Down South
recording of:
When It’s Sleepy Time Down South
lyricist:
Leon René and Otis René
composer:
Clarence Muse
publisher:
Leon Rene Publication, Mills Music, Inc. and Otis Rene Publication
3:22
10Lazy River
recording of:
Lazy River
lyricist:
Hoagy Carmichael
composer:
Sidney Arodin
3:06
11Stardust
recording of:
Stardust (the jazz standard)
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
3:37
12Georgia on My Mind
recording of:
Georgia on My Mind
anthem of:
Georgia, United States (from 1979 to present)
lyricist:
Stuart Gorrell (in 1930)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1930)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI), ピアーミュージック (Japan, subsidiary of Nichion), Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd. (from 1930 to present) and Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) (from 1930 to present)
arrangement of:
Georgia On My Mind (Solo piano arrangement)
3:18
13Swing That Music
recording of:
Swing That Music
lyricist and composer:
Louis Armstrong and Horace Gerlach
2:51
14Dippermouth Blues
recording of:
Dippermouth Blues
composer:
King Oliver (jazz cornetist)
2:44
15Struttin' With Some Barbecue
recording of:
Struttin’ With Some Barbecue
composer:
Lil Hardin Armstrong
3:04
16I Got Rhythm
recording of:
I Got Rhythm
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1930)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1930)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV and New World Music Co. (in 1930)
part of:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965 film)
3:36
17Basin Street Blues
recording of:
Basin Street Blues
lyricist and composer:
Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated)
3:28
18Snafu
recording of:
Snafu
writer:
Leonard Feather
4:17
19Frim Fram Sauce
3:15
20My Sweet Hunk O'Trash
recording of:
My Sweet Hunk o’ Trash
lyricist:
Flournoy E. Miller
composer:
James P. Johnson
3:23
21Jack-Armstrong Blues
recording of:
Jack‐Armstrong Blues
writer:
Louis Armstrong and Jack Teagarden
3:04
22Rockin' Chair
recording of:
Rockin’ Chair (1929 Hoagy Carmichael song)
lyricist:
Hoagy Carmichael
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1929)
publisher:
Songs of Peer, Ltd. (ASCAP)
3:08

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ASIN:UK: B000ANXM0M [info]