The Quintessence, Vol 2: New York – Chicago 1923-1946

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

Tracklist

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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)
2:50
2Tears
recording of:
Tears
composer:
Louis Armstrong and Lil Hardin
3:08
3Texas Blues Moaner
3:11
4Mandy, Make Up Your Mind
recording of:
Mandy, Make Up Your Mind
lyricist:
Grant Clarke and Roy Turk
composer:
Arthur Johnston (American composer and songwriter) and George W. Meyer (Tin Pan Alley songwriter)
3:05
5Cake Walkin’ Babies (From Home)
2:58
6Cold in Hand Blues
3:10
7You’ve Been a Good Ole Wagon
3:23
8Skid Dat Dat
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)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1926-11-16)
recording of:
Skid-dat-de-dat (on 1926-11-16)
composer:
Lil Hardin Armstrong
3:07
9Big Butter and Egg Man
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) and Kid Ory (on 1926-11-16)
recording of:
Big Butter and Egg Man (on 1926-11-16)
writer:
Louis Armstrong and Percy Venable (in 1926)
3:03
10Wild Man Blues
recording of:
Wild Man Blues
composer:
Louis Armstrong and Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe
3:16
11Chicago Breakdown
alto saxophone:
Boyd Atkins (on 1927-05-09) and Joe Walker (US early jazz saxophonist) (on 1927-05-09)
banjo and guitar:
Rip Bassett (on 1927-05-09)
baritone saxophone:
Joe Walker (US early jazz saxophonist) (on 1927-05-09)
clarinet and soprano saxophone:
Boyd Atkins (on 1927-05-09)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1927-05-09) and Bill Wilson (US early jazz cornetist) (on 1927-05-09)
drums (drum set):
Tubby Hall (on 1927-05-09)
piano:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader) (on 1927-05-09)
tenor saxophone:
Albert Washington (jazz tenor sax) (on 1927-05-09)
trombone:
Honoré Dutrey (on 1927-05-09)
tuba:
Pete Briggs (on 1927-05-09)
recording of:
Chicago Breakdown (on 1927-05-09)
composer:
Jelly Roll Morton
3:25
12Alligator 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
3:08
13Twelfth Street Rag
recording of:
Twelfth Street Rag
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Euday L. Bowman
3:10
14Keyhole Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1927-05-13)
banjo:
Johnny St. Cyr (on 1927-05-13)
clarinet:
Johnny Dodds (on 1927-05-13)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1927-05-13)
drums (drum set):
Warren “Baby” Dodds (on 1927-05-13)
piano:
Lil Hardin Armstrong (on 1927-05-13)
trombone:
John Thomas (early jazz trombonist) (on 1927-05-13)
tuba:
Pete Briggs (on 1927-05-13)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1927-05-13)
recording of:
Keyhole Blues (on 1927-05-13)
composer:
Wesley A. Wilson
3:34
15S.O.L. Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1927-05-13)
banjo:
Johnny St. Cyr (on 1927-05-13)
clarinet:
Johnny Dodds (on 1927-05-13)
drums (drum set):
Baby Dodds (on 1927-05-13)
piano:
Lil Hardin Armstrong (on 1927-05-13)
trombone:
John Thomas (early jazz trombonist) (on 1927-05-13)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1927-05-13)
tuba:
Pete Briggs (on 1927-05-13)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1927-05-13)
recording of:
S.O.L. Blues (on 1927-05-13)
lyricist and composer:
Louis Armstrong
2:59
16Gully 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
3:21
17Got No Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1927-12-09)
banjo:
Johnny St. Cyr (on 1927-12-09)
clarinet:
Johnny Dodds (on 1927-12-09)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1927-12-09)
piano:
Lil Hardin Armstrong (on 1927-12-09)
trombone:
Kid Ory (on 1927-12-09)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1927-12-09)
3:21
18Once in a While
recording of:
Once in a While
lyricist:
Bud Green (in 1937)
composer:
Michael Edwards (in 1937)
publisher:
EMI Miller Catalog, Inc. and Miller Music Corp.
part of:
New York, New York (soundtrack of the 1977 film)
3:12
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