AVID Jazz here presents classic Louis Armstrong albums including original LP liner notes on a finely re-mastered and low priced double CD.
“Satchmo: A Musical Autobiography- Part2 (4th LP)”; “Satchmo Plays King Oliver”; “Louis And The Good Book”.
Our next Louis Armstrong instalment contains the conclusion of the box set “Satchmo: A Musical Autobiography” plus two other fine Armstrong classics. The original liner notes for the King Oliver session run as follows-”This record is a tribute to the man who helped shape Louis Armstrong’s trumpet style back in New Orleans and whose invitation to join his band in Chicago put him in the spotlight which has shone on him ever since”. Players include Peanuts Hucko on clarinet, Trummy Young on trombone, Billie Kyle on piano, Mort Herbert on bass and Danny Barcelona on drums. Again, to quote from the original liner notes for “Louis and the Good Book” “ A jazzman performing spirituals? In a sense that is what he has been doing all along”. For this fine album Louis brings together jazz, blues, work songs and spirituals and mixes them into a fine jazz stew! However he also brings another key element into the mix, the American popular song in slow tempo called the “ballad” or “standard” which would go on to inform the repertoire of every jazz musicians set from that moment on. Players include Trummy Young on trombone, Edmund Hall on clarinet, Billy Kyle on piano, Mort Herbert on bass, Barrett Deems on drums, Everett Barksdale on guitar plus a choir of ten voices.
All classic albums plus have been digitally re-mastered
CD1
1-25: ‘Satchmo: A Musical Autobiography’
1. Narration By Louis Armstrong
2. If I Could Be With You
3. Narration By Louis Armstrong
4. Body And Soul
5. Narration By Louis Armstrong
6. Memories Of You
7. Narration By Louis Armstrong
8. You Rascal, You
9. Narration By Louis Armstrong
10. When It’s Sleepy Time Down South
11. Narration By Louis Armstrong
12. I Surrender, Dear
13. Narration By Louis Armstrong
14. Them There Eyes
15. Narration By Louis Armstrong
16. Lazy River
17. Narration By Louis Armstrong
18. Georgia On My Mind
19. Narration By Louis Armstrong
20. That’s My Home
21. Narration By Louis Armstrong
22. Hobo, You Can’t Ride This Train
23. Narration By Louis Armstrong
24. On The Sunny Side Of The Street
25. Narration By Louis Armstrong
26. St. James Infirmary (Alternate Take) from Satchmo Plays King Oliver
27. I Want A Big Butter And Egg Man (Alternate Take) from Satchmo Plays King Oliver
28. I Ain’t Got Nobody (Alternate Take) from Satchmo Plays King Oliver
29. Panama (Alternate Take) from Satchmo Plays King Oliver
30. Doctor Jazz (Alternate Take) from Satchmo Plays King Oliver
31. Hot Time In The Old Town Tonight (Alternate Take) from Satchmo Plays King Oliver
32: ‘Louis And The Good Book’
32. This Train
CD2
1-11: ‘Louis And The Good Book’
1. Nobody Knows The Trouble I’ve Seen
2. Shadrack
3. Go Down, Moses
4. Rock My Soul
5. Ezekiel Saw De Wheel
6. On My Way
7. Down By The Riverside
8. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
9. Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child
10. Jonah And The Whale
11. Didn’t It Rain
12-23: ‘Satchmo Plays King Oliver’
12. St. James Infirmary
13. I Want A Big Butter And Egg Man
14. I Ain’t Got Nobody
15. Panama
16. Dr Jazz
17. Hot Time In The Old Town Tonight
18. Frankie And Johnny
19. I Ain’t Gonna Give Nobody None Of This Jelly Roll
20. Drop That Sack
21. Jelly Roll Blues
22. Old Kentucky Home
23. Chimes Blues
