What can we say about Louis Armstrong that has not already been said before?
Not a great deal really so we will let the music do the talking for us!
On this wonderful collection we cover the early career of perhaps the most famous jazz musician of them all. We capture Louis when he truly was the greatest jazz man alive, including cuts from the famous Hot Fives And Sevens and moving through to the time he disbanded his Big Band and formed the six piece All Stars which was to be his standard line up for the rest of his career.
Also included are a number of duets with such greats as Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Jordan, Bing Crosby and Billie Holiday.
CD1
1. Weather Bird (with Earl Hines)
2. Ory’s Creole Trombone (with His Hot Five)
3. Potato Head Blues (with His Hot Seven)
4. Savoy Blues (with His Hot Five)
5. Struttin’ With Some Barbecue (with His Hot Five)
6. West End Blues (with His Hot Five)
7. Weary Blues (with His Hot Seven)
8. I Got Rhythm (with His Orchestra)
9. I’m In The Mood For Love (with His Orchestra)
10. You Are My Lucky Star (with His Orchestra)
11. La Cucaracha (with His Orchestra)
12. Falling In Love With You (with His Orchestra)
13. I’ve Got My Fingers Crossed (with His Orchestra)
14. Ol’ Man Mose (with His Orchestra)
15. I’m Shooting High (with His Orchestra)
16. Solitude (with His Orchestra)
17. Red Sails In The Sunset (with His Orchestra)
18. Shoe Shine Boy (with His Orchestra)
19. On Treasure Island (with His Orchestra)
20. I Hope Gabriel Likes My Music (with His Orchestra)
21. Thanks A Million (with His Orchestra)
22. Mahogany Hall Stomp (with His Orchestra)
23. The Skeleton In The Closet (with Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra)
24. Shadrack (with the Decca Mixed Chorus)
25. Dippermouth Blues (with Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra)
26. Something Tells Me (with His Orchestra)
CD2
1. Love Walked In (with His Orchestra)
2. Naturally (with His Orchestra)
3. I’m Confessin’ (with His Orchestra)
4. You’re A Lucky Guy (with His Orchestra)
5. Hear Me Talkin’ To Ya (with His Orchestra)
6. Cain And Abel (with His Orchestra)
7. Sweethearts On Parade (with His Orchestra)
8. I Never Knew (with His Orchestra)
9. Please Stop Playing Those Blues, Boys (with Jack Teagarden)
10. You Rascal, You (with Louis Jordan)
11. Dream A Little Dream Of Me (with Ella Fitzgerald)
12. Jack-Armstrong Blues (with Jack Teagarden)
13. Lazybones (with Bing Crosby)
14. (I Want A) Big Butter And Egg Man (with Velma Middleton)
15. Rockin’ Chair (with Jack Teagarden)
16. Can Anyone Explain? (with Ella Fitzgerald)
17. Gone Fishin’ (with Bing Crosby)
18. Who Walks In When I Walk Out? (with Ella Fitzgerald)
19. Life Is So Peculiar (with Louis Jordan)
20. You’re Just In Love (with Bing Crosby)
21. My Sweet Hunk O’ Trash (with Billie Holiday)
22. A Song Was Born (with Jack Teagarden)
23. You Can’t Lose A Broken Heart (with Billie Holiday)
24. Memphis Blues (with Ella Fitzgerald & Bing Crosby)
25. Mack The Knife (with The All Stars)
