The Essential Recordings 1925 - 1940

~ Release by Louis Armstrong (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

1▼CD: Heebie Jeebies
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1My Heart
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1925-11-12)
banjo:
Johnny St. Cyr (on 1925-11-12)
clarinet:
Johnny Dodds (on 1925-11-12)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1925-11-12)
piano:
Lil Hardin Armstrong (on 1925-11-12)
trombone:
Kid Ory (on 1925-11-12)
recording of:
My Heart (Will Always Lead Me Back to You) (on 1925-11-12)
composer:
Lil Hardin Armstrong
2:34
2Yes! I'm in the Barrel
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1925-11-12)
banjo:
Johnny St. Cyr (on 1925-11-12)
clarinet:
Johnny Dodds (on 1925-11-12)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1925-11-12)
piano:
Lil Armstrong (on 1925-11-12)
trombone:
Kid Ory (on 1925-11-12)
recording of:
Yes, I'm In the Barrel (on 1925-11-12)
composer:
Louis Armstrong
2:46
3Gut Bucket Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1925-11-12)
banjo:
Johnny St. Cyr (on 1925-11-12)
clarinet:
Johnny Dodds (on 1925-11-12)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1925-11-12)
piano:
Lil Hardin Armstrong (on 1925-11-12)
trombone:
Kid Ory (on 1925-11-12)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1925-11-12)
recording of:
Gut Bucket Blues (on 1925-11-12)
composer:
Louis Armstrong
2:50
4Come Back Sweet Papa
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1926-02-22)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Johnny Dodds (on 1926-02-22)
banjo:
Johnny St. Cyr (on 1926-02-22)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1926-02-22)
piano:
Lil Armstrong (on 1926-02-22)
trombone:
Kid Ory (on 1926-02-22)
recording of:
Come Back Sweet Papa (on 1926-02-22)
composer:
Paul Barbarin (jazz drummer from New Orleans) and Luis Russell
2:34
5Heebie 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
2:59
6Cornet Chop Suey
recording of:
Cornet Chop Suey (on 1926-02-26)
composer:
Louis Armstrong
3:08
7Oriental Strut
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:
Louis Armstrong (on 1926-02-26)
piano:
Lil Hardin Armstrong (on 1926-02-26)
trombone:
Kid Ory (on 1926-02-26)
recording of:
Oriental Strut (on 1926-02-26)
writer:
Johnny St. Cyr
3:11
8Muskrat Ramble
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:
Louis Armstrong (on 1926-02-26)
piano:
Lil Hardin Armstrong (on 1926-02-26)
trombone:
Kid Ory (on 1926-02-26)
recording of:
Muskrat Ramble (1926 original instrumental version) (on 1926-02-26)
composer:
Kid Ory (in 1926)
sub-publisher:
Carl Gehrmans Musikförlag
2:36
9Don't Forget to Mess Around
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1926-06-16)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Johnny Dodds (on 1926-06-16)
banjo:
Johnny St. Cyr (on 1926-06-16)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1926-06-16)
piano:
Lil Hardin Armstrong (on 1926-06-16)
trombone:
Kid Ory (on 1926-06-16)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1926-06-16)
recording of:
Don’t Forget to Mess Around (on 1926-06-16)
writer:
Louis Armstrong and Paul Barbarin (jazz drummer from New Orleans)
3:16
10King of the Zulus
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1926-06-23)
banjo:
Johnny St. Cyr (on 1926-06-23)
clarinet:
Johnny Dodds (on 1926-06-23)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1926-06-23)
piano:
Lil Hardin Armstrong (on 1926-06-23)
trombone:
Kid Ory (on 1926-06-23)
spoken vocals:
Clarence Babcock (on 1926-06-23)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1926-06-23) and Lil Hardin Armstrong (on 1926-06-23)
recording of:
King of the Zulus (on 1926-06-23)
composer:
Lil Hardin Armstrong
3:12
11Sweet Little Papa
recording of:
Sweet Little Papa (on 1926-06-23)
composer:
Kid Ory
2:51
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
3:09
13Skid-Dat-De-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
3:12
14I Want a Big 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)
3:12
15You Made Me Love You
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1926-11-27)
banjo:
Johnny St. Cyr (on 1926-11-27)
clarinet:
Johnny Dodds (on 1926-11-27)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1926-11-27)
piano:
Lil Hardin Armstrong (on 1926-11-27)
trombone:
Hy Clark (US jazz trombonist) (on 1926-11-27)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1926-11-27)
recording of:
You Made Me Love You (on 1926-11-27)
writer:
Louis Armstrong and Percy Venable
2:58
16Willie 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
3:10
17Wild Man Blues
recording of:
Wild Man Blues (on 1927-05-07)
composer:
Louis Armstrong and Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe
3:16
18Alligator 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
3:05
19Potato Head Blues
recording of:
Potato Head Blues (on 1927-05-10)
composer:
Louis Armstrong
2:58
20Weary Blues
recording of:
Weary Blues (on 1927-05-11)
lyricist:
George Cates and Mort Greene
composer:
Artie Matthews
3:03
21Keyhole 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
3:31
22S.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
23Gully 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
3:22
24That's When I'll Come Back to You
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):
Warren “Baby” Dodds (on 1927-05-14)
piano and additional vocals:
Lil Hardin 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:
That’s When I’ll Come Back to You (on 1927-05-14)
lyricist and composer:
Fred Biggs
2:55
2▶CD: West End Blues
3▶CD: Sweethearts on Parade
4▶CD: Swing That Music