The Rough Guide to Jazz Legends: Louis Armstrong

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1▼CD: The Rough Guide to Jazz Legends: Louis Armstrong
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1Willie 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
Louis Armstrong’s Hot Seven3:09
2West 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)
Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra3:11
3Savoy Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-04-05)
double bass:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1939-04-05)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1939-04-05)
guitar:
Lee Blair (on 1939-04-05)
piano:
Luis Russell (on 1939-04-05)
reeds:
Rupert Cole (swing era jazz clarinetist and saxophonist) (on 1939-04-05), Joe Garland (saxophonist, composer) (on 1939-04-05), Charlie Holmes (US jazz saxophonist, active 1920s/1930s) (on 1939-04-05) and Bingie Madison (on 1939-04-05)
trombone:
Wilbur de Paris (on 1939-04-05), J.C. Higginbotham (on 1939-04-05) and George Washington (jazz trombonist) (on 1939-04-05)
trumpet:
Henry “Red” Allen (jazz musician) (on 1939-04-05), Louis Armstrong (on 1939-04-05), Shelton "Scad" Hemphill (on 1939-04-05) and Otis Johnson (trumpet) (on 1939-04-05)
orchestra:
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra (on 1939-04-05)
recording of:
Savoy Blues (on 1939-04-05)
writer:
Kid Ory
Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra3:13
4Heebie 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
Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five2:59
5St. James Infirmary
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:
Louis Armstrong (on 1928-12-12)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1928-12-12)
recording of:
St. James Infirmary (Joe Primrose’s arrangement) (on 1928-12-12)
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)
Louis Armstrong and His Savoy Ballroom Five3:20
6Ain’t Misbehavin’
Louis Armstrong and His All Stars3:08
7Dear Old Southland
orchestra:
Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra (on 1930-04-05)
recording of:
Dear Old Southland (jazz standard) (on 1930-04-05)
lyricist:
Henry Creamer (Lyricist) (in 1921)
composer:
Turner Layton (in 1921)
publisher:
Mills Music
Louis Armstrong3:19
8Hobo You Can’t Ride This Train
recorded in:
Camden, New Jersey, United States (on 1932-12-08)
alto saxophone:
Pete Clark (Jazz altoist born around 1910) (on 1932-12-08) and Edgar Sampson (on 1932-12-08)
alto saxophone and clarinet and clarinet:
Pete Clark (Jazz altoist born around 1910) (on 1932-12-08)
banjo and piano and guitar:
John Trueheart (on 1932-12-08)
bell:
Mezz Mezzrow (on 1932-12-08)
double bass [bass], double bass and tuba and tuba:
Elmer James (on 1932-12-08)
drums (drum set):
Chick Webb (on 1932-12-08)
piano:
Don Kirkpatrick (jazz pianist) (on 1932-12-08)
tenor saxophone:
Elmer Williams (on 1932-12-08)
trombone:
Charlie Green (Trombonist) (on 1932-12-08)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1932-12-08), Louis Bacon (on 1932-12-08), Bill Hicks (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1932-12-08) and Louis Hunt (on 1932-12-08)
violin:
Edgar Sampson (on 1932-12-08)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1932-12-08)
recording of:
Hobo, You Can’t Ride This Train (on 1932-12-08)
writer:
Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra3:00
9That’s My Home (live)
live recording of:
That’s My Home
composer:
Ben Ellison, Leon René and Otis René
Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra4:58
10I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues
recording of:
I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1932)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1932)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
Louis Armstrong3:55
11Perdido Street Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1940-05-27)
double bass:
Wellman Braud (on 1940-05-27)
drums (drum set):
Zutty Singleton (on 1940-05-27)
guitar:
Bernard Addison (on 1940-05-27)
piano:
Luis Russell (on 1940-05-27)
reeds:
Sidney Bechet (on 1940-05-27)
trombone:
Claude Jones (on 1940-05-27)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1940-05-27)
orchestra:
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra (on 1940-05-27)
recording of:
Perdido Street Blues (on 1940-05-27)
composer:
Lil Armstrong
Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra33:06
12When It’s Sleepy Time Down South
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1941-11-16)
alto saxophone:
Rupert Cole (swing era jazz clarinetist and saxophonist) (on 1941-11-16) and Carl Frye (on 1941-11-16)
bass and double bass:
Hayes Alvis (on 1941-11-16)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1941-11-16)
guitar:
Lawrence Lucie (on 1941-11-16)
piano:
Luis Russell (on 1941-11-16)
reeds:
Rupert Cole (swing era jazz clarinetist and saxophonist) (on 1941-11-16)
saxophone:
Joe Garland (saxophonist, composer) (on 1941-11-16)
tenor saxophone:
Joe Garland (saxophonist, composer) (on 1941-11-16) and Prince Robinson (on 1941-11-16)
trombone:
Henderson Chambers (on 1941-11-16), Norman Greene (on 1941-11-16) and George Washington (jazz trombonist) (on 1941-11-16)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1941-11-16), Frank Galbreath (on 1941-11-16), Gene Prince (on 1941-11-16) and Shelton Hemphill (on 1941-11-16)
orchestra:
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra (on 1941-11-16)
instrumental recording of:
When It’s Sleepy Time Down South (on 1941-11-16)
lyricist:
Leon René and Otis René
composer:
Clarence Muse
publisher:
Leon Rene Publication, Mills Music, Inc., Otis Rene Publication and Sherwin Music (publisher)
Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra3:12
13Back O’ Town Blues
Louis Armstrong & His All Stars4:15
14Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans
Louis Armstrong and His Dixieland Seven3:01
15That Lucky Old Sun
recording of:
That Lucky Old Sun
lyricist:
Haven Gillespie (in 1949)
composer:
Beasley Smith (in 1949)
publisher:
Beasley Smith Music, Haven Gillespie Music Publishing Co. and Robbins Music Corp.
Louis Armstrong3:06
16C’est si bon
recording of:
C’est si bon (It's So Good, English version)
lyricist:
André Hornez (in 1947)
composer:
Henri Betti (songwriter and pianist) (in 1947)
translator:
Jerry Seelen (screenwriter, lyricist. songwriter) (in 1949)
publisher:
Éditions Beuscher Arpège
translated version of:
C’est si bon (original French version)
Louis Armstrong3:03
17La Vie en rose
cover recording of:
La Vie en rose (English translation)
lyricist:
Édith Piaf
composer:
Louiguy (French composer Louis Guglielmi)
translator:
Mack David (American lyricist and songwriter)
publisher:
Éditions Beuscher Arpège
sub-publisher:
ピアーミュージック (Peer Music Japan, Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
translated version of:
La Vie en rose (French original)
Louis Armstrong3:25
18Basin Street Blues
recording of:
Basin Street Blues
lyricist and composer:
Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Louis Armstrong4:12
19Struttin’ With Some Barbecue
recording of:
Struttin’ With Some Barbecue
composer:
Lil Hardin Armstrong
Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra2:58
20Mack the Knife
Louis Armstrong and His All Stars3:24
21Blues in the Night
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1957-10-14)
engineer:
Val Valentin
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1957-10-14)
drums (drum set):
Louie Bellson (on 1957-10-14)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist) (on 1957-10-14)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1957-10-14)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1957-10-14)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1957-10-14)
recording of:
Blues in the Night (My Mama Done Tol’ Me) (on 1957-10-14)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1941)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1941)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
part of:
The 14th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Louis Armstrong with Oscar Peterson5:13
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part of:Music Rough Guides (World Music Network) (number: 1253) (order: 253)