The Best of the Complete Louis Armstrong RCA Victor Recordings

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This CD is drawn from the four-CD set of Louis Armstrong's Complete RCA Victor Recordings, and it shows Armstrong in two distinct phases of his career. The first eight tracks are big band recordings from 1932 and '33 when Armstrong's ebullient personality was combining with his brilliant musicianship to make him one of the world's most popular entertainers. He was already able to record a medley of past hits, combining the high-spirited and the sentimental for maximum audience effect, but his trumpet and voice keep emerging in all their original glory on renditions of "I've Got the World on a String" and "St. Louis Blues." The later tracks come from 1946 and '47 when Armstrong had departed the big band format for his All Stars, returning to the improvised counterpoint of the '20s with as fine a band as he ever led. Clarinetist Barney Bigard and trombonist Jack Teagarden stand out, but it's Armstrong's magical presence that makes this music soar with joy. Also included are two meetings with other musical icons, Armstrong providing bluesy trumpet accompaniment to country singer Jimmie Rodgers on a rendition of "Blue Yodel No. 9" and meeting Duke Ellington on record for the first time on "Long, Long Journey." --Stuart Broomer

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Louis Armstrong
Manufacturer: RCA
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ASIN: B00005NNQ2
Release Date: 2001-09-11

That's My Home
Medley Of Armstrong Hits: I'll Be Glad When You're Dead/You Rascal You/When It's Sleepy Time Down...
I've Got The World On A String
I've Got A Right To Sing The Blues
High Society
Basin Street Blues
Mahogany Hall Stomp
St. Louis Blues
Blue Yodel No.9
Long, Long Journey
Back O' Town Blues
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Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans?
Ain't Misbehavin'
Rockin' Chair
Jack Armstrong Blues

The Best of the Complete Louis Armstrong RCA Victor Recordings

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The Best of the Complete Louis Armstrong RCA Victor Recordings
Louis Armstrong
Manufacturer: RCA
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Jazz | Styles | Music

Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music

Traditional Jazz General | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music

Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music

Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music

General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music

Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music

Musicals | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music
ASIN: B00004NKA4
Release Date: 2000-03-07

Tracks:

That's My Home
Medley Of Armstrong Hits: I'll Be Glad When You're Dead/You Rascal You...
I've Got The World On A String
I've Got A Right To Sing The Blues
High Society
Basin Street Blues
Mahogany Hall Stomp
St. Louis Blues
Blue Yodel Number 9
Long, Long Journey
Back O' The Town
Sugar
Do You Know What It Means To MIss New Orleans?
Ain't Misbehavin'
Rockin' Chair
Jack-Armstrong Blues

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This CD is drawn from the four-CD set of Louis Armstrong's Complete RCA Victor Recordings, and it shows Armstrong in two distinct phases of his career. The first eight tracks are big band recordings from 1932 and '33 when Armstrong's ebullient personality was combining with his brilliant musicianship to make him one of the world's most popular entertainers. He was already able to record a medley of past hits, combining the high-spirited and the sentimental for maximum audience effect, but his trumpet and voice keep emerging in all their original glory on renditions of "I've Got the World on a String" and "St. Louis Blues." The later tracks come from 1946 and '47 when Armstrong had departed the big band format for his All Stars, returning to the improvised counterpoint of the '20s with as fine a band as he ever led. Clarinetist Barney Bigard and trombonist Jack Teagarden stand out, but it's Armstrong's magical presence that makes this music soar with joy. Also included are two meetings with other musical icons, Armstrong providing bluesy trumpet accompaniment to country singer Jimmie Rodgers on a rendition of "Blue Yodel No. 9" and meeting Duke Ellington on record for the first time on "Long, Long Journey." --Stuart Broomer

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Grab one while they last .......2007-03-09

This is an nice compilation, cherry-picked from a 4-CD box set, that includes several of Satchmo's best takes from the 1930s and 1940s. This is very enjoyable music, although not on the same exalted level as the Hot 5 and 7 recordings. It's pretty much Armstrong giving it his all, and his supporting orchestras and smaller groups are OK by me. RCA did a very good job remastering this material (using the Cedar process)--it sounds remarkably bright and clear. Liner notes include a detailed discography and a lengthy essay by respected jazz writer/historian Dan Morgenstern. This disc is certainly worth aquiring if you don't want (or can't find) the complete box set.

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