The Essential Louis Armstrong [Import]

Editorial Reviews
Album Description
This deluxe four disc book-set contains 92 highlights from the extensive and seminal recordings that Armstrong made in his heyday years between 1925 and 1940, recordings which were to shape the sound of jazz to come. 1995.

Tracks:

Sugar Foot Stomp
Cake Walking Babies (From Home)
Pickin' On Your Baby
Heedie Jeebies
Willie The Weeper
Potato Head Blues
West End Blues
Basin Street Blues
Beau Koo Jack
St. James Infirmary
Tight Like This
I Can't Give You Anything But Love
Ain't Misbehavin'
Black And Blue
That Rhythm Man
St. Louis Blues
Bessie Couldn't Help It
I'm Confessin'

Tracks:

Memories Of You
Shine
Walkin' My Baby Back Home
Blue Again
You Rascal You
When It's Sleepytime Down South
Lazy River
Star Dust
Georgia On My Mind
Shadrack
On The Sunny Side Of The Street
When The Saints Go Marching In
Rockin' Chair
Blueberry HIll
Mack The Knife
Aunt Hagar's Blues
Honeysuckle Rose
A Fine Romance
What A Wonderful World

Customer Reviews:

Wonderful Collection.......2007-05-13

The sound quality is excellent and it is a fabulous selection of his music. Would recommend to new or old fans of Louis Armstrong.

Pops-- The king of jazz trumpet.......2007-03-02

THE ESSENTIAL LOUIS ARMSTRONG is a sweeping overview of THE most influential jazz musician of the 20th Century. Disc one contains Armstrong's New Orleans-styled electrical recordings of the late '20's (note that he had made some acoustic horn stuff prior), while the second CD continues the early sides until midway through, and then offers brief glimpses of Satchmo's career from 1938 to '67.

To mention a single outstanding example, Armstrong's early beautiful tone is clearly evident on his trumpet intro to 1928's "West End Blues," as is his fine scat voice. Beyond that track, all of disc one is certain to be a revelation to those only familiar with Louis' "Hello Dolly" pop-type tunes.

Mastering of the antique 78s in particular is remarkable-- they all sound great! THE ESSENTIAL LOUIS ARMSTRONG is a set that belongs in everyone's collection, not just jazz afficionados. Buy with confidence!

TOTAL RUNNING TIMES --
DISC ONE -- 57:53
DISC TWO -- 63:33

Fabulous.......2007-01-09

This CD package is absolutely wonderful. It came quickly, and I could not have been more pleased with it. Thank you!

What a wonderful world .......2006-12-24

I am not an expert on any kind of music, but like so many others I have long loved the sound of Satchmo. The purity of the horn , the raspy catchy voice, the soul. Satchmo is himself bound up with the Birth of the Blues but one of the things that most gets me is the optimism, and love of life in his music. When he plays and sings 'What a wonderful world' you believe it.

A Drop in the Ocean..........2006-01-24

...of what constitutes Louis' career, so it's hard for it to earn its "Essential" appellation, but still, it's hard to go wrong with this -while you're listening to it, every cut sure seems essential. Some listeners, used to recordings of more recent vintage may be shocked at how lo fi some of this is, but still, I think they'll be able to get past that...Wonderful and beautiful stuff from one of the alltime if not THE alltime, American immortals...

ps - Be sure and pick up LA's collaborations with Ella Fitzgerald: "Ella and Louis" and "Ella and Louis Again" - they are sublime and transcendant.

Average customer rating:

Essential Ellington & Armstrong
Duke Ellington , and Louis Armstrong
Manufacturer: EMI/Blue Note
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Jazz | Styles | Music

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

Blue Note Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music
ASIN: B00008O8D0
Release Date: 2003-03-31

Tracks:

Duke's Place
I'm Just A Lucky So And So
Cotton Tail
Mood Indigo
Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me
The Beautiful American
Black And Tan Fantasy
Drop Me Off At Harlem
The Mooche
In A Mellow Tone
It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
Solitude
Don't Get Around Much Any More
I'm Beginning To See The Light
Just Squeeze Me
I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) (Live)
Azalea

Album Description

Budget price collection from EMI features 17 tracks. Copy Controlled. 2003.

Average customer rating:

Satchmo performing with VERVE
Verve/PolyGram "Essential" a must have
Verve/PolyGram "Essential" a must have
Great Armstrong Collection

The Essential Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong
Manufacturer: Polygram Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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

New Orleans & Dixieland Jazz | Compilations | Jazz | Styles | Music

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Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B000001DZW
Release Date: 1992-11-03

Tracks:

Top Hat, White Tie, & Tails
A Foggy Day
Tin Roof Blues
A Woman Is A Sometime Thing
What's New?
Home (When Shadows Fall)
Someday You'll Be Sorry
Mame
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Customer Reviews:

Satchmo performing with VERVE.......2007-03-13

The sixteen tracks on THE ESSENTIAL LOUIS ARMSTRONG were drawn from the VERVE records archives. These recordings extend to 1966, with the earliest (and majority) from 1957 sessions. Emphasis here is on vocalizations, including two duets with Ella Fitzgerald. These jazz standards are all in stereo, and are uniformly excellent examples of later-career Satchmo. A highly enjoyable album.

TOTAL RUNNING TIME -- 61:39

Verve/PolyGram "Essential" a must have.......2002-08-30

This is a great compilation that will never, never grow old on you! Verve/Polygram's "Essential" series is a great one and this CD is a good example.

You will find yourself singing to the CD, singing after the CD is over and sharing this with your friends and family. This is an "essential" CD to have in your collection, as well as to round out what you have in your collection presently with Louis Armstrong's name on it!

Verve/PolyGram "Essential" a must have.......2002-08-30

This is a great compilation that will never, never grow old on you! Verve/Polygram's "Essential" series is a great one and this CD is a good example.

Great Armstrong Collection.......1999-11-21

This could be the best Louis CD out there. Everytime I play it I find myself singing along. Play it in the morning and it will start your day off right.