Rétrospective 1923-1956

~ Release by Louis Armstrong (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Individual discs have catalog numbers 984 956-3, 984 956-4, 984 956-5

Tracklist

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1CD: 1923-1931
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1Chimes Blues
recording of:
Chimes Blues (jazz standard)
composer:
King Oliver (in 1923)
instruments arranger:
Lil Hardin Armstrong (in 1923)
2:58
2Froggie Moore
3:04
3Copenhagen
3:03
4Everybody Loves My Baby (But My Baby Don't Love Nobody but Me)2:35
5Cake Walking Baby From Home3:02
6The St. Loius Blues
3:10
7Gut Bucket Blues
recording of:
Gut Bucket Blues
composer:
Louis Armstrong
2:47
8Heebies 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
2:56
9Cornet Chop Suey
recording of:
Cornet Chop Suey
composer:
Louis Armstrong
3:04
10Muskrat 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
2:33
11Potato Head Blues
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):
Baby Dodds (on 1927-05-10)
piano:
Lil Hardin Armstrong (on 1927-05-10)
trombone:
John Thomas (on 1927-05-10)
tuba:
Pete Briggs (on 1927-05-10)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1927-05-10)
orchestra:
Louis Armstrong and His Hot Seven (on 1927-05-10)
recording of:
Potato Head Blues (on 1927-05-10)
composer:
Louis Armstrong
3:00
12Twelfth Street Rag
recording of:
Twelfth Street Rag
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Euday L. Bowman
3:08
13Fireworks
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1928-06-27)
banjo and guitar:
Mancy "Peck" Carr (on 1928-06-27)
clarinet:
Jimmy Strong (on 1928-06-27)
cymbal:
Zutty Singleton (on 1928-06-27)
piano:
Earl Hines (on 1928-06-27)
trombone:
Fred Robinson (on 1928-06-27)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1928-06-27)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1928-06-27)
recording of:
Fireworks (on 1928-06-27)
lyricist and composer:
Spencer Williams
3:11
14West End Blues
recording of:
West End Blues (Armstrong recording)
composer:
King Oliver (in 1928)
arranger:
Louis Armstrong (in 1928)
arrangement of:
West End Blues (original instrumental)
3:23
15Weather Bird
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1928-12-05)
piano:
Earl Hines (on 1928-12-05)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1928-12-05)
recording of:
Weather Bird (on 1928-12-05)
composer:
Louis Armstrong
2:47
16St. James Infirmary
recording of:
St. James Infirmary (Joe Primrose’s arrangement)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
arranger:
Joe Primrose
publisher:
EMI Harmonies Limited
arrangement of:
St. James Infirmary
version of:
The Unfortunate Lass (Bad Girl's Lament)
3:19
17Tight Like This
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 (on 1928-12-12)
tenor saxophone:
Jimmy Strong (on 1928-12-12)
trombone:
Fred Robinson (on 1928-12-12)
trumpet and lead vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1928-12-12)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1928-12-12)
performer:
Louis Armstrong and His Savoy Ballroom Five (on 1928-12-12)
recording of:
Tight Like This (on 1928-12-12)
lyricist and composer:
Langston Curl
3:16
18I Can't Give You Anything but Love3:30
19When You're Smiling (The Whole World Smiles With You)
3:28
20St. Loius Blues
recording of:
St. Louis Blues
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1913)
publisher:
Handy Bros. Music Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
Reuter & Reuter Förlags AB
3:01
21I'm a Ding Dong Daddy (From Dumas)3:12
22Memories of You
recording of:
Memories of You
lyricist:
Andy Razaf (in 1930)
composer:
Eubie Blake (in 1930)
publisher:
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
3:15
23(I'll Be Glad When You're Dead) You Rascal You
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1931-04-28)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Lester Boone (on 1931-04-28)
baritone saxophone:
George James (on 1931-04-28)
double bass:
[unknown] (on 1931-04-28)
drums (drum set):
Tubby Hall (on 1931-04-28)
guitar:
Mike McKendrick (on 1931-04-28)
piano:
Charlie Alexander (on 1931-04-28)
tenor saxophone:
Albert Washington (on 1931-04-28)
trombone:
Preston Jackson (on 1931-04-28)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1931-04-28)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1931-04-28)
recording of:
I’ll Be Glad When You’re Dead, You Rascal You (on 1931-04-28)
lyricist and composer:
Sam Theard
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd.
3:15
24When It's Sleepy Time Down South3:24
2CD: 1931-1947
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1Stardust3:39
2Georgia on My Mind
recording of:
Georgia on My Mind
anthem of:
Georgia, United States (from 1979 to present)
lyricist:
Stuart Gorrell (in 1930)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1930)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation, Peermusic III, Ltd., Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd. (from 1930 to present) and Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. (from 1930 to present)
sub-publisher:
ピアーミュージック
arrangement of:
Georgia on My Mind (Solo piano arrangement)
3:22
3On the Sunny Side of the Street (Part I / Part II)6:03
4You Are My Lucky Star
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1935-10-03)
double bass:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1935-10-03)
drums (drum set):
Paul Barbarin (on 1935-10-03)
guitar:
Lee Blair (on 1935-10-03)
piano:
Luis Russell (on 1935-10-03)
reeds:
Charlie Holmes (on 1935-10-03), Henry “Moon” Jones (on 1935-10-03) and Bingie Madison (on 1935-10-03)
tenor saxophone:
Greely Walton (on 1935-10-03)
trombone:
Jimmy Archey (on 1935-10-03) and Harry White (on 1935-10-03)
trumpet:
Gus Aiken (on 1935-10-03), Louis Armstrong (on 1935-10-03), Louis Bacon (on 1935-10-03) and Leonard "Ham" Davis (on 1935-10-03)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1935-10-03)
orchestra:
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra (on 1935-10-03)
recording of:
You Are My Lucky Star (from 1935’s “Broadway Melody of 1936” and 1952’s “Singin’ in the Rain”) (on 1934-10-03)
lyricist:
Arthur Freed (until 1935-08-25)
composer:
Nacio Herb Brown (until 1935-08-25)
publisher:
Robbins Music Corporation
part of:
New York, New York (1977 musical film soundtrack)
part of:
Singin’ in the Rain (stage musical)
part of:
Singin’ in the Rain (soundtrack of the 1952 film)
2:58
5La Cucaracha
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1935-10-03)
double bass:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1935-10-03)
drums (drum set):
Paul Barbarin (on 1935-10-03)
guitar:
Lee Blair (on 1935-10-03)
piano:
Luis Russell (on 1935-10-03)
reeds:
Charlie Holmes (on 1935-10-03), Henry “Moon” Jones (on 1935-10-03) and Bingie Madison (on 1935-10-03)
tenor saxophone:
Greely Walton (on 1935-10-03)
trombone:
Jimmy Archey (on 1935-10-03) and Harry White (on 1935-10-03)
trumpet:
Gus Aiken (on 1935-10-03), Louis Armstrong (on 1935-10-03), Louis Bacon (on 1935-10-03) and Leonard "Ham" Davis (on 1935-10-03)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1935-10-03)
orchestra:
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra (on 1935-10-03)
recording of:
La cucaracha (on 1934-10-03)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
2:39
6On a Cocoanut Island
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1936-08-18)
double bass:
Joe Nawahi (on 1936-08-18)
drums (drum set) and vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton (on 1936-08-18)
guitar:
George Archer (on 1936-08-18) and Harry Baty (on 1936-08-18)
steel guitar:
Sam Koki (on 1936-08-18)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1936-08-18)
vocals:
George Archer (on 1936-08-18), Louis Armstrong (on 1936-08-18), Harry Baty (on 1936-08-18) and Joe Nawahi (on 1936-08-18)
recording of:
On a Coconut Island (on 1936-08-18)
lyricist:
Robert Alex Anderson
composer:
Robert Alex Anderson (in 1936)
3:17
7Swing That Music
recording of:
Swing That Music
lyricist and composer:
Louis Armstrong and Horace Gerlach
2:57
8Carry Me Back to Old Virginny
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1937-04-07)
guitar:
Bernard Addison (on 1937-04-07) and John Mills, Sr. (on 1937-04-07)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1937-04-07)
baritone vocals:
Harry Mills (on 1937-04-07)
bass vocals:
John Mills, Sr. (on 1937-04-07)
tenor vocals:
Donald Mills (on 1937-04-07) and Herbert Mills (on 1937-04-07)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1937-04-07) and The Mills Brothers (on 1937-04-07)
recording of:
Carry Me Back to Old Virginny (on 1937-04-07)
composer:
James A. Bland
3:04
9Alexander's Rag
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1937-07-07)
alto saxophone:
Pete Clark (on 1937-07-07)
double bass:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1937-07-07)
drums (drum set):
Paul Barbarin (on 1937-07-07)
guitar:
Lee Blair (on 1937-07-07)
piano:
Luis Russell (on 1937-07-07)
reeds:
Charlie Holmes (on 1937-07-07), Bingie Madison (on 1937-07-07) and Albert Nicholas (on 1937-07-07)
trombone:
J.C. Higginbotham (on 1937-07-07), George Matthews (on 1937-07-07) and George Washington (on 1937-07-07)
trumpet:
Henry “Red” Allen (on 1937-07-07), Louis Armstrong (on 1937-07-07), Louis Bacon (on 1937-07-07) and Shelton "Scad" Hemphill (on 1937-07-07)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1937-07-07)
orchestra:
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra (on 1937-07-07)
recording of:
Alexander’s Ragtime Band (on 1937-07-07)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1911)
publisher:
Williamson Music, Inc.
2:39
10When the Saints Go Marching In
recording of:
When the Saints Go Marching In (Louis Armstrong’s version)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
arranger:
Louis Armstrong
version of:
When the Saints Go Marching In
2:46
11Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1938-06-14)
bell, drums (drum set), vibraphone and xylophone:
Paul Barbarin (on 1938-06-14)
double bass:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1938-06-14)
guitar:
Lee Blair (on 1938-06-14)
piano:
Luis Russell (on 1938-06-14)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1938-06-14) and The CBS Choir (on 1938-06-14)
arranger:
Lyn Murray
recording of:
Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen (on 1938-06-14)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
publisher:
C. Mose Music
3:13
12Bye and Bye
2:37
13Wolverine Blues3:20
14W.P.A.
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1940-04-10)
guitar:
Norman Brown (on 1940-04-10)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1940-04-10)
baritone vocals:
Harry Mills
bass vocals:
John Mills, Sr.
tenor vocals:
Donald Mills and Herbert Mills
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1940-04-10), The Mills Brothers (on 1940-04-10), Donald Mills (on 1940-04-10), Harry Mills (on 1940-04-10), Herbert Mills (on 1940-04-10) and John Mills, Sr. (on 1940-04-10)
recording of:
W.P.A. (on 1940-04-10)
lyricist and composer:
Jesse Stone
2:47
15Cain and Abel
3:01
16Down in Honky Tonk Town
recording of:
Down in Honky Tonk Town (on 1940-05-27)
writer:
Charles McCarron (in 1916) and Chris Smith (in 1916)
3:05
17Coal Cart Blues2:57
18I'll Get Mine Bye and Bye3:04
19Coquette
recording of:
Coquette
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Johnny Green and Carmen Lombardo
2:37
20You Won't Be Satisfied (Until You Break My Heart)
3:00
21Back O'Town Blues3:23
22Where the Blues Were Born in New Orleans3:12
23Someday
recording of:
Someday
composer:
Louis Armstrong
3:03
24When It's Sleepy Time Down South3:11
3CD: 1947-1956
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1High Society
recording of:
High Society (jazz standard, with lyrics added c. 1920s to a 1901 march, supposedly never performed except instrumentally)
lyricist:
Walter Melrose
composer:
Porter Steele (in 1901-04)
is based on:
High Society (march composed by Porter Steele in 1901)
3:37
2Rockin' Chair
recording of:
Rockin’ Chair (1929 Hoagy Carmichael song)
lyricist:
Hoagy Carmichael
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1929)
publisher:
Songs of Peer, Ltd.
3:18
3Blueberry Hill2:57
4New Orleans Function (Part I: Flee as a Bird / Part II: Oh Din't He Ramble)6:58
5La Vie en rose
trumpet and lead vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1950-06-26)
performer:
Sy Oliver and His Orchestra (on 1950-06-26)
cover recording of:
La Vie en rose (English translation) (on 1950-06-26)
lyricist:
Édith Piaf
composer:
Louiguy
translator:
Mack David
publisher:
Éditions Beuscher Arpège
sub-publisher:
ピアーミュージック
translated version of:
La Vie en rose (French original)
3:31
6C'est si bon (It's So Good)
recording of:
C’est si bon (It's So Good, English version)
lyricist:
André Hornez (in 1947)
composer:
Henri Betti (in 1947)
translator:
Jerry Seelen (in 1949)
publisher:
Éditions Beuscher Arpège
translated version of:
C’est si bon (original French version)
3:07
7You Rascal You
3:13
8Dream a Little Dream of Me3:09
9A Kiss to Build a Dream On
recording of:
A Kiss to Build a Dream On
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (in 1935) and Bert Kalmar (in 1935)
composer:
Harry Ruby (in 1935)
publisher:
EMI Miller Catalog, Inc.
part of:
The 24th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
part of:
The Strip (1951 film)
3:00
10(I Wonder Why) You're Just in Love
2:44
11(When We Are Dancing) I Get Ideas
3:30
12Ramona
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1953-04-21)
alto saxophone:
Dick Jacobs (on 1953-04-21) and Milt Yaner (on 1953-04-21)
clarinet:
Barney Bigard (on 1953-04-21)
double bass:
Arvell Shaw (on 1953-04-21)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1953-04-21)
guitar:
Everett Barksdale (on 1953-04-21)
piano:
Joe Bushkin (on 1953-04-21)
tenor saxophone:
Sam Taylor (on 1953-04-21)
trombone:
Trummy Young (on 1953-04-21)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1953-04-21)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1953-04-21)
recording of:
Ramona (English version) (on 1953-04-21)
lyricist:
L. Wolfe Gilbert
composer:
Mabel Wayne (in 1928)
2:51
13Otchi-tchor-ni-ya (Dark Eyes)
recording of:
Otchi-Tchor-Ni-Ya
writer:
[traditional]
is based on:
Очи чёрные (Dark Eyes, original version by Y. Hrebinka)
5:37
14St. Louis Blues
recording of:
St. Louis Blues
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1913)
publisher:
Handy Bros. Music Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
Reuter & Reuter Förlags AB
9:00
15The Whiffenpoof Song4:52
16Now You Has Jazz
recording of:
Now You Has Jazz (High Society musical romantic comedy film)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (in 1956)
4:19
17Mack the Knife
cover recording of:
Mack the Knife (1954 Blitzstein translation)
lyricist:
Bertolt Brecht
composer:
Kurt Weill
translator:
Marc Blitzstein (in 1954)
publisher:
Universal Edition
translated version of:
Die Dreigroschenoper: Vorspiel. Die Moritat von Mackie Messer
3:57
18A Foggy Day4:33
19When It's Sleepy Time Down South1:52