Louis Armstrong, Volume 2: I've Got the World on a String, Original Recordings 1930-1933

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1I've Got the World on a String
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1933-01-26)
alto saxophone:
Scoville Browne (on 1933-01-26) and George Oldham (on 1933-01-26)
banjo and resonator guitar [dobro]:
Mike McKendrick (on 1933-01-26)
clarinet:
Scoville Browne (on 1933-01-26), Budd Johnson (on 1933-01-26) and George Oldham (on 1933-01-26)
double bass [bass]:
Bill Oldham (on 1933-01-26)
drums (drum set):
Yank Porter (on 1933-01-26)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1933-01-26)
tenor saxophone:
Budd Johnson (on 1933-01-26)
trombone:
Keg Johnson (on 1933-01-26)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1933-01-26), Zilner Randolph (on 1933-01-26) and Elmer Whitlock (on 1933-01-26)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1933-01-26)
recording of:
I’ve Got the World on a String (on 1933-01-26)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1932)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1932)
publisher:
BMG Gold Songs, EMI Mills Music Inc., MCA Music Publishing, Mills Music, Inc. and S.A. Music Co.
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス, コンソーシアム音楽出版 C・F事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
3:19
2Blue Turning Grey Over You
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1930-02-01)
clarinet:
Teddy Hill (on 1930-02-01), Charlie Holmes (on 1930-02-01) and William Thornton Blue (on 1930-02-01)
double bass:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1930-02-01)
drums (drum set):
Paul Barbarin (on 1930-02-01)
guitar:
Will Johnson (on 1930-02-01)
piano:
Luis Russell (on 1930-02-01)
trombone:
J.C. Higginbotham (on 1930-02-01)
trumpet:
Henry “Red” Allen (on 1930-02-01), Louis Armstrong (on 1930-02-01) and Otis Johnson (on 1930-02-01)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1930-02-01)
recording of:
Blue, Turning Grey Over You (on 1930-02-01)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Thomas Waller
3:29
3I Got Rhythm
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1931-11-06)
alto saxophone:
Lester Boone (on 1931-11-06)
clarinet and soprano saxophone:
George James (on 1931-11-06)
double bass:
John Lindsay (on 1931-11-06)
drums (drum set):
Tubby Hall (on 1931-11-06)
guitar:
Mike McKendrick (on 1931-11-06)
piano:
Charlie Alexander (on 1931-11-06)
tenor saxophone:
Albert Washington (on 1931-11-06)
trombone:
Preston Jackson (on 1931-11-06)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1931-11-06) and Zilner Randolph (on 1931-11-06)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1931-11-06)
recording of:
I Got Rhythm (on 1931-11-06)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1930)
composer:
George Gershwin (in 1930)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV and New World Music Co. (in 1930)
part of:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965 film)
3:06
4Stardust
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1931-11-04)
alto saxophone:
Lester Boone (on 1931-11-04) and George James (on 1931-11-04)
double bass:
John Lindsay (on 1931-11-04)
drums (drum set):
Tubby Hall (on 1931-11-04)
guitar:
Mike McKendrick (on 1931-11-04)
piano:
Charlie Alexander (on 1931-11-04)
tenor saxophone:
Albert Washington (on 1931-11-04)
trombone:
Preston Jackson (on 1931-11-04)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1931-11-04) and Zilner Randolph (on 1931-11-04)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1931-11-04)
recording of:
Stardust (the jazz standard) (on 1931-11-04)
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish (in 1929)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1927)
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc. (ended), All Nations Music, EMI Mills Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing Ltd., Everbright Music Co., Hoagy Publishing Co., Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd. and Songs of Peer, Ltd.
sub-publisher:
イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
part of:
American Splendor
3:35
5Confessin' (That I Love You)
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1930-08-19)
alto saxophone:
Leon Herriford (on 1930-08-19) and Willie Stark (on 1930-08-19)
drums (drum set):
Lionel Hampton (on 1930-08-19)
piano:
Harvey Brooks (on 1930-08-19)
steel guitar:
Ceele Burke (on 1930-08-19)
tenor saxophone:
William Franz (on 1930-08-19)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (on 1930-08-19)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1930-08-19) and Leon Elkins (on 1930-08-19)
tuba:
Reggie Jones (on 1930-08-19)
recording of:
I’m Confessin’ (That I Love You) (on 1930-08-19)
lyricist:
Al J. Neiburg (in 1930)
composer:
Doc Daugherty (in 1930) and Ellis Reynolds (in 1930)
publisher:
Bourne Music Ltd.
version of:
Lookin’ for Another Sweetie
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6When It's Sleepy Time Down South
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1931-04-20)
alto saxophone:
George James (on 1931-04-20)
alto saxophone [alto sax]:
Lester Boone (on 1931-04-20)
drums (drum set):
Tubby Hall (on 1931-04-20)
guitar:
Mike McKendrick (on 1931-04-20)
piano:
Charlie Alexander (on 1931-04-20)
tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
Albert Washington (on 1931-04-20)
trombone:
Preston Jackson (on 1931-04-20)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1931-04-20)
spoken vocals [speech]:
Charlie Alexander (on 1931-04-20) and Louis Armstrong (on 1931-04-20)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1931-04-20)
recording of:
When It’s Sleepy Time Down South (on 1931-04-20)
lyricist:
Leon René and Otis René
composer:
Clarence Muse
publisher:
Leon Rene Publication, Mills Music, Inc., Otis Rene Publication and Sherwin Music
3:24
7I'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
8The Lonesome Road
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1931-11-06)
alto saxophone:
Lester Boone (on 1931-11-06) and George James (on 1931-11-06)
double bass:
John Lindsay (on 1931-11-06)
drums (drum set):
Tubby Hall (on 1931-11-06)
guitar:
Mike McKendrick (on 1931-11-06)
piano:
Charlie Alexander (on 1931-11-06)
tenor saxophone:
Albert Washington (on 1931-11-06)
trombone:
Preston Jackson (on 1931-11-06)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1931-11-06) and Zilner Randolph (on 1931-11-06)
wood block:
Joe Lindsay (on 1931-11-06)
spoken vocals:
Joe Lindsay (on 1931-11-06), Mike McKendrick (on 1931-11-06) and Zilner Randolph (on 1931-11-06)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1931-11-06)
recording of:
Lonesome Road (on 1931-11-06)
lyricist:
Gene Austin
composer:
Nathaniel Shilkret
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Chappell’s • Sydney, Nathaniel Shilkret Music Corp., Paramount Music Corporation and Spier & Coslow Inc.
3:31
9The Peanut Vendor
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1930-12-23)
alto saxophone:
Les Hite (on 1930-12-23) and Marvin Johnson (on 1930-12-23)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Charlie Jones (on 1930-12-23)
double bass:
Joe Bailey (on 1930-12-23)
drums (drum set):
Lionel Hampton (on 1930-12-23)
guitar:
Bill Perkins (on 1930-12-23)
percussion:
Henry Prince (on 1930-12-23)
trombone:
Luther Craven (on 1930-12-23)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1930-12-23), McClure Morris (on 1930-12-23) and Harold Scott (on 1930-12-23)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1930-12-23)
conductor:
Les Hite (on 1930-12-23)
recording of:
The Peanut Vendor (on 1930-12-23)
lyricist:
L. Wolfe Gilbert and Marion Sunshine
composer:
Moisés Simons
translated version of:
El manisero
3:30
10Hobo, You Can't Ride This Train
recorded in:
Camden, New Jersey, United States (on 1932-12-08)
alto saxophone:
Pete Clark (on 1932-12-08) and Edgar Sampson (on 1932-12-08)
alto saxophone and clarinet and clarinet:
Pete Clark (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 (on 1932-12-08)
tenor saxophone:
Elmer Williams (on 1932-12-08)
trombone:
Charlie Green (on 1932-12-08)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1932-12-08), Louis Bacon (on 1932-12-08), Bill Hicks (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
3:06
11That's My Home
recorded in:
Camden, New Jersey, United States (on 1932-12-08)
alto saxophone:
Pete Clark (on 1932-12-08) and Edgar Sampson (on 1932-12-08)
clarinet:
Pete Clark (on 1932-12-08)
double bass [bass] and tuba:
Elmer James (on 1932-12-08)
drums (drum set):
Chick Webb (on 1932-12-08)
guitar:
John Trueheart (on 1932-12-08)
piano:
Don Kirkpatrick (on 1932-12-08)
tenor saxophone:
Elmer Williams (on 1932-12-08)
trombone:
Charlie Green (on 1932-12-08)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1932-12-08), Louis Bacon (on 1932-12-08), Billy Hicks (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:
That’s My Home (on 1932-12-08)
composer:
Ben Ellison, Leon René and Otis René
3:16
12I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1933-01-26)
alto saxophone:
Scoville Browne (on 1933-01-26) and George Oldham (on 1933-01-26)
banjo and resonator guitar [dobro]:
Mike McKendrick (on 1933-01-26)
clarinet:
Scoville Browne (on 1933-01-26), Budd Johnson (on 1933-01-26) and George Oldham (on 1933-01-26)
double bass and double bass [bass]:
Bill Oldham (on 1933-01-26)
drums (drum set):
Yank Porter (on 1933-01-26)
guitar:
Big Mike McKendrick (on 1933-01-26)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1933-01-26)
tenor saxophone:
Budd Johnson (on 1933-01-26)
trombone:
Keg Johnson (on 1933-01-26)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1933-01-26), Zilner Randolph (on 1933-01-26) and Elmer Whitlock (on 1933-01-26)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1933-01-26)
recording of:
I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues (on 1933-01-26)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1932)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1932)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc.
3:05
13Snowball
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1933-01-28)
alto saxophone:
Scoville Browne (on 1933-01-28) and George Oldham (on 1933-01-28)
banjo and resonator guitar [dobro]:
Mike McKendrick (on 1933-01-28)
clarinet:
Scoville Browne (on 1933-01-28), Budd Johnson (on 1933-01-28) and George Oldham (on 1933-01-28)
double bass [bass]:
Bill Oldham (on 1933-01-28)
drums (drum set):
Yank Porter (on 1933-01-28)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1933-01-28)
tenor saxophone:
Budd Johnson (on 1933-01-28)
trombone:
Keg Johnson (on 1933-01-28)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1933-01-28), Zilner Randolph (on 1933-01-28) and Elmer Whitlock (on 1933-01-28)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1933-01-28)
recording of:
Snowball (on 1933-01-28)
writer:
Hoagy Carmichael
3:15
14Sweet Sue, Just You
recording of:
Sweet Sue, Just You
lyricist:
Will J. Harris
composer:
Will J. Harris and Victor Young
publisher:
Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd.
2:48
15Basin Street Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1933-01-27)
alto saxophone:
Scoville Browne (on 1933-01-27) and George Oldham (on 1933-01-27)
banjo and resonator guitar [dobro]:
Mike McKendrick (on 1933-01-27)
clarinet:
Scoville Browne (on 1933-01-27), Budd Johnson (on 1933-01-27) and George Oldham (on 1933-01-27)
double bass [bass]:
Bill Oldham (on 1933-01-27)
drums (drum set):
Yank Porter (on 1933-01-27)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1933-01-27)
tenor saxophone:
Budd Johnson (on 1933-01-27)
trombone:
Keg Johnson (on 1933-01-27)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1933-01-27), Zilner Randolph (on 1933-01-27) and Elmer Whitlock (on 1933-01-27)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1933-01-27)
cover recording of:
Basin Street Blues (on 1933-01-27)
lyricist and composer:
Spencer Williams
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd.
3:29
16Dusky Stevedore
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1933-04-24)
alto saxophone:
Scoville Browne (on 1933-04-24) and George Oldham (on 1933-04-24)
banjo and resonator guitar [dobro]:
Mike McKendrick (on 1933-04-24)
clarinet:
Scoville Browne (on 1933-04-24), Budd Johnson (on 1933-04-24) and George Oldham (on 1933-04-24)
double bass [bass]:
Bill Oldham (on 1933-04-24)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1933-04-24)
piano:
Charlie Beal (on 1933-04-24)
tenor saxophone:
Budd Johnson (on 1933-04-24)
trombone:
Keg Johnson (on 1933-04-24)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1933-04-24), Zilner Randolph (on 1933-04-24) and Elmer Whitlock (on 1933-04-24)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1933-04-24)
recording of:
Dusky Stevedore (on 1933-04-24)
writer:
J. C. Johnson and Andy Razaf
2:58
17There's a Cabin in the Pines
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1933-04-26)
alto saxophone:
Scoville Browne (on 1933-04-26) and George Oldham (on 1933-04-26)
banjo and resonator guitar [dobro]:
Mike McKendrick (on 1933-04-26)
clarinet:
Scoville Browne (on 1933-04-26), Budd Johnson (on 1933-04-26) and George Oldham (on 1933-04-26)
drums (drum set):
Harry Dial (on 1933-04-26)
piano:
Charlie Beal (on 1933-04-26)
tenor saxophone:
Budd Johnson (on 1933-04-26)
trombone:
Keg Johnson (on 1933-04-26)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1933-04-26), Zilner Randolph (on 1933-04-26) and Elmer Whitlock (on 1933-04-26)
tuba:
Bill Oldham (on 1933-04-26)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1933-04-26)
recording of:
There's a Cabin in the Pines (on 1933-04-26)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Hill
3:20
18St. Louis Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1933-04-26)
alto saxophone:
Scoville Browne (on 1933-04-26) and George Oldham (on 1933-04-26)
banjo and resonator guitar [dobro]:
Mike McKendrick (on 1933-04-26)
clarinet:
Scoville Browne (on 1933-04-26), Budd Johnson (on 1933-04-26) and George Oldham (on 1933-04-26)
drums (drum set):
Harry Dial (on 1933-04-26)
piano:
Charlie Beal (on 1933-04-26)
tenor saxophone:
Budd Johnson (on 1933-04-26)
trombone:
Keg Johnson (on 1933-04-26)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1933-04-26), Zilner Randolph (on 1933-04-26) and Elmer Whitlock (on 1933-04-26)
tuba:
Bill Oldham (on 1933-04-26)
recording of:
St. Louis Blues (on 1933-04-26)
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1913)
publisher:
Handy Bros. Music Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
Reuter & Reuter Förlags AB
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