Volume 6: St. Louis Blues

~ Release by Louis Armstrong (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1I Ain’t Got Nobody (vocal)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1929-12-10)
alto saxophone:
Charlie Holmes (on 1929-12-10) and Albert Nicholas (on 1929-12-10)
double bass:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1929-12-10)
drums (drum set):
Paul Barbarin (on 1929-12-10)
guitar:
Will Johnson (on 1929-12-10)
piano:
Luis Russell (on 1929-12-10)
tenor saxophone:
Teddy Hill (on 1929-12-10)
trombone:
J.C. Higginbotham (on 1929-12-10)
trumpet:
Henry “Red” Allen (on 1929-12-10), Louis Armstrong (on 1929-12-10) and Otis Johnson (on 1929-12-10)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1929-12-10)
orchestra:
Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra (in 1929)
recording of:
I Ain’t Got Nobody (on 1929-12-10)
lyricist:
Roger Graham
composer:
Spencer Williams
2:47
2I Ain’t Got Nobody (non-vocal)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1929-12-10)
alto saxophone:
Charlie Holmes (on 1929-12-10) and Albert Nicholas (on 1929-12-10)
double bass:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1929-12-10)
drums (drum set):
Paul Barbarin (on 1929-12-10)
guitar:
Will Johnson (on 1929-12-10)
tenor saxophone:
Teddy Hill (on 1929-12-10)
trombone:
J.C. Higginbotham (on 1929-12-10)
trumpet:
Henry “Red” Allen (on 1929-12-10), Louis Armstrong (on 1929-12-10) and Otis Johnson (on 1929-12-10)
instrumental recording of:
I Ain’t Got Nobody (on 1929-12-10)
lyricist:
Roger Graham
composer:
Spencer Williams
3:00
3Dallas Blues (vocal)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1929-12-10)
clarinet:
Teddy Hill (on 1929-12-10), Charlie Holmes (on 1929-12-10) and Albert Nicholas (on 1929-12-10)
double bass:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1929-12-10)
drums (drum set):
Paul Barbarin (on 1929-12-10)
guitar:
Will Johnson (on 1929-12-10)
piano:
Luis Russell (on 1929-12-10)
trombone:
J.C. Higginbotham (on 1929-12-10)
trumpet:
Henry “Red” Allen (on 1929-12-10), Louis Armstrong (on 1929-12-10) and Otis Johnson (on 1929-12-10)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1929-12-10)
recording of:
Dallas Blues (on 1929-12-10)
lyricist and composer:
Lloyd Garrett and Hart Wand
3:18
4Dallas Blues (non-vocal)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1929-12-10)
clarinet:
Teddy Hill (on 1929-12-10), Charlie Holmes (on 1929-12-10) and Albert Nicholas (on 1929-12-10)
double bass:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1929-12-10)
drums (drum set):
Paul Barbarin (on 1929-12-10)
guitar:
Will Johnson (on 1929-12-10)
trombone:
J.C. Higginbotham (on 1929-12-10)
trumpet:
Henry “Red” Allen (on 1929-12-10), Louis Armstrong (on 1929-12-10) and Otis Johnson (on 1929-12-10)
3:18
5Saint Louis Blues (vocal)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1929-12-13)
alto saxophone:
Charlie Holmes (on 1929-12-13) and Albert Nicholas (on 1929-12-13)
double bass:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1929-12-13)
drums (drum set):
Paul Barbarin (on 1929-12-13)
guitar:
Will Johnson (on 1929-12-13)
piano:
Luis Russell (on 1929-12-13)
tenor saxophone:
Teddy Hill (on 1929-12-13)
trombone:
J.C. Higginbotham (on 1929-12-13)
trumpet:
Henry “Red” Allen (on 1929-12-13), Louis Armstrong (on 1929-12-13) and Otis Johnson (on 1929-12-13)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1929-12-13)
recording of:
St. Louis Blues (on 1929-12-13)
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1913)
publisher:
Handy Bros. Music Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
Reuter & Reuter Förlags AB
3:04
6Saint Louis Blues (non-vocal, Take A)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1929-12-13)
alto saxophone:
Charlie Holmes (on 1929-12-13) and Albert Nicholas (on 1929-12-13)
double bass:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1929-12-13)
drums (drum set):
Paul Barbarin (on 1929-12-13)
guitar:
Will Johnson (on 1929-12-13)
tenor saxophone:
Teddy Hill (on 1929-12-13)
trombone:
J.C. Higginbotham (on 1929-12-13)
trumpet:
Henry “Red” Allen (on 1929-12-13), Louis Armstrong (on 1929-12-13) and Otis Johnson (on 1929-12-13)
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
7Saint Louis Blues (non-vocal, Take B)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1929-12-13)
alto saxophone:
Charlie Holmes (on 1929-12-13) and Albert Nicholas (on 1929-12-13)
double bass:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1929-12-13)
drums (drum set):
Paul Barbarin (on 1929-12-13)
guitar:
Will Johnson (on 1929-12-13)
tenor saxophone:
Teddy Hill (on 1929-12-13)
trombone:
J.C. Higginbotham (on 1929-12-13)
trumpet:
Henry “Red” Allen (on 1929-12-13), Louis Armstrong (on 1929-12-13) and Otis Johnson (on 1929-12-13)
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
2:59
8Rockin' Chair
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1929-12-13)
alto saxophone:
Charlie Holmes (on 1929-12-13) and Albert Nicholas (on 1929-12-13)
double bass:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1929-12-13)
guitar:
Will Johnson (on 1929-12-13)
piano:
Luis Russell (on 1929-12-13)
tenor saxophone:
Teddy Hill (on 1929-12-13)
trombone:
J.C. Higginbotham (on 1929-12-13)
trumpet:
Henry “Red” Allen (on 1929-12-13), Louis Armstrong (on 1929-12-13) and Otis Johnson (on 1929-12-13)
vibraphone:
Paul Barbarin (on 1929-12-13)
additional vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1929-12-13)
lead vocals:
Hoagy Carmichael (on 1929-12-13)
recording of:
Rockin’ Chair (1929 Hoagy Carmichael song) (on 1929-12-13)
lyricist:
Hoagy Carmichael
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1929)
publisher:
Songs of Peer, Ltd.
3:24
9Song of the Islands
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1930-01-24)
alto saxophone:
Charlie Holmes (on 1930-01-24) and Albert Nicholas (on 1930-01-24)
double bass:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1930-01-24)
drums (drum set):
Paul Barbarin (on 1930-01-24)
guitar:
Will Johnson (on 1930-01-24)
piano and vibraphone:
Luis Russell (on 1930-01-24)
tenor saxophone:
Teddy Hill (on 1930-01-24)
trombone:
J.C. Higginbotham (on 1930-01-24)
trumpet:
Henry “Red” Allen (on 1930-01-24), Louis Armstrong (on 1930-01-24) and Otis Johnson (on 1930-01-24)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1930-01-24)
recording of:
Song of the Islands (Na Lei O Hawaii) (on 1930-01-24)
lyricist and composer:
Charles E. King
3:31
10Bessie Couldn't Help It
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1930-02-01)
alto saxophone:
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)
tenor saxophone:
Teddy Hill (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)
orchestra:
Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra (in 1930)
recording of:
Bessie Couldn’t Help It (on 1930-02-01)
writer:
Charles A. Bayha, Jacques Richmond and Byron Warner
3:24
11Blue, 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
3:31
12Dear Old Southland
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1930-04-05)
piano:
Buck Washington (on 1930-04-05)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1930-04-05)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1930-04-05)
recording of:
Dear Old Southland (jazz standard) (on 1930-04-05)
lyricist:
Henry Creamer (in 1921)
composer:
Turner Layton (in 1921)
publisher:
Mills Music
3:20
13My Sweet
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1930-04-05)
alto saxophone:
Bobby Holmes (on 1930-04-05) and Ted McCord (on 1930-04-05)
drums (drum set):
Willie Lynch (on 1930-04-05)
guitar:
Bernard Addison (on 1930-04-05)
piano:
Joe Turner (on 1930-04-05) and Buck Washington (on 1930-04-05)
tenor saxophone:
Castor McCord (on 1930-04-05)
trombone:
Henry Hicks (on 1930-04-05)
trumpet:
Ed Anderson (on 1930-04-05) and Louis Armstrong (on 1930-04-05)
tuba:
Lavert Hutchinson (on 1930-04-05)
vibraphone:
Unknown, probably Joe Turner (on 1930-04-05)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1930-04-05)
recording of:
My Sweet (on 1930-04-05)
lyricist:
Stuart Gorrell
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael
3:23
14I Can't Believe that You're in Love with Me
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1930-04-05)
alto saxophone:
Bobby Holmes (on 1930-04-05) and Ted McCord (on 1930-04-05)
drums (drum set):
Willie Lynch (on 1930-04-05)
guitar:
Bernard Addison (on 1930-04-05)
piano:
Joe Turner (on 1930-04-05)
tenor saxophone:
Castor McCord (on 1930-04-05)
trombone:
Henry Hicks (on 1930-04-05)
trumpet:
Ed Anderson (on 1930-04-05) and Louis Armstrong (on 1930-04-05)
tuba:
Lavert Hutchinson (on 1930-04-05)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1930-04-05)
recording of:
I Can’t Believe That You’re in Love With Me (on 1930-04-05)
lyricist:
Clarence Gaskill
composer:
Jimmy McHugh
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc.
3:11
15Indian Cradle Song
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1930-05-04)
alto saxophone:
Bobby Holmes (on 1930-05-04) and Ted McCord (on 1930-05-04)
drums (drum set):
Willie Lynch (on 1930-05-04)
guitar:
Bernard Addison (on 1930-05-04)
piano:
Joe Turner (on 1930-05-04)
tenor saxophone:
Castor McCord (on 1930-05-04)
trombone:
Henry Hicks (on 1930-05-04)
trumpet:
Ed Anderson (on 1930-05-04) and Louis Armstrong (on 1930-05-04)
tuba:
Lavert Hutchinson (on 1930-05-04)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1930-05-04)
3:02
16Exactly Like You
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1930-05-04)
alto saxophone:
Bobby Holmes (on 1930-05-04) and Ted McCord (on 1930-05-04)
drums (drum set):
Willie Lynch (on 1930-05-04)
guitar:
Bernard Addison (on 1930-05-04)
piano:
Joe Turner (on 1930-05-04)
tenor saxophone:
Castor McCord (on 1930-05-04)
trombone:
Henry Hicks (on 1930-05-04)
trumpet:
Ed Anderson (on 1930-05-04) and Louis Armstrong (on 1930-05-04)
tuba:
Lavert Hutchinson (on 1930-05-04)
vibraphone:
Unknown, probably Joe Turner (on 1930-05-04)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1930-05-04)
recording of:
Exactly Like You (on 1930-05-04)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (in 1930)
writer:
Fritz Löhner-Beda
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (in 1930)
3:32
17Dinah
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1930-05-04)
alto saxophone:
Bobby Holmes (on 1930-05-04) and Ted McCord (on 1930-05-04)
drums (drum set):
Willie Lynch (on 1930-05-04)
guitar:
Bernard Addison (on 1930-05-04)
piano:
Joe Turner (on 1930-05-04)
tenor saxophone:
Castor McCord (on 1930-05-04)
trombone:
Henry Hicks (on 1930-05-04)
trumpet:
Ed Anderson (on 1930-05-04) and Louis Armstrong (on 1930-05-04)
tuba:
Lavert Hutchinson (on 1930-05-04)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1930-05-04)
recording of:
Dinah (on 1930-05-04)
lyricist:
Sam M. Lewis and Joe Young
composer:
Harry Akst
publisher:
B & G Akst Publishing Co., EMI Mills Music Inc. and Morley Music Corp.
part of:
The Girl’s Suite
3:21
18Tiger Rag
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1930-05-04)
alto saxophone:
Bobby Holmes (on 1930-05-04) and Ted McCord (on 1930-05-04)
drums (drum set):
Willie Lynch (on 1930-05-04)
guitar:
Bernard Addison (on 1930-05-04)
piano:
Joe Turner (on 1930-05-04)
tenor saxophone:
Castor McCord (on 1930-05-04)
trombone:
Henry Hicks (on 1930-05-04)
trumpet:
Ed Anderson (on 1930-05-04) and Louis Armstrong (on 1930-05-04)
tuba:
Lavert Hutchinson (on 1930-05-04)
recording of:
Tiger Rag (original 1917 instrumental version) (on 1930-05-04)
composer:
Eddie Edwards, Nick LaRocca, Henry Ragas, Tony Sbarbaro and Larry Shields
3:13
19I'm a Ding Dong Daddy (from Dumas)
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1930-07-21)
alto saxophone:
Leon Herriford (on 1930-07-21) and Willie Stark (on 1930-07-21)
banjo:
Ceele Burke (on 1930-07-21)
drums (drum set):
Lionel Hampton (on 1930-07-21)
piano:
Harvey Brooks (on 1930-07-21)
tenor saxophone:
William Franz (on 1930-07-21)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (on 1930-07-21)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1930-07-21) and Leon Elkins (on 1930-07-21)
tuba:
Reggie Jones (on 1930-07-21)
recording of:
I'm a Ding Dong Daddy (on 1930-07-21)
writer:
Phil Baxter
3:09
20I'm in the Market for You
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1930-07-21)
alto saxophone:
Leon Herriford (on 1930-07-21) and Willie Stark (on 1930-07-21)
drums (drum set):
Lionel Hampton (on 1930-07-21)
piano:
Harvey Brooks (on 1930-07-21)
steel guitar:
Ceele Burke (on 1930-07-21)
tenor saxophone:
William Franz (on 1930-07-21)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (on 1930-07-21)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1930-07-21) and Leon Elkins (on 1930-07-21)
tuba:
Reggie Jones (on 1930-07-21)
3:16
21I'm Confessin'
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
3:24
22If I Could be with You One Hour Tonight
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)
banjo:
Ceele Burke (on 1930-08-19)
drums (drum set):
Lionel Hampton (on 1930-08-19)
piano:
Harvey Brooks (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:
If I Could Be With You (One Hour Tonight) (on 1930-08-19)
lyricist:
Henry Creamer (in 1926)
composer:
James P. Johnson (in 1926)
3:38
23Body and Soul
alto saxophone:
Les Hite (on 1930-10-09) and Marvin Johnson (on 1930-10-09)
banjo:
Bill Perkins (on 1930-10-09)
double bass:
Joe Bailey (on 1930-10-09)
drums (drum set):
Lionel Hampton (on 1930-10-09)
piano:
Henry Prince (on 1930-10-09)
tenor saxophone:
Charlie Jones (on 1930-10-09)
trombone:
Luther Craven (on 1930-10-09)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1930-10-09), George Orendorff (on 1930-10-09) and Harold Scott (on 1930-10-09)
recording of:
Body and Soul (on 1930-10-09)
lyricist:
Frank Eyton (in 1930), Edward Heyman (in 1930) and Robert Sour (in 1930)
composer:
Edward Heyman, Robert Sour and John Green (in 1930)
publisher:
Bug Music, Inc., Chappell & Co Ltd., Druropetal Music, Quartet Music Inc., Range Road Music Inc., Warner Bros., Inc., WB Music Corp. (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
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 and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
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part of:Columbia Jazz Masterpieces (order: 24)