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

1▶CD: 1923-1931
2▼CD: 1931-1947
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1Stardust
cover recording of:
Stardust (the jazz standard)
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
3:39
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)
recording of:
On the Sunny Side of the Street
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields
composer:
Jimmy McHugh
publisher:
Cotton Club Publishing, EMI Music Publishing Ltd., Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd., Memory Lane Music Ltd., Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd. and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント A事業部
part of:
American Splendor
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 Blues
recording of:
Wolverine Blues
lyricist:
Benjamin F Spikes and John Spikes
composer:
Jelly Roll Morton
3:20
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 Blues
recording of:
Coal Cart Blues
writer:
Louis Armstrong, Lil Hardin Armstrong and Clarence Williams
2:57
18I'll Get Mine Bye and Bye
recording of:
I'll Get Mine Bye and Bye
writer:
Jimmie Davis
3:04
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 Blues
recording of:
Back o’ Town Blues
writer:
Louis Armstrong and Luis Russell
3:23
22Where the Blues Were Born in New Orleans
recording of:
Where the Blues Were Born in New Orleans
writer:
Bob Carleton and Charlie Dixon
3:12
23Someday
recording of:
Someday
composer:
Louis Armstrong
3:03
24When It's Sleepy Time Down South
recording of:
When It’s Sleepy Time Down South
lyricist:
Leon René and Otis René
composer:
Clarence Muse
publisher:
Leon Rene Publication, Mills Music, Inc., Otis Rene Publication and Sherwin Music
3:11
3▶CD: 1947-1956