The Chronological Classics: Louis Armstrong, Volume 1: 1925-1932

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Annotation

# | CD1 }{ CD2 }{ CD3 }{ CD4 }{ CD5 }{ CD6 |
Nr. | 600 }{ 585 }{ 570 }{ 557 }{ 547 }{ 536 |
Ye- { 1925 | 1926 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 }
ars { 1926 | 1927 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 }

Tracklist

1▶CD: 1925-1926
2▶CD: 1926-1927
3▶CD: 1928-1929
4▼CD: 1929-1930
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1Mahogany Hall Stomp
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1929-03-05)
alto saxophone:
Charlie Holmes (on 1929-03-05)
banjo:
Eddie Condon (on 1929-03-05)
clarinet:
Albert Nicholas (on 1929-03-05)
double bass:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1929-03-05)
drums (drum set):
Paul Barbarin (on 1929-03-05)
guitar:
Lonnie Johnson (on 1929-03-05)
piano:
Luis Russell (on 1929-03-05)
tenor saxophone:
Teddy Hill (on 1929-03-05)
trombone:
J.C. Higginbotham (on 1929-03-05)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1929-03-05)
recording of:
Mahogany Hall Stomp (on 1929-03-05)
composer:
Spencer Williams
Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra3:28
2Ain't Misbehavin'
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1929-07-19)
alto saxophone:
Bert Curry (on 1929-07-19) and Crawford Wethington (on 1929-07-19)
banjo:
Mancy "Peck" Carr (on 1929-07-19)
drums (drum set):
Zutty Singleton (on 1929-07-19)
piano:
Gene Anderson (on 1929-07-19)
tenor saxophone:
Jimmy Strong (on 1929-07-19)
trombone:
Fred Robinson (on 1929-07-19)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1929-07-19) and Homer Hobson (on 1929-07-19)
tuba:
Pete Briggs (on 1929-07-19)
violin:
Carroll Dickerson (on 1929-07-19)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1929-07-19)
conductor:
Carroll Dickerson (on 1929-07-19)
recording of:
Ain’t Misbehavin’ (on 1929-07-19)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf (in 1929)
composer:
Harry Brooks (in 1929) and Fats Waller (in 1929)
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd., EMI Music, Redwood Music and Redwood Music Ltd.
Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra3:25
3Black and Blue
alto saxophone:
Bert Curry (on 1929-07-22) and Crawford Wethington (on 1929-07-22)
banjo:
Mancy "Peck" Carr (on 1929-07-22)
celesta [celeste]:
Gene Anderson (on 1929-07-22)
drums (drum set):
Zutty Singleton (on 1929-07-22)
tenor saxophone:
Jimmy Strong (on 1929-07-22)
trombone:
Fred Robinson (on 1929-07-22)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1929-07-22) and Homer Hobson (on 1929-07-22)
tuba:
Pete Briggs (on 1929-07-22)
violin:
Carroll Dickerson (on 1929-07-22)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1929-07-22)
conductor:
Carroll Dickerson (on 1929-07-22)
recording of:
Black and Blue (on 1929-07-22)
lyricist:
Harry Brooks and Andy Razaf
composer:
Fats Waller
publisher:
Memory Lane Music Ltd. and Redwood Music Ltd.
Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra3:10
4That Rhythm Man
alto saxophone:
Bert Curry (on 1929-07-22) and Crawford Wethington (on 1929-07-22)
banjo:
Mancy "Peck" Carr (on 1929-07-22)
clarinet:
Jimmy Strong (on 1929-07-22)
drums (drum set):
Zutty Singleton (on 1929-07-22)
piano:
Gene Anderson (on 1929-07-22)
trombone:
Fred Robinson (on 1929-07-22)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1929-07-22) and Homer Hobson (on 1929-07-22)
tuba:
Pete Briggs (on 1929-07-22)
violin:
Carroll Dickerson (on 1929-07-22)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1929-07-22)
orchestra:
Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra (in 1929)
conductor:
Carroll Dickerson (on 1929-07-22)
recording of:
That Rhythm Man (on 1929-07-22)
writer:
Harry Brooks, Andy Razaf and Thomas Waller
Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra3:12
5Sweet Savannah Sue
alto saxophone:
Bert Curry (on 1929-07-22) and Crawford Wethington (on 1929-07-22)
banjo:
Mancy "Peck" Carr (on 1929-07-22)
drums (drum set):
Zutty Singleton (on 1929-07-22)
piano:
Gene Anderson (on 1929-07-22)
tenor saxophone:
Jimmy Strong (on 1929-07-22)
trombone:
Fred Robinson (on 1929-07-22)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1929-07-22) and Homer Hobson (on 1929-07-22)
tuba:
Pete Briggs (on 1929-07-22)
violin:
Carroll Dickerson (on 1929-07-22)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1929-07-22)
conductor:
Carroll Dickerson (on 1929-07-22)
recording of:
Sweet Savannah Sue (on 1929-07-22)
composer:
Fats Waller
Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra3:15
6Some of These Days (instrumental)
instrumental recording of:
Some of These Days (on 1929-10-10)
lyricist and composer:
Shelton Brooks
writer:
Spencer Williams
Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra2:54
7Some of These Days (vocal)
recording of:
Some of These Days (on 1929-10-10)
lyricist and composer:
Shelton Brooks
writer:
Spencer Williams
Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra3:15
8When You're Smiling (instrumental)
instrumental recording of:
When You’re Smiling (the Whole World Smiles With You) (on 1929-10-11)
lyricist:
Mark Fisher and Joe Goodwin
composer:
Larry Shay
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc.
Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra2:59
9When You're Smiling (vocal)
recording of:
When You’re Smiling (the Whole World Smiles With You) (on 1929-10-11)
lyricist:
Mark Fisher and Joe Goodwin
composer:
Larry Shay
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc.
Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra3:32
10After You've Gone
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1929-11-26)
alto saxophone:
Bert Curry (on 1929-11-26) and Crawford Wethington (on 1929-11-26)
banjo:
Mancy "Peck" Carr (on 1929-11-26)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Jimmy Strong (on 1929-11-26)
drums (drum set):
Zutty Singleton (on 1929-11-26)
piano:
Gene Anderson (on 1929-11-26)
trombone:
Fred Robinson (on 1929-11-26)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1929-11-26) and Homer Hobson (on 1929-11-26)
tuba:
Pete Briggs (on 1929-11-26)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1929-11-26)
conductor:
Carroll Dickerson (on 1929-11-26)
recording of:
After You’ve Gone (on 1929-11-26)
lyricist:
Henry Creamer (in 1918)
composer:
Turner Layton (in 1918)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. and Morley Music Corp.
part of:
For Me and My Gal (1942 movie)
Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra3:24
11I Ain't Got Nobody
recording of:
I Ain’t Got Nobody (on 1929-12-10)
lyricist:
Roger Graham
composer:
Spencer Williams
Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra2:47
12Dallas Blues
recording of:
Dallas Blues
lyricist and composer:
Lloyd Garrett and Hart Wand
Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra3:18
13St. Louis Blues
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
Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra3:02
14Rockin' Chair
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.
Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra3:23
15Song 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
Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra3:30
16Bessie 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
Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra3:22
17Blue 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
Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra3:28
18Dear 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
Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra3:20
19My 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
Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra3:22
20I 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.
Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra3:10
21Indian 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)
Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra3:01
22Exactly 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)
Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra3:28
5▶CD: 1930-1931
6▶CD: 1931-1932

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part of:The Chronological Classics (number: 61) (order: 2)
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0001449951 [info]