Compact Jazz: Louis Armstrong

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

Annotation

Louis Armstrong (vo and tp) on all selections
On 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12 he is accomp. by an orch.
arr. and cond. by Russel Garcia

On 2, 4, 6, 10, 13 he is accomp. by Oscar Peterson(p);
Herb Ellis(g); Ray Brown(b), Louie Bellson(d).

Original sessions produced by Norman Granz
Selected and sequenced by James Isaacs
Digitally remastered by Mark Wilder and Dennis Drake.
Polygram Studios, USA
Tape vault research by Phil Schaap

Compilation (P) 1987 PolyGram Records, Inc., USA
(C) 1987 Polydor International Gmbh, Hamburg

Annotation last modified on 2019-10-17 13:00 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
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1I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues
recording of:
I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1932)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1932)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
3:56
2Moon Song
recording of:
Moon Song
lyricist:
Sam Coslow (in 1932)
composer:
Arthur Johnston (American composer and songwriter) (in 1932)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
4:33
3Don’t Get Around Much Anymore
recording of:
Don’t Get Around Much Anymore
lyricist:
Bob Russell (US songwriter/lyricist Sidney Keith “Bob” Russell) (in 1942)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1940)
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), Harrison Music Corp. and Sony/ATV Harmony
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 and 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 (holding company – do not use as release label)
version of:
Never No Lament
3:38
4Let’s Fall in Love
recording of:
Let’s Fall in Love
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1933)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1933)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) and Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd.
3:15
5Top Hat, White Tie and Tails
recording of:
Top Hat, White Tie and Tails (from “Top Hat”)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1935)
part of:
Top Hat (1935 film)
4:12
6I Was Doing All Right
recording of:
I Was Doing All Right
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1938)
part of:
The Goldwyn Follies
3:21
7Blues in the Night
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1957-10-14)
engineer:
Val Valentin
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1957-10-14)
drums (drum set):
Louie Bellson (on 1957-10-14)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist) (on 1957-10-14)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1957-10-14)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1957-10-14)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1957-10-14)
recording of:
Blues in the Night (My Mama Done Tol’ Me) (on 1957-10-14)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1941)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1941)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
part of:
The 14th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
5:15
8You Turned the Tables on Me
2:37
9There’s a Boat Dat’s Leavin’ Soon for New York
4:55
10Sweet Lorraine
recording of:
Sweet Lorraine
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish (in 1928)
composer:
Cliff Burwell (in 1928)
publisher:
EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), Everbright Music Co. and Mills Music, Inc.
5:11
11I Only Have Eyes for You
4:15
12Little Girl Blue
5:42
13Let’s Do It (Let’s Fall in Love)
recording of:
Let’s Do It (Let’s Fall in Love) (Paris musical)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1928)
part of:
Can‐Can (1960 musical film)
part of:
Paris (1928 musical)
8:41