The Complete Town Hall Concert 1947

~ Release by Louis Armstrong & His All‐Stars (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

Louis Armstrong feat. Jack Teagarden, Bobby Hackett, Sidney Catlett, Peanuts Hucko, Dick Cary, Bob Haggart, and George Wettling.

Annotation last modified on 2013-08-03 11:05 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
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1Introduction by Fred Robbins
recorded at:
The Town Hall (Town Hall, New York City) in New York, New York, United States (on 1947-05-17)
0:44
2Cornet Chop Suey
double bass:
Bob Haggart (on 1947-05-17)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1947-05-17)
piano:
Dick Cary (piano, trumpet, alto horn) (on 1947-05-17)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1947-05-17)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1947-05-17)
recorded at:
The Town Hall (Town Hall, New York City) in New York, New York, United States (on 1947-05-17)
live recording of:
Cornet Chop Suey (on 1947-05-17)
composer:
Louis Armstrong
2:55
3Our Monday Date
double bass:
Bob Haggart (on 1947-05-17)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1947-05-17)
piano:
Dick Cary (piano, trumpet, alto horn) (on 1947-05-17)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1947-05-17)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1947-05-17)
recorded at:
The Town Hall (Town Hall, New York City) in New York, New York, United States (on 1947-05-17)
live recording of:
My Monday Date (on 1947-05-17)
composer:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader)
3:00
4Dear Old Southland
piano:
Dick Cary (piano, trumpet, alto horn) (on 1947-05-17)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1947-05-17)
recorded at:
The Town Hall (Town Hall, New York City) in New York, New York, United States (on 1947-05-17)
live instrumental recording of:
Dear Old Southland (1921 Layton/Creamer jazz standard) (on 1947-05-17)
lyricist:
Henry Creamer (in 1921)
composer:
Ray Bloch (French-born composer/bandleader) and Turner Layton (in 1921)
3:37
5Big Butter and Egg Man
double bass:
Bob Haggart (on 1947-05-17)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1947-05-17)
piano:
Dick Cary (piano, trumpet, alto horn) (on 1947-05-17)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1947-05-17)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1947-05-17)
recorded at:
The Town Hall (Town Hall, New York City) in New York, New York, United States (on 1947-05-17)
live recording of:
Big Butter and Egg Man (on 1947-05-17)
writer:
Louis Armstrong and Percy Venable (in 1926)
4:10
6Tiger Rag
clarinet:
Peanuts Hucko (on 1947-05-17)
double bass:
Bob Haggart (on 1947-05-17)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1947-05-17)
piano:
Dick Cary (piano, trumpet, alto horn) (on 1947-05-17)
trombone:
Jack Teagarden (on 1947-05-17)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1947-05-17) and Bobby Hackett (on 1947-05-17)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1947-05-17) and Jack Teagarden (on 1947-05-17)
recorded at:
The Town Hall (Town Hall, New York City) in New York, New York, United States (on 1947-05-17)
live recording of:
Tiger Rag (original 1917 instrumental version) (on 1947-05-17)
composer:
Eddie Edwards (Jazz trombonist), Nick LaRocca, Henry Ragas, Tony Sbarbaro and Larry Shields
5:26
7Struttin' With Some Barbecue
clarinet:
Peanuts Hucko (on 1947-05-17)
double bass:
Bob Haggart (on 1947-05-17)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1947-05-17)
piano:
Dick Cary (piano, trumpet, alto horn) (on 1947-05-17)
trombone:
Jack Teagarden (on 1947-05-17)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1947-05-17) and Bobby Hackett (on 1947-05-17)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1947-05-17) and Jack Teagarden (on 1947-05-17)
recorded at:
The Town Hall (Town Hall, New York City) in New York, New York, United States (on 1947-05-17)
live recording of:
Struttin’ With Some Barbecue (on 1947-05-17)
composer:
Lil Hardin Armstrong
3:34
8Sweethearts on Parade
clarinet:
Peanuts Hucko (on 1947-05-17)
double bass:
Bob Haggart (on 1947-05-17)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1947-05-17)
piano:
Dick Cary (piano, trumpet, alto horn) (on 1947-05-17)
trombone:
Jack Teagarden (on 1947-05-17)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1947-05-17) and Bobby Hackett (on 1947-05-17)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1947-05-17) and Jack Teagarden (on 1947-05-17)
recorded at:
The Town Hall (Town Hall, New York City) in New York, New York, United States (on 1947-05-17)
live recording of:
Sweethearts on Parade (on 1947-05-17)
lyricist:
Charles Newman (Charles Chas Newman, early 20th century songwriter) (in 1928)
composer:
Carmen Lombardo (in 1928)
4:32
9Saint Louis Blues
clarinet:
Peanuts Hucko (on 1947-05-17)
double bass:
Bob Haggart (on 1947-05-17)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1947-05-17)
piano:
Dick Cary (piano, trumpet, alto horn) (on 1947-05-17)
trombone:
Jack Teagarden (on 1947-05-17)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1947-05-17) and Bobby Hackett (on 1947-05-17)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1947-05-17) and Jack Teagarden (on 1947-05-17)
recorded at:
The Town Hall (Town Hall, New York City) in New York, New York, United States (on 1947-05-17)
live recording of:
St. Louis Blues (on 1947-05-17)
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1913)
sub-publisher:
Reuter & Reuter Förlags AB
3:21
10Pennies From Heaven
clarinet:
Peanuts Hucko (on 1947-05-17)
double bass:
Bob Haggart (on 1947-05-17)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1947-05-17)
piano:
Dick Cary (piano, trumpet, alto horn) (on 1947-05-17)
trombone:
Jack Teagarden (on 1947-05-17)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1947-05-17) and Bobby Hackett (on 1947-05-17)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1947-05-17) and Jack Teagarden (on 1947-05-17)
recorded at:
Town Hall (Town Hall, New York City) in New York, New York, United States (on 1947-05-17)
live recording of:
Pennies From Heaven (on 1947-05-17)
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908-1964) (in 1936)
composer:
Arthur Johnston (American composer and songwriter) (in 1936)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Campbell Connelly & Co., Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Chappell Music (UK) and Joy Music Inc.
part of:
The 9th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
3:40
11On the Sunny Side of the Street
clarinet:
Peanuts Hucko (on 1947-05-17)
double bass:
Bob Haggart (on 1947-05-17)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1947-05-17)
piano:
Dick Cary (piano, trumpet, alto horn) (on 1947-05-17)
trombone:
Jack Teagarden (on 1947-05-17)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1947-05-17) and Bobby Hackett (on 1947-05-17)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1947-05-17) and Jack Teagarden (on 1947-05-17)
recorded at:
The Town Hall (Town Hall, New York City) in New York, New York, United States (on 1947-05-17)
live recording of:
On the Sunny Side of the Street (on 1947-05-17)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (US Tin Pan Alley librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Cotton Club Publishing, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), 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
4:41
12I Can't Give You Anything but Love
clarinet:
Peanuts Hucko (on 1947-05-17)
double bass:
Bob Haggart (on 1947-05-17)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1947-05-17)
piano:
Dick Cary (piano, trumpet, alto horn) (on 1947-05-17)
trombone:
Jack Teagarden (on 1947-05-17)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1947-05-17) and Bobby Hackett (on 1947-05-17)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1947-05-17) and Jack Teagarden (on 1947-05-17)
recorded at:
The Town Hall (Town Hall, New York City) in New York, New York, United States (on 1947-05-17)
live recording of:
I Can’t Give You Anything but Love, Baby (on 1947-05-17)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (US Tin Pan Alley librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Aldi Music Company, Cotton Club Publishing and EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated)
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd., 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), 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 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
3:11
13Back o' Town Blues
clarinet:
Peanuts Hucko (on 1947-05-17)
double bass:
Bob Haggart (on 1947-05-17)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1947-05-17)
piano:
Dick Cary (piano, trumpet, alto horn) (on 1947-05-17)
trombone:
Jack Teagarden (on 1947-05-17)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1947-05-17) and Bobby Hackett (on 1947-05-17)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1947-05-17) and Jack Teagarden (on 1947-05-17)
recorded at:
Town Hall (Town Hall, New York City) in New York, New York, United States (on 1947-05-17)
live recording of:
Back o’ Town Blues (on 1947-05-17)
writer:
Louis Armstrong and Luis Russell
4:09
14Ain't Misbehavin'
clarinet:
Peanuts Hucko (on 1947-05-17)
double bass:
Bob Haggart (on 1947-05-17)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1947-05-17)
piano:
Dick Cary (piano, trumpet, alto horn) (on 1947-05-17)
trombone:
Jack Teagarden (on 1947-05-17)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1947-05-17) and Bobby Hackett (on 1947-05-17)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1947-05-17) and Jack Teagarden (on 1947-05-17)
recorded at:
Town Hall (Town Hall, New York City) in New York, New York, United States (on 1947-05-17)
live recording of:
Ain’t Misbehavin’ (on 1947-05-17)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf (in 1929)
composer:
Harry Brooks (jazz pianist & songwriter) (in 1929) and Fats Waller (in 1929)
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use!), EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Redwood Music and Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
3:51
15Rockin' Chair
clarinet:
Peanuts Hucko (on 1947-05-17)
double bass:
Bob Haggart (on 1947-05-17)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1947-05-17)
piano:
Dick Cary (piano, trumpet, alto horn) (on 1947-05-17)
trombone:
Jack Teagarden (on 1947-05-17)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1947-05-17) and Bobby Hackett (on 1947-05-17)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1947-05-17) and Jack Teagarden (on 1947-05-17)
recorded at:
Town Hall (Town Hall, New York City) in New York, New York, United States (on 1947-05-17)
live recording of:
Rockin’ Chair (1929 Hoagy Carmichael song) (on 1947-05-17)
lyricist:
Hoagy Carmichael
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1929)
publisher:
Songs of Peer, Ltd. (ASCAP)
5:05
16Muskrat Ramble
clarinet:
Peanuts Hucko (on 1947-05-17)
double bass:
Bob Haggart (on 1947-05-17)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1947-05-17)
piano:
Dick Cary (piano, trumpet, alto horn) (on 1947-05-17)
trombone:
Jack Teagarden (on 1947-05-17)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1947-05-17) and Bobby Hackett (on 1947-05-17)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1947-05-17) and Jack Teagarden (on 1947-05-17)
recorded at:
The Town Hall (Town Hall, New York City) in New York, New York, United States (on 1947-05-17)
live recording of:
Muskrat Ramble (1926 original instrumental version) (on 1947-05-17)
composer:
Kid Ory (in 1926)
sub-publisher:
Carl Gehrmans Musikförlag
2:10
17Save It, Pretty Mama
clarinet:
Peanuts Hucko (on 1947-05-17)
double bass:
Bob Haggart (on 1947-05-17)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1947-05-17) and George Wettling (on 1947-05-17)
piano:
Dick Cary (piano, trumpet, alto horn) (on 1947-05-17)
trombone:
Jack Teagarden (on 1947-05-17)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1947-05-17) and Bobby Hackett (on 1947-05-17)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1947-05-17) and Jack Teagarden (on 1947-05-17)
recorded at:
Town Hall (Town Hall, New York City) in New York, New York, United States (on 1947-05-17)
live recording of:
Save It, Pretty Mama (on 1947-05-17)
writer:
Paul Denniker, Joseph M. Davis (US lyricist, producer, publisher & promoter) and Don Redman
4:24
18Saint James Infirmary
clarinet:
Peanuts Hucko (on 1947-05-17)
double bass:
Bob Haggart (on 1947-05-17)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1947-05-17) and George Wettling (on 1947-05-17)
piano:
Dick Cary (piano, trumpet, alto horn) (on 1947-05-17)
trombone:
Jack Teagarden (on 1947-05-17)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1947-05-17)
vocals:
Jack Teagarden (on 1947-05-17)
recorded at:
Town Hall (Town Hall, New York City) in New York, New York, United States (on 1947-05-17)
live recording of:
St. James Infirmary (Joe Primrose’s arrangement) (on 1947-05-17)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Joe Primrose
publisher:
EMI Harmonies Limited
arrangement of:
St. James Infirmary
version of:
The Unfortunate Lass (Bad Girl's Lament)
3:36
19Royal Garden Blues
clarinet:
Peanuts Hucko (on 1947-05-17)
double bass:
Bob Haggart (on 1947-05-17)
drums (drum set):
George Wettling (on 1947-05-17)
piano:
Dick Cary (piano, trumpet, alto horn) (on 1947-05-17)
trombone:
Jack Teagarden (on 1947-05-17)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1947-05-17) and Bobby Hackett (on 1947-05-17)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1947-05-17) and Jack Teagarden (on 1947-05-17)
recorded at:
The Town Hall (Town Hall, New York City) in New York, New York, United States (on 1947-05-17)
live recording of:
Royal Garden Blues (on 1947-05-17)
composer:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader) (in 1919) and Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer) (in 1919)
4:40
20Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans
clarinet:
Peanuts Hucko (on 1947-05-17)
double bass:
Bob Haggart (on 1947-05-17)
drums (drum set):
George Wettling (on 1947-05-17)
piano:
Dick Cary (piano, trumpet, alto horn) (on 1947-05-17)
trombone:
Jack Teagarden (on 1947-05-17)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1947-05-17) and Bobby Hackett (on 1947-05-17)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1947-05-17) and Jack Teagarden (on 1947-05-17)
recorded at:
The Town Hall (Town Hall, New York City) in New York, New York, United States (on 1947-05-17)
live recording of:
Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans (on 1947-05-17)
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange and Cathrine Legardh
composer:
Louis Alter
3:32
21Jack-Armstrong Blues
clarinet:
Peanuts Hucko (on 1947-05-17)
double bass:
Bob Haggart (on 1947-05-17)
drums (drum set):
George Wettling (on 1947-05-17)
piano:
Dick Cary (piano, trumpet, alto horn) (on 1947-05-17)
trombone:
Jack Teagarden (on 1947-05-17)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1947-05-17) and Bobby Hackett (on 1947-05-17)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1947-05-17) and Jack Teagarden (on 1947-05-17)
recorded at:
The Town Hall (Town Hall, New York City) in New York, New York, United States (on 1947-05-17)
live recording of:
Jack‐Armstrong Blues (on 1947-05-17)
writer:
Louis Armstrong and Jack Teagarden
4:34

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part of:Jazz Tribune (number: 43) (order: 8)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/727880 [info]