Satchmo the Great

~ Release by Louis Armstrong (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Annotation

These are excerpts from the soundtrack of an Edward R. Murrow documentary covering Armstrong's tours of Europe, Great Britain and Africa in 1955 and '56. All of the songs include a spoken word intro and/or outro from Murrow and/or Armstrong.

Annotation last modified on 2009-11-21 18:57 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Introduction
producer:
George Avakian
spoken vocals:
Edward R. Murrow (American broadcast journalist)
recording of:
Introduction (Spoken word)
writer:
Edward R. Murrow (American broadcast journalist)
0:25
2When It's Sleepy Time Down South
producer:
George Avakian (on 1955-10-29)
clarinet:
Edmond Hall (American jazz clarinetist, bandleader) (on 1955-10-29)
double bass [bass]:
Arvell Shaw (on 1955-10-29)
drums (drum set):
Barrett Deems (on 1955-10-29)
piano:
Billy Kyle (on 1955-10-29)
trombone:
Trummy Young (on 1955-10-29)
trumpet and lead vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1955-10-29)
live recording of:
When It’s Sleepy Time Down South (on 1955-10-29)
lyricist:
Leon René and Otis René
composer:
Clarence Muse
publisher:
Leon Rene Publication, Mills Music, Inc., Otis Rene Publication and Sherwin Music (publisher)
3:43
3(Back Home Again in) Indiana
producer:
George Avakian (on 1956-07-14)
clarinet:
Edmond Hall (American jazz clarinetist, bandleader) (on 1956-07-14)
double bass [bass]:
Dale Jones (bass, vocals) (on 1956-07-14)
drums (drum set):
Barrett Deems (on 1956-07-14)
piano:
Billy Kyle (on 1956-07-14)
trombone:
Trummy Young (on 1956-07-14)
trumpet and lead vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1956-07-14)
recorded at:
Lewisohn Stadium in New York, New York, United States (on 1956-07-14)
live recording of:
Indiana (Back Home Again in Indiana) (on 1956-07-14)
lyricist:
Ballard MacDonald (in 1917)
composer:
James F. Hanley (in 1917)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946)
4:49
4Paris Interview
producer:
George Avakian (in 1955)
spoken vocals:
Louis Armstrong (in 1955) and Edward R. Murrow (American broadcast journalist) (in 1955)
recording of:
Paris Interview (Spoken word) (in 1955)
writer:
Edward R. Murrow (American broadcast journalist)
6:23
5Flee as a Bird to the Mountain / Oh, Didn't He Ramble
producer:
George Avakian (on 1956-06-01)
clarinet:
Edmond Hall (American jazz clarinetist, bandleader) (on 1956-06-01)
double bass [bass]:
Dale Jones (bass, vocals) (on 1956-06-01)
drums (drum set):
Barrett Deems (on 1956-06-01)
piano:
Billy Kyle (on 1956-06-01)
trombone:
Trummy Young (on 1956-06-01)
trumpet and lead vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1956-06-01)
live medley including a recording of:
Flee as a Bird (on 1956-06-01)
writer:
George Frederick Root (aka G. Friedrich Wurzel) and Mary Dana (in 1840)
live medley including a recording of:
Oh, Didn’t He Ramble (on 1956-06-01)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist), Bob Cole and John Rosamond Johnson (African American songwriter)
arranger:
William Christopher Handy
part of:
All of Me (1984 film)
4:32
6Mack the Knife
producer:
George Avakian (on 1955-09-28)
clarinet:
Edmond Hall (American jazz clarinetist, bandleader) (on 1955-09-28)
double bass [bass]:
Arvell Shaw (on 1955-09-28)
drums (drum set):
Barrett Deems (on 1955-09-28)
piano:
Billy Kyle (on 1955-09-28)
trombone:
Trummy Young (on 1955-09-28)
trumpet and lead vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1955-09-28)
live recording of:
Mack the Knife (1954 Blitzstein translation) (on 1955-09-28)
lyricist:
Bertolt Brecht
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
translator:
Marc Blitzstein (in 1954)
publisher:
Universal Edition (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
translated version of:
Die Dreigroschenoper: Vorspiel. Die Moritat von Mackie Messer
4:12
7Mahogany Hall Stomp
producer:
George Avakian (on 1956-07-14)
clarinet:
Edmond Hall (American jazz clarinetist, bandleader) (on 1956-07-14)
double bass [bass]:
Dale Jones (bass, vocals) (on 1956-07-14)
drums (drum set):
Barrett Deems (on 1956-07-14)
piano:
Billy Kyle (on 1956-07-14)
trombone:
Trummy Young (on 1956-07-14)
trumpet and lead vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1956-07-14)
recorded at:
Lewisohn Stadium in New York, New York, United States (on 1956-07-14)
live recording of:
Mahogany Hall Stomp (on 1956-07-14)
composer:
Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
5:01
8All for You, Louis (Sly Mongoose)
producer:
George Avakian
2:51
9(What Did I Do to Be So) Black and Blue
producer:
George Avakian (on 1956-07-14)
clarinet:
Edmond Hall (American jazz clarinetist, bandleader) (on 1956-07-14)
double bass [bass]:
Dale Jones (bass, vocals) (on 1956-07-14)
drums (drum set):
Barrett Deems (on 1956-07-14)
piano:
Billy Kyle (on 1956-07-14)
trombone:
Trummy Young (on 1956-07-14)
trumpet and lead vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1956-07-14)
recorded at:
Lewisohn Stadium in New York, New York, United States (on 1956-07-14)
live recording of:
Black and Blue (on 1956-07-14)
lyricist:
Harry Brooks (jazz pianist & songwriter) and Andy Razaf
composer:
Fats Waller
publisher:
Memory Lane Music Ltd. and Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
4:11
10St. Louis Blues (Concerto Grosso)
producer:
George Avakian (on 1956-07-14)
clarinet:
Edmond Hall (American jazz clarinetist, bandleader) (on 1956-07-14)
double bass [bass]:
Dale Jones (bass, vocals) (on 1956-07-14)
drums (drum set):
Barrett Deems (on 1956-07-14)
piano:
Billy Kyle (on 1956-07-14)
trombone:
Trummy Young (on 1956-07-14)
trumpet and lead vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1956-07-14)
orchestra:
New York Stadium Symphony Orchestra (on 1956-07-14)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (on 1956-07-14)
recorded at:
Lewisohn Stadium in New York, New York, United States (on 1956-07-14)
live recording of:
St. Louis Blues (on 1956-07-14)
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1913)
sub-publisher:
Reuter & Reuter Förlags AB
12:32

Credits

Release

art direction:Allen Weinberg (art director and designer)
liner notes:Nat Hentoff
additional producer:Didier C. Deutsch
mastering:Kevin Buotote
mastered at:Sony Music Studios (NYC, closed 2007) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/4805340 [info]
ASIN:US: B00000292L [info]