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▼ CD 1
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1What a Wonderful World
recorded in:
New York, United States (on 1967-08-16)
engineer:
Eddie Brackett and Bob Simpson (US jazz engineer/producer)
producer:
Bob Thiele (producer & songwriter)
alto saxophone:
Sam Marowitz (saxophonist and clarinetist) (on 1967-08-16) and Daniel Trimboli (on 1967-08-16)
baritone saxophone:
Raymond Stanfield (on 1967-08-16)
clarinet:
Sam Marowitz (saxophonist and clarinetist) (on 1967-08-16) and Jerome Richardson (on 1967-08-16)
double bass:
Russ Savakus (on 1967-08-16)
drums (drum set):
Grady Tate (on 1967-08-16)
flute:
Sam Marowitz (saxophonist and clarinetist) (on 1967-08-16), Jerome Richardson (on 1967-08-16) and Daniel Trimboli (on 1967-08-16)
guitar:
Allen Hanlon (jazz guitarist) (on 1967-08-16), Art Ryerson (on 1967-08-16) and Willard Suyker (on 1967-08-16)
percussion:
Warren Hard (on 1967-08-16)
piano:
Hank Jones (piano) (on 1967-08-16)
tenor saxophone:
Jerome Richardson (on 1967-08-16) and Daniel Trimboli (on 1967-08-16)
trombone:
Urbie Green (on 1967-08-16) and J.J. Johnson (Jazz/bop trombonist/session leader) (on 1967-08-16)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1967-08-16), Clark Terry (American swing trumpeter) (on 1967-08-16) and Joe Wilder (on 1967-08-16)
lead vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1967-08-16)
orchestra:
Louis Armstrong's Orchestra and Chorus (on 1967-08-16)
conductor and chorus master:
Tommy Goodman (pianist, arranger for Benny Goodman and Duke Ellington) (on 1967-08-16)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1968)
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 171)
recording of:
What a Wonderful World (on 1967-08-16)
writer:
George Douglas (producer & songwriter) and George David Weiss
publisher:
Abilene Music Inc., Carlin Music Corp., Memory Lane Music (publishing company), Quartet Music Inc. and Range Road Music Inc.
sub-publisher:
BMC Publishing NV, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), 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), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, フジパシフィック音楽出版 (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック (from 2015-01-01 to present)
part of:
12 Monkeys Soundtrack
part of:
Freaky Friday (2003)
Louis Armstrong’s Orchestra and Chorus3.82:19
2Cabaret
engineer:
Eddie Brackett (on 1967-08-16) and Bob Simpson (US jazz engineer/producer) (on 1967-08-16)
producer:
Bob Thiele (producer & songwriter)
clarinet:
Joe Muranyi (on 1967-08-16)
double bass:
Buddy Catlett (on 1967-08-16)
drums (drum set):
Danny Barcelona (on 1967-08-16)
guitar:
Art Ryerson (on 1967-08-16)
piano:
Marty Napoleon (on 1967-08-16)
trombone:
Tyree Glenn (on 1967-08-16)
trumpet and lead vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1967-08-16)
recording of:
Cabaret (title song from the Kander & Ebb musical) (on 1967-08-16)
lyricist:
Fred Ebb
composer:
John Kander
part of:
Cabaret (musical)
Louis Armstrong & the All‐Stars32:46
3Dream a Little Dream of Me
recorded in:
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States (on 1968-07-23)
engineer:
Eddie Brackett (on 1968-07-23) and Bob Simpson (US jazz engineer/producer) (on 1968-07-23)
producer:
Bob Thiele (producer & songwriter)
clarinet:
Joe Muranyi (on 1968-07-23)
double bass:
Buddy Catlett (on 1968-07-23)
drums (drum set):
Danny Barcelona (on 1968-07-23)
guitar:
Art Ryerson (on 1968-07-23)
piano:
Marty Napoleon (on 1968-07-23)
trombone:
Tyree Glenn (on 1968-07-23)
trumpet and lead vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1968-07-23)
recording of:
Dream a Little Dream of Me (on 1968-07-23)
lyricist:
Gus Kahn (in 1931)
composer:
Fabian André (in 1931) and Wilbur Schwandt (in 1931)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Essex Music, Inc., Étienne Marrix Music, Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Gilbert Keyes Music Company, Infoswan Publications, One Less Car Music, Words & Music, Inc. (US work publisher) and ティー・アール・オー・エセックス・ジャパン A事業部
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Louis Armstrong & the All‐Stars43:16
4Mame
banjo:
Alfred Di Lernia (in 1966-05)
clarinet:
Buster Bailey (in 1966-05)
double bass:
Buddy Catlett (in 1966-05)
drums (drum set):
Danny Barcelona (in 1966-05)
piano:
Marty Napoleon (in 1966-05)
trombone:
Tyree Glenn (in 1966-05)
trumpet and lead vocals:
Louis Armstrong (in 1966-05)
recording of:
Mame (in 1966-05)
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Herman
part of:
Mame (full musical)
Louis Armstrong & the All‐Stars2:22
5Solitude
producer:
Bob Thiele (producer & songwriter)
clarinet:
Barney Bigard (on 1961-04-03)
double bass:
Mort Herbert (on 1961-04-03)
drums (drum set):
Danny Barcelona (on 1961-04-03)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1961-04-03)
trombone:
Trummy Young (on 1961-04-03)
trumpet and lead vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1961-04-03)
recording of:
(In My) Solitude (on 1961-04-03)
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange (in 1934) and Irving Mills (in 1934)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1934)
publisher:
American Academy of Music, Inc., De Lange Music Co., EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) and J. R. Lafleur & Son Ltd.
Louis Armstrong with Duke Ellington4:55
6Hello, Dolly!
recorded in:
New York, United States (on 1963-12-03)
producer:
Mickey Kapp
banjo and guitar:
Anthony Gottuso (Tony Gottuso, guitar) (on 1963-12-03)
bass:
Arvell Shaw (on 1963-12-03)
clarinet:
Joe Darensbourg (on 1963-12-03)
drums (drum set):
Danny Barcelona (on 1963-12-03)
piano:
Billy Kyle (on 1963-12-03)
trombone:
Trummy Young (on 1963-12-03)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong
lead vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1963-12-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Verve Music Group (now known as Verve Label Group; not for release label use!) (in 2000)
cover recording of:
Hello, Dolly! (on 1963-12-03)
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Herman
publisher:
Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) and Jerryco Music Co.
sub-publisher:
Warner Chappel Music Belgium NV
part of:
Hello, Dolly!
Louis Armstrong & the All‐Stars42:27
7You Go to My Head
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 and lead vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1957-10-14)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1957-10-14)
recording of:
You Go to My Head (on 1957-10-14)
lyricist:
Haven Gillespie (in 1938)
composer:
J. Fred Coots (in 1938)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. (publisher active since the 1910s), B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), EMI Music Ltd., Haven Gillespie Music Publishing Co., Remick Music Corp., Toy Town Tunes, Inc., Warner Bros. (holding: File NO Releases), Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Warner Bros. Music Corp.
Louis Armstrong6:26
8I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues
producer:
Norman Granz
piano:
Paul Smith (Paul Thatcher Smith, jazz pianist, composer, arranger and bandleader) (on 1957-08-14)
trumpet and lead vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1957-08-14)
orchestra:
Russell Garcia and Orchestra (on 1957-08-14)
conductor:
Russell Garcia (on 1957-08-14)
arranger:
Russell Garcia
recording of:
I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues (on 1957-08-14)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1932)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1932)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
Louis Armstrong with Russell Garcia and Orchestra3:55
9A Fine Romance
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1957-08-13)
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1957-08-13)
drums (drum set):
Louie Bellson (on 1957-08-13)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist) (on 1957-08-13)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1957-08-13)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1957-08-13)
lead vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1957-08-13) and Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1957-08-13)
recording of:
A Fine Romance (from “Swing Time”) (on 1957-08-13)
publisher:
Jerome Kern (on 1936-07-24)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (US Tin Pan Alley librettist and lyricist) (in 1936)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1936)
publisher:
Chappell & Co.
part of:
Swing Time (film)
cover recording of:
A Fine Romance (from “Swing Time”)
publisher:
Jerome Kern (on 1936-07-24)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (US Tin Pan Alley librettist and lyricist) (in 1936)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1936)
publisher:
Chappell & Co.
part of:
Swing Time (film)
Louis Armstrong with Ella Fitzgerald43:52
10Georgia on My Mind
trumpet and lead vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1956-12-12)
orchestra:
Sy Oliver and His Orchestra (on 1956-12-12)
conductor:
Sy Oliver (on 1956-12-12)
arranger:
Sy Oliver
recording of:
Georgia on My Mind (on 1956-12-12)
anthem of:
Georgia, United States (from 1979 to present)
lyricist:
Stuart Gorrell (in 1930)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1930)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI), Peermusic III, Ltd. (BMI), Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd. (from 1930 to present) and Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) (from 1930 to present)
sub-publisher:
ピアーミュージック (Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
arrangement of:
Georgia on My Mind (Solo piano arrangement)
Louis Armstrong with Sy Oliver’s Orchestra3:24
11When You’re Smiling (The Whole World Smiles With You)
trumpet and lead vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1956-12-12)
orchestra:
Sy Oliver and His Orchestra (on 1956-12-12)
conductor:
Sy Oliver (on 1956-12-12)
arranger:
Sy Oliver
recording of:
When You’re Smiling (The Whole World Smiles With You) (on 1956-12-12)
lyricist:
Mark Fisher (early 20th century songwriter) and Joe Goodwin
composer:
Larry Shay
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc.
Louis Armstrong with Sy Oliver’s Orchestra4:03
12On the Sunny Side of the Street
trumpet and lead vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1956-12-11)
orchestra:
Sy Oliver and His Orchestra (on 1956-12-11)
conductor:
Sy Oliver (on 1956-12-11)
arranger:
Sy Oliver
recording of:
On the Sunny Side of the Street (on 1956-12-11)
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
Louis Armstrong with Sy Oliver’s Orchestra5:52
13Mack the Knife
clarinet:
Edmund Hall (American jazz clarinetist, bandleader) (on 1955-09-28)
double bass:
Arvell Shaw (on 1955-09-28)
drums (drum set):
Barnett 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)
cover 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
Louis Armstrong & the All‐Stars3:24
14Rockin’ Chair
clarinet:
Barney Bigard (on 1955-01-21)
double bass:
Arvell Shaw (on 1955-01-21)
drums (drum set):
Barnett Deems (on 1955-01-21)
piano:
Billy Kyle (on 1955-01-21)
trombone:
Trummy Young (on 1955-01-21)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong
lead vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1955-01-21) and Trummy Young (on 1955-01-21)
recorded at:
Crescendo Club (1950s Hollywood, CA Nightclub) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1955-01-21)
live cover recording of:
Rockin’ Chair (1929 Hoagy Carmichael song) (on 1955-01-21)
lyricist:
Hoagy Carmichael
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1929)
publisher:
Songs of Peer, Ltd. (ASCAP)
Louis Armstrong & the All‐Stars4:16
15Basin Street Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1954-03-25)
bass and double bass:
Arvell Shaw (on 1954-03-25)
clarinet:
Barney Bigard (on 1954-03-25)
drums (drum set):
Kenny John (drums) (on 1954-03-25) and Kenny Johns (drummer) (on 1954-03-25)
piano:
Billy Kyle (on 1954-03-25)
tenor saxophone:
Bud Freeman (on 1954-03-25)
trombone:
Trummy Young (on 1954-03-25)
trumpet and lead vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1954-03-25)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1954-03-25)
orchestra:
Louis Armstrong & His All-Stars (on 1954-03-25)
recording of:
Basin Street Blues (on 1954-03-25)
lyricist and composer:
Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Louis Armstrong & the All‐Stars45:51
16Someday You’ll Be Sorry
trumpet and lead vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1953-10-22)
conductor:
Tutti Camarata (on 1953-10-22)
performer:
The Commanders (Big band led by Eddie Grady, 1950s; collaborated with Louis Armstrong)
arranger:
Tutti Camarata
recording of:
Someday You’ll Be Sorry (on 1953-10-22)
writer:
Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong with the Commanders3:07
17It Takes Two to Tango
trumpet and lead vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1952-08-25)
orchestra:
Sy Oliver and His Orchestra (on 1952-08-25)
conductor:
Sy Oliver (on 1952-08-25)
arranger:
Sy Oliver
recording of:
Takes Two to Tango (on 1952-08-25)
writer:
Al Hoffman (in 1952) and Dick Manning (American songwriter) (in 1952)
Louis Armstrong with Sy Oliver’s Orchestra2:54
18A Kiss to Build a Dream On
trumpet and lead vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1951-07-24)
orchestra:
Sy Oliver and His Orchestra (on 1951-07-24)
conductor:
Sy Oliver (on 1951-07-24)
arranger:
Sy Oliver
recording of:
A Kiss to Build a Dream On (on 1951-07-24)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1935) and Bert Kalmar (in 1935)
composer:
Harry Ruby (in 1935)
publisher:
EMI Miller Catalog, Inc.
part of:
The 24th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
part of:
The Strip (1951 film)
Louis Armstrong with Sy Oliver’s Orchestra3:02
▼ CD 2
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1Gone Fishin’
double bass:
Phil Stephens (bass and tuba player) (on 1951-04-27)
drums (drum set):
Nick Fatool (on 1951-04-27)
guitar:
Perry Botkin (on 1951-04-27)
piano:
Buddy Cole (on 1951-04-27) and Mel Henke (on 1951-04-27)
saxophone:
Warren Baker (on 1951-04-27), Matty Matlock (on 1951-04-27), Irving "Babe" Russin (on 1951-04-27) and Philip Shuken (on 1951-04-27)
trombone:
Bill Atkinson (on 1950-04-27), Wendell Mayhew (on 1950-04-27) and Dick Taylor (jazz trombonist) (on 1950-04-27)
trumpet:
Ziggy Elman (on 1950-04-27), Bobby Guy (on 1950-04-27) and Red Nichols (on 1950-04-27)
lead vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1950-04-27) and Bing Crosby (on 1950-04-27)
conductor:
John Scott Trotter (on 1950-04-27)
arranger:
John Scott Trotter (on 1950-04-27)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Music Ltd. (in 1951)
recording of:
Gone Fishin’ (on 1951-04-27)
writer:
Charles Kenny (songwriter, violinist) and Nick Kenny
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) and EMI Feist Catalog Inc.
Louis Armstrong with Bing Crosby2:31
2I’ll Be Glad When You’re Dead, You Rascal You
alto saxophone:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1950-08-23)
double bass:
Bob Bushnell (on 1950-08-23)
drums (drum set):
Joe Morris (1940-50s jazz drummer) (on 1950-08-23)
guitar:
Bill Jennings (1950s US blues guitarist) (on 1950-08-23)
piano:
Bill Doggett (on 1950-08-23)
tenor saxophone:
Josh Jackson (tenor saxophone player) (on 1950-08-23)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1950-08-23) and Aaron Izenhall (on 1950-08-23)
lead vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1950-08-23) and Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1950-08-23)
orchestra:
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five (on 1950-08-23)
cover recording of:
I’ll Be Glad When You’re Dead, You Rascal You (on 1950-08-23)
lyricist and composer:
Sam Theard
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Louis Armstrong with Louis Jordan3:06
3La Vie en rose
trumpet and lead vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1950-06-26)
orchestra:
Sy Oliver and His Orchestra (on 1950-06-26)
conductor:
Sy Oliver (on 1950-06-26)
arranger:
Sy Oliver
cover recording of:
La Vie en rose (English translation) (on 1950-06-26)
lyricist:
Édith Piaf
composer:
Louiguy (French composer Louis Guglielmi)
translator:
Mack David (American lyricist and songwriter)
publisher:
Éditions Beuscher Arpège
sub-publisher:
ピアーミュージック (Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
translated version of:
La Vie en rose (French original)
Louis Armstrong3:24
4My Sweet Hunk o’ Trash
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1949-09-30)
lead vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1949-09-30) and Billie Holiday (on 1949-09-30)
orchestra:
Sy Oliver and His Orchestra (on 1949-09-30)
conductor:
Sy Oliver (on 1949-09-30)
arranger:
Sy Oliver
recording of:
My Sweet Hunk o’ Trash (on 1949-09-30)
lyricist:
Flournoy E. Miller
composer:
James P. Johnson
Louis Armstrong with Billie Holiday3:20
5Blueberry Hill
lead vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1949-09-06)
orchestra:
Gordon Jenkins’ Orchestra and Choir (on 1949-09-06)
conductor:
Gordon Jenkins (on 1949-09-06)
arranger:
Gordon Jenkins
cover recording of:
Blueberry Hill (on 1949-09-06)
lyricist:
Al Lewis (Tin Pan Alley era lyricist) and Larry Stock
composer:
Vincent Rose (early-20th century violinist, pianist, composer & bandleader)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Larry Stock Music Co., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin), Sovereign Music Company and Victoria Music Publishing Co. Ltd.
part of:
12 Monkeys Soundtrack
Louis Armstrong with Gordon Jenkins’ Orchestra and Choir2:53
6(What Did I Do to Be So) Black and Blue (live)
clarinet:
Barney Bigard (on 1947-11-30)
double bass:
Arvell Shaw (on 1947-11-30)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1947-11-30)
piano:
Dick Cary (piano, trumpet, alto horn) (on 1947-11-30)
trombone:
Jack Teagarden (on 1947-11-30)
trumpet and lead vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1947-11-30)
recorded at:
Symphony Hall (Boston) in Boston, Massachusetts, United States (on 1947-11-30)
live recording of:
Black and Blue (on 1947-11-30)
lyricist:
Harry Brooks (jazz pianist & songwriter) and Andy Razaf
composer:
Fats Waller
publisher:
Memory Lane Music Ltd. and Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
Louis Armstrong & the All‐Stars4:14
7Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans?
clarinet:
Barney Bigard (on 1946-10-17)
double bass:
Red Callender (on 1946-10-17)
drums (drum set):
Ram "Minor" Hall (on 1946-10-17)
guitar:
Bud Scott (on 1946-10-17)
piano:
Charlie Beal (on 1946-10-17)
trombone:
Kid Ory (on 1946-10-17)
trumpet and lead vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1946-10-17)
orchestra:
Louis Armstrong & His Dixieland Seven (on 1946-10-17)
recording of:
Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans (on 1946-10-17)
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange and Cathrine Legardh
composer:
Louis Alter
Louis Armstrong & His Dixieland Seven3:00
8I Wonder
trumpet and lead vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1945-01-14)
orchestra:
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra (on 1945-01-14)
conductor:
Bob Haggart (on 1945-01-14)
cover recording of:
I Wonder (on 1945-01-14)
lyricist and composer:
Cecil Gant (in 1944)
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra3:00
9When It’s Sleepy Time Down South
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1941-11-16)
alto saxophone:
Rupert Cole (swing era jazz clarinetist and saxophonist) (on 1941-11-16) and Carl Frye (on 1941-11-16)
bass and double bass:
Hayes Alvis (on 1941-11-16)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1941-11-16)
guitar:
Lawrence Lucie (on 1941-11-16)
piano:
Luis Russell (on 1941-11-16)
reeds:
Rupert Cole (swing era jazz clarinetist and saxophonist) (on 1941-11-16)
saxophone:
Joe Garland (saxophonist, composer) (on 1941-11-16)
tenor saxophone:
Joe Garland (saxophonist, composer) (on 1941-11-16) and Prince Robinson (on 1941-11-16)
trombone:
Henderson Chambers (on 1941-11-16), Norman Greene (on 1941-11-16) and George Washington (jazz trombonist) (on 1941-11-16)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1941-11-16), Frank Galbreath (on 1941-11-16), Gene Prince (on 1941-11-16) and Shelton Hemphill (on 1941-11-16)
orchestra:
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra (on 1941-11-16)
instrumental recording of:
When It’s Sleepy Time Down South (on 1941-11-16)
lyricist:
Leon René and Otis René
composer:
Clarence Muse
publisher:
Leon Rene Publication, Mills Music, Inc., Otis Rene Publication and Sherwin Music (publisher)
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 (publisher)
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra3:12
10I’m Confessin’ (That I Love You)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-04-25)
double bass:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1939-04-25)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1939-04-25)
guitar:
Lee Blair (on 1939-04-25)
piano:
Luis Russell (on 1939-04-25)
reeds:
Rupert Cole (swing era jazz clarinetist and saxophonist) (on 1939-04-25), Joe Garland (saxophonist, composer) (on 1939-04-25), Charlie Holmes (US jazz saxophonist, active 1920s/1930s) (on 1939-04-25) and Bingie Madison (on 1939-04-25)
trombone:
Wilbur de Paris (on 1939-04-25), J.C. Higginbotham (on 1939-04-25) and George Washington (jazz trombonist) (on 1939-04-25)
trumpet:
Henry “Red” Allen (jazz musician) (on 1939-04-25), Louis Armstrong (on 1939-04-25), Bernard Flood (on 1939-04-25) and Shelton "Scad" Hemphill (on 1939-04-25)
lead vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1939-04-25)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1939-04-25)
orchestra:
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra (on 1939-04-25)
arranger:
Luis Russell
recording of:
I’m Confessin’ (That I Love You) (on 1939-04-25)
lyricist:
Al J. Neiburg (lyricist) (in 1930)
composer:
Doc Daugherty (in 1930) and Ellis Reynolds (in 1930)
publisher:
Bourne Music Ltd.
version of:
Lookin’ for Another Sweetie
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra3:11
11Ain’t Misbehavin’
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1938-06-24)
clarinet:
Sid Stoneburn (on 1938-06-24)
double bass:
Haig Stephens (on 1938-06-24)
drums (drum set):
Sam Weiss (US jazz drummer) (on 1938-06-24)
guitar:
Dave Barbour (on 1938-06-24)
piano:
Nat Jaffe (on 1938-06-24)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1938-06-24), Bob Cusumano (on 1938-06-24) and Johnny McGee (on 1938-06-24)
valve trombone:
Al Philburn (on 1938-06-24)
lead vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1938-06-24)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1938-06-24)
orchestra:
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra (on 1938-06-24)
recording of:
Ain’t Misbehavin’ (on 1938-06-24)
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)
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra32:55
12When the Saints Go Marching In
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1938-05-13)
alto saxophone:
Rupert Cole (swing era jazz clarinetist and saxophonist) (on 1938-05-13) and Charlie Holmes (US jazz saxophonist, active 1920s/1930s) (on 1938-05-13)
double bass:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1938-05-13)
drums (drum set):
Paul Barbarin (jazz drummer from New Orleans) (on 1938-05-13)
guitar:
Lee Blair (on 1938-05-13)
piano:
Luis Russell (on 1938-05-13)
tenor saxophone:
Bingie Madison (on 1938-05-13)
trombone:
J.C. Higginbotham (on 1938-05-13)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1938-05-13) and Shelton "Scad" Hemphill (on 1938-05-13)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1938-05-13)
orchestra:
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra (on 1938-05-13)
recording of:
When the Saints Go Marching In (Louis Armstrong’s version) (on 1938-05-13)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Louis Armstrong
version of:
When the Saints Go Marching In
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra2:42
13Struttin’ With Some Barbeque
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1938-01-12)
alto saxophone:
Pete Clark (Jazz altoist born around 1910) (on 1938-01-12) and Charlie Holmes (US jazz saxophonist, active 1920s/1930s) (on 1938-01-12)
bass:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1938-01-12)
drums (drum set):
Paul Barbarin (jazz drummer from New Orleans) (on 1938-01-12)
guitar:
Lee Blair (on 1938-01-12)
piano:
Luis Russell (on 1938-01-12)
reeds:
Bingie Madison (on 1938-01-12) and Albert Nicholas (on 1938-01-12)
trombone:
Wilbur de Paris (on 1938-01-12), J.C. Higginbotham (on 1938-01-12) and George Washington (jazz trombonist) (on 1938-01-12)
trumpet:
Henry “Red” Allen (jazz musician) (on 1938-01-12), Louis Armstrong (on 1938-01-12), Louis Bacon (on 1938-01-12) and Shelton "Scad" Hemphill (on 1938-01-12)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1938-01-12)
orchestra:
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra (on 1938-01-12)
arranger:
Chippie Willett
recording of:
Struttin’ With Some Barbecue (on 1938-01-12)
composer:
Lil Hardin Armstrong
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra2:59
14Swing That Music
trumpet and lead vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1936-05-18)
orchestra:
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra (on 1936-05-18)
recording of:
Swing That Music (on 1936-05-18)
lyricist and composer:
Louis Armstrong and Horace Gerlach
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra42:49
15Old Man Mose
trumpet and lead vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1935-11-21)
orchestra:
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra (on 1935-11-21)
recording of:
Ol’ Man Mose (on 1935-11-21)
writer:
Louis Armstrong and Zilner Randolph
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra32:32
16I’m in the Mood for Love
trumpet and lead vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1935-10-03)
orchestra:
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra (on 1935-10-03)
recording of:
I’m in the Mood for Love (on 1935-10-03)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (US Tin Pan Alley librettist and lyricist)
writer:
James Moody (jazz saxophonist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
CBS Hastings Catalog inc. and SBK Robbins Catalog, Inc.
version of:
I’m in the Mood for Love
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra3:02
17St. Louis Blues
alto saxophone:
Peter DuConge (American jazz reedist) (on 1934-11-07) and Henry Tyree (on 1934-11-07)
clarinet:
Peter DuConge (American jazz reedist) (on 1934-11-07)
double bass:
German Arango (on 1934-11-07)
drums (drum set):
Oliver Tines (on 1934-11-07)
guitar:
Maceo Jefferson (on 1934-11-07)
piano:
Herman Chittison (on 1934-11-07)
tenor saxophone:
Alfred Pratt (on 1934-11-07)
trombone:
Lionel Guimarães (on 1934-11-07)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1934-11-07), Jack Hamilton (jazz trumpeter) (on 1934-11-07) and Leslie Thompson (on 1934-11-07)
lead vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1934-11-07)
recording of:
St. Louis Blues (on 1934-11-07)
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1913)
sub-publisher:
Reuter & Reuter Förlags AB
Louis Armstrong3:02
18Lazy River
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1931-11-03)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Lester Boone (on 1931-11-03) and George James (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1931-11-03)
double bass:
John Lindsay (US trombonist/bassist, worked with Jelly Roll Morton) (on 1931-11-03)
drums (drum set):
Tubby Hall (on 1931-11-03)
guitar:
Mike McKendrick (Jazz banjo and guitar) (on 1931-11-03)
piano:
Charlie Alexander (US jazz pianist) (on 1931-11-03)
tenor saxophone:
Albert Washington (jazz tenor sax) (on 1931-11-03)
trombone:
Preston Jackson (jazz trombonist) (on 1931-11-03)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1931-11-03) and Zilner Randolph (on 1931-11-03)
lead vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1931-11-03)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1931-11-03)
orchestra:
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra (on 1931-11-03)
arranger:
Zilner Randolph
recording of:
Lazy River (on 1931-11-03)
lyricist:
Hoagy Carmichael
composer:
Sidney Arodin and Hoagy Carmichael
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra3:05
19West End Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1928-06-28)
banjo:
Mancy Cara (on 1928-06-28)
clarinet:
Jimmy Strong (on 1928-06-28)
cymbal:
Zutty Singleton (on 1928-06-28)
piano:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader) (on 1928-06-28)
trombone:
Fred Robinson (American trombonist) (on 1928-06-28)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1928-06-28)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1928-06-28)
recording of:
West End Blues (Armstrong recording) (on 1928-06-28)
composer:
King Oliver (jazz cornetist) (in 1928)
arranger:
Louis Armstrong (in 1928)
arrangement of:
West End Blues (original instrumental)
Louis Armstrong & His Hot Five33:18
20Potato Head Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1927-05-10)
banjo:
Johnny St. Cyr (on 1927-05-10)
clarinet:
Johnny Dodds (on 1927-05-10)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1927-05-10)
drums (drum set):
Baby Dodds (on 1927-05-10)
piano:
Lil Hardin Armstrong (on 1927-05-10)
trombone:
John Thomas (early jazz trombonist) (on 1927-05-10)
tuba:
Pete Briggs (on 1927-05-10)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1927-05-10)
orchestra:
Louis Armstrong and His Hot Seven (on 1927-05-10)
recording of:
Potato Head Blues (on 1927-05-10)
composer:
Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong & His Hot Seven2:55
21Wild Man Blues
banjo:
Bud Scott (on 1927-04-22)
clarinet:
Johnny Dodds (on 1927-04-22)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1927-04-22)
drums (drum set):
Warren “Baby” Dodds (on 1927-04-22)
piano:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader) (on 1927-04-22)
tenor saxophone:
Barney Bigard (on 1927-04-22)
trombone:
Roy Palmer (US early jazz trombonist) (on 1927-04-22)
orchestra:
Johnny Doddsʼ Black Bottom Stompers (on 1927-04-22)
recording of:
Wild Man Blues (on 1927-04-22)
composer:
Louis Armstrong and Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe
Louis Armstrong3:06
22Heebie Jeebies
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1926-02-26)
banjo:
Johnny St. Cyr (on 1926-02-26)
clarinet:
Johnny Dodds (on 1926-02-26)
cornet and lead vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1926-02-26)
piano:
Lil Hardin Armstrong (on 1926-02-26)
trombone:
Kid Ory (on 1926-02-26)
recording of:
Heebie Jeebies (on 1926-02-26)
lyricist and composer:
Boyd Atkins
Louis Armstrong & His Hot Five3:01

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art direction:Vartan (art direction)
remastering:Erick Labson
design:Meire Murakami
remastered at:Universal Mastering West in Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:Gold (Universal Records) (order: 102)
ASIN:US: B000H5VF2U [info]