Credits:

Armstrong,Louis

Description:

A collection of masterpieces from the Decca era that captures the many facets of Louis. Includes Louis' orchestral sessions recorded for Decca, plus performances with Bing, the Mills Brothers, Ella, and others!

Tracklisting:

Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
1. WHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHING IN vocal Louis Armstrong / 1938. Louis Armstrong acc. by Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
2. PENNIES FROM HEAVEN vocal L. Armstrong
Bing Crosby
Frances Langford / 1936. Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
3. STRUTTIN’ WITH SOME BARBECUE / 1938. 4. I DOUBLE DARE YOU vocal L. Armstrong / 1938. 5. ON THE SENTIMENTAL SIDE vocal L. Armstrong / 1938. 6. HEAR ME TALKIN’ TO YA vocal L. Armstrong / 1939. 7. WEST END BLUES vocal L. Armstrong / 1939. 8. SAVOY BLUES / 1939. Louis Armstrong and The Mills Brothers
9. THE SONG IS ENDED vocal L. Armstrong
The Mills Brothers / 1938. 10. MARIE vocal L. Armstrong
The Mills Brothers / 1940. Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
11. OUR MONDAY DATE vocal L. Armstrong / 1939. 12. PERDIDO STREET BLUES / 1940. 13. DOWN IN HONKY TONK TOWN / 1940. 14. COAL CART BLUES vocal L. Armstrong / 1940. Louis Armstrong and His Hot Seven
15. LONG
LONG AGO vocal L. Armstrong & Band / 1941. Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
16. AMONG MY SOUVENIRS vocal L. Armstrong / 1942. 17. COQUETTE vocal L. Armstrong / 1942. Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald acc. by Bob Haggart’s Orchestra
18. YOU WON’T BE SATISFIED vocal L. Armstrong
Ella Fitzgerald / 1946. Leader’s Orchestra
19. A SONG WAS BORN vocal L. Armstrong
Jeri Sullivan
Golden Gate Quartet / 1947. Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
20. WHEN IT’S SLEEPY TIME DOWN SOUTH / 1941.