Essence of Armstrong

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

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Reminiscin' With Louis
2:14
2Chattanooga Stomp
3:04
3Copenhagen
2:55
4Cake Walking Babies
2:59
5St. Louis Blues
recording of:
St. Louis Blues
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1913)
publisher:
Handy Bros. Music Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
Reuter & Reuter Förlags AB
3:11
6Sugarfoot Stomp
recording of:
Sugar Foot Stomp
composer:
Louis Armstrong and King Oliver (jazz cornetist)
version of:
Dippermouth Blues
2:53
7Heebie Jeebies
recording of:
Heebie Jeebies
lyricist and composer:
Boyd Atkins
3:04
8Big Butter and Egg Man
recording of:
Big Butter and Egg Man
writer:
Louis Armstrong and Percy Venable (in 1926)
3:12
9Wild Man Blues
recording of:
Wild Man Blues
composer:
Louis Armstrong and Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe
3:19
10Got No Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1927-12-09)
banjo:
Johnny St. Cyr (on 1927-12-09)
clarinet:
Johnny Dodds (on 1927-12-09)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1927-12-09)
piano:
Lil Hardin Armstrong (on 1927-12-09)
trombone:
Kid Ory (on 1927-12-09)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1927-12-09)
3:22
11Hotter Than That
recording of:
Hotter Than That
composer:
Lil Hardin Armstrong
3:03
12West 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)
33:20
13Muggles
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1928-12-05)
banjo:
Mancy "Peck" Carr (on 1928-12-05)
clarinet:
Jimmy Strong (on 1928-12-05)
drums (drum set):
Zutty Singleton (on 1928-12-05)
piano:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader) (on 1928-12-05)
trombone:
Fred Robinson (American trombonist) (on 1928-12-05)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1928-12-05)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1928-12-05)
recording of:
Muggles (on 1928-12-07)
lyricist and composer:
Louis Armstrong
2:54
14Knockin' a Jug
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1929-03-05)
drums (drum set):
Kaiser Marshall (on 1929-03-05)
guitar:
Eddie Lang (US jazz guitarist, also recorded as Blind Willie Dunn) (on 1929-03-05)
piano:
Joe Sullivan (piano, USA) (on 1929-03-05)
tenor saxophone:
Happy Caldwell (American jazz reed player) (on 1929-03-05)
trombone:
Jack Teagarden (on 1929-03-05)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1929-03-05)
edit of:
Knockin’ a Jug by Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra
recording of:
Knockin’ a Jug (on 1929-03-05)
composer:
Louis Armstrong and Eddie Condon
3:28
15Some of These Days
recording of:
Some of These Days
lyricist and composer:
Shelton Brooks
writer:
Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
3:02
16Carry Me Back to Old Virginny
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1937-04-07)
guitar:
Bernard Addison (on 1937-04-07) and John Mills, Sr. (on 1937-04-07)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1937-04-07)
baritone vocals:
Harry Mills (on 1937-04-07)
bass vocals:
John Mills, Sr. (on 1937-04-07)
tenor vocals:
Donald Mills (on 1937-04-07) and Herbert Mills (on 1937-04-07)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1937-04-07) and The Mills Brothers (on 1937-04-07)
recording of:
Carry Me Back to Old Virginny (on 1937-04-07)
composer:
James A. Bland
3:03
17I Double Dare You
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1938-01-13)
alto saxophone:
Charlie Holmes (US jazz saxophonist, active 1920s/1930s) (on 1938-01-13)
double bass:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1938-01-13)
drums (drum set):
Paul Barbarin (jazz drummer from New Orleans) (on 1938-01-13)
guitar:
Lee Blair (on 1938-01-13)
piano:
Luis Russell (on 1938-01-13)
saxophone:
Bingie Madison (on 1938-01-13)
trombone:
J.C. Higginbotham (on 1938-01-13)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1938-01-13)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1938-01-13)
orchestra:
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra (on 1938-01-13)
recording of:
I Double Dare You (on 1938-01-13)
writer:
Jimmy Eaton (songwriter) and Terry Shand (jazz pianist/composer)
2:59
18I Can't Give You Anything but Love
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)
trombone:
Al Philburn (on 1938-06-24)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1938-06-24), Johnny McGhee (trumpet) (on 1938-06-24) and Robert Cusumano (on 1938-06-24)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1938-06-24)
edit of:
I Can't Give You Anything but Love (with pre-groove chatter) by Louis Armstrong
recording of:
I Can’t Give You Anything but Love, Baby (on 1938-06-24)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American 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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), コンソーシアム音楽出版 C・F事業部 (Consortium Music Publishing, CF Division) (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)
2:58
19Jeepers Creepers
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-01-18)
alto saxophone:
Rupert Cole (swing era jazz clarinetist and saxophonist) (on 1939-01-18) and Charlie Holmes (US jazz saxophonist, active 1920s/1930s) (on 1939-01-18)
double bass:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1939-01-18)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1939-01-18)
guitar:
Lee Blair (on 1939-01-18)
piano:
Luis Russell (on 1939-01-18)
tenor saxophone:
Bingie Madison (on 1939-01-18) and Albert Nicholas (on 1939-01-18)
trombone:
Wilbur de Paris (on 1939-01-18), J.C. Higginbotham (on 1939-01-18) and Bull City Red (aka George Washington) (on 1939-01-18)
trumpet:
Henry “Red” Allen (jazz musician) (on 1939-01-18), Louis Armstrong (on 1939-01-18), Shelton "Scad" Hemphill (on 1939-01-18) and Otis Johnson (trumpet) (on 1939-01-18)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1939-01-18)
orchestra:
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra (on 1939-01-18)
performer:
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra
later releases:
Jeepers Creepers by Louis Armstrong
recording of:
Jeepers Creepers (on 1939-01-18)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1938)
writer:
Richard A. Whiting
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist) (in 1938)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946) and Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
part of:
The 11th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1938 nominee)
42:39
20Blues of Yesterday
recording of:
Blues for Yesterday
writer:
Leroy Carr
2:38
21Where the Blues Were Born in New Orleans
recording of:
Where the Blues Were Born in New Orleans
writer:
Bob Carleton and Charlie Dixon (Jazz banjoist)
3:10
22Back O'Town Blues
recording of:
Back o’ Town Blues
writer:
Louis Armstrong and Luis Russell
4:15
23A Song Was Born
recording of:
A Song Was Born
composer:
Gene de Paul and Don Raye
3:20