Louis Armstrong (View Discography)

Release Info

Available in a four-disc version or massive ten-disc incarnation, Satchmo: Ambassador of Jazz presents excellent material from all periods of Louis Armstrong's life, from early landmarks like "West End Blues" to Decca-era big-band pop ("A Kiss to Build a Dream On") to late-period bucolia such as "We Have All the Time in the World" and "Hello, Dolly." It spends plenty of time focusing on his live work of the '40s and '50s, often with his All-Stars in tow, and devotes a good half-hour to his duets with Ella Fitzgerald. Some fans will already own all of this (and more), but Satchmo is a comprehensive place to find several hours of material proving that Armstrong was a modern giant. ~ John Bush

Tracks

3. Shanghai Shuffle - Henderson, Fletcher & His Orchestra
4. Copenhagen - Henderson, Fletcher & His Orchestra
5. St. Louis Blues - Smith, Bessie
6. Gut Bucket Blues - Armstrong, Louis & His Hot Five
7. Heebie Jeebies - Armstrong, Louis & His Hot Five
8. Cornet Chop Suey - Armstrong, Louis & His Hot Five
9. Muskrat Ramble - Armstrong, Louis & His Hot Five
10. New Orleans Stomp - Dodds, Johnny Black Bottom Stompers
11. Potato Head Blues - Armstrong, Louis & His Hot Seven
12. West End Blues - Armstrong, Louis & His Hot Five
13. Mahogany Hall Stomp - Armstrong, Louis & His Savoy Ballroom Five
14. Blue Yodel No. 9 - Rodgers, Jimmie
15. Chinatown, My Chinatown - Armstrong, Louis & His Orchestra
17. Old Man Mose - Armstrong, Louis & His Orchestra
19. Swing That Music - Armstrong, Louis & His Orchestra
20. The Skeleton in the Closet
21. On a Coconut Island
22. The Old Folks at Home (Swanee River)
23. Jubilee - Armstrong, Louis & His Orchestra
25. When the Saints Go Marching In - Armstrong, Louis & His Orchestra

2. Jeepers Creepers - Armstrong, Louis & His Orchestra
3. Perdido Street Blues - Armstrong, Louis & His Orchestra
4. I Cover the Waterfront - Armstrong, Louis & His Orchestra
7. Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans? - Armstrong, Louis & His Dixieland Seven
10. Muskrat Ramble, Pts. 1-2 - Armstrong, Louis & His All-Stars
12. That Lucky Old Sun (Just Rolls Around Heaven All Day)
13. Blueberry Hill
16. La Vie en Rose
17. Dream a Little Dream of Me - Fitzgerald, Ella
20. A Kiss to Build a Dream On

2. Blue Turning Grey Over You - Armstrong, Louis & His All-Stars
3. Mm-Mm (Take 10) - Armstrong, Louis & His All-Stars
4. St. Louis Blues (Concerto Grosso) - Armstrong, Louis & His All-Stars
5. Ole Miss Blues - Armstrong, Louis & His All-Stars
7. Mack the Knife - Armstrong, Louis & His All-Stars
8. Stars Fell on Alabama - Fitzgerald, Ella
10. Moonlight in Vermont - Fitzgerald, Ella
11. On the Sunny Side of the Street - Armstrong, Louis & His Orchestra
13. King of the Zulus - Armstrong, Louis & His Orchestra
15. Our Love Is Here to Stay - Fitzgerald, Ella

1. I Get a Kick Out of You
2. Stormy Weather
3. Body and Soul
6. Summertime - Fitzgerald, Ella
7. Bess, Oh Where Is My Bess? - Fitzgerald, Ella
8. Indiana (Studio Warm-Up/Version) - Fitzgerald, Ella
11. Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child
12. Hello, Dolly! - Armstrong, Louis & His All-Stars
14. I Still Get Jealous - Armstrong, Louis & His All-Stars
15. Blueberry Hill - Armstrong, Louis & His All-Stars
16. Moon River - Armstrong, Louis & His All-Stars
17. So Long Dearie - Armstrong, Louis & His All-Stars
18. Pretty Little Missy (Take 4) - Armstrong, Louis & His All-Stars
19. Cabaret - Armstrong, Louis & His All-Stars
20. Mame - Armstrong, Louis & His All-Stars