This Is Jazz #23: Louis Armstrong Sings

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Personnel includes: Louis Armstrong (vocals, trumpet, cornet); Jack Teagarden (vocals, trombone); Teddy Hill (tenor saxophone); Henry "Red" Allen, Otis Johnson (trumpet); Edward "Kid" Ory, J.C. Higgenbotham (trombone); Johnny Dodds, Barney Bigard (clarinet); Johnny St. Cyr (banjo); Lil Hardin Armstrong, Billy Kyle, Dave Brubeck (piano); Lonnie Johnson (guitar); George "Pops" Foster (bass); Warren "Baby" Dodds, Lionel Hampton (drums). All tracks have been digitally remastered. Personnel: Louis Armstrong (vocals, trumpet, cornet); Jack Teagarden (vocals, trombone); Bill Perkins (guitar, banjo); Will Johnson, Lonnie Johnson (guitar); "Big" Mike McKendrick, Johnny St. Cyr (banjo); George James (clarinet, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone); Lester Boone, Albert Nicholas (clarinet, alto saxophone); Charlie Jones (clarinet, tenor saxophone); Albert Washington (clarinet, baritone saxophone); Edmond Hall, Johnny Dodds, Barney Bigard (clarinet); Les Hite (alto saxophone, baritone saxophone); Marvin Johnson, Teddy Hill (tenor saxophone); George Orendorff, Otis Johnson, Henry "Red" Allen, Harold Scott, Zilner Randolph (trumpet); Bobby Hackett (cornet); J.C. Higginbotham, Luther Graven, Trummy Young , Preston Jackson (trombone); Henry Prince, Charlie Alexander , Dave Brubeck, Lil Armstrong, Luis Russell, Billy Kyle (piano); Lionel Hampton (vibraphone, drums); Danny Barcelona, Fred Hall, Joe Morello, Paul Barbarin, Baby Dodds, Barrett Deems (drums). Recording information: Amsterdam, The Netherlands (12/10/1927-10/29/1955); Chicago, IL (12/10/1927-10/29/1955); Los Angeles, CA (12/10/1927-10/29/1955); New York, NY (12/10/1927-10/29/1955); Newport Jaxx Festival, Newport, Rhode Island (12/10/1927-10/29/1955). Arranger: Zilner Randolph. The contribution to American music made by the towering figure affectionately known as "Satchmo" is truly incalculable. Like an early contemporary of his, Babe Ruth, who excelled in baseball as both pitcher and slugger (not to mention the fact that he was as big and colorful a personality as Armstrong), Satchmo defined jazz soloing and was the ur-interpretive vocalist--which is to say that instrumentalists and singers alike learned about their craft from him. While all of these tracks, which span 34 years of his career, feature vocals, his cornet or trumpet is always handy for an extended introduction, blazing solo, or "see-you-later" coda. Listen to Louis comp vocally behind himself in between the lines of "I Surrender Dear"--it's a truly sensual experience. Or how about his shuckin' and jivin' with Trummy Young, his longtime trombone sidekick, on "Rockin' Chair?" As with all his playing, Satch's scat singing (which is only occasionally featured here), is never about pyrotechnics--his smoothly rendered vocal embellishments are always a melodic and rhythmic wonder to behold.
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