The Satchmo Era

~ Release by Louis Armstrong (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

CD 1: 1923
CD 2: 1923-1924
CD 3: 1924
CD 4: 1924-1925
CD 5: 1925-1926
CD 6: 1926-1927
CD 7: 1927-1928
CD 8: 1928-1929
CD 9: 1930-1931
CD 10: 1931-1932
CD 11: 1932-1933
CD 12: 1933-1935
CD 13: 1935-1936
CD 14: 1936-1937
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1Thankful
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1936-05-18)
double bass:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1936-05-18)
drums (drum set):
Paul Barbarin (jazz drummer from New Orleans) (on 1936-05-18)
guitar:
Lee Blair (on 1936-05-18)
piano:
Luis Russell (on 1936-05-18)
reeds:
Charlie Holmes (US jazz saxophonist, active 1920s/1930s) (on 1936-05-18), Henry “Moon” Jones (swing era reeds) (on 1936-05-18) and Greely Walton (on 1936-05-18)
tenor saxophone:
Bingie Madison (on 1936-05-18)
trombone:
Jimmy Archey (on 1936-05-18) and Snub Mosley (on 1936-05-18)
trumpet:
Gus Aiken (on 1936-05-18), Louis Armstrong (on 1936-05-18), Louis Bacon (on 1936-05-18) and Leonard "Ham" Davis (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1936-05-18)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1936-05-18)
orchestra:
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra (on 1936-05-18)
recording of:
Thankful (on 1936-05-18)
writer:
Sammy Cahn and Saul Chaplin
3:00
2Red Nose
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1936-05-18)
double bass:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1936-05-18)
drums (drum set):
Paul Barbarin (jazz drummer from New Orleans) (on 1936-05-18)
guitar:
Lee Blair (on 1936-05-18)
piano:
Luis Russell (on 1936-05-18)
reeds:
Charlie Holmes (US jazz saxophonist, active 1920s/1930s) (on 1936-05-18), Henry “Moon” Jones (swing era reeds) (on 1936-05-18) and Greely Walton (on 1936-05-18)
tenor saxophone:
Bingie Madison (on 1936-05-18)
trombone:
Jimmy Archey (on 1936-05-18) and Snub Mosley (on 1936-05-18)
trumpet:
Gus Aiken (on 1936-05-18), Louis Armstrong (on 1936-05-18), Louis Bacon (on 1936-05-18) and Leonard "Ham" Davis (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1936-05-18)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1936-05-18)
orchestra:
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra (on 1936-05-18)
3:06
3The Skeleton in the Closet
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1936-08-07)
double bass:
Slim Taft (on 1936-08-07)
drums (drum set):
Ray McKinley (on 1936-08-07)
guitar:
Roc Hillman (songwriter, arranger) (on 1936-08-07)
reeds:
Jimmy Dorsey (on 1936-08-07), Skeets Herfurt (on 1936-08-07), Fud Livingston (on 1936-08-07) and Jack Stacey (on 1936-08-07)
trombone:
Bobby Byrne (on 1936-08-07), Don Matteson (on 1936-08-07) and Joe Yukl (on 1936-08-07)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1936-08-07), Tutti Camarata (on 1936-08-07) and George Thow (on 1936-08-07)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1936-08-07)
orchestra:
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra (on 1936-08-07)
recording of:
Skeleton in the Closet (on 1936-08-07)
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908-1964)
composer:
Arthur Johnston (American composer and songwriter)
3:09
4When Ruben Swings the Cuban
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1936-08-07)
double bass:
Slim Taft (on 1936-08-07)
drums (drum set):
Ray McKinley (on 1936-08-07)
guitar:
Roc Hillman (songwriter, arranger) (on 1936-08-07)
reeds:
Jimmy Dorsey (on 1936-08-07), Skeets Herfurt (on 1936-08-07), Fud Livingston (on 1936-08-07) and Jack Stacey (on 1936-08-07)
trombone:
Bobby Byrne (on 1936-08-07), Don Matteson (on 1936-08-07) and Joe Yukl (on 1936-08-07)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1936-08-07), Tutti Camarata (on 1936-08-07) and George Thow (on 1936-08-07)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1936-08-07)
orchestra:
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra (on 1936-08-07)
2:37
5Hurdy-Gurdy Man
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1936-08-07)
double bass:
Slim Taft (on 1936-08-07)
drums (drum set):
Ray McKinley (on 1936-08-07)
guitar:
Roc Hillman (songwriter, arranger) (on 1936-08-07)
reeds:
Jimmy Dorsey (on 1936-08-07), Skeets Herfurt (on 1936-08-07), Fud Livingston (on 1936-08-07) and Jack Stacey (on 1936-08-07)
trombone:
Bobby Byrne (on 1936-08-07), Don Matteson (on 1936-08-07) and Joe Yukl (on 1936-08-07)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1936-08-07), Tutti Camarata (on 1936-08-07) and George Thow (on 1936-08-07)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1936-08-07)
orchestra:
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra (on 1936-08-07)
recording of:
Hurdy-Gurdy Man (on 1936-08-07)
lyricist and composer:
Sammy Cahn and Saul Chaplin
3:00
6Dipper Mouth Blues
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1936-08-07)
clarinet:
Jimmy Dorsey (on 1936-08-07)
double bass:
Slim Taft (on 1936-08-07)
drums (drum set):
Ray McKinley (on 1936-08-07)
guitar:
Roc Hillman (songwriter, arranger) (on 1936-08-07)
reeds:
Jimmy Dorsey (on 1936-08-07), Skeets Herfurt (on 1936-08-07), Fud Livingston (on 1936-08-07) and Jack Stacey (on 1936-08-07)
trombone:
Bobby Byrne (on 1936-08-07), Don Matteson (on 1936-08-07) and Joe Yukl (on 1936-08-07)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1936-08-07), Tutti Camarata (on 1936-08-07) and George Thow (on 1936-08-07)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1936-08-07)
orchestra:
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra (on 1936-08-07)
recording of:
Dippermouth Blues (on 1936-08-07)
composer:
King Oliver (jazz cornetist)
2:45
7Swing That Music
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1936-08-07)
double bass:
Slim Taft (on 1936-08-07)
drums (drum set):
Ray McKinley (on 1936-08-07)
guitar:
Roc Hillman (songwriter, arranger) (on 1936-08-07)
reeds:
Jimmy Dorsey (on 1936-08-07), Skeets Herfurt (on 1936-08-07), Fud Livingston (on 1936-08-07) and Jack Stacey (on 1936-08-07)
trombone:
Bobby Byrne (on 1936-08-07), Don Matteson (on 1936-08-07) and Joe Yukl (on 1936-08-07)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1936-08-07), Tutti Camarata (on 1936-08-07) and George Thow (on 1936-08-07)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1936-08-07)
orchestra:
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra (on 1936-08-07)
recording of:
Swing That Music (on 1936-08-07)
lyricist and composer:
Louis Armstrong and Horace Gerlach
2:51
8Pennies From Heaven (Medley)
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1936-08-17)
double bass:
Slim Taft (on 1936-08-17)
drums (drum set):
Ray McKinley (on 1936-08-17)
guitar:
Roc Hillman (songwriter, arranger) (on 1936-08-17)
reeds:
Jimmy Dorsey (on 1936-08-17), Skeets Herfurt (on 1936-08-17), Fud Livingston (on 1936-08-17) and Jack Stacey (on 1936-08-17)
trombone:
Bobby Byrne (on 1936-08-17), Don Matteson (on 1936-08-17) and Joe Yukl (on 1936-08-17)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1936-08-17), Tutti Camarata (on 1936-08-17) and George Thow (on 1936-08-17)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1936-08-17), Bing Crosby (on 1936-08-17) and Frances Langford (on 1936-08-17)
orchestra:
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra (on 1936-08-17)
medley including a recording of:
Let’s Call a Heart a Heart (on 1936-08-17)
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908-1964)
composer:
Arthur Johnston (American composer and songwriter)
medley including a recording of:
Skeleton in the Closet (on 1936-08-17)
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908-1964)
composer:
Arthur Johnston (American composer and songwriter)
medley including a recording of:
So Do I (on 1936-08-17)
writer:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908-1964) and Arthur Johnston (American composer and songwriter)
4:26
9To You, Sweetheart, Aloha
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1936-08-18)
double bass:
Joe Nawahi (on 1936-08-18)
drums (drum set) and vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton (on 1936-08-18)
guitar:
George Archer (French jazz guitarist & vocalist) (on 1936-08-18) and Harry Baty (on 1936-08-18)
steel guitar:
Sam Koki (on 1936-08-18)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1936-08-18)
vocals:
George Archer (French jazz guitarist & vocalist) (on 1936-08-18), Louis Armstrong (on 1936-08-18), Harry Baty (on 1936-08-18) and Joe Nawahi (on 1936-08-18)
recording of:
To You Sweetheart, Aloha (on 1936-08-18)
lyricist and composer:
Harry Owens
2:59
10On a Cocoanut Island
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1936-08-18)
double bass:
Joe Nawahi (on 1936-08-18)
drums (drum set) and vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton (on 1936-08-18)
guitar:
George Archer (French jazz guitarist & vocalist) (on 1936-08-18) and Harry Baty (on 1936-08-18)
steel guitar:
Sam Koki (on 1936-08-18)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1936-08-18)
vocals:
George Archer (French jazz guitarist & vocalist) (on 1936-08-18), Louis Armstrong (on 1936-08-18), Harry Baty (on 1936-08-18) and Joe Nawahi (on 1936-08-18)
recording of:
On a Coconut Island (on 1936-08-18)
composer:
Robert Alex Anderson (from 1936 to present)
3:11
11On a Little Bamboo Bridge
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1937-03-24)
double bass:
Joe Nawahi (on 1937-03-24)
guitar:
George Archer (French jazz guitarist & vocalist) (on 1937-03-24) and Harry Baty (on 1937-03-24)
steel guitar:
Sam Koki (on 1937-03-24)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1937-03-24)
ukulele:
Andy Iona (Hawaiian musician & songwriter) (on 1937-03-24)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1937-03-24)
performer:
Andy Iona and His Islanders (on 1937-03-24)
recording of:
On a Little Bamboo Bridge (on 1937-03-24)
3:16
12Hawaiian Hospitality
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1937-03-24)
double bass:
Joe Nawahi (on 1937-03-24)
guitar:
George Archer (French jazz guitarist & vocalist) (on 1937-03-24) and Harry Baty (on 1937-03-24)
steel guitar:
Sam Koki (on 1937-03-24)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1937-03-24)
ukulele:
Andy Iona (Hawaiian musician & songwriter) (on 1937-03-24)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1937-03-24)
performer:
Andy Iona and His Islanders (on 1937-03-24)
recording of:
Hawaiian Hospitality (on 1937-03-24)
3:08
13Carry Me Back to 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
14Darling Nelly Gray
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:
Darling Nellie Gray (on 1937-04-07)
composer:
Benjamin R. Hanby
2:45
15In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1937-06-29)
guitar:
Bernard Addison (on 1937-06-29) and John Mills, Sr. (on 1937-06-29)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1937-06-29)
baritone vocals:
Harry Mills (on 1937-06-29)
bass vocals:
John Mills, Sr. (on 1937-06-29)
tenor vocals:
Donald Mills (on 1937-06-29) and Herbert Mills (on 1937-06-29)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1937-06-29) and The Mills Brothers (on 1937-06-29)
recording of:
In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree (on 1937-06-29)
writer:
Harry Williams (American songwriter, co-writer of “In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree”) and Egbert Van Alstyne (in 1905)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. and Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
2:21
16The Old Folks at Home
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1937-06-29)
guitar:
Bernard Addison (on 1937-06-29)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1937-06-29)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1937-06-29), The Mills Brothers (on 1937-06-29), Donald Mills (on 1937-06-29), Harry Mills (on 1937-06-29), Herbert Mills (on 1937-06-29) and John Mills, Sr. (on 1937-06-29)
recording of:
Old Folks at Home (Swanee River) (on 1937-06-29)
anthem of:
Florida, United States (from 1935 to present)
lyricist and composer:
Stephen Foster (composer) (in 1851)
publisher:
Carlin Music Group
2:24
17Public Melody Number One
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1937-07-02)
alto saxophone:
Pete Clark (Jazz altoist born around 1910) (on 1937-07-02)
double bass:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1937-07-02)
drums (drum set):
Paul Barbarin (jazz drummer from New Orleans) (on 1937-07-02)
guitar:
Lee Blair (on 1937-07-02)
piano:
Luis Russell (on 1937-07-02)
reeds:
Charlie Holmes (US jazz saxophonist, active 1920s/1930s) (on 1937-07-02), Bingie Madison (on 1937-07-02) and Albert Nicholas (on 1937-07-02)
trombone:
J.C. Higginbotham (on 1937-07-02), George Matthews (trombone) (on 1937-07-02) and George Washington (jazz trombonist) (on 1937-07-02)
trumpet:
Henry “Red” Allen (jazz musician) (on 1937-07-02), Louis Armstrong (on 1937-07-02), Louis Bacon (on 1937-07-02) and Shelton "Scad" Hemphill (on 1937-07-02)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1937-07-02)
orchestra:
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra (on 1937-07-02)
recording of:
Public Melody Number One (on 1937-07-02)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler
composer:
Harold Arlen
3:11
18Yours and Mine
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1937-07-02)
alto saxophone:
Pete Clark (Jazz altoist born around 1910) (on 1937-07-02) and Charlie Holmes (US jazz saxophonist, active 1920s/1930s) (on 1937-07-02)
double bass:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1937-07-02)
drums (drum set):
Paul Barbarin (jazz drummer from New Orleans) (on 1937-07-02)
guitar:
Lee Blair (on 1937-07-02)
piano:
Luis Russell (on 1937-07-02)
tenor saxophone:
Bingie Madison (on 1937-07-02) and Albert Nicholas (on 1937-07-02)
trombone:
J.C. Higginbotham (on 1937-07-02), George Matthews (trombone) (on 1937-07-02) and George Washington (jazz trombonist) (on 1937-07-02)
trumpet:
Henry “Red” Allen (jazz musician) (on 1937-07-02), Louis Armstrong (on 1937-07-02), Louis Bacon (on 1937-07-02) and Shelton "Scad" Hemphill (on 1937-07-02)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1937-07-02)
edit of:
Yours and Mine (with pre-groove warm-up) by Louis Armstrong
recording of:
Yours and Mine (on 1937-07-02)
lyricist:
Arthur Freed
composer:
Nacio Herb Brown (US songwriter)
2:43
19Red Cap
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1937-07-02)
alto saxophone:
Pete Clark (Jazz altoist born around 1910) (on 1937-07-02)
double bass:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1937-07-02)
drums (drum set):
Paul Barbarin (jazz drummer from New Orleans) (on 1937-07-02)
guitar:
Lee Blair (on 1937-07-02)
piano:
Luis Russell (on 1937-07-02)
reeds:
Charlie Holmes (US jazz saxophonist, active 1920s/1930s) (on 1937-07-02), Bingie Madison (on 1937-07-02) and Albert Nicholas (on 1937-07-02)
trombone:
J.C. Higginbotham (on 1937-07-02), George Matthews (trombone) (on 1937-07-02) and George Washington (jazz trombonist) (on 1937-07-02)
trumpet:
Henry “Red” Allen (jazz musician) (on 1937-07-02), Louis Armstrong (on 1937-07-02), Louis Bacon (on 1937-07-02) and Shelton "Scad" Hemphill (on 1937-07-02)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1937-07-02)
orchestra:
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra (on 1937-07-02)
recording of:
Red Cap (on 1937-07-02)
3:11
20She's the Daughter of a Planter From Havana
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1937-07-07)
alto saxophone:
Pete Clark (Jazz altoist born around 1910) (on 1937-07-07)
double bass:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1937-07-07)
drums (drum set):
Paul Barbarin (jazz drummer from New Orleans) (on 1937-07-07)
guitar:
Lee Blair (on 1937-07-07)
piano:
Luis Russell (on 1937-07-07)
reeds:
Charlie Holmes (US jazz saxophonist, active 1920s/1930s) (on 1937-07-07), Bingie Madison (on 1937-07-07) and Albert Nicholas (on 1937-07-07)
trombone:
J.C. Higginbotham (on 1937-07-07), George Matthews (trombone) (on 1937-07-07) and George Washington (jazz trombonist) (on 1937-07-07)
trumpet:
Henry “Red” Allen (jazz musician) (on 1937-07-07), Louis Armstrong (on 1937-07-07), Louis Bacon (on 1937-07-07) and Shelton "Scad" Hemphill (on 1937-07-07)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1937-07-07)
orchestra:
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra (on 1937-07-07)
recording of:
She's the Daughter of a Planter From Havana (on 1937-07-07)
3:15
CD 15: 1937-1938
CD 16: 1938-1939
CD 17: 1939-1940
CD 18: 1940-1941
CD 19: 1941-1946
CD 20: 1946-1947