The Genius of Louis Armstrong Volume 1: 1923-1933

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Tracklist

▶ 12" Vinyl 1
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C1A Monday Date
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1928-06-27)
banjo:
Mancy Cara (on 1928-06-27)
clarinet:
Jimmy Strong (on 1928-06-27)
cymbal:
Zutty Singleton (on 1928-06-27)
piano:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader) (on 1928-06-27)
trombone:
Fred Robinson (American trombonist) (on 1928-06-27)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1928-06-27)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1928-06-27) and Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader) (on 1928-06-27)
recording of:
My Monday Date (on 1928-06-27)
composer:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader)
3:09
C2West 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)
33:14
C3Sugar Foot Strut
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1928-06-29)
banjo:
Mancy "Peck" Carr (on 1928-06-29)
clarinet:
Jimmy Strong (on 1928-06-29)
cymbal:
Zutty Singleton (on 1928-06-29)
piano:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader) (on 1928-06-29)
trombone:
Fred Robinson (American trombonist) (on 1928-06-29)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1928-06-29)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1928-06-29)
recording of:
Sugar Foot Strut (on 1928-06-28)
composer:
Henry Myers (in 1927), Billy Pierce (Choreographer) (in 1927) and Charles M. Schwab (in 1927)
3:15
C4Squeeze Me
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1928-06-29)
banjo:
Mancy "Peck" Carr (on 1928-06-29)
clarinet:
Jimmy Strong (on 1928-06-29)
piano:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader) (on 1928-06-29)
trombone:
Fred Robinson (American trombonist) (on 1928-06-29)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1928-06-29)
background vocals:
Fred Robinson (American trombonist), Jimmy Strong and Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader) (on 1928-06-29)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1928-06-29)
recording of:
Squeeze Me (on 1928-06-29)
lyricist:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader)
composer:
Fats Waller
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
3:20
C5Savoyageur's Stomp
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1928-07-05)
alto saxophone:
Bert Curry (on 1928-07-05) and Crawford Wethington (on 1928-07-05)
banjo:
Mancy "Peck" Carr (on 1928-07-05)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Jimmy Strong (on 1928-07-05)
drums (drum set):
Zutty Singleton (on 1928-07-05)
piano:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader) (on 1928-07-05)
trombone:
Fred Robinson (American trombonist) (on 1928-07-05)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1928-07-05) and Homer Hobson (on 1928-07-05)
tuba:
Pete Briggs (on 1928-07-05)
3:06
C6Beau Koo Jack
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1928-12-05)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Don Redman (on 1928-12-05)
banjo and guitar:
Dave Wilborn (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)
arranger:
Alex Hill (20th century US jazz pianist)
recording of:
Beau Koo Jack (on 1928-12-05)
lyricist:
Walter Melrose
composer:
Louis Armstrong and Alex Hill (20th century US jazz pianist)
3:00
C7Save It, Pretty Mama
recording of:
Save It, Pretty Mama
writer:
Paul Denniker, Joseph M. Davis (US lyricist, producer, publisher & promoter) and Don Redman
3:18
D1Mahogany Hall Stomp
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1929-03-05)
alto saxophone:
Charlie Holmes (US jazz saxophonist, active 1920s/1930s) (on 1929-03-05)
banjo:
Eddie Condon (on 1929-03-05)
clarinet:
Albert Nicholas (on 1929-03-05)
double bass:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1929-03-05)
drums (drum set):
Paul Barbarin (jazz drummer from New Orleans) (on 1929-03-05)
guitar:
Lonnie Johnson (American blues and jazz musician) (on 1929-03-05)
piano:
Luis Russell (on 1929-03-05)
tenor saxophone:
Teddy Hill (on 1929-03-05)
trombone:
J.C. Higginbotham (on 1929-03-05)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1929-03-05)
recording of:
Mahogany Hall Stomp (on 1929-03-05)
composer:
Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
3:21
D2St Louis Blues
recording of:
St. Louis Blues
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1913)
3:00
D3I'm a Ding Dong Daddy
recording of:
I'm a Ding Dong Daddy
writer:
Phil Baxter (US songwriter, singer and band leader)
3:04
D4I'll Be Glad When You're Dead, You Rascal, You
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1931-04-28)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Lester Boone (on 1931-04-28)
baritone saxophone:
George James (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1931-04-28)
double bass:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1931-04-28)
drums (drum set):
Tubby Hall (on 1931-04-28)
guitar:
Mike McKendrick (Jazz banjo and guitar) (on 1931-04-28)
piano:
Charlie Alexander (US jazz pianist) (on 1931-04-28)
tenor saxophone:
Albert Washington (jazz tenor sax) (on 1931-04-28)
trombone:
Preston Jackson (jazz trombonist) (on 1931-04-28)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1931-04-28)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1931-04-28)
recording of:
I’ll Be Glad When You’re Dead, You Rascal You (on 1931-04-28)
lyricist and composer:
Sam Theard
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
3:11
D5The Lonesome Road
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1931-11-06)
alto saxophone:
Lester Boone (on 1931-11-06) and George James (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1931-11-06)
double bass:
John Lindsay (US trombonist/bassist, worked with Jelly Roll Morton) (on 1931-11-06)
drums (drum set):
Tubby Hall (on 1931-11-06)
guitar:
Mike McKendrick (Jazz banjo and guitar) (on 1931-11-06)
piano:
Charlie Alexander (US jazz pianist) (on 1931-11-06)
tenor saxophone:
Albert Washington (jazz tenor sax) (on 1931-11-06)
trombone:
Preston Jackson (jazz trombonist) (on 1931-11-06)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1931-11-06) and Zilner Randolph (on 1931-11-06)
wood block:
Joe Lindsay (US early jazz drummer) (on 1931-11-06)
spoken vocals:
Joe Lindsay (US early jazz drummer) (on 1931-11-06), Mike McKendrick (Jazz banjo and guitar) (on 1931-11-06) and Zilner Randolph (on 1931-11-06)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1931-11-06)
recording of:
Lonesome Road (on 1931-11-06)
lyricist:
Gene Austin
composer:
Nathaniel Shilkret
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Nathaniel Shilkret Music Corp. and Paramount Music Corporation
3:28
D6Kickin' the Gong Around
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1932-01-25)
alto saxophone:
Lester Boone (on 1932-01-25) and George James (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1932-01-25)
double bass:
John Lindsay (US trombonist/bassist, worked with Jelly Roll Morton) (on 1932-01-25)
drums (drum set):
Tubby Hall (on 1932-01-25)
guitar:
Mike McKendrick (Jazz banjo and guitar) (on 1932-01-25)
piano:
Charlie Alexander (US jazz pianist) (on 1932-01-25)
tenor saxophone:
Albert Washington (jazz tenor sax) (on 1932-01-25)
trombone:
Preston Jackson (jazz trombonist) (on 1932-01-25)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1932-01-25) and Zilner Randolph (on 1932-01-25)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1932-01-25)
recording of:
Kickin’ the Gong Around (on 1932-01-25)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler
composer:
Harold Arlen
3:11
D7Lawd, You Made the Night Too Long
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1932-03-11)
alto saxophone:
Lester Boone and George James (US jazz saxophonist)
double bass:
John Lindsay (US trombonist/bassist, worked with Jelly Roll Morton)
drums (drum set):
Tubby Hall
guitar:
Mike McKendrick (Jazz banjo and guitar)
piano:
Charlie Alexander (US jazz pianist)
tenor saxophone:
Albert Washington (jazz tenor sax)
trombone:
Preston Jackson (jazz trombonist)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong and Zilner Randolph
vocals:
Louis Armstrong
recording of:
Lord, You Made the Night Too Long (on 1932-03-11)
lyricist:
Sam M. Lewis (1930s lyricist) (in 1932)
composer:
Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor) (in 1932)
3:20