Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man: 1923-1934 (mono)

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

Tracklist

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1Song of the Island
recording of:
Song of the Islands (Na Lei O Hawaii)
lyricist and composer:
Charles E. King
3:32
2My Sweet
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1930-04-05)
alto saxophone:
Bobby Holmes (jazz sax) (on 1930-04-05) and Ted McCord (on 1930-04-05)
drums (drum set):
Willie Lynch (US jazz drummer) (on 1930-04-05)
guitar:
Bernard Addison (on 1930-04-05)
piano:
Joe Turner (Jazz pianist, 1907–1990) (on 1930-04-05) and Buck Washington (on 1930-04-05)
tenor saxophone:
Castor McCord (on 1930-04-05)
trombone:
Henry Hicks (jazz trombonist) (on 1930-04-05)
trumpet:
Ed Anderson (early jazz trumpeter) (on 1930-04-05) and Louis Armstrong (on 1930-04-05)
tuba:
Lavert Hutchinson (US jazz tuba player) (on 1930-04-05)
vibraphone:
Unknown, probably Joe Turner (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1930-04-05)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1930-04-05)
recording of:
My Sweet (on 1930-04-05)
lyricist:
Stuart Gorrell
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael
3:19
3I Can't Believe That You're in Love with Me
recording of:
I Can’t Believe That You’re in Love With Me
lyricist:
Clarence Gaskill
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc.
3:07
4Blue Yodel No. 9
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1930-07-16)
piano:
Lillian Hardin Armstrong (on 1930-07-16)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1930-07-16)
vocals:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933) (on 1930-07-16)
recording of:
Blue Yodel No. 9 (Standin’ on the Corner) (on 1930-07-16)
writer:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)
part of:
Blue Yodels by Jimmie Rodgers
32:41
5I'm a Ding Dong Daddy (from Dumas)
recording of:
I'm a Ding Dong Daddy
writer:
Phil Baxter (US songwriter, singer and band leader)
3:11
6I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1930-08-19)
alto saxophone:
Leon Herriford (on 1930-08-19) and Willie Stark (on 1930-08-19)
drums (drum set):
Lionel Hampton (on 1930-08-19)
piano:
Harvey Brooks (US jazz pianist and composer) (on 1930-08-19)
steel guitar:
Ceele Burke (on 1930-08-19)
tenor saxophone:
William Franz (on 1930-08-19)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1930-08-19)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1930-08-19) and Leon Elkins (on 1930-08-19)
tuba:
Reggie Jones (on 1930-08-19)
recording of:
I’m Confessin’ (That I Love You) (on 1930-08-19)
lyricist:
Al J. Neiburg (lyricist) (in 1930)
composer:
Doc Daugherty (in 1930) and Ellis Reynolds (in 1930)
publisher:
Bourne Music Ltd.
version of:
Lookin’ for Another Sweetie
3:25
7Memories of You
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1930-10-16)
alto saxophone:
Les Hite (on 1930-10-16) and Marvin Johnson (US jazz saxophonist and bandleader) (on 1930-10-16)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Charlie Jones (jazz clarinet/sax) (on 1930-10-16)
double bass:
Joe Bailey (US double bassist and songwriter) (on 1930-10-16)
drums (drum set) and vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton (on 1930-10-16)
guitar:
Bill Perkins (jazz guitar and banjo) (on 1930-10-16)
piano:
Harvey Brooks (US jazz pianist and composer) (on 1930-10-16) and Henry Prince (on 1930-10-16)
trombone:
Luther Craven (on 1930-10-16)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1930-10-16), George Orendorff (on 1930-10-16) and Harold Scott (on 1930-10-16)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1930-10-16)
conductor:
Les Hite (on 1930-10-16)
recording of:
Memories of You (on 1930-10-16)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf (in 1930)
composer:
Eubie Blake (in 1930)
publisher:
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
3:18
8Sweethearts on Parade
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1930-12-23)
alto saxophone:
Les Hite (on 1930-12-23) and Marvin Johnson (US jazz saxophonist and bandleader) (on 1930-12-23)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Charlie Jones (jazz clarinet/sax) (on 1930-12-23)
double bass:
Joe Bailey (US double bassist and songwriter) (on 1930-12-23)
drums (drum set):
Lionel Hampton (on 1930-12-23)
guitar:
Bill Perkins (jazz guitar and banjo) (on 1930-12-23)
piano:
Henry Prince (on 1930-12-23)
trombone:
Luther Craven (on 1930-12-23)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1930-12-23), McClure Morris (on 1930-12-23) and Harold Scott (on 1930-12-23)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1930-12-23)
conductor:
Les Hite (on 1930-12-23)
recording of:
Sweethearts on Parade (on 1930-12-23)
lyricist:
Charles Newman (Charles Chas Newman, early 20th century songwriter) (in 1928)
composer:
Carmen Lombardo (in 1928)
3:20
9When It's Sleepy Time Down South
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1931-04-20)
alto saxophone:
George James (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1931-04-20)
alto saxophone [alto sax]:
Lester Boone (on 1931-04-20)
drums (drum set):
Tubby Hall (on 1931-04-20)
guitar:
Mike McKendrick (Jazz banjo and guitar) (on 1931-04-20)
piano:
Charlie Alexander (US jazz pianist) (on 1931-04-20)
tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
Albert Washington (jazz tenor sax) (on 1931-04-20)
trombone:
Preston Jackson (jazz trombonist) (on 1931-04-20)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1931-04-20)
spoken vocals [speech]:
Charlie Alexander (US jazz pianist) (on 1931-04-20) and Louis Armstrong (on 1931-04-20)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1931-04-20)
recording of:
When It’s Sleepy Time Down South (on 1931-04-20)
lyricist:
Leon René and Otis René
composer:
Clarence Muse
publisher:
Leon Rene Publication, Mills Music, Inc., Otis Rene Publication and Sherwin Music (publisher)
3:24
10Blue Again
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1931-04-20)
alto saxophone:
Lester Boone (on 1931-04-20)
baritone saxophone:
George James (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1931-04-20)
drums (drum set):
Tubby Hall (on 1931-04-20)
guitar:
Mike McKendrick (Jazz banjo and guitar) (on 1931-04-20)
piano:
Charlie Alexander (US jazz pianist) (on 1931-04-20)
tenor saxophone:
Albert Washington (jazz tenor sax) (on 1931-04-20)
trombone:
Preston Jackson (jazz trombonist) (on 1931-04-20)
trumpet:
Zilner Randolph and Louis Armstrong (on 1931-04-20)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1931-04-20)
recording of:
Blue Again (on 1931-04-20)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (US Tin Pan Alley librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
3:14
11When Your Lover Has Gone
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1931-04-29)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Lester Boone (on 1931-04-29) and George James (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1931-04-29)
double bass:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1931-04-29)
drums (drum set):
Tubby Hall (on 1931-04-29)
guitar:
Mike McKendrick (Jazz banjo and guitar) (on 1931-04-29)
piano:
Charlie Alexander (US jazz pianist) (on 1931-04-29)
tenor saxophone:
Albert Washington (jazz tenor sax) (on 1931-04-29)
trombone:
Preston Jackson (jazz trombonist) (on 1931-04-29)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1931-04-29)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1931-04-29)
recording of:
When Your Lover Has Gone (on 1931-04-29)
lyricist and composer:
Einar Aaron Swan
publisher:
Remick Music Corp. and Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division)
3:09
12Lazy River
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1931-11-03)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Lester Boone (on 1931-11-03) and George James (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1931-11-03)
double bass:
John Lindsay (US trombonist/bassist, worked with Jelly Roll Morton) (on 1931-11-03)
drums (drum set):
Tubby Hall (on 1931-11-03)
guitar:
Mike McKendrick (Jazz banjo and guitar) (on 1931-11-03)
piano:
Charlie Alexander (US jazz pianist) (on 1931-11-03)
tenor saxophone:
Albert Washington (jazz tenor sax) (on 1931-11-03)
trombone:
Preston Jackson (jazz trombonist) (on 1931-11-03)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1931-11-03) and Zilner Randolph (on 1931-11-03)
lead vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1931-11-03)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1931-11-03)
orchestra:
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra (on 1931-11-03)
arranger:
Zilner Randolph
recording of:
Lazy River (on 1931-11-03)
lyricist:
Hoagy Carmichael
composer:
Sidney Arodin
3:06
13Chinatown, My Chinatown
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1931-11-03)
alto saxophone:
Lester Boone (on 1931-11-03) and George James (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1931-11-03)
double bass:
John Lindsay (US trombonist/bassist, worked with Jelly Roll Morton) (on 1931-11-03)
drums (drum set):
Tubby Hall (on 1931-11-03)
guitar:
Mike McKendrick (Jazz banjo and guitar) (on 1931-11-03)
piano:
Charlie Alexander (US jazz pianist) (on 1931-11-03)
tenor saxophone:
Albert Washington (jazz tenor sax) (on 1931-11-03)
trombone:
Preston Jackson (jazz trombonist) (on 1931-11-03)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1931-11-03) and Zilner Randolph (on 1931-11-03)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1931-11-03)
recording of:
Chinatown, My Chinatown (on 1931-11-03)
lyricist:
William Jerome (in 1910)
composer:
Jean Schwartz (in 1910)
publisher:
Beuscher and Sim (Related to Éditions Sim)
3:17
14Stardust
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1931-11-04)
alto saxophone:
Lester Boone (on 1931-11-04) and George James (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1931-11-04)
double bass:
John Lindsay (US trombonist/bassist, worked with Jelly Roll Morton) (on 1931-11-04)
drums (drum set):
Tubby Hall (on 1931-11-04)
guitar:
Mike McKendrick (Jazz banjo and guitar) (on 1931-11-04)
piano:
Charlie Alexander (US jazz pianist) (on 1931-11-04)
tenor saxophone:
Albert Washington (jazz tenor sax) (on 1931-11-04)
trombone:
Preston Jackson (jazz trombonist) (on 1931-11-04)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1931-11-04) and Zilner Randolph (on 1931-11-04)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1931-11-04)
recording of:
Stardust (the jazz standard) (on 1931-11-04)
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish (in 1929)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1927)
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc. (ended), All Nations Music, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Everbright Music Co., Hoagy Publishing Co., Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd. and Songs of Peer, Ltd. (ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
part of:
American Splendor
3:36
15Stardust (alternate take)
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1931-11-04)
alto saxophone:
Lester Boone (on 1931-11-04) and George James (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1931-11-04)
double bass:
John Lindsay (US trombonist/bassist, worked with Jelly Roll Morton) (on 1931-11-04)
drums (drum set):
Tubby Hall (on 1931-11-04)
guitar:
Mike McKendrick (Jazz banjo and guitar) (on 1931-11-04)
piano:
Charlie Alexander (US jazz pianist) (on 1931-11-04)
tenor saxophone:
Albert Washington (jazz tenor sax) (on 1931-11-04)
trombone:
Preston Jackson (jazz trombonist) (on 1931-11-04)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1931-11-04) and Zilner Randolph (on 1931-11-04)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1931-11-04)
recording of:
Stardust (the jazz standard) (on 1931-11-04)
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish (in 1929)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1927)
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc. (ended), All Nations Music, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Everbright Music Co., Hoagy Publishing Co., Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd. and Songs of Peer, Ltd. (ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
part of:
American Splendor
3:30
16Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
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:
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (on 1932-01-25)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler
composer:
Harold Arlen
publisher:
Mills Music, S.A. Music Co. and Ted Koehler Music Co.
3:01
17I've Got the World on a String
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1933-01-26)
alto saxophone:
Scoville Browne (on 1933-01-26) and George Oldham (on 1933-01-26)
banjo and resonator guitar [dobro]:
Mike McKendrick (Jazz banjo and guitar) (on 1933-01-26)
clarinet:
Scoville Browne (on 1933-01-26), Budd Johnson (on 1933-01-26) and George Oldham (on 1933-01-26)
double bass [bass]:
Bill Oldham (Double Bass Player) (on 1933-01-26)
drums (drum set):
Yank Porter (jazz drummer) (on 1933-01-26)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1933-01-26)
tenor saxophone:
Budd Johnson (on 1933-01-26)
trombone:
Keg Johnson (jazz trombonist) (on 1933-01-26)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1933-01-26), Zilner Randolph (on 1933-01-26) and Elmer Whitlock (US trumpet player) (on 1933-01-26)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1933-01-26)
recording of:
I’ve Got the World on a String (on 1933-01-26)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1932)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1932)
publisher:
BMG Gold Songs, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), Mills Music, Inc. and S.A. Music Co.
sub-publisher:
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 (holding company – do not use as release label), コンソーシアム音楽出版 C・F事業部 (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)
3:18
18Basin Street Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1933-01-27)
alto saxophone:
Scoville Browne (on 1933-01-27) and George Oldham (on 1933-01-27)
banjo and resonator guitar [dobro]:
Mike McKendrick (Jazz banjo and guitar) (on 1933-01-27)
clarinet:
Scoville Browne (on 1933-01-27), Budd Johnson (on 1933-01-27) and George Oldham (on 1933-01-27)
double bass [bass]:
Bill Oldham (Double Bass Player) (on 1933-01-27)
drums (drum set):
Yank Porter (jazz drummer) (on 1933-01-27)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1933-01-27)
tenor saxophone:
Budd Johnson (on 1933-01-27)
trombone:
Keg Johnson (jazz trombonist) (on 1933-01-27)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1933-01-27), Zilner Randolph (on 1933-01-27) and Elmer Whitlock (US trumpet player) (on 1933-01-27)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1933-01-27)
cover recording of:
Basin Street Blues (on 1933-01-27)
lyricist and composer:
Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
3:31
19On the Sunny Side of the Street, Part 1
alto saxophone:
Henry Tyree (on 1934-11-07)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Peter DuConge (American jazz reedist) (on 1934-11-07)
double bass:
German Arago (on 1934-11-07)
drums (drum set):
Oliver Tines (on 1934-11-07)
guitar:
Maceo Jefferson (on 1934-11-07)
piano:
Herman Chittison (on 1934-11-07)
tenor saxophone:
Alfred Pratt (on 1934-11-07)
trombone:
Lionel Guimarães (on 1934-11-07)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1934-11-07), Jack Hamilton (jazz trumpeter) (on 1934-11-07) and Leslie Thompson (on 1934-11-07)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1934-11-07)
recorded at:
Studio Polydor in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1934-11-07)
edit of:
On the Sunny Side of the Street (studio, 1934-11-07; compilation of Brunswick matrices 1481 1/2 wpp and 1482 1/2 wpp) by Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra
recording of:
On the Sunny Side of the Street (on 1934-11-07)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (US Tin Pan Alley librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Cotton Club Publishing, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd., Memory Lane Music Ltd., Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd. and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント A事業部
part of:
American Splendor
2:57
20On the Sunny Side of the Street, Part 2
alto saxophone:
Henry Tyree (on 1934-11-07)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Peter DuConge (American jazz reedist) (on 1934-11-07)
double bass:
German Arago (on 1934-11-07)
drums (drum set):
Oliver Tines (on 1934-11-07)
guitar:
Maceo Jefferson (on 1934-11-07)
piano:
Herman Chittison (on 1934-11-07)
tenor saxophone:
Alfred Pratt (on 1934-11-07)
trombone:
Lionel Guimarães (on 1934-11-07)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1934-11-07), Jack Hamilton (jazz trumpeter) (on 1934-11-07) and Leslie Thompson (on 1934-11-07)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1934-11-07)
recorded at:
Studio Polydor in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1934-11-07)
edit of:
On the Sunny Side of the Street (studio, 1934-11-07; compilation of Brunswick matrices 1481 1/2 wpp and 1482 1/2 wpp) by Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra
recording of:
On the Sunny Side of the Street (on 1934-11-07)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (US Tin Pan Alley librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Cotton Club Publishing, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd., Memory Lane Music Ltd., Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd. and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント A事業部
part of:
American Splendor
3:10
21Song of the Vipers
alto saxophone:
Henry Tyree (on 1934-11-07)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Peter DuConge (American jazz reedist) (on 1934-11-07)
double bass:
German Arago (on 1934-11-07)
drums (drum set):
Oliver Tines (on 1934-11-07)
guitar:
Maceo Jefferson (on 1934-11-07)
piano:
Herman Chittison (on 1934-11-07)
tenor saxophone:
Alfred Pratt (on 1934-11-07)
trombone:
Lionel Guimarães (on 1934-11-07)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1934-11-07), Jack Hamilton (jazz trumpeter) (on 1934-11-07) and Leslie Thompson (on 1934-11-07)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1934-11-07)
recorded at:
Studio Polydor in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1934-11-07)
recording of:
Song of the Vipers (on 1934-11-07)
composer:
Louis Armstrong
2:52