Armstrong's Singers
Besides his legendary feats as a trumpet king and vocal star, Louis Armstrong made a series of brilliant recordings with other singers, from the empress of the blues Bessie Smith to Bing Crosby. Geoffrey Smith salutes Satchmo's superb talents as an accompanist.
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Maggie Jones
Good Time Flat Blues
- Complete Recorded Works Volume 1 (1923-25).
- Document.
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Eva Taylor
Mandy Make Up Your Mind
- Not Just The Blues.
- Topaz.
- 3.
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Eva Taylor & Clarence Williams鈥� Blue Five
Cakewalking Babies From 91热爆
- Eva Taylor - Not Just the Blues.
- Topaz.
- 5.
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Bessie Smith, Louis Armstrong & Fred Longshaw
St. Louis Blues
- The Essential Bessie Smith.
- Columbia/Legacy.
- 10.
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Louis Armstrong
Big Butter And Egg Man
- Louis Armstrong - King Louis.
- Proper.
- 22.
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Louis Armstrong
Pratt City Blues
- Louis Armstrong And The Blues Singers 1924-30 (5).
- Affinity.
- 17.
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Louis Armstrong
Too Busy
- Louis Armstrong And The Blues Singers 1924-30 (6).
- Affinity.
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Jimmie Rodgers
Blue Yodel #9
- When the Sun Goes Down - The First Time I Met the Blues.
- Bluebird.
- 15.
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Louis Armstrong
In The Shade Of The Old Apple Tree
- LOUIS ARMSTRONG-THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION.
- VERVE.
- 16.
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Louis Armstrong
Jack-Armstrong Blues
- Louis Armstrong - C'est Ci Bon - Satchmo in the Forties.
- Proper.
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Louis Armstrong & Louis Armstrong & His All-Stars
Rockin' Chair
- Louis Armstrong C'est Ci Bon 芒?? Satchmo in the Forties.
- Proper.
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Louis Armstrong & Billie Holiday
My Sweet Hunk O' Trash
- Louis Armstrong C'est Ci Bon: Satchmo in the Forties.
- Proper.
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Louis Armstrong & Ella Fitzgerald
Summertime
- Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong Sing George Gershwin's Porgy & Bess.
- Essential Jazz Classics.
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Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
Stompin' at the Savoy
- Louis Armstrong - the Ultimate Collection.
- Verve.
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Performers
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Maggie Jones
Composer: Spencer Williams
Album Title: Complete Recorded Works Volume 1 (1923-25)
Label: Document DOCD5348
Duration: 3.05
Performers: Maggie Jones, vcl; acc. Charlie Green, tb; Fletcher Henderson, pno.
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Cakewalking Babies from 91热爆
Eva Taylor
Composer:听 Johnson / Maver
Album Title: Not Just the Blues
Label: Topaz TPZ 1044
Duration: 3.00
Performers: Clarence Williams鈥� Blue Five 鈥� Louis Armstrong, cl; Charlie Irvis, tbn; Sidney Bechet, sop. Sax; Clarence Williams, pno; Buddy Christian, banjo.
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St. Louis Blues
Bessie Smith
Composer:听 Clarence Williams
Album Title: The Essential Bessie Smith
Label: Columbia/Legacy 487398
Duration: 3.10
Performers: Bessie Smith, vcl; acc. Louis Armstrong, cornet; Fred Longshaw reed organ
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Big Butter and Egg Man
Louis Armstrong
Composer:听 Percy Venables
Album Title: Louis Armstrong 鈥� King Louis
Label: Proper P 1470
Duration: 2.57
Performers: Louis Armstrong鈥檚 Hot Five 鈥� Joe Edwards, Susie Edwards, May Alix, voc; Louis Armstrong, cornet; Kid Ory, tbn; Johnny Dodds, cl; Lil Armstrong, pno; Johnny St. Cyr, banjo.
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Pratt City Blues
Louis Armstrong
Composer:听 Hill / Jones
Album Title: Louis Armstrong and the Blues Singers (1924-30) CD 5
Label: Affinity CDAFS 10185
Duration: 2.51
Performers: Bertha 鈥淐hippie鈥� Hill, voc; acc. Louis Armstrong, cornet; Richard M. Thomas, pno.
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Too Busy
Louis Armstrong
Composer:听 Miller / Cohn
Album Title: Louis Armstrong and the Blues Singers (1924-30) CD 6
Label: Affinity CDAFS 10186
Duration: 2.52
Performers: Little Delk Christian, voc; acc. Louis Armstrong鈥檚 Hot Four 鈥� Louis Armstrong, tpt; Earl Hines, pno; Jimmy Noon, cl; Mancy Carr, banjo.
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Blue Yodel No.9
Jimmie Rodgers
Composer:听 Jimmie Rodgers
Album Title: When the Sun Goes Down 鈥� The First Time I Met the Blues
Label: Bluebird 09026 63987 2
Duration: 2.37
Performers:听 Jimmie Rodgers, voc; acc. Louis Armstrong, cornet; Lil Hardin Armstrong, pno.
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In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree
Louis Armstrong
Composer:听 Egbert van Alstyne / Williams
Album Title: Louis Armstrong 鈥� The Ultimate Collection
Label: Verve 543 699-2
Duration: 2.16
Performers:听 Louis Armstrong, voc; John Mills, gtr, voc; Donald Mills, Harry Mills, Herbert Mills, voc.
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Jack-Armstrong Blues
Louis Armstrong
Composer:听 Teagarden / Armstrong
Album Title: Louis Armstrong 鈥� C鈥檈st Ci Bon 鈥� Satchmo in the Forties
Label: Proper 1193
Duration: 5.00
Performers:听 Louis Armstrong, tpt, voc; Billy Butterfield, Bobby Hackett, tpt; Jack Teagarden, tbn, voc; Lou McGarity, tbn; Ernie Caceres, cl; Nick Caiazza, ten sax; Johnny Guarnieri, pno; Herb Ellis, gtr; Al Hall, db; Cozy Cole, perc.
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Rockin鈥� Chair
Louis Armstrong
Composer:听 Hoagy Carmichael
Album Title: Louis Armstrong 鈥� C鈥檈st Ci Bon 鈥� Satchmo in the Forties
Label: Proper 1194
Duration: 5.00
Performers:听 Louis Armstrong and The All Stars, tpt, voc; Jack Teagarden, tbn, voc; Peanuts Hucko, cl; Dick Cary, pno; Bob Haggart, db; Sid Catlett, perc.
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My Sweet Hunk O鈥� Trash
Louis Armstrong
Composer:听 Hoagy Carmichael
Album Title: Louis Armstrong 鈥� C鈥檈st Ci Bon 鈥� Satchmo in the Forties
Label: Proper 1196
Duration: 3.19
Performers:听 Louis Armstrong & Billie Holiday with Sy Oliver鈥檚 Orchestra: Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, voc; Bernard Privin, tpt; Sid Cooper, Johnny Mince, alto sax; Art Drelinger, ten sax; Pat Nizza, ten sax, bar sax; Billy Kyle, pno; Everett Barksdale, gtr; Joe Benjamin, db; Jimmy Crawford, perc; Sy Oliver, arr. cond.
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Summertime
Louis Armstrong & Ella Fitzgerald
Composer:听 George Gershwin
Album Title: Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong sing George Gershwin鈥檚 Porgy & Bess
Label: Essential Jazz Classics EJC 55427
Duration: 4.54
Performers:听 Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald, voc; acc. Paul Smith, pno; Alvin Stoller, perc; orchestra; Russel Garcia, arr. cond.
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Stompin鈥� at the Savoy
Louis Armstrong & Ella Fitzgerald
Composer:听 Benny Goodman / Andy Razaf / Edgar Sampson / Chick Webb
Album Title: Louis Armstrong 鈥� the Ultimate Collection听
Label: Verve 543 699-2
Duration: 5.11
Performers:听 Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald, voc; acc. Louis Armstrong, tpt; band.
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