High Society

~ Recording by Louis Armstrong & His All‐Stars

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.4High Society2:45Louis Armstrong & His All StarsLouis Armstrong & His All StarsLouis Armstrong & His All StarsAlbum
  • -1982
Storyville Records (Danish jazz and blues label)SLP 4095
1.4High Society2:45Louis Armstrong & His All‐StarsLouis Armstrong & His All StarsLouis Armstrong & His All‐StarsAlbum
  • XW1994-11-07
Storyville Records (Danish jazz and blues label)STCD-4095

Relationships

clarinet:Barney Bigard (on 1954-12-31)
double bass:Arvell Shaw (on 1954-12-31)
drums (drum set):Barrett Deems (on 1954-12-31)
piano:Billy Kyle (on 1954-12-31)
trombone:Trummy Young (on 1954-12-31)
trumpet:Louis Armstrong (on 1954-12-31)
vocals:Louis Armstrong (on 1954-12-31)
recorded at:Downbeat Club (1960s jazz club, San Francisco) in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1954-12-31)
recording of:High Society (jazz standard, with lyrics added c. 1920s to a 1901 march, supposedly never performed except instrumentally) (on 1954-12-31: live)

Related works

High Society (jazz standard, with lyrics added c. 1920s to a 1901 march, supposedly never performed except instrumentally)

lyricist:Walter Melrose
composer:Porter Steele (in 1901-04)
later translated versions:Van 1, 2, 3
is based on:High Society (march composed by Porter Steele in 1901)
is the basis for:High Society (Armand J. Piron/Clarence Williams)