This Is Jazz 23: Louis Armstrong Sings

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

Tracklist

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1I'm Not Rough
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1927-12-10)
banjo:
Johnny St. Cyr (on 1927-12-10)
clarinet:
Johnny Dodds (on 1927-12-10)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1927-12-10)
guitar:
Lonnie Johnson (American blues and jazz musician) (on 1927-12-10)
piano:
Lil Hardin Armstrong (on 1927-12-10)
trombone:
Kid Ory (on 1927-12-10)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1927-12-10)
recording of:
I’m Not Rough (on 1927-12-10)
writer:
Lil Hardin Armstrong
43:00
2St. Louis Blues
recording of:
St. Louis Blues
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1913)
publisher:
Handy Bros. Music Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
Reuter & Reuter Förlags AB
3:02
3On The Sunny Side Of The Street
recording of:
On the Sunny Side of the Street
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Ancar Enterprises Inc., Cotton Club Publishing, Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc. and Vydia Music Publishing
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd., Memory Lane Music Ltd., Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd. and シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント A事業部 (Shinko Music Entertainment, A Division)
part of:
American Splendor
3:32
4I Surrender Dear
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:
Louis Armstrong (on 1931-04-20)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1931-04-20)
recording of:
I Surrender Dear (on 1931-04-20)
lyricist:
Gordon Clifford (in 1931)
composer:
Harry Barris (in 1931)
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc.
3:09
5Rockin' Chair (Album Version)
recording of:
Rockin’ Chair (1929 Hoagy Carmichael song)
lyricist:
Hoagy Carmichael
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1929)
publisher:
Songs of Peer, Ltd. (ASCAP)
4:44
6All Of Me
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1932-01-27)
alto saxophone:
Lester Boone (on 1932-01-27) and George James (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1932-01-27)
double bass:
John Lindsay (US trombonist/bassist, worked with Jelly Roll Morton) (on 1932-01-27)
drums (drum set):
Tubby Hall (on 1932-01-27)
guitar:
Mike McKendrick (Jazz banjo and guitar) (on 1932-01-27)
piano:
Charlie Alexander (US jazz pianist) (on 1932-01-27)
tenor saxophone:
Albert Washington (jazz tenor sax) (on 1932-01-27)
trombone:
Preston Jackson (jazz trombonist) (on 1932-01-27)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1932-01-27) and Zilner Randolph (on 1932-01-27)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1932-01-27)
recording of:
All of Me (on 1932-01-27)
writer:
Gerald Marks (in 1932) and Seymour Simons (in 1932)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Bourne, Inc., Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Marlong Music Corp., Round Hill Songs and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
Peermusic and 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
2:56
7Body and Soul
recording of:
Body and Soul
lyricist:
Frank Eyton (in 1930), Edward Heyman (in 1930) and Robert Sour (in 1930)
composer:
Edward Heyman, Robert Sour and John Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green) (in 1930)
publisher:
Bug Music, Inc., Chappell & Co Ltd., Druropetal Music, Quartet Music Inc., Range Road Music Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
3:18
8Mack the Knife
cover recording of:
Mack the Knife (1954 Blitzstein translation)
lyricist:
Bertolt Brecht
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
translator:
Marc Blitzstein (American composer) (in 1954)
publisher:
Universal Edition (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
translated version of:
Die Dreigroschenoper: Vorspiel. Die Moritat von Mackie Messer
3:23
9Love, You Funny Thing (Album Version)
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1932-03-02)
alto saxophone:
Lester Boone (on 1932-03-02) and George James (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1932-03-02)
double bass:
John Lindsay (US trombonist/bassist, worked with Jelly Roll Morton) (on 1932-03-02)
drums (drum set):
Tubby Hall (on 1932-03-02)
guitar:
Mike McKendrick (Jazz banjo and guitar) (on 1932-03-02)
piano:
Charlie Alexander (US jazz pianist) (on 1932-03-02)
tenor saxophone:
Albert Washington (jazz tenor sax) (on 1932-03-02)
trombone:
Preston Jackson (jazz trombonist) (on 1932-03-02)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1932-03-02) and Zilner Randolph (on 1932-03-02)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1932-03-02)
recording of:
Love, You Funny Thing (on 1932-03-02)
writer:
Fred Ahlert and Roy Turk
3:38
10Just a Gigolo
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1931-03-09)
celesta [celeste] and piano:
Henry Prince (on 1931-03-09)
clarinet:
Les Hite (on 1931-03-09) and Charlie Jones (jazz clarinet/sax) (on 1931-03-09)
double bass and tuba:
Joe Bailey (US double bassist and songwriter) (on 1931-03-09)
drums (drum set) and vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton (on 1931-03-09)
guitar:
Bill Perkins (jazz guitar and banjo) (on 1931-03-09)
tenor saxophone:
Charlie Jones (jazz clarinet/sax) (on 1931-03-09)
trombone:
Luther Craven (on 1931-03-09)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1931-03-09), McClure Morris (on 1931-03-09) and Harold Scott (on 1931-03-09)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1931-03-09)
conductor:
Les Hite (on 1931-03-09)
recording of:
Just a Gigolo (English version) (on 1931-03-09)
lyricist:
Julius Brammer
composer:
Leonello Casucci
translator:
Irving Caesar
translated version of:
Schöner Gigolo
3:18
11(What Did I Do To Be So) Black And Blue (Album Version)
recording of:
Black and Blue
lyricist:
Harry Brooks (jazz pianist & songwriter) and Andy Razaf
composer:
Fats Waller
publisher:
Memory Lane Music Ltd. and Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
4:37
12Sweethearts on Parade (Album Version)
recording of:
Sweethearts on Parade
lyricist:
Charles Newman (Charles Chas Newman, early 20th century songwriter) (in 1928)
composer:
Carmen Lombardo (in 1928)
3:17
13When Your Lover Has Gone (Album Version)
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
14Memories of You
recording of:
Memories of You
lyricist:
Andy Razaf (in 1930)
composer:
Eubie Blake (in 1930)
publisher:
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
3:12
15Summer Song (Album Version)
3:14
16When It's Sleepy Time Down South (Live)
recording of:
When It’s Sleepy Time Down South
lyricist:
Leon René and Otis René
composer:
Clarence Muse
publisher:
Leon Rene Publication, Mills Music, Inc., Otis Rene Publication and Sherwin Music (publisher)
3:23

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part of:This Is Jazz (jazz compilations by either Columbia/ or Epic/Legacy, started in 1996) (number: 23)