The Rough Guide to Jazz Legends: Louis Armstrong

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2nd barcode: 9781906063795

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1▶CD: The Rough Guide to Jazz Legends: Louis Armstrong
2▼CD: Jazz Legends
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1Rockin’ Chair
recording of:
Rockin’ Chair (1929 Hoagy Carmichael song)
lyricist:
Hoagy Carmichael
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1929)
publisher:
Songs of Peer, Ltd. (ASCAP)
Jack Teagarden with Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra3:13
2Wild Man Blues
alto saxophone:
Stump Evans (1920s US saxophonist) (on 1927-06-04)
clarinet:
Johnny Dodds (on 1927-06-04)
cornet:
George Mitchell (US jazz trumpeter and cornet player) (on 1927-04-06)
guitar:
Bud Scott (on 1927-06-04)
membranophone:
Baby Dodds (on 1927-06-04)
piano:
Jelly Roll Morton (on 1927-06-04)
trombone:
Gerald Reeves (on 1927-06-04)
tuba:
Quinn Wilson (jazz bassist, tubist) (on 1927-06-04)
recording of:
Wild Man Blues (on 1927-06-04)
composer:
Louis Armstrong and Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe
Jelly Roll Morton’s Red Hot Peppers3:10
3Taint Nobody’s Bus’ness If I Do
Fats Waller feat. Sara Martin2:59
4My Sweet Hunk O’ Trash
recording of:
My Sweet Hunk o’ Trash
lyricist:
Flournoy E. Miller
composer:
James P. Johnson
Louis Armstrong with Billie Holiday3:25
5You Rascal You
recording of:
I’ll Be Glad When You’re Dead, You Rascal You
lyricist and composer:
Sam Theard
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra with Louis Jordan3:11
6The St. 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
Bessie Smith & Louis Armstrong3:11
7Weather Bird Rag
banjo:
Bill Johnson (US jazz bass/guitar/banjo/mandolin player) (on 1923-04-06) and Bud Scott (on 1923-04-06)
clarinet:
Johnny Dodds (on 1923-04-06)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1923-04-06) and King Oliver (jazz cornetist) (on 1923-04-06)
drums (drum set):
Warren “Baby” Dodds (on 1923-04-06)
piano:
Lil Hardin (on 1923-04-06)
trombone:
Honoré Dutrey (on 1923-04-06)
recording of:
Weather Bird (on 1923-04-06)
composer:
Louis Armstrong
King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band2:47
8Blue Yodel # 9 (Standing on the Corner)
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)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 7)
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
Jimmie Rodgers32:43
9That’s My Desire
Velma Middleton with Louis Armstrong & His All‐Stars4:53
10Gone Fishin’
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1951-04-27)
double bass:
Phil Stephens (bass and tuba player) (on 1951-04-27)
drums (drum set):
Nick Fatool (on 1951-04-27)
guitar:
Perry Botkin (on 1951-04-27)
piano:
Buddy Cole (on 1951-04-27) and Mel Henke (on 1951-04-27)
saxophone:
Warren Baker (on 1951-04-27), Matty Matlock (on 1951-04-27), Irving “Babe” Russin (on 1951-04-27) and Philip Shuken (on 1951-04-27)
trombone:
Bill Atkinson (on 1951-04-27), Wendell Mayhew (on 1951-04-27) and Dick Taylor (jazz trombonist) (on 1951-04-27)
trumpet:
Ziggy Elman (on 1951-04-27), Bobby Guy (on 1951-04-27) and Red Nichols (on 1951-04-27)
lead vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1951-04-27) and Bing Crosby (on 1951-04-27)
orchestra and performer:
John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra (on 1951-04-27)
conductor:
John Scott Trotter (on 1951-04-27)
arranger:
John Scott Trotter (on 1951-04-27)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Music Ltd. (in 1951)
recording of:
Gone Fishin’ (on 1951-04-27)
writer:
Charles Kenny (songwriter, violinist) and Nick Kenny
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) and EMI Feist Catalog Inc.
Bing Crosby with Louis Armstrong42:31
11Who Walks in When I Walk Out
cover recording of:
Who Walks in When I Walk Out (on 1951-11-23)
lyricist:
Ralph Freed
writer:
Ralph Freed, Al Goodhart and Al Hoffman
Louis Armstrong & Ella Fitzgerald2:21
12Blueberry Hill
sound engineer:
Ron McMaster (US mastering & cutting engineer)
audio engineer:
Dieter Dirks (German audio engineer) (on 1977-03-20), Martin Rushent (on 1977-03-20) and Peter Wolsey (German audio engineer) (on 1977-03-20)
producer:
Tim Read (producer) (in 1977-03) and Martin Rushent (in 1977-03)
baritone saxophone:
Roger Lewis (Sax Player - Dirty Dozen Brass Band) (on 1977-03-20)
bass guitar:
Carlton McWilliams (guitar player) (on 1977-03-20)
drums (drum set):
Smokey Johnson (on 1977-03-20)
guitar:
David Douglas (guitar) (on 1977-03-20) and Roy Montrell (on 1977-03-20)
piano and lead vocals:
Fats Domino (on 1977-03-20)
tenor saxophone:
Lee Allen (US jazz tenor saxophonist) (on 1977-03-20), Fred Kemp (on 1977-03-20) and Walter Kimble (sax player) (on 1977-03-20)
trumpet:
Dave Bartholomew (on 1977-03-20) and Thomas Johnson (trumpet player) (on 1977-03-20)
conductor:
Dave Bartholomew (on 1977-03-20)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
United Artists Records Ltd. (from 1977 to present)
recorded at:
Deutsches Museum in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (on 1977-03-20)
mixed at:
Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden (London Borough of Camden), Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1977)
engineered at:
EMI Studio in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1977)
edit of:
Blueberry Hill (live, 1977-03-20: Deutsches Museum, Munich, West Germany; with speech) by Fats Domino
live cover recording of:
Blueberry Hill (on 1977-03-20)
lyricist:
Al Lewis (Tin Pan Alley era lyricist) and Larry Stock
writer:
Al Lewis (Tin Pan Alley era lyricist), Vincent Rose (early-20th century violinist, pianist, composer & bandleader) and Larry Stock
composer:
Vincent Rose (early-20th century violinist, pianist, composer & bandleader)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Larry Stock Music Co., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin), Sovereign Music Company and Victoria Music Publishing Co. Ltd.
part of:
12 Monkeys Soundtrack
Fats Domino4.53:06

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part of:Music Rough Guides (World Music Network) (number: 1253) (order: 253)