Louis Armstrong - The Complete Columbia and RCA Victor Studio Sessions 1946-1966 [2021] (7 x CDs)

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LOUIS ARMSTRONG

Louis Armstrong - The Complete Columbia and RCA Victor Studio Sessions 1946-1966 [2021] (7 x CDs)

Louis Armstrong - The Complete Columbia and RCA Victor Studio Sessions 1946-1966 [2021] is a magnificent seven-disc box set that celebrates the studio recordings of the legendary jazz musician and singer for two major labels from 1946 to 1966. It covers his 78s and 45s, three classic albums (Louis Armstrong Plays W.C. Handy, Satch Plays Fats, and Louis and the Good Book), and many rare and unreleased recordings. The box set was released by Mosaic Records in April 2021 and is limited to 3,500 copies. It features Armstrong’s collaborations with other jazz greats such as Jack Teagarden, Earl Hines, Barney Bigard, Trummy Young, Edmond Hall, Billy Kyle, Arvell Shaw, Velma Middleton, Bing Crosby, Rosemary Clooney, and Lotte Lenya. The box set showcases Armstrong’s versatility and mastery of various jazz styles such as swing, vocal, ballad, dixieland, and blues. It also dispels the notion that Armstrong was a has-been or a sell-out in his later years, as he continued to play and sing with passion, creativity, and joy. The box set has received critical acclaim from jazz fans and critics alike, who praised its sound quality, historical value, and musical diversity. 

This 7-CD boxed set will take you into the studio with Louis Armstrong in a way never before possible. You will hear over three hours of bonus material, including unissued takes, rehearsals and even studio discussions. You will discover how producer George Avakian relied on editing and splicing to create some of the most memorable albums of Armstrong’s career. You will enjoy one of the finest long-playing albums of Armstrong’s entire career: Louis Armstrong Plays W.C Handy, which featured Armstrong’s All Stars in top form. “They’re perfect—they’re my tops,” Armstrong said of the album. You will appreciate the superior sound quality of this set, which utilizes the original RCA Victor metal parts, test pressings of the pre-tape material and reel-to-reel tapes for the Columbia sessions. You will also find a detailed 30,000 word essay from Armstrong authority Ricky Riccardi and over 40 photos from the collections of the Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation, most of which have never been published. This set will surprise you with dozens of insights into Armstrong, the All Stars, and Avakian at work in the studios. 

This set will delight you with over three hours of bonus material, including unissued takes, rehearsals and even studio discussions. This set is a treasure trove for any Louis Armstrong fan and is a must-have for any Louis Armstrong fan or jazz lover. (B)

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Track lists

CD1

01 Esquire All-American Award Winners - Long Long Journey 4:33

02 Esquire All-American Award Winners - Snafu 4:14

03 Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra - Linger In My Arms A Little Longer 2:59

04 Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra - Whatta Ya Gonna Do? 2:56

05 Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra - No Variety Blues 2:56

06 Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra - Joseph 'n His Brudders 3:05

07 Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra - Back O' Town Blues 3:17

08 Louis Armstrong And His Hot Seven - I Want A Little Girl 3:02

09 Louis Armstrong And His Hot Seven - Sugar 3:26

10 Louis Armstrong And His Hot Seven - Blues For Yesterday 2:37

11 Louis Armstrong And His Hot Seven - Blues In The South 3:04

12 Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra - Endie 2:52

13 Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra - The Blues Are Brewin' 2:57

14 Louis Armstrong & His Dixieland Seven - Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans 3:01

15 Louis Armstrong & His Dixieland Seven - Where The Blues Were Born In New Orleans 3:07

16 Louis Armstrong & His Dixieland Seven - Mahogany Hall Stomp 2:55

17 Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra - I Wonder, I Wonder, I Wonder 2:35

18 Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra - I Believe 3:02

19 Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra - Why Doubt My Love 3:23

20 Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra - It Takes Time 2:39

21 Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra - You Don't Learn That In School 2:44

22 Louis Armstrong & His All-Stars - Jack-Armstrong Blues 3:01

23 Louis Armstrong & His All-Stars - Rockin' Chair 3:06

24 Louis Armstrong & His All-Stars - Some Day (You'll Be Sorry) 3:13

25 Louis Armstrong & His All-Stars - Fifty-Fifty Blues 2:58

CD2

01 Louis Armstrong & His All-Stars - A Song Was Born 3:20

02 Louis Armstrong & His All-Stars - Please Stop Playing Those Blues, Boys 3:19

03 Louis Armstrong & His All-Stars - Before Long 2:55

04 Louis Armstrong & His All-Stars - Lovely Weather We're Having 3:18

05 Louis Armstrong & His All-Stars - 'taint What You Do 2:49

06 Louis Armstrong & His All-Stars - Back O' Town Blues 3:50

07 Louis Armstrong & His All-Stars - Mack The Knife 3:26

08 Louis Armstrong & His All-Stars With Lotte Lenya - Mack The Knife 3:13

09 Louis Armstrong - Rain, Rain 2:39

10 Louis Armstrong - I Never Saw A Better Day 3:13

11 Louis Armstrong & Bing Crosby - Music To Shave By: Ain't Misbehavin' / You Make Me Feel So Young / When You're Smiling 2:44

12 Louis Armstrong - Cabaret 3:10

13 Louis Armstrong - Canal Street Blues 3:02

14 Louis Armstrong & His All-Stars - 'taint What You Do (-5 And Discussion From Rehearsal Take) 3:36

15 Louis Armstrong & His All-Stars - Back O' Town Blues (Rehearsal) 5:50

16 Louis Armstrong & His All-Stars - Mack The Knife (Rehearsal #1) 4:22

17 Louis Armstrong & His All-Stars - Mack The Knife (-1) 3:49

18 Louis Armstrong & His All-Stars - Mack The Knife (Reh #2 & Voice Tracks) 2:43

19 Louis Armstrong & His All-Stars - Mack The Knife (-3 & Inserts #1) 4:19

20 Louis Armstrong & His All-Stars - Mack The Knife (-7) 3:34

21 Louis Armstrong & His All-Stars With Lotte Lenya - Mack The Knife (Bds And Inserts) 8:36

22 Louis Armstrong & His All-Stars - Mack The Knife (Moritat) (Instrumental) 1:56

CD3

01 Louis Armstrong & Velma Middleton - St. Louis Blues 8:53

02 Louis Armstrong - Yellow Dog Blues 4:18

03 Louis Armstrong - Loveless Love 4:30

04 Louis Armstrong - Aunt Hagar's Blues 5:00

05 Louis Armstrong - Long Gong Gone 5:11

06 Louis Armstrong - The Memphis Blues 3:02

07 Louis Armstrong - Beale Street Blues 4:59

08 Louis Armstrong - Ole Miss Blues 3:27

09 Louis Armstrong - Chantez-Les Bas 4:50

10 Louis Armstrong & Velma Middleton - Hesitating Blues 5:22

11 Louis Armstrong - Atlanta Blues 4:36

12 Louis Armstrong & Velma Middleton - St. Louis Blues (-3) And Armstrong/Avakian Discussion 12:11

13 Louis Armstrong & Velma Middleton - St. Louis Blues (-4) 8:57

14 Louis Armstrong - Yellow Dog Blues (-1) 4:17

CD4

01 Louis Armstrong & Velma Middleton - Loveless Love (Reh Tk) 6:12

02 Louis Armstrong & Velma Middleton - Loveless Love (Alt Tk. -8) 4:38

03 Louis Armstrong & Velma Middleton - Loveless Love (Insert Take) 3:28

04 Louis Armstrong - Aunt Hagar's Blues (-1 Through -4) 5:13

05 Louis Armstrong - Aunt Hagar's Blues (-9) 5:09

06 Louis Armstrong - Alligator Story 0:50

07 Louis Armstrong & Velma Middleton - Long Gone (Reh #1) 5:14

08 Louis Armstrong & Velma Middleton - Long Gone (-1 And Reh #2) 5:17

09 Louis Armstrong & Velma Middleton - Long Gone (-5) 4:20

10 Louis Armstrong - The Memphis Blues (-2) 3:09

11 Louis Armstrong - Beale Street Blues (-1) 4:35

12 Louis Armstrong - Ole Miss Blues (-1) 4:47

13 Louis Armstrong - Ole Miss Blues (-3) 4:43

14 Louis Armstrong - Chantez Les Bas (-2) 3:53

15 Louis Armstrong & Velma Middleton - Hesitating Blues (Reh Tk) 5:41

16 Louis Armstrong - Atlanta Blues (-2) 4:56

17 Louis Armstrong - Atlanta Blues (-3) 4:38

CD5

01 Louis Armstrong & Velma Middleton - Honeysuckle Rose 2:55

02 Louis Armstrong - Blue Turning Grey Over You 4:55

03 Louis Armstrong - I'm Crazy 'bout My Baby 4:28

04 Louis Armstrong & Velma Middleton - Squeeze Me 5:06

05 Louis Armstrong - Keepin' Out Of Mischief Now 3:22

06 Louis Armstrong & Velma Middleton - All That Meat And No Potatoes 5:16

07 Louis Armstrong - I've Got A Feeling I'm Falling 3:12

08 Louis Armstrong - Black And Blue 4:39

09 Louis Armstrong - Ain't Misbehavin' 4:01

10 Louis Armstrong & Velma Middleton - Honeysuckle Rose (-1) 4:56

11 Louis Armstrong & Velma Middleton - Honeysuckle Rose (-5) 3:12

12 Louis Armstrong - Blue Turning Grey Over You (-2) 4:37

13 Louis Armstrong - Blue Turning Grey Over You (-3 And Insert) 6:38

14 Louis Armstrong - Blue Turning Grey Over You (-5) 5:33

15 Louis Armstrong - I'm Crazy 'bout My Baby (-3) 4:46

16 Louis Armstrong - I'm Crazy 'bout My Baby (-5) 4:45

17 Louis Armstrong & Velma Middleton - Squeeze Me (-1) 6:19

CD6

01 Louis Armstrong - Keepin' Out Of Mischief Now (-4) 3:31

02 Louis Armstrong & Velma Middleton - Keepin' Out Of Mischief Now (-9) 3:27

03 Louis Armstrong & Velma Middleton - All That Meat And No Potatoes (-1) 5:56

04 Louis Armstrong - I've Got A Feeling I'm Falling (-2) 3:23

05 Louis Armstrong - I've Got A Feeling I'm Falling (-5) 3:23

06 Louis Armstrong - Black And Blue (Reh) 3:27

07 Louis Armstrong - Ain't Misbehavin' (-1) 4:44

08 Louis Armstrong & Annie Ross - Everybody's Comin' 1:48

09 Louis Armstrong - Cultural Exchange 4:40

10 Louis Armstrong - Good Reviews 2:07

11 Louis Armstrong - Remember Who You Are 2:31

12 Louis Armstrong & Carmen Mcrae - My One Bad Habit 2:39

13 Louis Armstrong - Summer Song 3:16

14 Louis Armstrong - King For A Day 3:42

15 Louis Armstrong & Annie Ross - Blow Satchmo 0:46

16 Louis Armstrong & Annie Ross - The Real Ambassador 3:09

17 Louis Armstrong & Carmen Mcrae - In The Lurch 2:30

18 Louis Armstrong & Carmen Mcrae - One Moment Worth Years 4:19

19 Louis Armstrong & Annie Ross - They Say I Look Like God 5:27

20 Louis Armstrong - Since Love Had Its Way 2:32

21 Louis Armstrong & Carmen Mcrae - I Didn't Know Until You Told Me 3:00

22 Louis Armstrong & Annie Ross - Swing Bells / Blow Satchmo / Finale 6:04

CD7

01 Louis Armstrong - Nomad 2:54

02 Louis Armstrong & Carmen Mcrae - You Swing Baby (The Duke) 2:34

03 Louis Armstrong - Lonesome 2:26

04 Louis Armstrong - Nomad (-10) 3:26

05 Louis Armstrong - Lonesome (1st Version) (-2) 3:08

06 Louis Armstrong - Lonesome (2nd Version) (-3 And Reading) 4:17

07 Louis Armstrong & Annie Ross - Everybody's Comin' (-2) 1:56

08 Louis Armstrong - Cultural Exchange (-2) 5:29

09 Louis Armstrong & Carmen Mcrae - Good Reviews (-7/Tags #1 & #2) 2:40

10 Louis Armstrong & Carmen Mcrae - Good Reviews (Insert -2) 1:48

11 Louis Armstrong - Reemember Who You Are (-6) 2:54

12 Louis Armstrong - Summer Song (-2 And Inserts) 8:15

13 Louis Armstrong - King For A Day (-4) 4:10

14 Louis Armstrong & Annie Ross - Blow Satchmo (-1) 1:29

15 Louis Armstrong - The Real Ambassador (-4) (Bd) 1:09

16 Louis Armstrong & Annie Ross - The Real Ambassador (-5) 3:53

17 Louis Armstrong & Carmen Mcrae - One Moment Worth Years (-1) 4:29

18 Louis Armstrong & Annie Ross - They Say I Look Like God (-1) 4:54

19 Louis Armstrong & Annie Ross - They Say I Look Like God (-3) 5:14

20 Louis Armstrong - Since Love Had Its Way (-2) 2:51

21 Louis Armstrong & Carmen Mcrae - I Didn't Know Until You Told Me (-5) 3:02

22 Louis Armstrong - Swing Bells (Insert #1 -5) 0:47

23 Louis Armstrong - Blow Satchmo (Remake -1) 1:11

24 Louis Armstrong - Finale (-1) 0:31

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