Louis Armstrong - The Complete Decca Studio Recordings of Louis Armstrong and The All Stars [1993] (6 x CDs)

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LOUIS ARMSTRONG

Louis Armstrong - The Complete Decca Studio Recordings of Louis Armstrong and The All Stars [1993] (6 x CDs) 

This attractive limited-edition 6CDs set features all of the studio small-group sides done by Armstrong in the 1950s for Decca. The first disc in particular is quite rewarding for it contains a full program by his 1950 sextet with trombonist Jack Teagarden, clarinetist Barney Bigard, and pianist Earl Hines. While the second disc has a variety of odds and ends (including the first version of "A Kiss to Build a Dream On" and two vocal duets with Gary Crosby), most of the final four CDs are from an ambitious project (originally titled "A Musical Autobiography") in which the great trumpeter/vocalist revisited many of the songs that he had recorded in the 1920s and '30s; some of the newer versions are actually better than the earlier ones. The one fault is that Mosaic's decision to reissue the latter in strict chronological order mixes up the original program with some of the '30s selections preceding the ones from the decade before; also Armstrong's verbal introductions (which are often charming) have been deleted. But musically this excellent box set serves as proof that Louis Armstrong was still a very vital trumpeter in the 1950s. (AllMusic review by Scott Yanow)

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Track list

CD1

01 Louis Armstrong And The All Stars Panama 5:03

02 Louis Armstrong And The All Stars New Orleans Function 6:42

03 Louis Armstrong And The All Stars Twelfth Street Rag 5:43

04 Louis Armstrong And The All Stars That's For Me 5:08

05 Louis Armstrong And The All Stars Bugle Call Rag ~ Ole Miss 8:45

06 Louis Armstrong And The All Stars I Surrender Dear 6:39

07 Louis Armstrong And The All Stars Russian Lullaby 5:34

08 Louis Armstrong And The All Stars Baby, Won't You Please Come Home 4:30

09 Louis Armstrong And The All Stars Fine And Dandy 4:06

10 Louis Armstrong And The All Stars My Bucket's Got A Hole In It 3:42

CD2

01 Louis Armstrong And The All Stars Unless 3:18

02 Louis Armstrong And The All Stars (Give Me) A Kiss To Build A Dream On 3:11

03 Louis Armstrong And The All Stars You're The Apple Of My Eye 2:49

04 Louis Armstrong And The All Stars I'll Walk Alone 3:11

05 Louis Armstrong And The All Stars Kiss Of Fire 3:05

06 Louis Armstrong And The All Stars April In Portugal 2:42

07 Louis Armstrong And The All Stars Ramona 2:45

08 Louis Armstrong And The All Stars Basin Street Blues 6:08

09 Louis Armstrong And The All Stars Otchi-Tchor-Ni-Ya 5:11

10 Louis Armstrong And The All Stars Basin Street Blues 5:50

11 Louis Armstrong And The All Stars Otchi-Tchor-Ni-Ya 5:31

12 Louis Armstrong And The All Stars Struttin' With Some Barbecue 5:59

13 Louis Armstrong And The All Stars Margie 2:17

CD3

01 Louis Armstrong And The All Stars Muskrat Ramble 2:43

02 Louis Armstrong And The All Stars Medley 7:23

03 Louis Armstrong And The All Stars Yeh! 2:56

04 Louis Armstrong And The All Stars Mm-Mm 2:32

05 Louis Armstrong And The All Stars Baby, Your Sleep Is Showing 2:39

06 Louis Armstrong And The All Stars Tin Roof Blues 3:18

07 Louis Armstrong And The All Stars Pretty Little Missy 3:03

08 Louis Armstrong And The All Stars Easy Street 2:50

09 Louis Armstrong And The All Stars Lazy Bones 2:59

10 Louis Armstrong And The All Stars If I Could Be With You 3:21

11 Louis Armstrong And The All Stars Lazy River 3:51

12 Louis Armstrong And The All Stars I Can't Give You Anything But Love 4:24

13 Louis Armstrong And The All Stars On The Sunny Side Of The Street 5:52

14 Louis Armstrong And The All Stars I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me 3:30

15 Louis Armstrong And The All Stars Body And Soul 5:00

CD4

01 Louis Armstrong And The All Stars Mahogany Hall Stomp 3:58

02 Louis Armstrong And The All Stars When You're Smiling 4:03

03 Louis Armstrong And The All Stars Some Of These Days 3:06

04 Louis Armstrong And The All Stars I Surrender Dear 4:40

05 Louis Armstrong And The All Stars Georgia On My Mind 3:25

06 Louis Armstrong And The All Stars Exactly Like You 4:08

07 Louis Armstrong And The All Stars High Society 3:57

08 Louis Armstrong And The All Stars Song Of The Islands 4:03

09 Louis Armstrong And The All Stars That's My Home 3:28

10 Louis Armstrong And The All Stars Memories Of You 3:31

11 Louis Armstrong And The All Stars Them There Eyes 3:00

12 Louis Armstrong And The All Stars This Younger Generation 2:54

13 Louis Armstrong And The All Stars In Pursuit Of Happiness 2:44

CD5

01 Louis Armstrong And The All Stars Hotter Than That 3:14

02 Louis Armstrong And The All Stars Gut Bucket Blues 3:10

03 Louis Armstrong And The All Stars Weary Blues 3:02

04 Louis Armstrong And The All Stars Potato Head Blues 2:25

05 Louis Armstrong And The All Stars Cornet Chop Suey 3:02

06 Louis Armstrong And The All Stars Of All The Wrongs You've Done To Me 3:16

07 Louis Armstrong And The All Stars Two Deuces 3:25

08 Louis Armstrong And The All Stars Mandy Make Up Your Mind 2:04

09 Louis Armstrong And The All Stars Wild Man Blues 3:58

10 Louis Armstrong And The All Stars Gully Low Blues 4:41

11 Louis Armstrong And The All Stars Everybody Loves My Baby 3:40

12 Louis Armstrong And The All Stars Heebies Jeebies 2:37

13 Louis Armstrong And The All Stars King Of The Zulus 4:00

14 Louis Armstrong And The All Stars Frog-I-More Rag 2:26

15 Louis Armstrong And The All Stars Georgia Grind 3:23

16 Louis Armstrong And The All Stars Snag It 3:24

17 Louis Armstrong And The All Stars Dippermouth Blues 3:18

18 Louis Armstrong And The All Stars Canal Street Blues 2:57

CD6

01 Louis Armstrong And The All Stars You Rascal You 3:19

02 Louis Armstrong And The All Stars Hobo, You Can't Ride This Train 3:14

03 Louis Armstrong And The All Stars Knockin' A Jug 3:45

04 Louis Armstrong And The All Stars Dear Old Southland 4:11

05 Louis Armstrong And The All Stars See See Rider 3:36

06 Louis Armstrong And The All Stars Reckless Blues 2:30

07 Louis Armstrong And The All Stars Trouble In Mind 2:39

08 Louis Armstrong And The All Stars Courthouse Blues 2:53

09 Louis Armstrong And The All Stars I Love Jazz 2:26

10 Louis Armstrong And The All Stars The Mardi-Gras March 2:20

11 Louis Armstrong And The All Stars Basin Street Blues 7:20

12 Louis Armstrong And The All Stars Otchi-Tchor-Ni-Ya 7:29

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