Artist: Louis Armstrong
Album: Louis Armstrong Plays W. C. Handy
Genre: Jazz
Release Date: 1954/2016
Audio Format:: FLAC (tracks) 24 bit, 192 kHz
Duration: 54:34
Total Tracks: 11
Total Size: 1,64 GB

Tracklist:

1. Rene Arsenault – St. Louis Blues (08:55)
2. Louis Armstrong – Yellow Dog Blues (04:20)
3. Louis Armstrong With Velma Middleton – Loveless Love (04:31)
4. Louis Armstrong – Aunt Hagar’s Blues (05:02)
5. Louis Armstrong – Long Gone (From the Bowlin’ Green) (05:14)
6. Louis Armstrong & His All Stars – The Memphis Blues (Or Mister Crump) (03:05)
7. Louis Armstrong – Beale Street Blues (05:01)
8. Louis Armstrong – Ole Miss Blues (03:29)
9. Louis Armstrong – Chantez les bas (Sing ‘Em Low) (04:53)
10. Rene Arsenault – Hesitating Blues (05:26)
11. Rene Arsenault – Atlanta Blues (Make Me One Pallet On Your Floor) (04:34)

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This recording was not only Louis Armstrong’s finest record of the 1950s but one of the truly classic jazz sets. Armstrong and his All-Stars (trombonist Trummy Young, clarinetist Barney Bigard, pianist Billy Kyle, bassist Arvell Shaw, drummer Barrett Deems, and singer Velma Middleton) were clearly inspired by the fresh repertoire, 11 songs written by W.C. Handy. Their nearly nine-minute version of “St. Louis Blues” – with witty vocals, roaring Young trombone, and a couple of long majestic trumpet solos – is arguably the greatest version of the oft-recorded song. Other highlights include “Loveless Love,” “Beale Street Blues,” and a romping version of “Ole Miss Blues.” Essential music for all serious jazz collections. [Some reissues also include rehearsal versions of three songs, Louis Armstrong telling a joke, and a brief George Avakian interview with W.C. Handy.]