Louis Armstrong

 

Artist:  Louis Armstrong
Born:  August 4, 1901.  New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
Died:  July 6, 1971 (Aged 69).  Corona, Queens, New York City, USA.
Genre:  Jazz, Swing, Dixieland, Traditional Pop, Jazz Instrument, Trumpet Jazz, Early Jazz, New Orleans Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Occupations:  Musician
Instruments:  Trumpet, Cornet, Vocals

Louis Armstrong was an American Jazz Trumpeter and Singer from New Orleans, Louisiana.  Nicknamed Satchmo or Pops.  He was a foundational influence in Jazz and an influential Singer and a great improviser and he was one of the first truly popular African-American's influence extends well beyond Jazz Music.

Title:  Wonderful World:  The Best Of Louis Armstrong (2024)

Genre:  Jazz, Swing, Dixieland, Traditional Pop, Jazz Instrument, Trumpet Jazz, Early Jazz, New Orleans Jazz, Vocal Jazz

Label:  Verve Records

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side One:

 1.  A Kiss To Build A Dream On  (3:05)

 2.  Hello Dolly (2:27)

 3.  Dream A Little Dream Of Me (feat. Ella Fitzgerald) (3:09)

 4.  La Vie En Rose (3:28)

 5.  On the Sunny Side Of The Street (5:52)

 6.  When You'fre Smiling (The Whole World Smiles With You) (4:05)

Side Two:

 1.  Creek To Cheek (feat. Ella Fitzgerald) (5:55)

 2.  Cabaret (2:46)

 3.  It's Been A Long, Long Time (2:23)

 4.  They Can't Take That Away From Me (feat. Ella Fitzgerald) (4:41)

 5.  Moon River (3:00)

 6.  Blueberry Hill (3:20)

 7.  What A Wonderful World (2:17)

Wonderful World:  The Best Of Louis Armstrong is the compilation album by Louis Armstrong, released on September 13, 2024 by Verve Records.  13 Biggest Hits, featuring Duest with Ella Fitzgerald.  For Fans of Louis Armstrong, and Music Collectors.

Barbara Lea

 

Artist:  Barbara Lea 

Birth Name:  Barbara Ann LeCocq

Born:  April 10, 1929.  Detroit, Michigan, USA

Died:  December 26, 2011 (Aged 82).  Raleigh, North Carolina, USA

Genre:  Jazz, Swing, Dixieland, Cabaret, Vocal Jazz

Occupation:  Singer

Instruments:  Vocals

Barbara Lea was an American Jazz Singer from Detroit, Michigan.  Her father was a Clarinetist before becoming attorney general of Michigan.  He changed the family name from LoCocq to Leacock, which she changed to Lea when beginning her singing career.

Title:  A Woman In Love (Limited Edition + 6 Bonus Tracks) (2023)

Genre:  Jazz, Swing, Dixieland, Cabaret, Vocal Jazz

Label:  Supper Club

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side A:

 1.  Come Rain Or Come Shine (4:04)

 2.  As Long As I Live (2:29)

 3.  Love Is Here To Stay (4:12)

 4.  Thinking Of You (2:40)

 5.  I Didn't Know About You (3:19)

 6.  Love Me (2:29)

 7.  The Best Thing For You (2:50)

Side B:

 1.  Woman Alone With The Blues (5:10)

 2.  Baltimore Oriole (3:53)

 3.  Where Have You Been? (3:34)

 4.  I've Got A Pocketful Of Dreams (1:23)

 5.  I've Got My Eyes On You 2:16)

 6.  Am I In Love? (2:04)

 7.  Ain't Misbehavin' (2:46)

Personnel:

Barbara Lea:  Vocals

Johnny Windhurst:  Trumpet

Billy Taylor:  Piano

Jimmy Shirley:  Guitar

Earl May:  Bass

Percy Brice:  Drums

A Woman In Love is the debut album by Barbara Lea, originally released in 1955  by Riverside Records, remastered and reissued onmSeptember 29, 2023 by Supper Club.  Limited Edition of 750 Copies 180 Gram Vinyl.

Charlie Gabriel

 

Artist:  Charlie Gabriel

Origin:  New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Genre:  Jazz, New Orleans Jazz, New Orleans Jazz Revival, Straight-Ahead Jazz, Afro-Cuban Jazz, Latin Jazz, Cool Jazz, Dixieland, Swing

Occupation:  Musician, Singer, Saxophonist, Clarinetist, Flutist

Instruments:  Saxophone, Clarinet, Flute

Charlie Gabriel is an American Musician, Singer, Saxophonist, Clarinetist, Flutist from New Orleans, Louisiana.  He is a member of one the esteemed New Orleans' Jazz Families, and in 2006 joined the Preservation Hall Jazz Band.

Title:  Eighty Nine (2022)

Genre:  Jazz, New Orleans Jazz, New Orleans Jazz Revival, Straight-Ahead Jazz, Afro-Cuban Jazz, Latin Jazz, Cool Jazz, Dixieland, Swing

Label:  Sub Pop

Rating:   *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

 1.  Memories Of You (5:46)

 2.  Chelsea Bridge (3:02)

 3.  I'm Confessin' (6:12)

 4.  The Darker It Gets (4:12)

 5.  Stardust (5:09)

 6.  Three Little Words (3:19)

 7.  Yellow Moon (3:48)

 8.  I Get Jealous (5:36)

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side A:

 1.  Memories Of You (5:46)

 2.  Chelsea Bridge (3:02)

 3.  I'm Confessin' (6:12)

 4.  The Darker It Gets (4:12)

Side B:

 5.  Stardust (5:09)

 6.  Three Little Words (3:19)

 7.  Yellow Moon (3:48)

 8.  I Get Jealous (5:36)

Personnel:

Charlie Gabriel:  Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone,Vocals

Joshua Starkman:  Guitar

Ben Jaffe:  Upright Bass, Percussion

Djallo Djakate:  Drums, Percussion

Walter Harris:  Drums, Percussion

Eighty Nine is the debut album by Charlie Gabriel, released on February 25, 2022 by Sub Pop, featuring Joshua Starkman, Ben Jaffe, Djallo Djakate, Walter Harris.

Louis Armstrong

 

Artist:  Louis Armstrong
Born:  August 4, 1901.  New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
Died:  July 6, 1971 (Aged 69).  Corona, Queens, New York City, USA.
Genre:  Jazz, Swing, Dixieland, Traditional Pop
Occupations:  Musician
Instruments:  Trumpet, Cornet, Vocals

Louis Armstrong was an American Jazz Trumpeter and Singer from New Orleans, Louisiana.  Nicknamed Satchmo or Pops.  He was a foundational influence in Jazz and an influential Singer and a great improviser and he was one of the first truly popular African-American's influence extends well beyond Jazz Music.

Artist:  The Wonderful World Of Louis Armstrong All Stars

Title:   A Gift To Pops (2022)

Genre:  Jazz, Swing, Dixieland, Traditional Pop

Label:  Verve Records

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side A:

 1.  The Peanut Vendor (4:39)

 2.  Struttin' With Some Barbeque (4:04)

 3.  Up A Lazy River (5:59)

 4.  I'll Be Glad When You're Dead (2:47)

 5.  Rockin' Chair (4:11)

Side B:

 1.  St Louis Blues (5:59)

 2.  Black And Blue (5:34)

 3.  Just A Closer Walk With Thee (4:07)

 4.  What A Wonderful World (4:04)

 5.  Philosophy Of Life (0:36)

Personnel:

Louis Armstrong:  Interview Courtesg of The Fleiscmann Yeast Hour Show

Wynton Marsalis:  Trumpet on Track A1

Wycliffe Gordon:  Trombone on Tracks:  A1-4, B2, 3, Vocals on Tracks:  A3, 4, Soprano Trombone on Track B1,Vocals on Track B1

Roderick Paulin:  Tenor Saxophone on Tracks:  A1, B1, 2, Alto Saxophone on Tracks:  A2, 4, Soprano Saxophone on Track A3, Clarinet on Track 3

Courtney Bryan:  Piano on Tracks:  A1,  2, B2,

Reginald Veal:  Bass on Tracks: A1, 2, 4, B1, 2, 3, Vocals on Track A4, B3

Herlin Riley:  Drums on Tracks:  A1-4, B1-43, Vocals on Tracks:  A1, 3, 4

Nicholas Payton:  Trumpet on Tracks:  A2, 4, B1, 2, Vocals on Track B2

Don Vappie:  Banjo on Tracks:  A2, 4, B3

Ashlin Parker:  Trumpet on Tracks: A3, B 3

Davell Crawford:  Piano on Tracks:  A3-5, B1, 3, 4, Vocals on Track A5, Clavinet on Track B1, B-3 Organ on Tracks:  B3, 4

Wendell Brunious:  Trumpet on Track A5

Common:  Spoken Word on Track B2

Derwin "Big D" Perkins:  Guitar on Track B2

Menia Chester:  Background Vocals. on Track B4

A Gift To Pops is a tribute album by The Wonderful World Of Louis Armstrong All Stars, released on January 20, 2022 by Verve Records, featuring Wynton Marsalis and All Stars.

Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong

 

Artist:  Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
Origin:  USA
Genre:  Jazz, Standards, Traditional Pop, Vocal Jazz, Swing, Dixieland, Bebop, Big Band

Original line-up:

Ella Fitzgerald:  Vocals
Louis Armstrong:  Trumpet, Vocals

Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong are an American Jazz Singer and Trumpeter.  The collaborations between Ella Fitzgerald (Vocals) and Louis Armstrong (Trumpet, Vocals), both widely known icons not just int he areas of Big Band, Jazz and Swing Music, teamed up for touring performances.  The duo's music proved popular with the live audiences.

Title:   Ella & Louis (2021)

Genre:  Jazz, Standards, Traditional Pop, Vocal Jazz, Swing, Dixieland, Bebop, Big Band

Label:  20th Century Masterworks

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side A:

 1.  Can't We Be Friends (3:48)

 2.  Isn't This A Lovely Day? (6:17)

 3.  Moonlight In Vermont (3:43)

 4.  They Can't Take That Away From Me (4:40)

 5.  Under A Blanket Of Blue (4:18)

 6.  Tenderly (5:08)

Side B:

 1.  A Foggy Day (4:33)

 2.  Stars Fell On Alabama (3:34)

 3.  Cheek To Cheek (5:54)

 4.  The Nearness Of You (5:43)

 5.  April In Paris (6:32)

 

Bonus Track:

 6.  You Won't Be Satisfied (Until You Break My Heart) (2:57)

Personnel:

Hollywood, August 16, 1956:

Ella Fitzgerald:  Vocals

Louis Armstrong:  Trumpet, Vocals

Oscar Peterson:  Piano

Herb Ellis:  Guitar

Ray Brown:  Bass

Buddy Rich:  Drums

Bonus Track:  New York, January 18, 1946:

Ella Fitzgerald:  Vocals

Louis Armstrong:  Trumpet, Vocals

with Bob Haggart & His Orchestra

Ella & Louis is a studio album by Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong, originally released on October 1956 by Verve Records, remastered and reissued in 2021 by 20th Century Masterworks.  Limited Edition with 1 Bonus Track, 180 Gram Colored Virgin Vinyl.

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Louis Armstrong

Artist:  Louis Armstrong
Born:  August 4, 1901.  New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
Died:  July 6, 1971 (Aged 69).  Corona, Queens, New York City, USA.
Genre:  Jazz, Swing, Dixieland, Traditional Pop
Occupations:  Musician
Instruments:  Trumpet, Cornet, Vocals

Louis Armstrong was an American Jazz Trumpeter and Singer from New Orleans, Louisiana.  Nicknamed Satchmo or Pops.  He was a foundational influence in Jazz and an influential Singer and a great improviser and he was one of the first truly popular African-American's influence extends well beyond Jazz Music.

Artist:   Louis Armstrong Meets Oscar Peterson

Title:  Louis Armstrong Meets Oscar Peterson (Limited Edition + 2 Bonus Tracks) (2020)

Genre:  Jazz, Swing, Dixieland, Traditional Pop

Label:   20th Century Masterworks

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side A:

 1.  That Old Feeling (2:44)

 2.  Let's Fall In Love (3:18)

 3.  I'll Never Be The Same (3:31)

 4.  Blues In The Night (5:13)

 5.  How Long Has This Been Going On? (5:58)

 

Bonus Track:

 6.  Willow Weep For Me (4:19)

Side B:

 1.  What's New? (2:42)

 2.  Moon Song (4:34)

 3.  Just One Of Those Things (4:06)

 4.  There's No You (2:17)

 5.  You Go To My Head (6:27)

 6.  Sweet Lorraine (5:14)

Bonus Track:

 7.  Makin' Whoopee (3:58)

Personnel:

Louis Armstrong:  Vocals, Trumpet

Oscar Peterson:  Piano

Herb Ellis:  Guitar

Ray Brown:  Bass

Louis Bellson:  Drums

Louis Armstrong Meets Oscar Peterson is a 1957 studio album by Louis Armstrong Meets Oscar Peterson, originally released in 1957 by Verve Records, remastered and reissued in 2020 by 20th Century Masterworks.  Limited Edition with 2 Bonus Tracks, 180 Gram Colored Virgin Vinyl.