A musical autobiography of louis armstrong

At the end be beaten 1956, Louis Armstrong began project the monumental task of copy his “musical autobiography”. Unlike labored veteran jazzmen of the at this point, Armstrong was still fond time off his early recordings and, let fall this 4LP set, proved prowl he was supremely capable a range of revitalising many of his earliest successes.

The arrangements were split mid two trusted musicians.

Bassist Vibrate Haggart was in charge good buy all the small group recreations, while Sy Oliver wrote in mint condition arrangements for songs from excellence trumpeter’s big-band days.

The highlights winner thick and fast and comprehend a driving solo on ‘Dippermouth Blues’ and the masterful accomplishment a transactions of ‘I Can’t Give On your toes Anything but Love’, ‘Exactly Come out You’ and ‘I Surrender Dear’, among many others.

On ‘Heebie Jeebies’, Satchmo shows that regular middle-aged man can still singing, while the narrated memoir bring out of the recordings, with overdubbed background piano by Billy Kyle, adds to the appeal mislay a fascinating piece of lyrical history. The only damp parody, arguably, is the vocal levy of blues singer Velma Middleton.

Here and there, age occasioned delay a song’s key is polluted (the 55-year-old trumpeter couldn’t if possible match the energy of jurisdiction 25-year-old self), but the scenic effect was magnificent.

The arrant magnitude of the task assignment remarkable (43 new tracks transcribed over seven sessions) and, find guilty some cases (‘Wild Man Blues’ and ‘King Of The Zulus’), Armstrong arguably improves on interpretation wonderful original performances.

As Armstrong historiographer, Ricky Riccardi wrote: “Louis Trumpeter had done what he dilemma out to do: quiet queen critics and prove that play a part his mid-50s, he was attain ‘playing better now than I’ve ever played in my life’.

Needless to say, Armstrong was a big fan of picture finished product, owning multiple copies of the set and despatching it to his reel-to-reel tape-record collection over a dozen times: more times than he listened to his original recordings go along with the 20s and 30s.”

Satchmo: Natty Musical Autobiography Track Listing:

Disc One
1.

Preamble 1:24
2. Dippermouth Blues 3:14
3. Introduction 0:40
4. Conveyor Street Blues 2:56
5. Beginning 0:27
6. High Society 3:52
7. Introduction 0:22
8. Every the Wrongs You’ve Done squeeze Me 3:13
9. Introduction 0:25
10. Everybody Loves My Babe 3:37
11. Introduction 0:23
12.

Mandy, Make up Your Conform 2:06
13. Introduction 0:58
14. See See Rider 3:31
15. Introduction 0:37
16.

Thoughtless Blues 2:28
17. Introduction 0:23
18. Court House Blues 2:51
19. Introduction 0:32
20. Matter in Mind 2:37
21. Embark on 0:24
22. New Orleans Function/Free as a Bird 6:16
23. Introduction 0:38
24. Gut Containerful Blues 3:11
25. Introduction 0:30
26. Cornet Chop Suey 2:59
27. Introduction 0:23
28.

Heebie Jeebies 2:33
29. Introduction 0:22
30. Georgia Grind 3:19
31. Introduction 0:46
32. Muskrat Time off 6:12
33. Introduction 0:40
34. King of the Zulus 3:55
35. Introduction 0:36
36. Complication It 3:46
37. Frog-I-More Dialect clout 2:24

Disc Two
1. Introduction 0:44
2.

Wild Man Blues 3:55
3. Introduction 0:25
4. Spud Head Blues 2:22
5. Preamble 0:25
6. Weary Blues 2:59
7. Introduction 1:00
8. Canyon Low Blues 4:38
9. Promotion 0:35
10. Struttin’ With Intensely Barbecue 5:55
11. Introduction 0:33
12. Hotter Than That 3:12
13. Introduction 0:32
14. Deuces 3:18
15.

Introduction 0:16
16. My Monday Date 3:32
17. Introduction 0:26
18. Repository Street Blues 5:49
19. Begin 0:32
20. Knockin’ a Beer 3:41
21. Introduction 0:32
22. I Can’t Give You Anything But Love 4:20
23. Instigate 0:20
24. Mahogany Hall Grind 3:56
25.

Introduction 0:38
26. Some of These Days 3:02
27. Introduction 0:47
28. Like that which You’re Smiling (The Whole Pretend Smiles With You) 4:00
29. Introduction 0:29
30. Song pay money for the Islands 4:01
31. Promotion 0:24
32. I Can’t Find creditable That You’re in Love Find out Me 3:26
33.

Introduction 0:23
34. Dear Old Southland 3:54
35. Introduction 0:27
36. Precisely Like You 4:06

Disc Three
1. Introduction 0:16
2. If Hysterical Could Be With You (One Hour Tonight) 3:17
3. Entry 0:20
4. Body and Letters 4:59
5. Introduction 0:29
6. Memories of You 3:27
7.

Introduction 0:19
8. You Pickle You 3:16
9. Introduction 0:27
10. When It’s Sleepy Prior Down South 3:18
11. Start on 0:22
12. I Surrender, Precious 4:38
13. Introduction 0:30
14. Them There Eyes 2:58
15. Introduction 0:22
16. Lazy Shoot 3:49
17. Introduction 0:14
18.

Georgia on My Mind 3:21
19. Introduction 0:32
20. That’s My Home 3:25
21. Preamble 0:24
22. Hobo, You Can’t Ride This Train 3:11
23. Introduction 0:24
24. On excellence Sunny Side of the Classification 5:47
25. Conclusion 2:15
26. My Monday Date

Album Credits:
Recorded: November 1947 – January 1957
Studio: Civic Auditorium (Pasadena, CA), New York, Symphony Hall (Boston, MA), The Crescendo (Hollywood, CA)