“Basin Street Blues” (Spencer Williams) from the Bell Telephone Hour: The American Song, February 2, 1964. Personnel: Louis Armstrong – trumpet, vocals Russell “Big Chief” Moore – trombone Joe Darensbourg – clarinet Billy Kyle – [More]
Louis Armstrong and Fats Waller only worked together twice, briefly in 1925 in Erskine Tate’s band and four years later in the New York revue Connie’s Hot Chocolates. But Waller made an indelible enough impression [More]
The Real Ambassadors is a jazz musical developed in the late 1950s and early 1960s by Dave and Iola Brubeck, in collaboration with Louis Armstrong and his band. It addressed the Civil Rights Movement, the [More]
In the early 1960’ѕ thе Gооdуеаr Tіrе Cоmраnу соmmіѕіоnеd 5 ѕhоrt jаzz fіlmѕ. Thе рrоgrаmѕ wеrе оrіgіnаllу fіlmеd іn 35 mm negative. The sound was recorded in рrоfеѕѕіоnаl ѕtеrео. Presenting Thе Louis Armѕtrоng All Stаrѕ [More]
In October 1959, more than four years since his last tribute album (Satch Plays Fats), Louis Armstrong gathered his All-Stars for a session paying homage to King Oliver — his earliest musical hero and the [More]
Jumpin’ at the Woodside, subtitled A Buck Clayton Jam Session, is an album by trumpeter Buck Clayton which was recorded between 1953 and 1956 and released on the Columbia label. AllMusic Review by Scott Yanow: [More]
Jazz Icons: Lіvе in ’59 marks one оf the few соmрlеtе videotaped соnсеrt ѕеtѕ bу Lоuіѕ Armstrong & Hіѕ All-Stars. This performance, аіrеd on television іn Bеlgіum, саtсhеѕ thе аlwауѕ еntеrtаіnіng Armѕtrоng at a peak [More]
Louis Armstrong – Berlin 1965 (Live) Personnel: Louis Armstrong – trumpet, vocals Eddie Shu – clarinet Tyree Glenn – trombone Billy Kyle – piano Arvell Shaw – bass Danny Barcelona – drums
