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Cocktail Hour: Louis Armstrong

Description: The great Louis Armstrong has been called the Father of Jazz, and these two budget-priced discs capture him in full bloom around the late 1920s--although dating the pieces is difficult, as the Cocktail Hour series presents its music without session information. Disc 1 features some great, collaborative Hot Fives sides. These studio-only dates also include legendary, early jazzmen like Kid Ory on trombone and Johnny Dodds on clarinet. "Muskrat Rumble," "Basin Street Blues," and "Cornet Chop Suey" showcase Armstrong's marvelous, life-affirming horn work and vocals in a thriving, collective setting. Disc 2 has Armstrong fronting various big bands (including Lionel Hampton's) as a featured soloist in the early 1930s. Here, his singing and playing are the show, and on tunes such as "I'm a Ding-Dong Daddy (from Ducas)" and "Public Melody Number One," his exuberant trumpet and humorous vocals bring a smile to your heart. Louis Armstrong's vitality, daring, and spirit defined jazz for a generation, and here those qualities are on generous display. --Wally Shoup

 
Tracklist of Cocktail Hour: Louis Armstrong

Disc 0
1	My Heart	2:32
2	Yes! I'm in the Barrel	2:38
3	Gut Bucket Blues	2:50
4	Come Back Sweet Papa	2:35
5	Heebie Jeebies	2:57
6	Cornet Chop Suey	3:08
7	Oriental Strut	3:11
8	Muskrat Ramble	2:35
9	Don't Forget to Mess Around	3:17
10	Sweet Little Papa	2:44
11	Skid-Dat-De-Dat	3:05
12	You Made Me Love You	2:54
13	Savoy Blues	3:30
14	Basin Street Blues	3:16
15	When You're Smiling (The Whole World Smiles With You)
16	I'm a Ding Dong Daddy (From Dumas)	3:09
17	If I Could Be With You (One Hour Tonight)	3:38
18	Body and Soul	3:23
19	Just a Gigolo	3:12
20	I Surrender, Dear
21	Hobo, You Can't Ride This Train
22	Public Melody Number One	3:11
23	Alexander's Ragtime Band	2:37
24	On the Sunny Side of the Street	3:25
25	It's Wonderful	2:38
26	Jeepers Creepers
27	Walkin' My Baby Back Home	3:13
28	Love Walked In	2:30

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