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Ken Burns JAZZ Collection: Louis Armstrong

Ken Burns JAZZ Collection: Louis Armstrong
 

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Ken Burns JAZZ Collection: Louis Armstrong

 
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Rating: 4.5
 
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Description: For much of his life, Louis Armstrong was the embodiment of jazz for millions of people, both a great creative artist and a beloved popular entertainer. Whether playing trumpet or singing, adding his own definitive touch to a ballad or spearheading a hot New Orleans-style band, Armstrong was a uniquely compelling figure. It's hard to compress such a career into a single CD, but this one includes many of the milestones, reaching back to 1923 for "Chime Blues" with Armstrong playing in the band of his mentor, King Oliver. At the opposite end of Armstrong's life is 1967's "What a Wonderful World," which only became famous decades after it was recorded. In between are the creative peaks, including a good sampling of Armstrong's Hot Five and Hot Seven bands from the late 1920s--the most influential of his recordings--and a superb small-group version of "Old Rockin' Chair" from 1947. Armstrong's 1931 version of Hoagy Carmichael's "Stardust" retains its special luster seven decades later, and there's also a good selection of trademark hits from his later career, like "Mack the Knife" and "Hello, Dolly!" --Stuart Broomer
 
 

 
Tracklist of Ken Burns JAZZ Collection: Louis Armstrong

Disc 1
1 Chimes Blues  3:21 no lyrics yet - submit it
2 Cake Walking Babies from Home   no lyrics yet - submit it
3 Heebie Jeebies  2:57 no lyrics yet - submit it
4 Potato Head Blues  3:02 no lyrics yet - submit it
5 West End Blues  3:17 no lyrics yet - submit it
6 Tight Like This  3:21 no lyrics yet - submit it
7 Mahogany Hall Stomp  2:38 no lyrics yet - submit it
8 Ain't Misbehavin' - Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra   no lyrics yet - submit it
9 Black and Blue - Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra   no lyrics yet - submit it
10 St. Louis Blues   no lyrics yet - submit it
11 When It's Sleepy Time Down South  1:51 no lyrics yet - submit it
12 Blue Again  3:14 no lyrics yet - submit it
13 Lazy River  3:05 no lyrics yet - submit it
14 Chinatown, My Chinatown  3:18 no lyrics yet - submit it
15 Stardust - Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra   no lyrics yet - submit it
16 Shadrack -  2:34 no lyrics yet - submit it
17 I Double Dare You  2:59 no lyrics yet - submit it
18 When the Saints Go Marching In  3:12 no lyrics yet - submit it
19 Marie  2:25 no lyrics yet - submit it
20 Rockin' Chair - Louis Armstrong & His All-Stars   no lyrics yet - submit it
21 Blueberry Hill  2:55 view lyrics
22 Mack the Knife  3:24 no lyrics yet - submit it
23 Fine Romance  3:52 no lyrics yet - submit it
24 Hello, Dolly!  2:33 no lyrics yet - submit it
25 What a Wonderful World  2:20 view lyrics

Reviews:

Definitive collection (minus one)

Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong was known not only as one of the best trumpeters in jazz, but also one of the most powerful. When recording, he would often be placed in a different room from the rest of the band, else he would drown out their sound with his own.



Ken Burns Jazz Collection: Louis Armstrong contains tracks spanning his entire career, from backup work with King Oliver to his first tries at singing to his signature tunes "What a Wonderful World," "Ain't Misbehavin'," "When the Saints Go Marching In" and "Hello Dolly," along with his unmistakable interpretations of such classics as "Blueberry Hill," "Mack the Knife," and "A Fine Romance" (a duet with Ella Fitzgerald).



The only thing missing that I would have appreciated is the song that introduced to the inimitable Armstrong style: "Do You Know What it Means to Miss New Orleans" (as performed over the opening credits of the Tim Reid groundbreaking sitcom "Frank's Place") but, as usual with Burns' work, this is a comprehensive and entertaining collection of the work of a jazz legend.

Ken Burns Jazz

I always have considered myself a jazz fan, untill I bought Ken Burns film Jazz. There was so much that I didn't know about the genre and felt awful for calling myself a fan. But since then my jazz collection has grown and this album is the first one in the jazz section. This album pin points great moment's of Armstrong's carrer, from the Hot Seven to Hello Dolly. Some of the greatest cuts from jazz can be found on this disc. I promise you, this CD will not let you down.

My top 5:
West End Blues
Chinatown, My Chinatown
Mack the knive
Stardust
Heebie Jeebies

What a Wonderful CD!

No single CD can adequately summarize the artistry of the great Louis Armstrong but this one comes the closest. It contains some of his most significant recordings from 1923 through 1967 and covers almost every phase of his career.
The collection begins with Satchmo's groundbreaking jazz recordings from the 1920s and progresses through his long career as one of the world's most beloved entertainers.
For those who wish to have only one Louis Armstrong CD this is the one to get. For those who already have an Armstrong collection, a more essential and diverse complilation of Armstrong recordings on one disc will be hard to find.