Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong
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- The Basics
Sometimes musical heroes become so iconic that the legend overwhelms the actual artist, but even decades after Louis Armstrong’s passing, his superhuman charisma and gargantuan gift still shine too brightly to ever be obscured. There’s just no overshadowing the man who practically invented jazz with those molten-hot trumpet licks on his 1927 milestones “Struttin’ With Some Barbecue” and “Potato Head Blues.” Even after Satchmo became a pop star who did as much singing as blowing, his larger-than-life personality shone through every second of his songs — is there any more accurate audio equivalent of a huge, toothy grin than his raspy, rascally tones on the show tune-turned-pop smash “Hello, Dolly!”?
In Next Steps, Satchmo slides into chanson, show tunes, and more.$22.77 The Basics
Name Artist Time Price 1 What a Wonderful World (Single Version) Louis Armstrong 2:20 $1.29 View In iTunes 2 Hello, Dolly! Louis Armstrong & His All Stars 2:27 $1.29 View In iTunes 3 Mack the Knife Louis Armstrong 3:21 $0.99 View In iTunes 4 A Kiss to Build a Dream On (Single Version) Louis Armstrong 3:04 $1.29 View In iTunes 5 Heebie Jeebies Louis Armstrong 3:01 $0.99 View In iTunes 6 West End Blues Louis Armstrong 3:16 $0.99 View In iTunes 7 Muskrat Ramble Louis Armstrong 2:30 $0.99 View In iTunes 8 Struttin' With Some Barbecue (78 rpm Version) Louis Armstrong 3:04 $0.99 View In iTunes 9 Potato Head Blues Louis Armstrong 3:00 $0.99 View In iTunes 10 St. James Infirmary Louis Armstrong 3:11 $0.99 View In iTunes 11 Basin Street Blues (Remastered) Louis Armstrong 3:26 $0.99 View In iTunes 12 St. Louis Blues (Remastered) Louis Armstrong 2:43 $0.99 View In iTunes 13 Ain't Misbehavin' Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra 3:11 $0.99 View In iTunes 14 I Can't Give You Anything But Love Louis Armstrong 3:22 $0.99 View In iTunes 15 Dippermouth Blues Louis Armstrong 3:16 $0.99 View In iTunes 16 When It's Sleepy Time Down South (1951 Single Version) Louis Armstrong 3:15 $0.99 View In iTunes 17 Jeepers Creepers (Single) Louis Armstrong 2:45 $0.69 View In iTunes 18 Gut Bucket Blues Louis Armstrong 2:41 $0.99 View In iTunes 19 Cornet Chop Suey Louis Armstrong, Sid Robin & The Hot Fives 3:05 $0.99 View In iTunes 20 Mahogany Hall Stomp (Remastered) Louis Armstrong 2:57 $0.99 View In iTunes 21 All of Me Louis Armstrong 3:45 $0.99 View In iTunes 22 Bucket's Got a Hole In It Louis Armstrong 5:19 $0.99 View In iTunes 23 Wild Man Blues Louis Armstrong 3:57 $0.99 View In iTunes 24 You Rascal You (Single) Louis Armstrong & Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five 3:08 $0.99 View In iTunes 25 'Zat You, Santa Claus? Louis Armstrong & The Commanders 2:39 $0.99 View In iTunes Total: 25 Songs - Next Steps
You’d think that pioneering jazz as we know it would be enough for most folks, but Louis Armstrong’s unstoppable torrent of talent was just too big to be confined to a single style. He could tackle any kind of tune and make it his own — “La Vie En Rose” was French siren Edith Piaf’s signature song, but that didn’t stop Satchmo from taking it over with his tart trumpet licks and Crescent City croon. Years before “Blueberry Hill” became a rock ’n’ roll sensation for another son of New Orleans, Fats Domino, it was a piece of sweet, swaying pop perfection in Armstrong’s able hands. And if you think only a West Indian can cut a convincing calypso tune, listen to Louis leaping into the bongo-slapping beat of “High Society Calypso,” lending some island oomph to the upper-crust environs of MGM’s High Society musical in the process.
In Deep Cuts, Louis takes his proper place alongside some serious jazz royalty.$23.97 Next Steps
Name Artist Time Price 1 When You're Smiling (The Whole World Smiles With You) [1958 Single Version] Louis Armstrong 4:06 $1.29 View In iTunes 2 La Vie En Rose (Single) Louis Armstrong 3:26 $0.99 View In iTunes 3 (What Did I Do To Be So) Black And Blue (Edited Alternate Version) Louis Armstrong 4:51 $0.99 View In iTunes 4 Cake Walking Babies (From Home) Louis Armstrong 2:55 $0.99 View In iTunes 5 When the Saints Go Marching In Louis Armstrong 2:42 $1.29 View In iTunes 6 On the Sunny Side of the Street, Pt. 1 Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra 2:58 $0.99 View In iTunes 7 Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child Louis Armstrong 3:31 $0.99 View In iTunes 8 Summertime Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong 4:58 $1.29 View In iTunes 9 Georgia On My Mind Jewell Brown & Louis Armstrong 2:57 $0.99 View In iTunes 10 Alligator Crawl Louis Armstrong 3:01 $0.99 View In iTunes 11 Let's Call the Whole Thing Off Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong 4:14 $1.29 View In iTunes 12 Sugar Foot Stomp Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra 3:10 $0.99 View In iTunes 13 Blueberry Hill (Single) Louis Armstrong 2:53 $0.99 View In iTunes 14 When the Red, Red Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along Louis Armstrong & His All Stars 2:05 $0.99 View In iTunes 15 Ten Feet Off the Ground Louis Armstrong 2:47 $0.99 View In iTunes 16 Jack-Armstrong Blues (Remastered) Louis Armstrong 3:00 $0.99 View In iTunes 17 Honeysuckle Rose Louis Armstrong & The Louis Armstrong Orchestra 2:53 $0.99 View In iTunes 18 Body and Soul Louis Armstrong 4:43 $0.99 View In iTunes 19 I'm in the Mood for Love (Single) Louis Armstrong 3:11 $0.99 View In iTunes 20 Stardust Louis Armstrong 3:35 $0.99 View In iTunes 21 Big Butter and Egg Man Louis Armstrong & The Hot Fives 2:57 $0.99 View In iTunes 22 Weather Bird (Rag) Louis Armstrong & Earl Hines 2:41 $0.99 View In iTunes 23 Royal Garden Blues (Live 1947 Symphony Hall Parts 1 & 2) Louis Armstrong & His All Stars 5:01 $0.99 View In iTunes Total: 23 Songs - Deep Cuts
Great musicians sometimes travel in packs, and plenty of amazing artists sidled up to Satchmo to lay down some tracks. Bing Crosby, who began as a jazzman in the ’20s, too, teamed up with Armstrong to swap some swingin’ moves on “Now You Has Jazz.” The First Lady of Song herself, Ella Fitzgerald, leaned into Louis as close as you can get, for an intimate amble through “Cheek to Cheek.” Come to think of it, lots of legendary players partnered with Armstrong — jazz piano powerhouse Oscar Peterson laid deep-down bluesy licks all over the Mercer/Arlen standard “Blues in the Night,” while Louis became the lonesome train whistle blowing through the sorrow-soaked heart of the tune.
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Name Artist Time Price 1 Cool Yule Louis Armstrong & The Commanders 2:55 $1.29 View In iTunes 2 I Still Get Jealous Louis Armstrong & His All Stars 2:13 $0.99 View In iTunes 3 Cheek to Cheek Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong 5:52 $1.29 View In iTunes 4 Texas Moaner Blues Red Onion Jazz Babies 3:03 $0.99 View In iTunes 5 Chimes Blues King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band 2:50 $0.99 View In iTunes 6 I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm (1956 Version) Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong 3:12 $1.29 View In iTunes 7 Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans? (Remastered) Louis Armstrong 3:00 $0.99 View In iTunes 8 Stormy Weather Louis Armstrong & Russell Garcia 4:19 $0.99 View In iTunes 9 Don't Get Around Much Anymore Louis Armstrong 3:40 $0.99 View In iTunes 10 Shine Louis Armstrong 3:19 $0.99 View In iTunes 11 I've Got the World On a String (Remastered) Louis Armstrong 3:17 $0.99 View In iTunes 12 That's My Home (Remastered) Louis Armstrong 3:12 $0.99 View In iTunes 13 There's a Cabin In the Pines (Remastered) Louis Armstrong 3:18 $0.99 View In iTunes 14 Hustlin' and Bustlin' for Baby (Remastered) Louis Armstrong 3:08 $0.99 View In iTunes 15 Hotter Than That Louis Armstrong 3:00 $0.99 View In iTunes 16 Jazz Lips Louis Armstrong 2:59 $0.99 View In iTunes 17 Makin' Whoopee Louis Armstrong 3:59 $1.29 View In iTunes 18 Willie the Weeper Louis Armstrong 3:06 $0.99 View In iTunes 19 Christmas Night in Harlem Louis Armstrong & Eartha Kitt 2:39 $0.99 View In iTunes 20 Blues In the Night Louis Armstrong & Oscar Peterson Quartet 5:13 $0.99 View In iTunes 21 You Won't Be Satisfied (Until You Break My Heart) [Single] Louis Armstrong & Ella Fitzgerald 2:55 $0.99 View In iTunes 22 Christmas in New Orleans Louis Armstrong 2:54 $0.99 View In iTunes 23 Hobo, You Can't Ride This Train (Remastered) Louis Armstrong 3:03 $0.99 View In iTunes Total: 23 Songs - Complete Set
What kind of impact has Louis Armstrong’s music had? Let’s put it this way — the guy’s got his own postage stamp. And as we well know, your face doesn’t grace the U.S. mail just for scoring a few hit singles. As a trumpeter and bandleader, Louis laid down the Old Testament of jazz with his Hot Five and Hot Seven sessions in the ’20s. But he didn’t stop there; after kick-starting the jazz revolution, he became a full-blown pop star, singing and swinging on film and records, and becoming probably the single-most-beloved figure in all of American music. Satchmo left behind a mighty mountain of music, and we’ve scaled it from the foundation to the peak, picking up plenty of precious pieces along the way to offer you the ultimate Armstrong experience.
$69.72 Complete Set
Name Artist Time Price 1 What a Wonderful World (Single Version) Louis Armstrong 2:20 $1.29 View In iTunes 2 Hello, Dolly! Louis Armstrong & His All Stars 2:27 $1.29 View In iTunes 3 Mack the Knife Louis Armstrong 3:21 $0.99 View In iTunes 4 A Kiss to Build a Dream On (Single Version) Louis Armstrong 3:04 $1.29 View In iTunes 5 Heebie Jeebies Louis Armstrong 3:01 $0.99 View In iTunes 6 West End Blues Louis Armstrong 3:16 $0.99 View In iTunes 7 Muskrat Ramble Louis Armstrong 2:30 $0.99 View In iTunes 8 Struttin' With Some Barbecue (78 rpm Version) Louis Armstrong 3:04 $0.99 View In iTunes 9 Potato Head Blues Louis Armstrong 3:00 $0.99 View In iTunes 10 St. James Infirmary Louis Armstrong 3:11 $0.99 View In iTunes 11 Basin Street Blues (Remastered) Louis Armstrong 3:26 $0.99 View In iTunes 12 St. Louis Blues (Remastered) Louis Armstrong 2:43 $0.99 View In iTunes 13 Ain't Misbehavin' Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra 3:11 $0.99 View In iTunes 14 I Can't Give You Anything But Love Louis Armstrong 3:22 $0.99 View In iTunes 15 Dippermouth Blues Louis Armstrong 3:16 $0.99 View In iTunes 16 When It's Sleepy Time Down South (1951 Single Version) Louis Armstrong 3:15 $0.99 View In iTunes 17 Jeepers Creepers (Single) Louis Armstrong 2:45 $0.69 View In iTunes 18 Gut Bucket Blues Louis Armstrong 2:41 $0.99 View In iTunes 19 Cornet Chop Suey Louis Armstrong, Sid Robin & The Hot Fives 3:05 $0.99 View In iTunes 20 Mahogany Hall Stomp (Remastered) Louis Armstrong 2:57 $0.99 View In iTunes 21 All of Me Louis Armstrong 3:45 $0.99 View In iTunes 22 Bucket's Got a Hole In It Louis Armstrong 5:19 $0.99 View In iTunes 23 Wild Man Blues Louis Armstrong 3:57 $0.99 View In iTunes 24 You Rascal You (Single) Louis Armstrong & Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five 3:08 $0.99 View In iTunes 25 'Zat You, Santa Claus? Louis Armstrong & The Commanders 2:39 $0.99 View In iTunes 26 When You're Smiling (The Whole World Smiles With You) [1958 Single Version] Louis Armstrong 4:06 $1.29 View In iTunes 27 La Vie En Rose (Single) Louis Armstrong 3:26 $0.99 View In iTunes 28 (What Did I Do To Be So) Black And Blue (Edited Alternate Version) Louis Armstrong 4:51 $0.99 View In iTunes 29 Cake Walking Babies (From Home) Louis Armstrong 2:55 $0.99 View In iTunes 30 When the Saints Go Marching In Louis Armstrong 2:42 $1.29 View In iTunes 31 On the Sunny Side of the Street, Pt. 1 Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra 2:58 $0.99 View In iTunes 32 Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child Louis Armstrong 3:31 $0.99 View In iTunes 33 Summertime Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong 4:58 $1.29 View In iTunes 34 Georgia On My Mind Jewell Brown & Louis Armstrong 2:57 $0.99 View In iTunes 35 Alligator Crawl Louis Armstrong 3:01 $0.99 View In iTunes 36 Let's Call the Whole Thing Off Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong 4:14 $1.29 View In iTunes 37 Sugar Foot Stomp Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra 3:10 $0.99 View In iTunes 38 Blueberry Hill (Single) Louis Armstrong 2:53 $0.99 View In iTunes 39 When the Red, Red Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along Louis Armstrong & His All Stars 2:05 $0.99 View In iTunes 40 Ten Feet Off the Ground Louis Armstrong 2:47 $0.99 View In iTunes 41 Jack-Armstrong Blues (Remastered) Louis Armstrong 3:00 $0.99 View In iTunes 42 Honeysuckle Rose Louis Armstrong & The Louis Armstrong Orchestra 2:53 $0.99 View In iTunes 43 Body and Soul Louis Armstrong 4:43 $0.99 View In iTunes 44 I'm in the Mood for Love (Single) Louis Armstrong 3:11 $0.99 View In iTunes 45 Stardust Louis Armstrong 3:35 $0.99 View In iTunes 46 Big Butter and Egg Man Louis Armstrong & The Hot Fives 2:57 $0.99 View In iTunes 47 Weather Bird (Rag) Louis Armstrong & Earl Hines 2:41 $0.99 View In iTunes 48 Royal Garden Blues (Live 1947 Symphony Hall Parts 1 & 2) Louis Armstrong & His All Stars 5:01 $0.99 View In iTunes 49 Cool Yule Louis Armstrong & The Commanders 2:55 $1.29 View In iTunes 50 I Still Get Jealous Louis Armstrong & His All Stars 2:13 $0.99 View In iTunes 51 Cheek to Cheek Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong 5:52 $1.29 View In iTunes 52 Texas Moaner Blues Red Onion Jazz Babies 3:03 $0.99 View In iTunes 53 Chimes Blues King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band 2:50 $0.99 View In iTunes 54 I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm (1956 Version) Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong 3:12 $1.29 View In iTunes 55 Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans? (Remastered) Louis Armstrong 3:00 $0.99 View In iTunes 56 Stormy Weather Louis Armstrong & Russell Garcia 4:19 $0.99 View In iTunes 57 Don't Get Around Much Anymore Louis Armstrong 3:40 $0.99 View In iTunes 58 Shine Louis Armstrong 3:19 $0.99 View In iTunes 59 I've Got the World On a String (Remastered) Louis Armstrong 3:17 $0.99 View In iTunes 60 That's My Home (Remastered) Louis Armstrong 3:12 $0.99 View In iTunes 61 There's a Cabin In the Pines (Remastered) Louis Armstrong 3:18 $0.99 View In iTunes 62 Hustlin' and Bustlin' for Baby (Remastered) Louis Armstrong 3:08 $0.99 View In iTunes 63 Hotter Than That Louis Armstrong 3:00 $0.99 View In iTunes 64 Jazz Lips Louis Armstrong 2:59 $0.99 View In iTunes 65 Makin' Whoopee Louis Armstrong 3:59 $1.29 View In iTunes 66 Willie the Weeper Louis Armstrong 3:06 $0.99 View In iTunes 67 Christmas Night in Harlem Louis Armstrong & Eartha Kitt 2:39 $0.99 View In iTunes 68 Blues In the Night Louis Armstrong & Oscar Peterson Quartet 5:13 $0.99 View In iTunes 69 You Won't Be Satisfied (Until You Break My Heart) [Single] Louis Armstrong & Ella Fitzgerald 2:55 $0.99 View In iTunes 70 Christmas in New Orleans Louis Armstrong 2:54 $0.99 View In iTunes 71 Hobo, You Can't Ride This Train (Remastered) Louis Armstrong 3:03 $0.99 View In iTunes Total: 71 Songs
Customer Reviews
Good Music, Wrong Order
How is it that a Hot Five/Hot Seven recording doesn't appear until number five? The top five should be as follows- West End Blues, Potato Head Blues, Heebie Jeebies, Stardust, and Ain't Misbehavin. Start with those and you will be able to appreciate Satchmo's true genius.
