Louis Armstrong - The Decca Singles 1935-1946 (2017)

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Title: Gold
Year Of Release: 2006
Label: Decca
Genre: Jazz
Quality: FLAC (tracks) / MP3 320 Kbps
Total Time: 06:37:39
Total Size: 1.6 Gb / 1 Gb
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Tracklist:

CD 1
1. I’m In The Mood For Love
2. Got A Bran’ New Suit
3. You Are My Lucky Star
4. La Cucaracha
5. Old Man Mose
6. Was I To Blame For Falling In Love With You
7. I’m Shooting High
8. I’ve Got My Fingers Crossed
9. On Treasure Island
10. Red Sails In The Sunset
11. Thanks A Million
12. Solitude
13. I Hope Gabriel Likes My Music
14. Shoe Shine Boy
15. The Music Goes ‘Round And Around
16. Rhythm Saved The World
17. I’m Puttin’ All My Eggs In One Basket
18. Yes-Yes! My-My! (She’s Mine)
19. Somebody Stole My Break
20. I Come From A Musical Family
21. Mahogany Hall Stomp
22. Lyin’ To Myself
23. Ev’ntide

CD 2
1. Swing That Music
2. Thankful
3. If We Never Meet Again
4. Dipper Mouth
5. On A Cocoanut Island
6. To You, Sweetheart Aloha
7. The Skeleton In The Closet
8. Hurdy Gurdy Man
9. When Ruben Swings The Cuban
10. Red Nose
11. Pennies From Heaven Medley: Let’s Call A Heart A Heart/So Do I/The Skeleton In The Closet
12. Pennies From Heaven
13. Hawaiian Hospitality
14. On A Little Bamboo Bridge
15. Darling Nelly Gray
16. Carry Me Back To Old Virginny
17. The Old Folks At Home
18. In The Shade Of The Old Apple Tree
19. Public Melody Number One
20. Red Cap
21. Cuban Pete
22. She’s The Daughter Of A Planter From Havana
23. Yours And Mine
24. Sun Showers

CD 3
1. I’ve Got A Heart Full Of Rhythm
2. Alexander’s Ragtime Band
3. Once In A While
4. On The Sunny Side Of The Street
5. True Confession
6. Jubilee
7. I Double Dare You
8. Satchel Mouth Swing
9. Sweet As A Song
10. The Trumpet Player’s Lament
11. Let That Be A Lesson To You
12. Struttin’ With Some Barbecue
13. So Little Time (So Much To Do)
14. Mexican Swing
15. On The Sentimental Side
16. It’s Wonderful
17. Love Walked In
18. Something Tells Me
19. The Flat Foot Floogee
20. My Walking Stick
21. The Song Is Ended
22. Shadrack
23. Jonah And The Whale
24. I’ve Got A Pocketful Of Dreams
25. Naturally

CD 4
1. I Can’t Give You Anything But Love
2. Ain’t Misbehavin’
3. Going To Shout All Over God’s Heaven
4. Nobody Knows De Trouble I’ve Seen
5. As Long As You Live You’ll Be Dead If You Die
6. When The Saints Go Marching In
7. Elder Eatmore’s Sermon On Throwing Stones
8. Elder Eatmore’s Sermon On Generosity
9. Jeepers Creepers
10. What Is This Thing Called Swing?
11. Rockin’ Chair
12. Lazybones
13. Hear Me Talkin’ To Ya
14. Save It Pretty Mama
15. If It’s Good (Than I Want It)
16. West End Blues
17. Savoy Blues
18. Me And Brother Bill
19. Confessin’ That I Love You
20. Our Monday Date
21. Baby Won’t You Please Come Home
22. Shanty Boat On The Mississippi

CD 5
1. You’re A Lucky Guy
2. You’re Just A No Account
3. Bye And Bye
4. Poor Old Joe
5. You’ve Got Me Voodoo’d
6. Harlem Stomp
7. Wolverine Blues
8. Swing That Music
9. P.A.
10. Marie
11. Boog-It
12. Cherry
13. Hep Cats’ Ball
14. Lazy ‘Sippi Steamer
15. You Run Your Mouth, I’ll Run My Business
16. Cain And Abel
17. Sweethearts On Parade
18. Cut Off My Legs And Call Me Shorty
19. Perdido Street Blues
20. 2:19 Blues
21. Coal Cart Blues
22. Down In Honky Tonk Town

CD 6
1. Long, Long Ago
2. I Cover The Waterfront
3. New Do You Call That A Buddy [Now Do You Call That A Buddy]
4. Hey Lawdy Mama
5. Ev’rything’s Been Done Before
6. In The Gloaming
7. I’ll Get Mine Bye And Bye
8. Yes Suh!
9. I Used To Love You (But It’s All Over Now)
10. Leap Frog
11. (I’ll Be Glad When You’re Dead) You Rascal You
12. When It’s Sleepy Time Down South
13. (Get Some) Cash For Your Trash
14. I Never Knew
15. Among My Souvenirs
16. Coquette
17. I Wonder
18. Jodie Man
19. You Won’t Be Satisfied (Until You Break My Heart)
20. The Frim Fram Sauce

Good news, jazz fans—rhythm saves the world again. The Universal Music Group tentacle labeled "Verve Records" has issued The Complete Decca Singles 1935-1946. Don't be put off by the term "singles." Since this was the 78 era, all recordings were essentially singles and the set thoroughly covers Satchmo's output for Decca during the period. (Even the spoken-word "Elder Eatmore" sermons are included). This material previously appeared in a fine Mosaic box and a Definitive Records set of dubious provenance. Both are out of print, so it's good to see this material available "digitally" (by which UMG means streaming and mp3 only).

These Decca sides are often overlooked because they fall between Armstrong's earth-shattering Hot Fives and Sevens and his return to his Dixieland roots with the All-Stars, but there is a plethora of fantastic music here. By the mid-thirties, Armstrong's trumpet-playing reached new heights of power and polish. His improvisational forays aren't as lightning-bolt startling as the best of the fives and sevens, but as examples of sheer instrumental excellence and control they surpass the earlier work. His choruses on the remake of "Struttin' with Some Barbeque" justify the set on their own, and his genius for paraphrase and elaboration remains at a summit throughout these sides.

Decca featured Louis' singing more heavily than his trumpet playing. Most jazz fans agree that Billie, Ella, and Sarah are the top female jazz vocalists, but the pantheon for men is harder to pin down. Is there any better candidate for top dog than Louis? Since Decca had him sing just about every kind of song popular during the thirties, this collection shows what a master vocalist he'd become by the mid-thirties. Critics complain that most of the songs assigned to him were mediocre at best, which is quite true, but listen to the results. Louis doesn't need the cream of the great American songbook when he can spin gold from the dross. And a few of the novelty numbers—the brilliant "Trumpet Player's Lament," for instance—are as good as anything he put to wax. Only a few tunes elude redemption at his hands. The Hawaiian numbers are too insipid for even Louis to strike sparks from, and "If It's Good Then I Want It" is just plain stupid, period.

Armstrong's collaborations with the Mills Brothers provide many of the highlights here (the blend of voices, acoustic guitar, trumpet and "mouth trumpet" is sublime) but also include a couple songs with painfully retrograde lyrics—the kind that got the trumpeter in trouble with black progressives in the fifties and sixties. Listen carefully to this set, and you'll learn lots about the thirties as a cultural moment as well as about Louis' incomparable artistry, charisma, and good humor. The Hot Fives and Sevens remain the essential starting place, but this trawl shows Satchmo's alchemical powers at full force and provides hours of fun listening. Don't overlook it.




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