Louis Armstrong - Satchmo: A Musical Autobiography (1957)

Tracklist

CD1
01. Introduction To Dipper Mouth Blues (2001 Satchmo Version)
02. Dippermouth Blues-Sugar Foot Stomp (1983 Satchmo Version)
03. Introduction To Canal Street Blues (2001 Satchmo Version)
04. Canal Street Blues
05. Introduction To High Society (2001 Satchmo Version)
06. High Society
07. Introduction To All The Wrongs You've Done To Me (2001 Satchmo Version)
08. All The Wrongs You've Done To Me (1983 Satchmo Version)
09. Introduction To Everybody Loves My Baby (2001 Satchmo Version)
10. Everybody Loves My Baby (1983 Satchmo Version)
11. Introduction To Mandy, Make Up Your Mind (2001 Satchmo Version)
12. Mandy Make Up Your Mind (1983 Satchmo Version)
13. Introduction To See See Rider (2001 Satchmo Version)
14. See See Rider (1983 Satchmo Version)
15. Introduction To Reckless Blues (2001 Satchmo Version)
16. Reckless Blues (1983 Satchmo Version)
17. Introduction To Court House Blues (2001 Satchmo Version)
18. Court House Blues (1983 Satchmo Version)
19. Introduction To Trouble In Mind (2001 Satchmo Version)
20. Trouble In Mind (1983 Satchmo Version)
21. Introduction To New Orleans Function (2001 Satchmo Version)
22. New Orleans Function (1983 Satchmo Version)
23. Introduction To Gut Bucket Blues (2001 Satchmo Version)
24. Gut Bucket Blues (1983 Satchmo Version)
25. Introduction To Cornet Chop Suey (2001 Satchmo Version)
26. Cornet Chop Suey (1983 Satchmo Version)
27. Introduction To Heebie Jeebies (2001 Satchmo Version)
28. Heebie Jeebies
29. Introduction To Georgia Grind (2001 Satchmo Version)
30. Georgia Grind (1983 Satchmo Version)
31. Introduction To Muskrat Ramble (2001 Satchmo Version)
32. Muskrat Ramble (Pt 1 & 2 / Live At Symphony Hall, Boston,1947)
33. Introduction To King Of The Zulus (2001 Satchmo Version)
34. King Of The Zulus (Without Intro/1983)
35. Introduction To Snag It (2001 Satchmo Version)
36. Snag It (1983 Satchmo Version)
37. Frog-I-More Rag (Album Version)

CD2
01. Introduction To Wild Man Blues (2001 Satchmo Version)
02. Wild Man Blues
03. Introduction To Potato Head Blues (2001 Satchmo Version)
04. Potato Head Blues (1983 Satchmo Version)
05. Introduction To Weary Blues (2001 Satchmo Version)
06. Weary Blues
07. Introduction To Gully Low Blues (2001 Satchmo Version)
08. Gully Low Blues (1983 Satchmo Version)
09. Introduction To Struttin With Some Barbecue (2001 Satchmo Version)
10. Struttin' With Some Barbecue (Album Version)
11. Introduction To Hotter Than That (2001 Satchmo Version)
12. Hotter Than That (1983 Satchmo Version)
13. Introduction To Two Deuces (2001 Satchmo Version)
14. Two Deuces (1983 Satchmo Version)
15. Introduction To My Monday Date (2001 Satchmo Version)
16. My Monday Date (Live Edit (1951 Pasadena Civic Auditorium))
17. Introduction To Basin Street Blues (2001 Satchmo Version)
18. Basin Street Blues (Pt.1 & Pt.2)
19. Introduction To Knockin' A Jug (2001 Satchmo Version)
20. Knockin' A Jug (1983 Satchmo Version)
21. Introduction To I Can't Give You Anything But Love (2001 Satchmo Version)
22. I Can't Give You Anything But Love
23. Introduction To Mahogany Hall Stomp (2001 Satchmo Version)
24. Mahogany Hall Stomp (1983 Satchmo Version)
25. Introduction To Some Of These Days (2001 Satchmo Version)
26. Some Of These Days (1983 Satchmo Version)
27. Introduction To When You Are Smiling (2001 Satchmo Version)
28. When You're Smiling (The Whole World Smiles With You) (Without Intro)
29. Introduction To Song Of The Islands (2001 Satchmo Version)
30. Song Of The Islands (1983 Satchmo Version)
31. Introduction To I Can't Believe That You Are In Love With Me (2001 Satchmo Version)
32. I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me (1983 Satchmo Version)
33. Introduction To Dear Old Southland (2001 Satchmo Version)
34. Dear Old Southland
35. Introduction To Exactly Like You (2001 Satchmo Version)
36. Exactly Like You (1983 Satchmo Version)

CD3
01. Introduction To If I Could Be With You (2001 Satchmo Version)
02. If I Could Be With You (One Hour Tonight) (1983 Satchmo Version)
03. Introduction To Body And Soul (2001 Satchmo Version)
04. Body And Soul (1983 Satchmo Version)
05. Introduction To Memories Of You (2001 Satchmo Version)
06. Memories Of You
07. Introduction To You Rascal, You (2001 Satchmo Version)
08. You Rascal You (1983 Satchmo Version)
09. Introduction To When It's Sleepy Time Down South (2001 Satchmo Version)
10. When It's Sleepy Time Down South (Live At Crescendo Club/1955)
11. Introduction To I Surrender, Dear (2001 Satchmo Version)
12. I Surrender Dear (1983 Satchmo Version)
13. Introduction To Them There Eyes (2001 Satchmo Version)
14. Them There Eyes (1983 Satchmo Version)
15. Introduction To Up A Lazy River (2001 Satchmo Version)
16. Lazy River
17. Introduction To Georgia On My Mind (2001 Satchmo Version)
18. Georgia On My Mind (1983 Satchmo Version)
19. Introduction To That's My Home (2001 Satchmo Version)
20. That's My Home (1983 Satchmo Album Version)
21. Introduction To Hobo, You Can't Ride This Train (2001 Satchmo Version)
22. Hobo, You Can't Ride This Train (1983 Satchmo Version)
23. Introduction To On The Sunny Side Of The Street (2001 Satchmo Version)
24. On The Sunny Side Of The Street
25. Conclusion (2001 Satchmo Version)
26. My Monday Date (Pt. 1 & 2 / Live At Pasadena Civic Auditorium/1951)


Louis Armstrong's Satchmo: A Musical Autobiography was recorded as an oral memoir (with overdubbed background piano by Billy Kyle) combined with re-creations of many of his memorable recordings, as well as a few of the originals. Although such a project had the potential to become trite, the effort comes off very well indeed. This three-CD reissue has a few improvements as well. Almost every track that was previously edited to fit onto LPs has been restored to its original length. Louis Untermeyer's original liner notes have been augmented by excellent updated text by Joshua Berrett. And in spite of the warning about sound problems from using some deteriorated tapes and worn discs as source material, the audio experience is quite pleasing. While these re-creations aren't meant to take the place of Armstrong's historic recordings from earlier decades with King Oliver, Earl Hines, and other greats, they have stood the test of time rather well, except for the, at best, average vocals of Velma Middleton; Armstrong's furor with the suggestion that he omit the plump singer from his set during the 1957 Newport Festival is described in detail in Berrett's notes. While this collection isn't the initial purchase a neophyte jazz fan would pick up from Armstrong's immense catalog, his interesting narrative and the enjoyable renditions of tunes closely associated with him make this a very worthwhile purchase.

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