Louis Armstrong - The Chronological Classics: 1947, Vol. 2 (2000)

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Artist: Louis Armstrong
Title: The Chronological Classics: 1947, Vol. 2
Year Of Release: 2000
Label: Classics [1144]
Genre: Jazz, Swing
Quality: FLAC (tracks + .cue,log,scans)
Total Time: 67:34
Total Size: 166 MB(+3%)
WebSite: Album Preview

Tracklist

01. Stars Fell on Alabama - Part 1 (2:56)
02. Stars Fell on Alabama - Part 2 (2:24)
03. I Cried for You - Part 1 (2:13)
04. I Cried for You - Part 2 (2:24)
05. Since I Fell for You (4:07)
06. Tea for Two - Part 1 (2:23)
07. Tea for Two - Part 2 (2:24)
08. Body and Soul - Part 1 (3:26)
09. Body and Soul - Part 2 (2:06)
10. Steak Face - Part 1 (3:24)
11. Steak Face - Part 2 (3:47)
12. Mahogany Hall Stomp (3:55)
13. On the Sunny Side of the Street - Part 1 (3:18)
14. On the Sunny Side of the Street - Part 2 (3:33)
15. High Society (3:31)
16. Baby Won't You Please Come Home (2:50)
17. That's My Desire - Part 1 (2:10)
18. That's My Desire - Part 2 (2:41)
19. C Jam Blues (3:30)
20. How High the Moon - Part 1 (3:23)
21. How High the Moon - Part 2 (3:05)
22. Boff Boff (4:04)

Louis Armstrong's All-Stars were the perfect postwar traditional jazz band, with Armstrong, Jack Teagarden, and Barney Bigard backed by Dick Cary, Arvell Shaw, and Sidney Catlett. Here on one disc are nearly all of the recordings made at Boston's Symphony Hall on November 30, 1947. The first four selections from this concert were issued on the previous volume of the complete recorded works of Louis Armstrong on the Classics Chronological Series. The Symphony Hall transcriptions were among the first extended Armstrong records to be made available to the public. Although eight of these titles were once issued in two parts, they are seamlessly presented here as uninterrupted jams. The most expanded track, clocking in at just over seven minutes, is "Steak Face," containing what is probably the longest drum solo ever recorded by Sid Catlett. The title comes from Armstrong's nickname for Catlett. In addition, Arvell Shaw was given room for an extended bass solo on "How High the Moon." The stylistic range represented here is enormously satisfying, encompassing old favorites like "High Society" and "Mahogany Hall Stomp" as well as progressive ideas from Duke Ellington ("C-Jam Blues") and Coleman Hawkins ("Boff Boff," also known as "Mop! Mop!"). There are marvelous vocals by Jack Teagarden, Louis Armstrong, and Velma Middleton, who spools out a magnificent rendition of Buddy Johnson's "Since I Fell for You."

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