Louis Armstrong - Young Louis "The Side Man" (1924-1927) (1967)

Review by Scott Yanow

A superior sampler LP of Louis Armstrong as a rapidly emerging young cornetist, it features him on two sides apiece with Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra, Perry Bradford's Jazz Phools (his playing on "I Ain't Gonna Play No Second Fiddle" almost overwhelms the recording equipment), Erskine Tate's Vendome Orchestra and Lil's Hot Shots (actually The Hot Five titles but cut for another label) and four songs apiece with Jimmy Bertrand's Washboard Wizards and Johnny Dodds's Black Bottom Stompers. The supporting cast is strong but Armstrong sounds a decade ahead of everyone else.

Tracklist:
1-1 Louis Armstrong - Words [3:04]
1-2 Louis Armstrong - When You Do What You Do [3:09]
1-3 Louis Armstrong;Perry Bradford's Jazz Phools - Lucy Long [2:50]
1-4 Perry Bradford;Louis Armstrong - I Ain't Gonna Play No Second Fiddle (If I Can't Play The Lead) [2:37]
1-5 Erskine Tate's Vendome Orchestra - Static Strut [2:50]
1-6 Erskine Tate's Vendome Orchestra - Stomp Off, Let's Go [2:55]
1-7 Louis Armstrong - Georgia Bo Bo [3:02]
1-8 Louis Armstrong;Lil's Hot Shots - Drop That Sack [2:47]
1-9 Jimmy Bertrand's Washboard Wizards - Easy Come, Easy Go Blues [2:40]
1-10 Jimmy Bertrand's Washboard Wiz - Blues Stampede [2:42]
1-11 Louis Armstrong;Jimmy Bertrand's Washboard Wizards - I'm Goin' Huntin' [3:02]
1-12 Jimmy Bertrand's Washboard Wiz - If You Wanna Be My Sugar Papa (You Gotta Be Sweet To Me) [2:40]
1-13 Louis Armstrong;Johnny Dodds' Black Bottom Stompers - Weary Blues [2:50]
1-14 Johnny Dodds' Black Bottom Stompers - New Orleans Stomp [2:47]
1-15 Johnny Dodds' Black Bottom Stompers - Wild Man Blues [3:05]
1-16 Louis Armstrong - Melancholy [3:08]