Louis Armstrong

2-LP SET

This 1956 concert by Louis Armstrong & His All-Stars is a historical gem, which is finally getting its vinyl debut with this double LP release. Recorded on March 26, 1956, at the Civic Auditorium in Grand Rapids, MI, it affords jazz fans a chance to hear what the barnstorming Armstrong’s shows were like in heartland America. Armstrong’s affable presence is pervasive, but not always center stage, as each member of the All-Stars gets his turn in the course of the revue. The release was remastered for vinyl from analog tape and pressed at Pallas Group in Germany.

PERSONNEL:

• LOUIS ARMSTRONG, trumpet
• EDMOND HALL, clarinet
• TRUMMY YOUNG, trombone
• BILLIE KYILE, piano
• ARVEL SHAW, bass
• BARRETT DEEMS, drums
• VELMA MIDDLETON, vocal

Recorded live in concert at the Civic Auditorium Grand Rapids, Michigan, on March 26, 1956.

TRACKS:

• SIDE A:
• 01. Sleepy Time Down South
• 02. Back Home Again in Indiana
• 03. The Gypsy
• 04. Ole Miss

• SIDE B:
• 01. Tin Roof Blues
• 02. Bucket’s Got A Hole In It
• 03. Perdido
• 04. Dardanella

• SIDE C:
• 01. How High The Moon
• 02. Mack The Knife
• 03. Margie
• 04. Blues A la Hey Bob-A-Rebob

• SIDE D:
• 01. That’s My Desire
• 02. Kokomo
• 03. When The Saints Go Marching In