Louis Armstrong

• 180 GRAM COLORED VIRGIN VINYL

• LIMITED EDITION

• INCLUDES 1 BONUS TRACK

CONTAINS NEW SPECIALLY PREPARED LINER NOTES BY PENGUIN GUIDE TO JAZZ’s WRITER BRIAN MORTON AND BY PARIS' PRESTIGIOUS JAZZ MAGAZINE

“The mere fact of Louis and Duke being in the same room gave off an energy, warm, slightly combative, unrepeatable. In musical terms, this was like looking at Mt Rushmore, with just Washington and Jefferson on show.” - PENGUIN GUIDE TO JAZZ

“It is often said that only mountains can never meet. This saying was proved false the moment in which Louis Armstrong finally managed to record with Duke Ellington.” - JAZZ MAGAZINE

PERSONNEL:

• Louis Armstrong - trumpet, vocals
• Duke Ellington - piano
• Trummy Youmg - trombone
• Barney Bigard - clarinet
• Mort Herbert - bass
• Danny Barcelona - drums

New York, April 3 & 4, 1961.

• BONUS TRACK (B6):
• Louis Armstrong (vcl) with Russell Garcia's Orchestra:
• Frank Beach, Buddy Childers, Cappy Lewis (tp), Milt Bernhart, Marshall Cram, James Henderson, Lloyd Ulyate (tb), Vincent DeRosa (frh), Paul Smith (p), Tony Rizzi (g), Joe Mondragon (b), Alvin Stoller (d)
• Los Angeles, August 14, 1957.

TRACKS:

• SIDE A:
• 01. DUKE’S PLACE
• 02. I’M JUST A LUCKY SO AND SO
• 03. COTTONTAIL
• 04. MOOD INDIGO
• 05. DO NOTHIN’ TILL YOU HEAR FROM ME

• SIDE B:
• 01. THE BEAUTIFUL AMERICAN
• 02. BLACK AND TAN FANTASY
• 03. DROP ME OFF IN HARLEM
• 04. THE MOOCHE
• 05. IN A MELLOW TONE
• 06. DO NOTHIN’ TILL YOU HEAR FROM ME (*)

• (*) BONUS TRACK