Louis Armstrong

• INCLUDES 1 BONUS ALBUM: paris blues

• 20-PAGE BOOKLET

• 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 - vocals & trumpet
• Duke Ellington - piano
• Trummy Young - trombone
• Barney Bigard - clarinet
• Mort Herbert - bass
• Danny Barcelona - drums

New York, April 1961.

TRACKS:

• 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
• 06 THE BEAUTIFUL AMERICAN
• 07 BLACK AND TAN FANTASY
• 08 DROP ME OFF IN HARLEM
• 09 THE MOOCHE
• 10 IN A MELLOW TONE
• BONUS ALBUM: PARIS BLUES
• 11 TAKE THE “A” TRAIN
• 12 YOU KNOW SOMETHING?
• 13 BATTLE ROYAL
• 14 BIRD JUNGLE
• 15 WHAT’S PARIS BLUES?
• 16 MOOD INDIGO
• 17 AUTUMNAL SUITE
• 18 NITE
• 19 WILD MAN MOORE
• 20 PARIS STAIRS
• 21 I WASN’T SHOPPING
• 22 GUITAR AMOUR
• 23 A RETURN RESERVATION
• 24 PARIS BLUES
• BONUS TRACKS:
• 25 DON’T GET AROUND MUCH ANYMORE [1957 version]
• 26 DO NOTHIN’ TILL YOU HEAR FROM ME [1957 version]

• TOTAL TIME: 76:32 min.