Louis Armstrong

2-CD SET Plus 5 BONUS TRACKS

TWO COMPLETE LONG UNAVAILABLE PERFORMANCES ON A SINGLE SET FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER!

This release presents, for the first time on a single set, Louis Armstrong’s two long out of print 1951 concerts at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium. For the first performance, taped on January 30 and originally issued (partially) on Satchmo at Pasadena (Decca DL8041), Louis is backed by the classic All Stars featuring Jack Teagarden, Barney Bigard, Earl Hines, Arvell Shaw, and Cozy Cole, plus Velma Middleton on vocals for a few songs.

By December 7 of the same year, when the second (and rarest) Pasadena concert took place, the same group was undergoing one of its various transitions, and Hines, Shaw and Cole had moved on. The concert is nevertheless outstanding, with the band focusing on the interaction of Louis with Teagarden and Bigard. It also presents, on the last three tracks, one of the very rare collaborations between Armstrong and the Les Brown orchestra.

As a bonus, we have added a rarely heard Chicago broadcast by the original All Stars taped on July 5, 1951, before the band broke up.

PERSONNEL:

CD 1 & CD 2 [1]:

LOUIS ARMSTRONG, trumpet & vocals
JACK TEAGARDEN, trombone & vocals
BARNEY BIGARD, clarinet
EARL HINES, piano
ARVELL SHAW, bass
COZY COLE, drums
VELMA MIDDLETON, vocals
Live at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium, Pasadena, California,
Tuesday, January 30, 1951.

CD 2 [2-16]:
LOUIS ARMSTRONG, trumpet & vocals
JACK TEAGARDEN, trombone & vocals
BARNEY BIGARD, clarinet
CHARLES LaVERE, piano
MORTY CORB, bass
NICK FATOOL, drums
On 14-16 Louis is backed by the LES BROWN Orchestra featuring PUD BROWN on alto sax.
Live at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium, Pasadena, California, Friday, December 7, 1951.

(*) BONUS TRACKS CD2 [17-21]:
Same personnel as CD 1 & CD 2, 1.
Voice of America Jazz Series Transcription. Chicago, Thursday, July 5, 1951.

INCLUDES 12-PAGE BOOKLET

CD 1: Total Time: 77:38

01 WHEN IT’S SLEEPY TIME DOWN SOUTH
02 BACK HOME AGAIN IN INDIANA
03 SOMEDAY YOU’LL BE SORRY
04 BACK O’TOWN BLUES
05 WAY DOWN YONDER IN NEW ORLEANS
06 STARDUST
07 THE HUCKLEBUCK
08 HONEYSUCKLE ROSE
09 HOW HIGH THE MOON
10 JUST YOU, JUST ME
11 BUGLE BLUES
12 MY MONDAY DATE
13 YOU CAN DEPEND ON ME
14 THAT’S A PLENTY
15 BODY AND SOUL
16 BIG DADDY BLUES

CD2: Total Time: 79:10

01 MUSKRAT RAMBLE
02 WHEN IT’S SLEEPY TIME DOWN SOUTH
03 ROYAL GARDEN BLUES
04 BLUEBERRY HILL
05 WAY DOWN YONDER IN NEW ORLEANS
06 BASIN STREET BLUES
07 BABY WON’T YOU PLEASE COME HOME
08 ROCKIN’ CHAIR
09 HOW HIGH THE MOON
10 HIGH SOCIETY
11 BACK O’TOWN BLUES
12 STEAK FACE
13 I’VE GOT THE RIGHT TO SING THE BLUES
14 I GET IDEAS [ADIÓS MUCHACHOS]
15 BECAUSE OF YOU
16 LOVER’S LEAP
17 JAZZ ME BLUES (*)
18 TOGETHER (*)
19 BIG BUTTER AND EGG MAN (*)
20 SHADRACK/WHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHIN’ IN (*)
21 WAY DOWN YONDER IN NEW ORLEANS 5:27*
17 BABY, IT’S COLD OUTSIDE (*)