Louis Armstrong

• INCLUDES 1 BONUS TRACKS

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

"Louis Armstrong was considered an almost saintly figure by those who were content to ignore his industrial potsmoking and occasional lapses of temperament. It is entirely fitting that one of the founders of modern jazz should have explored some of the music’s root materials." In the role of a stylized preacher, which Louis embodied to perfection, and surrounded by the choir of gospel singers of Sy Oliver and his own group, the legendary All Stars, he combines his unique voice and trumpet playing and achieves an amazing depth of interpretation.  - PENGUIN GUIDE TO JAZZ

In the role of a stylized preacher, which Louis embodied to perfection, and surrounded by the choir of gospel singers of Sy Oliver and his own group, the legendary All Stars, he combines his unique voice and trumpet playing and achieves an amazing depth of interpretation.- JAZZ MAGAZINE

PERSONNEL:

• Louis Armstrong - (trumpet & vocals)
• Plus the All Stars & choir conducted by SY OLIVER.

• ON TRACKS [A1], [B1], [B4] & [B6]: Trummy Young (tb), Dave McRae (cl), Billy Kyle (p), Nick Tragg (org), George Barnes (g), Mort Herbert (b), Barrett Deems (d), plus choir.
• New York, February 4, 1958.

• ON TRACKS [A2], [A4], [A6] & [B5]: Same as above but Edmond Hall (cl) replaces McRae, and Everett Barksdale (g) replaces Barnes.
• New York, February 6, 1958.

• ON TRACKS [A3], [A5] &[ B2-B3]: Same as above but Hank D’Amico (cl) replaces Hall.
• New York, February 7, 1958.

• (*) BONUS TRACK (B7):
• Louis Armstrong (tp), Billy Kyle (p) [instrumental duet].
• New York, January 28, 1957.

TRACKS:

• SIDE A:
• A1 NOBODY KNOWS THE TROUBLE I’VE SEEN
• A2 SHADRACK
• A3 GO DOWN, MOSES
• A4 ROCK MY SOUL (IN THE BOSOM OF ABRAHAM)
• A5 EZEKIEL SAW THE WHEEL
• A6 ON MY WAY (GOT ON MY TRAVELIN’ SHOES)

• SIDE B:
• B1 DOWN BY THE RIVERSIDE
• B2 SWING LOW, SWEET CHARIOT
• B3 SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE A MOTHERLESS CHILD
• B4 JONAH AND THE WHALE
• B5 DIDN’T IT RAIN
• B6 THIS TRAIN
• B7 DEAR OLD SOUTHLAND (*)