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Louis Armstrong - Louis Armstrong Plays W.C. Handy
MP3 CBR 320 kbps | 16 Tracks | 77:05 | 179,33 MB | Year: 1954, Release: 1997
Genre: Jazz, Swing, Dixieland, New Orleans Jazz, Vocal Jazz | Label: Columbia/Legacy
MP3 CBR 320 kbps | 16 Tracks | 77:05 | 179,33 MB | Year: 1954, Release: 1997
Genre: Jazz, Swing, Dixieland, New Orleans Jazz, Vocal Jazz | Label: Columbia/Legacy
A wonderful pairing of jazz giant Louis Armstrong with revered father of the blues composer W.C. Handy. These historic sessions from 1954 and 1956 include St. Louis Blues; Loveless Love , plus five previously unreleased tracks.
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Louis Armstrong - Louis Armstrong Plays W.C. Handy (1954) [Remastered 1997]
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A wonderful meeting of two institutions of American music, this 1954 album was the finest recording of Louis Armstrong's later career, with the great trumpeter-singer turning to material that was very close to his roots. Both W.C. Handy and Armstrong had a complex relationship with the blues, an essential source for both Handy's popular songs and Armstrong's improvisational art, and these recordings touch on the heart of the matter. On "Yellow Dog Blues," a product of Handy's own early and chance encounter with the rural blues, there's a majesty that recalls Armstrong's early recordings with Bessie Smith. Armstrong is clearly inspired by the classic material and the chance to stretch out on record, and his regular band of the period joins in perfectly. Trombonist Trummy Young, clarinetist Barney Bigard, pianist Billy Kyle, and singer Velma Middleton contribute stellar solos and support, while bassist Arvell Shaw and drummer Barrett Deems do an exceptional job of keeping the slower tempos rock steady. This is a deeply moving and consummately executed performance. ~ Amazon
Tracklist:
01. St. Louis Blues (8:53)
02. Yellow Dog Blues (4:18)
03. Loveless Love (4:30)
04. Aunt Hagar's Blues (4:59)
05. Long Gone (from the Bowlin' Green) (5:11)
06. The Memphis Blues (or Mister Crump) (3:01)
07. Beale Street Blues (4:57)
08. Ole Miss Blues (3:27)
09. Chantez les Bas (Sing 'Em Low) (4:50)
10. Hesitating Blues (5:21)
11. Atlanta Blues (Make Me One Pallet on Your Floor) (4:34)
Bonus tracks:
12. George Avakian's interview with W.C. Handy (2:46)
13. Loveless Love (rehearsal sequence) (5:57)
14. Hesitating Blues (rehearsal sequence) (5:41)
15. Alligator Story (0:48)
16. Long Gone (from the Bowlin' Green) (rehearsal sequence) (7:54)
Personnel:
Louis Armstrong – trumpet, vocals
Barney Bigard – clarinet
Barrett Deems – drums
W. C. Handy – performer
Billy Kyle – piano
Velma Middleton – vocals
Arvell Shaw – bass
Trummy Young – trombone
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