The Chronological Classics: Louis Armstrong, Volume 2: 1932–1940

Compilation by Louis Armstrong

Released 2000

Tracklist

  • CD 1: 1932–1933
  • 1
    Medley: You Rascal You/When It's Sleepy Time Down South/ Nobodys Sweetheart
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    4:23
  • 2
    I've Got the World on a String
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    3:17
  • 3
    I Gotta Right to Song the Blues
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    3:03
  • 4
    Hustlin' and Bustlin' for Baby
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    3:11
  • 5
    Sittin' in the Dark
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    3:02
  • 6
    High Society
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    3:26
  • 7
    He's a Son of the South
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    2:41
  • 8
    Some Sweet Day
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    3:03
  • 9
    Basin Street Blues
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    3:28
  • 10
    Honey, Do!
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    2:38
  • 11
    Snowball
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    3:12
  • 12
    Mahogany Hall Stomp
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    2:37
  • 13
    Swing, You Cats
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    2:40
  • 14
    Honey, Don't You Love Me Anymore?
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    3:01
  • 15
    Mississippi Basin
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    3:06
  • 16
    Laughin' Louie
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    3:28
  • 17
    Tomorrow Night
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    3:17
  • 18
    Dusky Stevedore
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    2:57
  • 19
    There's a Cabin in the Pines
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    3:20
  • 20
    Mighty River
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    2:41
  • 21
    Sweet Sue, Just You
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    2:47
  • 22
    I Wonder Who
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    3:07
  • 23
    St. Louis Blues
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    2:42
  • 24
    Don't Play Me Cheap
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    2:54
  • CD 2: 1934–1936
  • 1
    St. Louis Blues
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    2:43
  • 2
    Tiger Rag
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    3:07
  • 3
    Will You, Wont You Be My Baby?
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    2:49
  • 4
    On the Sunny Side of the Street
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    6:02
  • 5
    St. Louis Blues
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    3:07
  • 6
    Song of the Vipers
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    2:54
  • 7
    I'm in the Mood for Love
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    3:13
    4.0 ★
  • 8
    You Are My Lucky Star
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    3:04
  • 9
    La Cucaracha
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    2:44
  • 10
    Got a Bran' New Suit
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    2:56
  • 11
    I've Got My Fingers Crossed
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    2:32
  • 12
    Ol' Man Mose
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    2:38
    4.0 ★
  • 13
    I'm Shooting High
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    2:56
    4.0 ★
  • 14
    Falling in Love With You
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    3:12
  • 15
    Red Sails in the Sunset
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    3:04
  • 16
    On Treasure Island
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    3:07
  • 17
    Thanks a Million
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    2:39
  • 18
    Shoe Shine Boy
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    3:20
  • 19
    Solitude
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    3:01
  • 20
    I Hope Gabriel Likes My Music
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    3:19
  • 21
    The Music Goes 'round and Around
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    3:19
  • 22
    Rhythm Saved the World
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    3:06
  • 23
    I'm Putting All My Eggs in One Basket
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    2:59
  • CD 3: 1936–1937
  • 1
    Yes! Yes! My! My!
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    2:37
  • 2
    Somebody Stole My Break
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    2:47
  • 3
    I Come From a Musical Family
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    3:00
  • 4
    If We Never Meet Again
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    3:09
  • 5
    Lyin' to Myself
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    3:11
  • 6
    Ev'ntide
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    2:52
  • 7
    Swing That Music
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    2:52
  • 8
    Thankful
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    2:58
  • 9
    Red Nose
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    3:04
  • 10
    Mahogany Hall Stomp
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    2:54
  • 11
    The Skeleton in the Closet
    Louis Armstrong with Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
    3:07
  • 12
    When Ruben Swings the Cuban
    Louis Armstrong with Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
    2:37
  • 13
    Hurdy-Gurdy Man
    Louis Armstrong with Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
    2:59
  • 14
    Dipper Mouth Blues
    Louis Armstrong with Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
    2:44
  • 15
    Swing That Music
    Louis Armstrong with Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
    2:50
  • 16
    Pennies From Heaven Medley
    Louis Armstrong with Bing Crosby and Frances Langford
    4:25
  • 17
    Pennies From Heaven
    Louis Armstrong with Bing Crosby and Frances Langford
    4:20
  • 18
    To You, Sweetheart, Aloha
    Louis Armstrong with The Polynesians
    2:57
  • 19
    On a Cocoanut Island
    Louis Armstrong with The Polynesians
    3:10
  • 20
    On a Little Bamboo Bridge
    Louis Armstrong with Andy Iona and His Islanders
    3:14
  • 21
    Hawaiian Hospitality
    Louis Armstrong with Andy Iona and His Islanders
    3:07
  • 22
    Carry Me Back to Old Virginny
    Louis Armstrong with The Mills Brothers
    3:01
  • 23
    Darling Nelly Gray
    Louis Armstrong with The Mills Brothers
    2:42
  • CD 4: 1937–1938
  • 1
    In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree
    Louis Armstrong with The Mills Brothers
    2:19
  • 2
    The Old Folks at Home
    Louis Armstrong with The Mills Brothers
    2:24
  • 3
    Public Melody Number One
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    3:10
  • 4
    Yours and Mine
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    2:43
  • 5
    Red Cap
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    3:09
  • 6
    She's the Daughter of a Planter From Havana
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    3:19
  • 7
    Alexander's Ragtime Band
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    2:36
  • 8
    Cuban Pete
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    3:08
  • 9
    I've Got a Heart Full of Rhythm
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    3:09
  • 10
    Sun Showers
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    2:42
  • 11
    Once in a While
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    3:09
  • 12
    On the Sunny Side of the Street
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    2:59
  • 13
    Satchel Mouth Swing
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    2:36
  • 14
    Jubilee
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    2:37
  • 15
    Struttin' With Some Barbecue
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    2:59
  • 16
    The Trumpet Player's Lament
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    2:55
  • 17
    I Double Dare You
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    2:58
  • 18
    True Confession
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    3:06
  • 19
    Let That Be a Lesson to You
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    2:35
  • 20
    Sweet as a Song
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    3:06
  • 21
    So Little Time (So Much to Do)
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    2:44
  • 22
    Mexican Swing
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    2:39
  • 23
    As Long as You Live, You'll Be Dead If You Die
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    2:15
  • 24
    When the Saints Go Marching In
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    2:43
  • CD 5: 1938–1939
  • 1
    On the Sentimental Side
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    2:27
  • 2
    It's Wonderful
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    2:36
  • 3
    Something Tells Me
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    2:32
  • 4
    Love Walked In
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    2:31
  • 5
    The Flat Foot Floogie
    Louis Armstrong with The Mills Brothers
    2:59
  • 6
    The Song Is Ended
    Louis Armstrong with The Mills Brothers
    3:11
  • 7
    My Walking Stick
    Louis Armstrong with The Mills Brothers
    2:42
  • 8
    Shadrack
    Louis Armstrong with The Decca Mixed Chorus
    2:31
  • 9
    Going to Shout All Over God's Heaven
    Louis Armstrong with The Decca Mixed Chorus
    2:48
  • 10
    Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen
    Louis Armstrong with The Decca Mixed Chorus
    3:11
  • 11
    Jonah and the Whale
    Louis Armstrong with The Decca Mixed Chorus
    2:49
  • 12
    Naturally
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    2:48
  • 13
    I've Got a Pocketful of Dreams
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    2:55
  • 14
    I Can't Give You Anything but Love
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    2:56
  • 15
    Ain't Misbehavin'
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    2:58
    3.0 ★
  • 16
    Elder Eatmore's Sermon on Throwing Stones
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    4:19
  • 17
    Elder Eatmore's Sermon on Generosity
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    4:22
  • 18
    Jeepers Creepers
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    2:40
    4.0 ★
  • 19
    What Is That Thing Called Swing?
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    3:07
  • 20
    Rockin' Chair
    Louis Armstrong with the Casa Loma Orchestra
    3:17
  • 21
    Lazybones
    Louis Armstrong with the Casa Loma Orchestra
    3:16
    5.0 ★
  • 22
    Hear Me Talkin' to Ya
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    3:06
  • 23
    Save It, Pretty Mama
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    2:57
  • CD 6: 1939–1940
  • 1
    West End Blues
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    3:09
  • 2
    Savoy Blues
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    3:11
  • 3
    Confessin'
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    3:12
  • 4
    Our Monday Date
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    2:26
  • 5
    If It's Good (Then I Want It)
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    2:35
  • 6
    Me and Brother Bill
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    2:42
  • 7
    Baby Won't You Please Come Home
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    3:14
  • 8
    Poor Old Joe
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    2:55
  • 9
    Shanty Boat on the Mississippi
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    3:18
  • 10
    Poor Old Joe
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    3:00
  • 11
    You're a Lucky Guy
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    3:15
  • 12
    You're Just a No Account
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    2:50
  • 13
    Bye and Bye
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    2:29
  • 14
    Hep Cats' Ball
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    3:14
  • 15
    You've Got Me Voodoo'd
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    2:55
  • 16
    Harlem Stomp
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    2:57
  • 17
    Wolverine Blues
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    3:14
  • 18
    Lazy 'Sippi Streamer
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    3:15
  • 19
    W.P.A.
    Louis Armstrong with The Mills Brothers
    2:45
  • 20
    Boog‐It
    Louis Armstrong with The Mills Brothers
    2:34
  • 21
    Cherry
    Louis Armstrong with The Mills Brothers
    2:45
  • 22
    Marie
    Louis Armstrong with The Mills Brothers
    2:21
    2.0 ★
  • 23
    Sweethearts on Parade
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    2:50
  • 24
    You Run Your Mouth, I'll Run My Business
    Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
    2:56

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