The Complete Louis Armstrong Columbia and RCA Victor Studio Sessions 1946-1966
Compilation by Louis Armstrong
Released 2020
Tracklist
- CD 1: The RCA Victor 78 Singles
- 1Long Long JourneyEsquire All-American 1946 Award Winners4:33
- 2SnafuEsquire All-American 1946 Award Winners4:14
- 3Linger in My Arms a Little LongerLouis Armstrong & His Orchestra2:59
- 4Whatta Ya Gonna Do?Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra2:56
- 5No Variety BluesLouis Armstrong & His Orchestra2:56
- 6Joseph 'n His BruddersLouis Armstrong & His Orchestra3:05
- 7Back o' Town BluesLouis Armstrong & His Orchestra3:17
- 8I Want a Little GirlLouis Armstrong and His Hot Seven3:02
- 9SugarLouis Armstrong and His Hot Seven3:264.0 ★
- 10Blues for YesterdayLouis Armstrong and His Hot Seven2:37
- 11Blues in the SouthLouis Armstrong and His Hot Seven3:04
- 12EndieLouis Armstrong & His Orchestra2:52
- 13The Blues Are Brewin'Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra2:57
- 14Do You Know What It Means to Miss New OrleansLouis Armstrong & His Dixieland Seven3:01
- 15Where the Blues Were Born in New OrleansLouis Armstrong & His Dixieland Seven3:07
- 16Mahogany Hall StompLouis Armstrong & His Dixieland Seven2:55
- 17I Wonder, I Wonder, I WonderLouis Armstrong & His Orchestra2:35
- 18I BelieveLouis Armstrong & His Orchestra3:02
- 19Why Doubt My LoveLouis Armstrong & His Orchestra3:23
- 20It Takes TimeLouis Armstrong & His Orchestra2:39
- 21You Don't Learn That in SchoolLouis Armstrong & His Orchestra2:44
- 22Jack-Armstrong BluesLouis Armstrong & His All-Stars3:01
- 23Rockin' ChairLouis Armstrong & His All-Stars3:06
- 24Some Day (You'll Be Sorry)Louis Armstrong & His All-Stars3:13
- 25Fifty-Fifty BluesLouis Armstrong & His All-Stars2:58
- CD 2
- 1A Song Was BornLouis Armstrong & His All-Stars3:20
- 2Please Stop Playing Those Blues, BoysLouis Armstrong & His All-Stars3:19
- 3Before LongLouis Armstrong & His All-Stars2:55
- 4Lovely Weather We're HavingLouis Armstrong & His All-Stars3:18
- 5'Taint What You DoLouis Armstrong & His All-Stars2:49
- 6Back o' Town BluesLouis Armstrong & His All-Stars3:50
- 7Mack the KnifeLouis Armstrong & His All-Stars3:26
- 8Mack the KnifeLouis Armstrong & His All-Stars with Lotte Lenya3:13
- 9Rain, Rain2:39
- 10I Never Saw a Better Day3:13
- 11Music to Shave By: Ain't Misbehavin' / You Make Me Feel So Young / When You're SmilingLouis Armstrong & Bing Crosby2:44
- 12Cabaret3:10
- 13Canal Street Blues3:02
- 14'Taint What You Do (-5 and discussion from rehearsal take)Louis Armstrong & His All-Stars3:36
- 15Back o' Town Blues (rehearsal)Louis Armstrong & His All-Stars5:50
- 16Mack the Knife (rehearsal #1)Louis Armstrong & His All-Stars4:22
- 17Mack the Knife (-1)Louis Armstrong & His All-Stars3:49
- 18Mack the Knife (reh #2 & voice tracks)Louis Armstrong & His All-Stars2:43
- 19Mack the Knife (-3 & Inserts #1)Louis Armstrong & His All-Stars4:19
- 20Mack the Knife (-7)Louis Armstrong & His All-Stars3:34
- 21Mack the Knife (BDs and inserts)Louis Armstrong & His All-Stars with Lotte Lenya8:36
- 22Mack the Knife (Moritat) (instrumental)Louis Armstrong & His All-Stars1:56
- CD 3
- 1St. Louis BluesLouis Armstrong & Velma Middleton8:53
- 2Yellow Dog Blues4:18
- 3Loveless Love4:30
- 4Aunt Hagar's Blues5:00
- 5Long Gong Gone5:11
- 6The Memphis Blues3:02
- 7Beale Street Blues4:59
- 8Ole Miss Blues3:27
- 9Chantez-Les Bas4:50
- 10Hesitating BluesLouis Armstrong & Velma Middleton5:22
- 11Atlanta Blues4:36
- 12St. Louis Blues (-3) and Armstrong/Avakian DiscussionLouis Armstrong & Velma Middleton12:11
- 13St. Louis Blues (-4)Louis Armstrong & Velma Middleton8:57
- 14Yellow Dog Blues (-1)4:16
- CD 4
- 1Loveless Love (reh tk)Louis Armstrong & Velma Middleton6:12
- 2Loveless Love (alt tk. -8)Louis Armstrong & Velma Middleton4:38
- 3Loveless Love (insert take)Louis Armstrong & Velma Middleton3:28
- 4Aunt Hagar's Blues (-1 through -4)5:13
- 5Aunt Hagar's Blues (-9)5:09
- 6Alligator Story0:49
- 7Long Gone (reh #1)Louis Armstrong & Velma Middleton5:14
- 8Long Gone (-1 and reh #2)Louis Armstrong & Velma Middleton5:17
- 9Long Gone (-5)Louis Armstrong & Velma Middleton4:20
- 10The Memphis Blues (-2)3:09
- 11Beale Street Blues (-1)4:35
- 12Ole Miss Blues (-1)4:47
- 13Ole Miss Blues (-3)4:43
- 14Chantez Les Bas (-2)3:53
- 15Hesitating Blues (reh tk)Louis Armstrong & Velma Middleton5:41
- 16Atlanta Blues (-2)4:55
- 17Atlanta Blues (-3)4:38
- CD 5
- 1Honeysuckle RoseLouis Armstrong & Velma Middleton2:55
- 2Blue Turning Grey Over You4:55
- 3I'm Crazy 'Bout My Baby4:28
- 4Squeeze MeLouis Armstrong & Velma Middleton5:06
- 5Keepin' Out of Mischief Now3:22
- 6All That Meat and No PotatoesLouis Armstrong & Velma Middleton5:16
- 7I've Got a Feeling I'm Falling3:12
- 8Black and Blue4:39
- 9Ain't Misbehavin'4:01
- 10Honeysuckle Rose (-1)Louis Armstrong & Velma Middleton4:56
- 11Honeysuckle Rose (-5)Louis Armstrong & Velma Middleton3:11
- 12Blue Turning Grey Over You (-2)4:37
- 13Blue Turning Grey Over You (-3 and insert)6:38
- 14Blue Turning Grey Over You (-5)5:32
- 15I'm Crazy 'Bout My Baby (-3)4:46
- 16I'm Crazy 'Bout My Baby (-5)4:45
- 17Squeeze Me (-1)Louis Armstrong & Velma Middleton6:19
- CD 6
- 1Keepin' Out of Mischief Now (-4)3:31
- 2Keepin' Out of Mischief Now (-9)Louis Armstrong & Velma Middleton3:27
- 3All That Meat and No Potatoes (-1)Louis Armstrong & Velma Middleton5:56
- 4I've Got a Feeling I'm Falling (-2)3:23
- 5I've Got a Feeling I'm Falling (-5)3:23
- 6Black and Blue (reh)3:27
- 7Ain't Misbehavin' (-1)4:44
- 8Everybody's Comin'Louis Armstrong & Annie Ross1:48
- 9Cultural Exchange4:40
- 10Good Reviews2:07
- 11Remember Who You Are2:31
- 12My One Bad HabitLouis Armstrong & Carmen McRae2:39
- 13Summer Song3:16
- 14King for a Day3:42
- 15Blow SatchmoLouis Armstrong & Annie Ross0:46
- 16The Real AmbassadorLouis Armstrong & Annie Ross3:09
- 17In the LurchLouis Armstrong & Carmen McRae2:30
- 18One Moment Worth YearsLouis Armstrong & Carmen McRae4:19
- 19They Say I Look Like GodLouis Armstrong & Annie Ross5:27
- 20Since Love Had Its Way2:32
- 21I Didn't Know Until You Told MeLouis Armstrong & Carmen McRae2:59
- 22Swing Bells / Blow Satchmo / FinaleLouis Armstrong & Annie Ross6:04
- CD 7
- 1Nomad2:54
- 2You Swing Baby (The Duke)Louis Armstrong & Carmen McRae2:34
- 3Lonesome2:26
- 4Nomad (-10)3:26
- 5Lonesome (1st version) (-2)3:08
- 6Lonesome (2nd version) (-3 and reading)4:17
- 7Everybody's Comin' (-2)Louis Armstrong & Annie Ross1:56
- 8Cultural Exchange (-2)5:29
- 9Good Reviews (-7/tags #1 & #2)Louis Armstrong & Carmen McRae2:40
- 10Good Reviews (insert -2)Louis Armstrong & Carmen McRae1:48
- 11Reemember Who You Are (-6)2:54
- 12Summer Song (-2 and inserts)8:15
- 13King for a Day (-4)4:10
- 14Blow Satchmo (-1)Louis Armstrong & Annie Ross1:28
- 15The Real Ambassador (-4) (BD)1:09
- 16The Real Ambassador (-5)Louis Armstrong & Annie Ross3:53
- 17One Moment Worth Years (-1)Louis Armstrong & Carmen McRae4:29
- 18They Say I Look Like God (-1)Louis Armstrong & Annie Ross4:54
- 19They Say I Look Like God (-3)Louis Armstrong & Annie Ross5:14
- 20Since Love Had Its Way (-2)2:51
- 21I Didn't Know Until You Told Me (-5)Louis Armstrong & Carmen McRae3:02
- 22Swing Bells (insert #1 -5)0:47
- 23Blow Satchmo (remake -1)1:11
- 24Finale (-1)0:31
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- guitar [8-11]
- trombone [21]
- alto saxophone [21]
- alto saxophone [21]
- double bass [1.21, 3.2]
- clarinet [1.8-11, 3.2]
- drums (drum set) [2]
- piano [2]
- piano [2]
- piano [8-9, 11]
- double bass [2]
- piano [23]
- tenor saxophone [2]
- piano [21]
- trumpet [21]
- guitar [21]
- double bass [23]
- producer [2]
- drums (drum set) [21]
- trombone [21]
- clarinet [2]
- tenor saxophone [21]
- drums (drum set) [23]
- baritone saxophone [21], tenor saxophone [21]
- alto saxophone [2]
- piano [8-11]
- lead vocals [11], trumpet [3.2, 7.22-24, 1.2, 1.8-11, 1.21], vocal [1.8-11, 1.21, 3.2]
- performer [11]
- tenor saxophone [21]
- recording [2]
- trumpet [2]
- double bass [8-11]
- guitar [2]
- trumpet [21]
- trombone [21]
- drums (drum set) [2]
- trumpet [21]
- trombone [2]
- trombone [8-11]
- trombone [21]
- trumpet [21]
- drums (drum set) [8-11]
