The Essential Recordings 1925 - 1940
Compilation by Louis Armstrong
Released 1995
Tracklist
- CD 1: Heebie Jeebies
- 12:34
- 22:46
- 32:50
- 42:34
- 52:59
- 63:07
- 73:11
- 82:36
- 93:15
- 103:12
- 112:50
- 123:09
- 133:12
- 143:11
- 152:58
- 163:10
- 173:16
- 183:04
- 192:58
- 203:02
- 213:30
- 222:59
- 233:22
- 242:54
- CD 2: West End Blues
- 13:26
- 23:03
- 33:14
- 43:01
- 53:25
- 63:06
- 73:06
- 83:12
- 93:133.0 ★
- 103:21
- 112:55
- 123:23
- 133:26
- 143:13
- 153:24
- 163:16
- 173:25
- 183:22
- 192:44
- 202:51
- 213:24
- 223:20
- 233:173.0 ★
- CD 3: Sweethearts on Parade
- 13:26
- 23:34
- 33:21
- 43:244.8 ★
- 53:09
- 63:11
- 72:46
- 83:17
- 93:03
- 103:23
- 113:24
- 123:19
- 133:23
- 143:11
- 153:19
- 163:09
- 173:15
- 183:23
- 193:37
- 203:19
- 213:12
- 223:25
- 233:14
- CD 4: Swing That Music
- 13:25
- 23:39
- 33:07
- 43:02
- 53:27
- 63:114.0 ★
- 73:03
- 83:03
- 93:08
- 103:02
- 113:28
- 122:36
- 133:074.0 ★
- 143:17
- 152:52
- 162:50
- 172:43
- 182:404.0 ★
- 193:01
- 202:51
- 213:04
- 222:55
More by Louis Armstrong
Release credits
- alto saxophone [7], clarinet [8], tenor saxophone [18]
- tenor saxophone [4.2-5, 2.13]
- guitar [13-15]
- alto saxophone [3.4-6, 2.14]
- banjo [9-12], guitar [2-5], resonator guitar [9-12]
- double bass [9-12]
- guitar [21-22]
- cornet [13]
- trumpet [6-7]
- reeds [13-14], tenor saxophone [15-16, 18]
- trombone [17]
- alto saxophone [13-15]
- alto saxophone [13], clarinet [13], soprano saxophone [13]
- piano [13]
- clarinet [9-12], tenor saxophone [9-12]
- trombone [18]
- conductor [4-6], violin [4-6]
- tenor saxophone [13-15]
- banjo [19], steel guitar [18]
- piano [2-5]
- trombone [6-7]
- alto saxophone [4.18, 3.7, 3.11], clarinet [8], reeds [13-16]
- clarinet [21-22], tenor saxophone [21-22]
- drums (drum set) [6-7]
- spoken vocals [10]
- alto saxophone [2.14, 3.4-6]
- banjo [17], guitar [17]
- piano [6-7]
- trombone [17]
- alto saxophone [17, 21-23], arranger [17], clarinet [17, 21-23]
- background vocals [12], celesta [16], piano [6-15, 17, 19-23], vocal [8, 16]
- trumpet [13-15]
- alto saxophone [6-7], violin [6-7]
- double bass [6-7, 7], tuba [6-7, 7]
- trumpet [9-12]
- tenor saxophone [6-7]
- background vocals [12], trombone [2.6-12, 2.14-17, 2.20-23, 3.4-6]
- reeds [17]
- celesta [5], piano [4, 6]
- bass [13], double bass [4.14-16, 4.18, 3.7-8, 3.11]
- alto saxophone [2, 4-5], clarinet [3], soprano saxophone [3]
- alto saxophone [9-12], clarinet [9-12]
- trumpet [21-22]
- trumpet [17]
- reeds [15-16], tenor saxophone [13-14]
- trumpet [13-16]
- trumpet [21-22]
- trombone [13-14]
- piano [18-19, 21-22]
- trombone [13-15]
- piano [21-22]
- reeds [13-16]
- trumpet [3.7-8, 3.11, 4.18]
- trumpet [3.4-6, 2.14]
- trombone [13]
- trombone [15]
- trombone [4.18, 3.7-8, 3.11]
- reeds [17]
- trombone [13-16]
- clarinet [17], reeds [17]
- performing orchestra [17]
- background vocals [12], clarinet [3.6, 2.6-12, 2.14-16, 2.20-23], tenor saxophone [2.14-15, 2.21-23, 3.4-5]
- double bass [21-22]
- piano [13-15]
- alto saxophone [13], baritone saxophone [13]
- trombone [17]
- double bass [2-5]
- trombone [16, 18, 21-24]
- banjo [7], guitar [6-7], piano [7]
- alto saxophone [4, 9], clarinet [1.1-5, 1.7-10, 1.12-14, 1.14-16, 1.18, 1.21-24, 2.1, 2.4-5]
- banjo [2.1, 2.4, 1.1-5, 1.7-10, 1.12-16, 1.18, 1.21-24], guitar [1.16, 2.1, 2.5]
- trombone [9-12]
- trombone [1.1-5, 1.7-10, 1.12-14, 2.1, 2.4-5], vocal [14]
- tuba [13-15]
- trombone [18-19]
- guitar [13-16, 18]
- trumpet [18-19]
- alto saxophone [18-19]
- trumpet [13-16]
- alto saxophone [21], baritone saxophone [22], conductor [21-22]
- alto saxophone [2-5]
- additional [24], piano [1.1-5, 1.7-10, 1.12-16, 1.18, 1.21-24, 2.1, 2.4-5], vocal [10]
- drums (drum set) [18-19, 21-22], vibraphone [21]
- guitar [4-5]
- cornet [1.1-5, 1.7-10, 1.12-16, 1.18, 1.21, 1.23-24, 2.1, 2.4-5, 2.13], lead vocals [1.5, 2.16, 2.23], trumpet [2.6-12, 2.14-17, 2.19-23, 1.14, 1.22, 3.4-8, 3.11, 3.13-15, 3.18-19, 3.21-22, 4.2-6, 4.6-7, 4.9-18], vocal [2.1, 2.4, 2.6-10, 2.12, 2.15-17, 2.20-23, 4.2-6, 4.6-7, 4.9-11, 4.13-18, 1.3, 1.9-10, 1.13-15, 1.21-24, 3.4-8, 3.11, 3.13-15, 3.21-22]
- performer [18], performing orchestra [4.6, 4.13-16, 4.18, 3.6-7, 3.11-12]
- performer [16, 18]
- performer [23]
- trumpet [6-7, 13-16]
- trumpet [6-7]
- piano [3.7-8, 3.11, 4.13-16, 4.18]
- trombone [21-22]
- banjo [3.4-6, 2.6-12, 2.14-16, 2.20-23], guitar [6], vocal [16]
- alto saxophone [21-22]
- vocal [14]
- bell [7]
- trumpet [3.7-8, 3.11, 4.18]
- drums (drum set) [3.7-8, 3.11, 4.13-16]
- tuba [2.13-14, 1.16, 1.18, 1.21-24, 3.4-6]
- alto saxophone [6-7, 7], clarinet [6-7, 7]
- trombone [2-5]
- drums (drum set) [17]
- tuba [18-19]
- banjo [13], guitar [13]
- guitar [17]
- alto saxophone [18]
- alto saxophone [9-12], clarinet [9-12]
- trumpet [18]
- drums (drum set) [18]
- reeds [17]
- double bass [17]
- trombone [15-16]
- alto saxophone [13-15]
- clarinet [8], tenor saxophone [7, 11]
- piano [9-12]
- drums (drum set) [2.13, 4.2-5]
- trumpet [17]
- drums (drum set) [16, 18, 21-24]
- trombone [18]
- guitar [7-8, 11]
- tenor saxophone [18-19]
- alto saxophone [11]
- drums (drum set) [13-15]
- alto saxophone [18-19]
- drums (drum set) [9-12]
- trumpet [2-5, 9-12]
- cymbal [6-11, 15], drums (drum set) [3.4-6, 2.14, 2.16-17, 2.20-23]
- vibraphone [13]
Issues
T1995- T1995