V.S.O.P. Vol. 1/2 - Louis Armstrong

Compilation by Louis Armstrong

Released 1974

Albert Washington
tenor saxophone [27]
Bill Wilson
cornet [27]
Boyd Atkins
alto saxophone [27], clarinet [27], soprano saxophone [27]
Clarence Babcock
spoken vocals [15-16]
Earl Hines
piano [27]
Honoré Dutrey
trombone [27]
Hy Clark
trombone [23-24]
Joe Walker
alto saxophone [27], baritone saxophone [27]
John Thomas
trombone [25, 28, 32]
Johnny Dodds
alto saxophone [4, 11], clarinet [1-6, 8, 10-17, 19-20, 22-25, 28, 32]
Johnny St. Cyr
banjo [1-6, 8, 10-17, 19-20, 22-25, 28, 32], guitar [25]
Kid Ory
trombone [1-6, 8, 10-17, 19-20, 22]
Lil Hardin Armstrong
piano [1-6, 8, 10-17, 19-20, 22-25, 28, 32], vocal [5, 15]
Louis Armstrong
cornet [1-4, 6, 8, 10-17, 19-20, 22-25, 27-28, 32], lead vocals [6], slide whistle [14], trumpet [5], vocal [3, 5, 11-13, 15-17, 20, 23-24]
Louis Armstrong and His Hot Seven
performer [25, 28]
May Alix
vocal [22]
Pete Briggs
tuba [25, 27-28, 32]
Rip Bassett
banjo [27], guitar [27]
Tubby Hall
drums (drum set) [27]
Warren “Baby” Dodds
drums (drum set) [25, 28, 32]