Fireworks (1928-06-27, mx. 400960-B)

~ Recording by Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.2Fireworks?:??Louis Armstrong and His Hot FiveWest End Blues / FireworksLouis Armstrong and His Hot FiveSingle
OKeh8597
1.15Fireworks3:02Louis ArmstrongThe Genius of Louis Armstrong Volume 1: 1923-1933Louis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)G 30416
1.17Fireworks?:??Louis ArmstrongV.S.O.P. Vol. 3/4Louis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia)88002
1.13Fireworks3:05Louis ArmstrongThe Hot Fives & Hot Sevens, Volume IIILouis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia)CBS 465189 2
1.1Fireworks3:07Louis Armstrong and His Hot FiveThe Chronological Classics: Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra 1928-1929Louis Armstrong and His OrchestraAlbum + Compilation
Classics (French jazz reissue label)570
2.6Fireworks3:07Louis ArmstrongThe Essential Recordings 1925 - 1940Louis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
Charly RecordsCD DIG 17
2.6Fireworks3:07Louis ArmstrongThe Essential Recordings 1925 - 1940Louis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
Charly RecordsSNABX913CD
1.1Fireworks3:07Louis Armstrong and His Hot FiveTwo Facets of LouisLouis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)COL 480636 2
1.1Fireworks3:09Louis Armstrong and His Hot FiveHot Fives & Sevens, Volume 3Louis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
JSP Records (UK jazz/blues reissues)CD 314
3.1Fireworks3:09Louis Armstrong and His Hot FiveHot Fives and SevensLouis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
  • GB1999-10-26
JSP Records (UK jazz/blues reissues)JSPLOUISBOX 100
4.1Fireworks?:??Louis Armstrong and His Hot FiveThe Complete Hot Five and Hot Seven RecordingsLouis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
  • US2000-08-22
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)C4K 63527
1.11Fireworks3:05Louis ArmstrongFireworksLouis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
Dreyfus JazzFDM 36710-2
3.6Fireworks3:08Louis ArmstrongLouis ArmstrongLouis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
History (TIM AG imprint)204513
3.1Fireworks3:07Louis Armstrong and His Hot FiveThe Chronological Classics: Louis Armstrong, Volume 1: 1925-1932Louis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
Classics (French jazz reissue label)61
1.2Fireworks3:05Louis ArmstrongWest End Blues: The Very Best of the Hot Fives & Hot SevensLouis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
Music Club (Demon Music Club, UK)MCCD 421
1.12Fireworks3:07Louis ArmstrongLouis ArmstrongLouis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
Suave Records (defunct UK label)6942037
7.12Fireworks3:08Louis Armstrong and His Hot FiveThe Satchmo EraLouis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
Weton-WesgramLA20
7.12Fireworks3:08Louis ArmstrongThe Satchmo EraLouis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
Weton-WesgramLA20
1.10Fireworks3:06Louis Armstrong and His Hot FiveHot Fives and Hot SevensLouis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
New Sound 2000 Ltd. (do not use as release label! formerly Newsound Ltd. until Sep 1997)NFM003
1.7Fireworks3:12Louis Armstrong24 Chefs-d'œuvreLouis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
Saga (French, has series 'Saga Jazz', 'Saga Blues' and 'Modern Series')981 064-2
1.4Fireworks3:11Louis Armstrong and His Hot FiveThe Complete Hot Five & Hot Seven Recordings, Volume 3Louis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)CK 87011
2.1Fireworks (A Rhythmic Explosion)3:04Louis ArmstrongThe Quintessence, Vol 2: New York – Chicago 1923-1946Louis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
Frémeaux & AssociésFA 221
10.7Fireworks3:06Louis ArmstrongThe Ultimate Jazz ArchiveVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • DE2005-08-29
Membran Music Ltd.222800-387
2.7Fireworks3:06Louis ArmstrongThe Ultimate Jazz Archive, Set 03: Classic Jazz, Ragtime, DixielandJohnny Dodds, Louis Armstrong, Luis Russell, Red NicholsAlbum + Compilation
  • DE2005-08-29
Membran Music Ltd.222759
3.21Fireworks?:??Louis Armstrong and His Hot FiveKing LouisLouis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2005-10-11
Proper RecordsPROPERBOX 93
1.5Fireworks3:05Louis ArmstrongHigh Society (Jazz Edition series)Louis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
Quadromania222403-444
4.1Fireworks3:11Louis ArmstrongThe Complete Hot Five and Hot Seven RecordingsLouis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)82876828502
1.13Fireworks3:11Louis ArmstrongRétrospective 1923-1956Louis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2007-12-10
Saga (French, has series 'Saga Jazz', 'Saga Blues' and 'Modern Series')984 956-2, 984 956-3, 984 956-4, 984 956-5
3.1Fireworks3:09Louis Armstrong and His Hot FiveHot Fives and SevensLouis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
JSP Records (UK jazz/blues reissues)JSP 100
3.3Fireworks3:12Louis Armstrong and His Hot FiveIntégrale, Vol. 4 : “West End Blues” 1926‐1928Louis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
Frémeaux & AssociésFA 1354
4.1Fireworks3:11Louis ArmstrongThe Best of Louis Armstrong: The Hot Five and Hot Seven RecordingsLouis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2008-06-02
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008)88697301272
40.1Fireworks3:05Louis Armstrong and His Hot FiveThe Encyclopedia of Jazz, Part 1/5: Classic Jazz – From New Orleans to HarlemVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • DE2008-10-24
Membran International GmbH232093
3.5Fireworks3:13Louis ArmstrongNew Orleans in ChicagoLouis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
Harmonia Mundi574 1641.46
2.16Fireworks3:09Louis ArmstrongThe Best of the Hot Fives and SevensLouis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
PrimoPRMCD6060
3.3Fireworks3:12Louis Armstrong and His Hot FiveIntégrale Louis Armstrong, Vol. 4 : “West End Blues” 1926-1928Louis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2009-08-03
Fremeaux Heritage (sublabel of Frémeaux & Associés)
1.20Fireworks3:09Louis ArmstrongThe Complete Jazz CollectionLouis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
  • US2010-04-20
[no label] (Special purpose label – white labels, self-published releases and other “no label” releases)
2.24Fireworks3:09Louis Armstrong and His Hot FiveThe Complete Masters 1925–1945Louis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
  • FR2011-11-21
Universal Music Classics & Jazz France533 607-9
3.13Fireworks3:02Louis ArmstrongThe OKeh, Columbia & RCA Victor Recordings - 1925-1933Louis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment), OKeh, RCA Victor, Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)88697945652
3.10Fireworks3:09Louis ArmstrongThe Real... Louis ArmstrongLouis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)88691960752
1.20Fireworks3:05Louis Armstrong50 Essentials Of Louis ArmstrongLouis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
  • -2014
BnF Collection (Bibliothèque nationale de France)
3.3Fireworks3:11Louis Armstrong and His Hot FiveComplete Hot Five and Hot SevenLouis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
Essential Jazz ClassicsEJC55690
1.5Fireworks3:06Louis Armstrong and His Hot FiveJazz, Volume 9: PianoVarious ArtistsAlbum + CompilationSmithsonian Folkways (imprint of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings)F-2809
(unknown)
1.13Fireworks3:05Louis Armstrong and His Hot FiveThe Hot Fives & Hot Sevens, Volume IIILouis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CK 44422
1.18Fireworks?:??Louis ArmstrongThe Man With The TrumpetLouis ArmstrongAlbum + Compilation
Membran Music Ltd.220766-354

Relationships

recorded in:Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1928-06-27)
banjo and guitar:Mancy "Peck" Carr (on 1928-06-27)
clarinet:Jimmy Strong (on 1928-06-27)
cymbal:Zutty Singleton (on 1928-06-27)
piano:Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader) (on 1928-06-27)
trombone:Fred Robinson (American trombonist) (on 1928-06-27)
trumpet:Louis Armstrong (on 1928-06-27)
vocals:Louis Armstrong (on 1928-06-27)
recording of:Fireworks (on 1928-06-27)

Fireworks

lyricist and composer:Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)