Greatest Hits

~ Release by Louis Armstrong (see all versions of this release, 5 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Mack the Knife
cover recording of:
Mack the Knife (1954 Blitzstein translation)
lyricist:
Bertolt Brecht
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
translator:
Marc Blitzstein (in 1954)
publisher:
Universal Edition (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
translated version of:
Die Dreigroschenoper: Vorspiel. Die Moritat von Mackie Messer
3:25
2Back o' Town Blues
recording of:
Back o’ Town Blues
writer:
Louis Armstrong and Luis Russell
3:50
3(What Did I Do to Be So) Black and Blue
recording of:
Black and Blue
lyricist:
Harry Brooks (jazz pianist & songwriter) and Andy Razaf
composer:
Fats Waller
publisher:
Memory Lane Music Ltd. and Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
4:40
4Ain't Misbehavin'
recording of:
Ain’t Misbehavin’
lyricist:
Andy Razaf (in 1929)
composer:
Harry Brooks (jazz pianist & songwriter) (in 1929) and Fats Waller (in 1929)
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use!), EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Redwood Music and Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
4:02
5Basin Street Blues
recording of:
Basin Street Blues
lyricist and composer:
Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
5:43
6Cabaret
cover recording of:
Cabaret (title song from the Kander & Ebb musical)
lyricist:
Fred Ebb
composer:
John Kander
publisher:
Carlin Music Corp.
part of:
Cabaret (musical)
3:12
7When It's Sleepytime Down South
recording of:
When It’s Sleepy Time Down South
lyricist:
Leon René and Otis René
composer:
Clarence Muse
publisher:
Leon Rene Publication, Mills Music, Inc., Otis Rene Publication and Sherwin Music (publisher)
3:23
8All of Me
engineer:
Darcy Proper
producer:
George Avakian (US 1940-90s record producer)
clarinet:
Edmond Hall (American jazz clarinetist, bandleader) (on 1955-12-20)
double bass:
Arvell Shaw (on 1955-12-20)
drums (drum set):
Barrett Deems (on 1955-12-20)
piano:
Billy Kyle (on 1955-12-20)
trombone:
Trummy Young (on 1955-12-20)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1955-12-20)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1955-12-20)
live recording of:
All of Me (on 1955-12-20)
writer:
Gerald Marks (in 1932) and Seymour Simons (in 1932)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Bourne, Inc., Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Marlong Music Corp., Round Hill Songs and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
Peermusic and 日音 Synch事業部
recording of:
All of Me
writer:
Gerald Marks (in 1932) and Seymour Simons (in 1932)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Bourne, Inc., Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Marlong Music Corp., Round Hill Songs and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
Peermusic and 日音 Synch事業部
cover recording of:
All of Me
writer:
Gerald Marks (in 1932) and Seymour Simons (in 1932)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Bourne, Inc., Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Marlong Music Corp., Round Hill Songs and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
Peermusic and 日音 Synch事業部
4:16
9West End Blues
clarinet:
Edmond Hall (American jazz clarinetist, bandleader) (on 1955-12-20)
double bass and double bass [bass]:
Arvell Shaw (on 1955-12-20)
drums (drum set):
Barrett Deems (on 1955-12-20)
piano:
Billy Kyle (on 1955-12-20)
trombone:
Trummy Young (on 1955-12-20)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1955-12-20)
live recording of:
West End Blues (Armstrong recording) (on 1955-12-20)
composer:
King Oliver (jazz cornetist) (in 1928)
arranger:
Louis Armstrong (in 1928)
arrangement of:
West End Blues (original instrumental)
4:19
10Struttin' With Some Barbecue
recording of:
Struttin’ With Some Barbecue
composer:
Lil Hardin Armstrong
5:19
11Indiana
3:48