Milestones of a Jazz Legend

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CD 1: Satchmo Sings / Satchmo Serenades
#TitleRatingLength
1Someday You’ll Be Sorry3:08
2Sincerely
recording of:
Sincerely
writer:
Alan Freed (American disc jockey) (until 1954-10) and Harvey Fuqua (until 1954-10)
publisher:
Alan Freed Music, Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Irving Music (BMI), Quazical Music, Regent Music Corp. (BMI) and ロックンロール ミュージック
2:58
3Your Cheatin’ Heart
2:45
4Ramona
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1953-04-21)
alto saxophone:
Dick Jacobs (on 1953-04-21) and Milt Yaner (on 1953-04-21)
clarinet:
Barney Bigard (on 1953-04-21)
double bass:
Arvell Shaw (on 1953-04-21)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1953-04-21)
guitar:
Everett Barksdale (on 1953-04-21)
piano:
Joe Bushkin (on 1953-04-21)
tenor saxophone:
Sam Taylor (US jazz/blues saxophonist 1916-1990) (on 1953-04-21)
trombone:
Trummy Young (on 1953-04-21)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1953-04-21)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1953-04-21)
recording of:
Ramona (English version) (on 1953-04-21)
lyricist:
L. Wolfe Gilbert
composer:
Mabel Wayne (in 1928)
2:47
5I Laughed at Love
recording of:
I Laughed at Love
writer:
Benny Davis (US vaudeville performer and songwriter) and Abner Silver
2:57
6I Wonder
recording of:
I Wonder
lyricist and composer:
Cecil Gant (in 1944)
writer:
R. Laveen
3:00
7Pledging My Love
2:36
8April in Portugal
cover recording of:
April in Portugal
lyricist:
José Galhardo and Jimmy Kennedy (Irish songwriter)
composer:
Raul Ferrão
translated version of:
Coimbra
2:44
9The Gipsy
recording of:
The Gypsy
lyricist and composer:
Billy Reid (UK orchestra leader and songwriter)
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Inc. and MCA, Inc. (this was the US media company that became Universal Studios, Inc. in Dec 1996)
3:20
10Kiss of Fire
recording of:
Kiss of Fire
lyricist:
Lester Allen (wrote “Kiss of Fire”) and Robert Hill (wrote “Kiss of Fire”)
composer:
Ángel Villoldo (Argentinian musician, lyricist and poet)
version of:
El choclo (Villoldo's original version, written circa 1898–1903)
3:07
11Takes Two to Tango
recording of:
Takes Two to Tango
writer:
Al Hoffman (in 1952) and Dick Manning (American songwriter) (in 1952)
2:57
12If
recording of:
If (Song, popular in the 1950s)
lyricist:
Stanley J. Damerell and Robert Hargreaves (songwriter)
writer:
H. Tilsley
composer:
Tolchard Evans
3:23
13(When We Are Dancing) I Get Ideas
3:26
14A Kiss to Build a Dream On
recording of:
A Kiss to Build a Dream On
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1935) and Bert Kalmar (in 1935)
composer:
Harry Ruby (in 1935)
publisher:
EMI Miller Catalog, Inc.
part of:
The 24th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
part of:
The Strip (1951 film)
3:03
15Cold, Cold Heart
recording of:
Cold, Cold Heart
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Rightsong Music Inc., Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1951-02-16)
3:11
16Because of You3:14
17La vie en Rose
3:25
18C’est si bon (It’s So Good)
recording of:
C’est si bon (English version)
lyricist:
André Hornez (in 1947)
composer:
Henri Betti (in 1947)
translator:
Jerry Seelen (in 1949)
publisher:
Éditions Beuscher Arpège
translated version of:
C’est si bon (original French version)
3:04
19Maybe It’s Because3:14
20I’ll Keep the Lovelight Burning
2:58
CD 2: Jazzin’ With Armstrong / Louis Armstrong Plays W.C. Handy
#TitleRatingLength
1Struttin’ With Some Barbecue3:02
2Squeeze Me
recording of:
Squeeze Me
lyricist:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader)
composer:
Fats Waller
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
3:23
3Don’t Jive Me
recording of:
Don’t Jive Me
writer:
Louis Armstrong
2:47
4Basin Street Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1928-12-04)
banjo:
Mancy "Peck" Carr (on 1928-12-04)
celesta [celeste]:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader) (on 1928-12-04)
clarinet:
Jimmy Strong (on 1928-12-04)
drums (drum set):
Zutty Singleton (on 1928-12-04)
trombone:
Fred Robinson (American trombonist) (on 1928-12-04)
trumpet and lead vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1928-12-04)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1928-12-04), Mancy "Peck" Carr (on 1928-12-04) and Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader) (on 1928-12-04)
recording of:
Basin Street Blues (on 1928-12-04)
lyricist and composer:
Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
3:20
5That’s When I’ll Come Back to You
3:04
6Potato Head Blues
recording of:
Potato Head Blues
composer:
Louis Armstrong
3:02
7Melancholy Blues3:09
8Tight Like This
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1928-12-12)
alto saxophone:
Don Redman (on 1928-12-12)
banjo:
Mancy "Peck" Carr (on 1928-12-12)
clarinet:
Don Redman (on 1928-12-12) and Jimmy Strong (on 1928-12-12)
drums (drum set):
Zutty Singleton (on 1928-12-12)
piano:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader) (on 1928-12-12)
tenor saxophone:
Jimmy Strong (on 1928-12-12)
trombone:
Fred Robinson (American trombonist) (on 1928-12-12)
trumpet and lead vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1928-12-12)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1928-12-12)
performer:
Louis Armstrong and His Savoy Ballroom Five (on 1928-12-12)
recording of:
Tight Like This (on 1928-12-12)
lyricist and composer:
Langston Curl
33:21
9St. Louis Blues
recording of:
St. Louis Blues
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1913)
sub-publisher:
Reuter & Reuter Förlags AB
8:52
10Yellow Dog Blues
recording of:
Yellow Dog Blues
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy
4:18
11Loveless Love
recording of:
Loveless Love
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy
4:30
12Aunt Hagar’s Blues4:59
13Long Gone (From “Bowling Green”)
5:10
14The Memphis Blues
recording of:
The Memphis Blues
lyricist:
George A. Norton (in 1913)
composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1912)
3:01
15Beale Street Blues
recording of:
Canal Street Blues
writer:
Louis Armstrong
composer:
Joseph Oliver (jazz cornetist)
4:59
16Ole Miss Blues3:27
17Chantez-Les Bass (Sing ’em Low)
4:50
18Hesitating Blues
recording of:
The Hesitating Blues
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy
5:22
19Atlanta Blues (Make Me One Pallet on Your Floor)
4:34
CD 3: Louis Armstrong Sings the Blues / Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
#TitleRatingLength
1I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues
recording of:
I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1932)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1932)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
3:00
2Basin Street Blues
recording of:
Basin Street Blues
lyricist and composer:
Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
3:24
3St. Louis Blues
recording of:
St. Louis Blues
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1913)
sub-publisher:
Reuter & Reuter Förlags AB
2:41
4The Blues Are Brewing
recording of:
The Blues Are Brewin’
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange
composer:
Louis Alter
2:55
5Rockin’ Chair
recording of:
Rockin’ Chair (1929 Hoagy Carmichael song)
lyricist:
Hoagy Carmichael
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1929)
publisher:
Songs of Peer, Ltd. (ASCAP)
3:03
6Where the Blues Were Born in New Orleans3:05
7Blues for Yesterday
recording of:
Blues for Yesterday
writer:
Leroy Carr
2:35
8Jack Armstrong Blues2:58
9Blues in the South
2:56
10Back O’ Town Blues3:14
11Fifty-Fifty Blues
recording of:
Fifty-Fifty Blues
writer:
Billy Moore, Jr. (40s American jazz pianist/arranger/composer)
2:57
12Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans2:59
13A Foggy Day
4:33
14Stars Fell on Alabama
recording of:
Stars Fell on Alabama
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish
composer:
Frank Perkins
publisher:
EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) and Mills Music
3:34
15Cheek to Cheek5:54
16The Nearness of You
recording of:
The Nearness of You
lyricist:
Ned Washington (in 1938)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1938)
publisher:
Famous Chappell, Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Sony/ATV Harmony, Sony/ATV Harmony UK and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
5:42
17April in Paris
recording of:
April in Paris
lyricist:
Yip Harburg (in 1932)
composer:
Vernon Duke (in 1932)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd.
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
6:32
18Can’t We Be Friends
recording of:
Can’t We Be Friends?
lyricist:
Paul James (Lyricist, aka James Warburg)
composer:
Kay Swift
publisher:
Warner Bros. Music Corp.
3:48
19Isn’t This a Lovely Day
recording of:
Isn’t This a Lovely Day? (from “Top Hat”)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1935)
part of:
Top Hat (1935 film)
6:18
20Moonlight in Vermont
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1956-08-16)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Rich (on 1956-08-16)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist) (on 1956-08-16)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1956-08-16)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1956-08-16)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1956-08-16, from 1956-08-16 until 1967-08-16) and Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1956-08-16)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1956-08-16)
cover recording of:
Moonlight in Vermont (on 1956-08-16)
lyricist:
John Blackburn (songwriter)
composer:
Karl Suessdorf
publisher:
Johnny R. Music, Michael H. Goldsen Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
53:41
CD 4: Satchmo the Great / Porgy & Bess
#TitleRatingLength
1Introduction
0:26
2When It’s Sleepy Time Down South3:27
3(Back Home Again in) Indiana
3:52
4Paris Interview
7:00
5Flee as a Bird to the Mountain / Oh Didn’t He Ramble
2:31
6Mack the Knife
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
3:58
7Mahogany Hall Stomp
recording of:
Mahogany Hall Stomp
composer:
Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
3:50
8All for You, Louis (Sly Mongoose)
3:02
9(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)
2:36
10St. Louis Blues (Concerto Grosso)
recording of:
St. Louis Blues
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1913)
sub-publisher:
Reuter & Reuter Förlags AB
10:27
11Summertime
recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess)
lyricist:
Dorothy Kuhns (playwright), Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, George Gershwin Music, New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Ira Gershwin Music (in 1935), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1935 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
4:58
12I Got Plenty O’ Nuttin’3:52
13Bess, You Is My Woman Now
recording of:
Bess, You Is My Woman Now (Porgy and Bess; use this for non-operatic performances)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Gershwin Publishing Corp
is based on:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I. “Bess, You Is My Woman Now”
5:29
14It Ain’t Nessecarily So
recording of:
It Ain’t Necessarily So (jazz standard originally from Porgy and Bess; catch-all for unspecified pop and jazz arrangements)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin, Dorothy Heyward (playwright) and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell Music (ASCAP), Gershwin Publishing Corp and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
was commissioned by:
Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1935)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene II. “It ain’t necessarily so”
6:35
15There’s a Boat Dat’s Leavin’ Soon for New York
4:54
16Bess, Oh Where’s My Bess
2:37
17Oh Lawd, I’m on My Way
2:57
18My Man’s Gone Now4:03
CD 5: Ella & Louis Again
#TitleRatingLength
1Don’t Be That Way
recording of:
Don’t Be That Way
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish
composer:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) and Edgar Sampson
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), Robbins Music Corp. Ltd., Robbins Music Corporation and The Songwriters Guild
part of:
New York, New York (soundtrack of the 1977 film)
4:59
2Makin’ Whoopee3:58
3They All Laughed
recording of:
They All Laughed (from “Shall We Dance”)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music (UK) and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1937)
part of:
Shall We Dance (1937 film soundtrack)
3:51
4Comes Love
recording of:
Comes Love
lyricist:
Lew Brown
composer:
Sam H. Stept and Charles Tobias (Tin Pan Alley songwriter)
2:29
5Autumn in New York
recording of:
Autumn in New York (1934)
lyricist and composer:
Vernon Duke
publisher:
Chappell & Co. and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
6:00
6Let’s Do It (Let’s Fall in Love)
8:44
7Stompin’ at the Savoy5:15
8I Won’t Dance
recording of:
I Won’t Dance (1935, lyrics by Dorothy Fields, from “Roberta”)
lyricist:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter) and Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist) (in 1935)
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Cotton Club Publishing, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Memory Lane Music Ltd., T.B. Harms Co. and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
is based on:
I Won’t Dance (1934, lyrics by Hammerstein/Harbach, from “Three Sisters”)
4:47
9Gee Baby Ain’t I Good to You
recording of:
Gee, Baby Ain’t I Good to You
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Don Redman
publisher:
Michael H. Goldsen Inc. and Razaf Music
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
4:13
10Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off
recording of:
Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off (from “Shall We Dance”)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1937)
part of:
Shall We Dance (1937 film soundtrack)
4:14
11These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You)
7:41
12I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm3:13
13Willow Weep for Me
engineer:
Val Valentin (in 1957)
producer:
Norman Granz (in 1957)
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (in 1957)
drums (drum set):
Louie Bellson (in 1957)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist) (in 1957)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (in 1957)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (in 1957)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (in 1957)
cover recording of:
Willow Weep for Me (in 1957)
lyricist and composer:
Ann Ronell (in 1932)
publisher:
Ann Ronell Music and Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher)
sub-publisher:
日音 Synch事業部
44:18
14I’m Putting All My Eggs in One Basket
recording of:
I’m Putting All My Eggs in One Basket (from “Follow the Fleet”)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1936)
3:29
15A Fine Romance
recording of:
A Fine Romance (from “Swing Time”)
publisher:
Jerome Kern (on 1936-07-24)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist) (in 1936)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1936)
publisher:
Chappell & Co.
part of:
Swing Time (film)
3:54
16I’ll Wind
recording of:
Ill Wind
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1934)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1934)
3:44
17Love Is Here to Stay
recording of:
Love Is Here to Stay
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Frankie G. Songs, George Gershwin Music, Ira Gershwin Music, Nokawi Music, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28), Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1938) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
Chappell Music (UK), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
part of:
The Goldwyn Follies
4:00
CD 6: Louis and the Angels / Swing Low Sweet Satchmo
CD 7: Under the Stars / Satchmo in Style
CD 8: The Five Pennies
CD 9: Louis Armstrong Meets Oscar Peterson / Satchmo Plays King Oliver
CD 10: Louis Armstrong & The Dukes of Dixieland / Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington

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