High Society

~ Release by Louis Armstrong (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Possibly not a stand-alone release, but part of a 40-CD set, "The Cradle of Jazz". Or both.

Annotation last modified on 2014-07-03 20:00 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Yes I'm in the Barrel
recording of:
Yes, I'm In the Barrel
composer:
Louis Armstrong
2:44
2Come Back Sweet Papa
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1926-02-22)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Johnny Dodds (on 1926-02-22)
banjo:
Johnny St. Cyr (on 1926-02-22)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1926-02-22)
piano:
Lil Armstrong (on 1926-02-22)
trombone:
Kid Ory (on 1926-02-22)
recording of:
Come Back Sweet Papa (on 1926-02-22)
composer:
Paul Barbarin (jazz drummer from New Orleans) and Luis Russell
2:36
3Cornet Chop Suey
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1926-02-26)
banjo:
Johnny St. Cyr (on 1926-02-26)
clarinet:
Johnny Dodds (on 1926-02-26)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1926-02-26)
piano:
Lil Hardin Armstrong (on 1926-02-26)
trombone:
Kid Ory (on 1926-02-26)
recording of:
Cornet Chop Suey (on 1926-02-26)
composer:
Louis Armstrong
3:07
4Skid-Dat-De-Dat
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1926-11-16)
banjo:
Johnny St. Cyr (on 1926-11-16)
clarinet:
Johnny Dodds (on 1926-11-16)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1926-11-16)
piano:
Lil Hardin Armstrong (on 1926-11-16)
trombone:
Kid Ory (on 1926-11-16)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1926-11-16)
recording of:
Skid-dat-de-dat (on 1926-11-16)
composer:
Lil Hardin Armstrong
3:15
5Wild Man Blues
recording of:
Wild Man Blues
composer:
Louis Armstrong and Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe
3:16
6Willie the Weeper
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1927-05-07)
banjo and guitar:
Johnny St. Cyr (on 1927-05-07)
clarinet:
Johnny Dodds (on 1927-05-07)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1927-05-07)
drums (drum set):
Baby Dodds (on 1927-05-07)
piano:
Lil Hardin Armstrong (on 1927-05-07)
trombone:
John Thomas (early jazz trombonist) (on 1927-05-07)
tuba:
Pete Briggs (on 1927-05-07)
performer:
Louis Armstrong and His Hot Seven (in 1927)
recording of:
Willie the Weeper (on 1927-05-07)
writer:
Marty Bloom, Walter Melrose and Grant Rymal
3:13
7Alligator Crawl
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1927-05-10)
banjo:
Johnny St. Cyr (on 1927-05-10)
clarinet:
Johnny Dodds (on 1927-05-10)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1927-05-10)
drums (drum set):
Warren “Baby” Dodds (on 1927-05-10)
piano:
Lil Hardin Armstrong (on 1927-05-10)
trombone:
John Thomas (early jazz trombonist) (on 1927-05-10)
tuba:
Pete Briggs (on 1927-05-10)
performer:
Louis Armstrong and His Hot Seven (in 1927)
recording of:
Alligator Crawl (on 1927-05-10)
lyricist:
Joe Davis (US lyricist, producer, publisher & promoter) and Andy Razaf
composer:
Fats Waller
3:03
8Potato Head Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1927-05-10)
banjo:
Johnny St. Cyr (on 1927-05-10)
clarinet:
Johnny Dodds (on 1927-05-10)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1927-05-10)
drums (drum set):
Baby Dodds (on 1927-05-10)
piano:
Lil Hardin Armstrong (on 1927-05-10)
trombone:
John Thomas (early jazz trombonist) (on 1927-05-10)
tuba:
Pete Briggs (on 1927-05-10)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1927-05-10)
orchestra:
Louis Armstrong and His Hot Seven (on 1927-05-10)
recording of:
Potato Head Blues (on 1927-05-10)
composer:
Louis Armstrong
3:03
9Keyhole Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1927-05-13)
banjo:
Johnny St. Cyr (on 1927-05-13)
clarinet:
Johnny Dodds (on 1927-05-13)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1927-05-13)
drums (drum set):
Warren “Baby” Dodds (on 1927-05-13)
piano:
Lil Hardin Armstrong (on 1927-05-13)
trombone:
John Thomas (early jazz trombonist) (on 1927-05-13)
tuba:
Pete Briggs (on 1927-05-13)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1927-05-13)
recording of:
Keyhole Blues (on 1927-05-13)
composer:
Wesley A. Wilson
3:36
10Melancholy Blues
recording of:
Melancholy Blues
writer:
Marty Bloom and Walter Melrose
3:05
11Weary Blues
recording of:
Weary Blues
lyricist:
George Cates and Mort Greene
composer:
Artie Matthews
3:06
12Twelfth Street Rag
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1927-05-11)
banjo:
Johnny St. Cyr (on 1927-05-11)
clarinet:
Johnny Dodds (on 1927-05-11)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1927-05-11)
drums (drum set):
Baby Dodds (on 1927-05-11)
piano:
Lil Hardin Armstrong (on 1927-05-11)
trombone:
John Thomas (early jazz trombonist) (on 1927-05-11)
tuba:
Pete Briggs (on 1927-05-11)
recording of:
12th Street Rag (on 1927-05-11)
publisher:
Euday L. Bowman (on 1914-01-30)
lyricist:
James S. Sumner
composer:
Euday L. Bowman
arrangement of:
Twelfth Street Rag
3:09
13S.O.L. Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1927-05-13)
banjo:
Johnny St. Cyr (on 1927-05-13)
clarinet:
Johnny Dodds (on 1927-05-13)
drums (drum set):
Baby Dodds (on 1927-05-13)
piano:
Lil Hardin Armstrong (on 1927-05-13)
trombone:
John Thomas (early jazz trombonist) (on 1927-05-13)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1927-05-13)
tuba:
Pete Briggs (on 1927-05-13)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1927-05-13)
recording of:
S.O.L. Blues (on 1927-05-13)
lyricist and composer:
Louis Armstrong
2:57
14Gully Low Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1927-05-14)
banjo:
Johnny St. Cyr (on 1927-05-14)
clarinet:
Johnny Dodds (on 1927-05-14)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1927-05-14)
drums (drum set):
Baby Dodds (on 1927-05-14)
piano:
Lil Armstrong (on 1927-05-14)
trombone:
John Thomas (early jazz trombonist) (on 1927-05-14)
tuba:
Pete Briggs (on 1927-05-14)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1927-05-14)
recording of:
Gully Low Blues (on 1927-05-14)
writer:
Louis Armstrong
3:23
15Put 'em Down Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1927-09-02)
banjo:
Johnny St. Cyr (on 1927-09-02)
clarinet:
Johnny Dodds (on 1927-09-02)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1927-09-02)
piano:
Lil Armstrong (on 1927-09-02)
trombone:
Kid Ory (on 1927-09-02)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1927-09-12)
recording of:
Put 'Em Down Blues (on 1927-09-02)
composer:
Louis Armstrong
3:11
16Struttin' With Some Barbecue
recording of:
Struttin’ With Some Barbecue
composer:
Lil Hardin Armstrong
3:01
17Hotter Than That
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1927-12-13)
banjo:
Johnny St. Cyr (on 1927-12-13)
clarinet:
Johnny Dodds (on 1927-12-13)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1927-12-13)
guitar:
Lonnie Johnson (American blues and jazz musician) (on 1927-12-13)
piano:
Lil Armstrong (on 1927-12-13)
trombone:
Kid Ory (on 1927-12-13)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1927-12-13)
recording of:
Hotter Than That (on 1927-12-13)
composer:
Lil Hardin Armstrong
2:59
18A Monday Date
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1928-06-27)
banjo:
Mancy Cara (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) and Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader) (on 1928-06-27)
recording of:
My Monday Date (on 1928-06-27)
composer:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader)
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
3:11
19West End Blues
recording of:
West End Blues (Armstrong recording) (on 1928-06-28)
composer:
King Oliver (jazz cornetist) (in 1928)
arranger:
Louis Armstrong (in 1928)
arrangement of:
West End Blues (original instrumental)
3:18
20Basin 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)
3:15