Louis Armstrong - New York Days

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LOUIS ARMSTRONG - NEW YORK DAYS (1929-30)
LOUIS ARMSTRONG AND HIS SAVOY BALLROOM FIVE: Louis Armstrong (tp,voc), J.C. Higginbotham (tb), Albert Nicholas, Charlie Holmes (as), Teddy Hill (ts), Luis Russell (p), Eddie Condon, Lonnier Johnson (g), Pops Foster (b), Paul Barbarin (dm) - march 5, 1929
1 Mahogany Hall Stomp (Williams) 0:00
2 I Can't Give You Anything But Love (Fields-McHugh) 03:13
LOUIS ARMSTRONG AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Louis Armstrong (tp,voc), Carroll Dickerson (vn, ldr), Homer Hobson (tp), Fred Robinson (tb), Bert Curry, Crawford Wethington (as), Jimmy Strong (cl,ts), Gene Anderson (p), Mancy Cara (bj), Pete Briggs (tu), Zutty Singleton (dm) - july 19, 1929
3 Ain't Misbehavin' (Razaf-Waller-Brooks) 06:34
4 Black And Blue (Razaf-Walle-Brooks) 09:45
5 That Rhythm Man (Razaf-Waller-Brooks) 12:15
6 Sweet Savannah Sue (Razaf-Waller-Brooks) 15:45
7 Some Of These Days (Brooks) 18:50
8 When You're Smiling (Fisher-Goodwin-Shay) 21:53
9 After You've Gone (Creamer-Layton) 25:12
Louis Armstrong (tp,voc), Otis Johnson, Henry “Red” Allen (tp), J.C. Higginbotham (tb), Albert Nicholas (as, cl), Charlie Holmes (as), Teddy Hill (ts), Luis Russell (p, ldr), Will Johnson (g), Pops Foster (b), Paul Barbarin (dm)
10 I Ain't Got Nobody (Graham-Williams) 28:25
11 Dallas Blues (Garrett-Wand) 31:02
12 St. Louis Blues (Handy) 34:08
13 Rockin' Chair (Carmichael) 37:02
14 Song Of The Islands (King) 40:16
15 Bessie Couldn't Help It (Warner-Richmond-Bayha) 43:43
16 Blue, Turning Grey Over You (Razaf-Waller) 47:04
LOUIS ARMSTRONG - trumpet solo accompanied by Buck Washington - April 5, 1930
17 Dear Old Southland (Creamer-Layton) 50:31
LOUIS ARMSTRONG AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Louis Armstrong (tp,voc), Ed Anderson (tp), Henry Hicks (tb), Bobby Holmes (as, cl), Theodore McCord (as), Castor McCord (ts, cl), Joe Turner (p), Buck Washington (p, tr.18 only), Bernard Addison (g), Lavert Hutchinson (tu), Willie Lynch (dm, ldr)
18 My Sweet (Carmichael) 53:48
19 I Can't Believe That You’re in Love with Me (Gaskill-McHugh) 57:07
20 Indian Cradle Song (Wayne-Kahn) 1:00:07
21 Exactly Like You (Fields-McHugh) 1:03:03
22 Dinah (Lewis-Young-Akst) 1:06:31
23 Tiger Rag (LaRocca) 1:09:47
24 Some Of These Days (Brooks) 1:12:56
25 When You're Smiling (Fisher-Goodwin-Shay) 1:15:46
In 1929 Louis Armstrong and his band landed in New York. This event would change his public image and career forever. Althought since 1924 Armstrong had played with many a big band, his recordings had mostly been made with combos - the famed “Hot Five” and “Hot Seven” - and blues singers (Bessie Smith, Ma Rainey, Chippie Hill etc.). Morever, the recorded material mostly consisted of jazz tunes, blues and “race” standards. From 1929, however, nearly all recordings saw Louis fronting his own band (or other bands). They played jazz standards - many of them were top hits by the best black and white composers, many of them had been composed for popular Broadway or off-Broadway productions, like, for instance, Fats Waller’s "Ain’t Misbehavin’" and “Black and blue” , originating from the “Connie’s Hot Chocolates” musical, where incidentally Louis starred himself. After the very good reception of “I Can’t Give You…” and “Mahogany Hall Stomp”, where the accompanying band was a near complete version of Luis Russell’s orchestra, record label Okeh arranged a new session and the result (tracks 10 to 16) was sensational, probably the best of this period. Louis’ record sales in Europe and the rest of the world were good, but the Okeh executives were afraid that his vocals could somehow "hurt" foreign listeners. So they started producing two versions of every song - with and without vocals. Several instrumental versions were recorded but only two were actually released, and you’ll find them here at tracks 24 & 25 (others were found later and pubblished for collectors’ joy).
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