Louis Armstrong enjoyed many distinct phases of recognition and success during an extraordinary career spanning some 70 years. An
iconic figure, his influence on the world of jazz, popular music and showbusiness is inestimable. Many of his finest and best-loved
performances are included on this comprehensive 4CD set drawn from his prolific output during the 1950s and early 60s. This was the
era when Louis was playing and singing with a zest and good humour that made him a true ambassador for jazz.
Disc 1
1. Mack The Knife
2. C’est Si Bon
3. Ain’t Misbehavin’
4. Blueberry Hill
5. Jeepers Creepers
6. They Can’t Take That Away From Me (with Ella Fitzgerald)
7. La Vie En Rose
8. Body And Soul
9. You Rascal You (with Louis Jordan)
10. Oops! (with Ella Fitzgerald)
11. Nobody Knows The Trouble I’ve Seen
12. This Train
13. When The Saints Go Marching In
14. Gone Fishin’ (with Bing Crosby)
15. Cotton Tail (with Duke Ellington)
16. That Old Feeling
17. Let’s Fall In Love
18. Lazy Bones (with Bing Crosby)
19. I’m In The Mood For Love
20. Honeysuckle Rose (with Velma Middleton)
21. What’s New (with Oscar Peterson)
22. Blues For Yesterday
23. Don’t Jive Me
24. I’ve Got The World On A String
25. My Bucket’s Got A Hole It
Disc 2
1. Basin Street Blues
2. On The Sunny Side Of The Street
3. Swing Low Sweet Chariot
4. Stompin’ At The Savoy (Live with Barrett Deems)
5. Old Rockin’ Chair (with Jack Teagarden)
6. Muggles 7. Wild Man Blues
8. St. Louis Blues
9. Dusky Stevedore
10. There’s No You
11. I Was Doing All Right
12. I Got Plenty O’Nuttin’ (with Ella Fitzgerald)
13. Jack Armstrong Blues
14. Ory’s Creole Trombone
15. Weary Blues
16. Coal Cart Blues
17. Down In Honky Tonk Town
18. I Can’t Give You Anything But Love
19. Muskrat Ramble
20. Perdido Street Blues
21. Long Long Journey (Live)
22. West End Blues
23. The Blues Are Brewin’
24. Hotter Than That
25. Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans
Disc 3
1. Dream A Little Dream Of Me (with Ella Fitzgerald)
2. You’re The Top
3. St. James Infirmary
4. I Can’t Believe That You’re In Love With Me
5. Black And Blue
6. Them There Eyes
7. Willie The Weeper
8. Back O’Town Blues
9. You Turned The Tables On Me
10. Down By The Riverside
11. I’m Just A Lucky So And So
12. Knockin’ A Jug
13. The Hucklebuck (with Velma Middleton)
14. Georgia On My Mind
15. Save It, Pretty Mama
16. Skid-dat-de-dat
17. Don’t Get Around Much Anymore
18. That’s My Home
19. Alligator Crawl
20. Shadrack
21. Cornet Shop Suey
22. Blues In The South
23. I’m Beginning To See The Light (with The Duke Ellington Orchestra)
24. My Sweet Hunk O’ Trash (with Billie Holiday)
25. Hello Dolly (Live)
Disc 4
1. It Don’t Mean A Thing
2. I Wonder, I Wonder, I Wonder
3. Struttin’ With Some Barbecue
4. East Of The Sun (And West Of The Moon)
5. It Takes Time
6. Where The Blues Were Born In New Orleans
7. Fifty-Fifty Blues
8. I Hope Gabriel Likes My Music
9. Snafu (Live)
10. Jonah And The Whale
11. Wolverine Blues
12. I Want A Little Girl (Live)
13. Our Monday Date
14. Melancholy Blues
15. Perdido (Lost) (with Billy Kyle)
16. Before Long
17. Baby, Won’t You Please Come Home (Live)
18. Some Day You’ll Be Sorry (Live)
19. Mahogany Hall Stomp
20. Reckless Blues (with Velma Middleton)
21. Dippermouth Blues
22. Old Man Mose (Live)
23. Tiger Rag
24. Savoy Blues
25. Cabaret (Live)