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Louis Armstrong / Featuring: I've Got The World On A String, Basin Street Blues, St Louis Blues / Time Music International Limited Audio CD 1997 / TMI206
UPC 5033606020627
Louis Daniel Armstrong (August 4, 1901 – July 6, 1971), was an American trumpeter, composer, vocalist, and actor who was among the most influential figures in jazz. His career spanned five decades, from the 1920s to the 1960s, and different eras in the history of jazz. In 2017, he was inducted into the Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame.
Armstrong was born and raised in New Orleans. Coming to prominence in the 1920s as an inventive trumpet and cornet player, Armstrong was a foundational influence in jazz, shifting the focus of the music from collective improvisation to solo performance. Around 1922, he followed his mentor, Joe "King" Oliver, to Chicago to play in the Creole Jazz Band. In Chicago, he spent time with other popular jazz musicians, reconnecting with his friend Bix Beiderbecke and spending time with Hoagy Carmichael and Lil Hardin. He earned a reputation at "cutting contests", and relocated to New York in order to join Fletcher Henderson's band.
Tracklist:
| 1 | I've Got The World On A String | 3:15 |
| 2 | Basin Street Blues | 3:25 |
| 3 | Snowball | 3:10 |
| 4 | Sweet Sue, Just You | 2:45 |
| 5 | St. Louis Blues | 2:40 |
| 6 | High Society | 3:08 |
| 7 | When It's Sleepy Time Down South | 3:11 |
| 8 | You Rascal You | 2:58 |
| 9 | Amoung My Souvenirs | 2:46 |
| 10 | Memories Of You | 3:11 |
| 11 |
Stardust | 3:25 |
| 12 | When You're Smiling | 2:51 |
| 13 | Dinah | 3:19 |
| 14 | Tiger Rag | 3:11 |
| 15 | Lazy River | 3:04 |
| 16 | Ain't Misbehavin' | 3:12 |
| 17 | Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea |
2:57 |
| 18 | Jubilee | 2:37 |
| 19 | Weatherbird | 2:44 |
| 20 | Back O'town Blues | 3:17 |
