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Louis Armstrong
His Greatest Years 1925-1928

Compil. FR 1972 on Odeon label
Jazz and Blues (Dixieland, Swing, Vocal)

Comes in a foldout box with a 12" booklet. Recording dated A3: November 19, 1925. A4: February 22, 1926. A8: February 26, 1926. B2: February 26, 1926. B6: June 16, 1926. B8: June 23, 1926. C2: June 23, 1926. C6: November 16, 1926. C8: November 27, 1926. D2: May 7 1927. D3: May 9, 1927. D5: May 10, 1927. D8: May 11, 1927. E1, E2: May 13, 1927. E3, E4: May 14, 1927. E5, E6: September 2, 1927. E7: September 6, 1927. E8, F1: December 9, 1927. F2, F3: December 10, 1927. F4, F5: December 13, 1927. F6 to F8: June 27, 1928. G1 to G3: June 28, 1928. G4, G5: June 29, 1928. G6: July 5, 1928. G7, G8: December 4, 1928. H1 to H4: December 5, 1928. H5: December 7, 1928. H6, H7: December 12, 1928. All titles recorded in Chicago, Illinois. Made in France by Pathe Marconi.

     
Musicians
PortraitLouis Armstrong tr, voc, 1901-1971 US
cornet, slide whistle, vocals, vocals, refrain, album by, written by
PortraitDon Redman as, voc, 1900-1964 US
alto saxophone, written by
PortraitJohnny Dodds cl, 1892-1940 US
alto saxophone, clarinet
PortraitJohnny St. Cyr bj, g, 1890-1966 US
banjo, written by
PortraitMancy Carr bj, g, 1899-1946 US
banjo, vocals
PortraitJimmy Strong ts, cl, US
clarinet, tenor saxophone
PortraitBaby Dodds dr, US
drums
PortraitZutty Singleton dr, 1898-1975 US
drums
PortraitLonnie Johnson g, voc, 1899-1970 US
guitar
PortraitEarl Hines p, 1903-1983 US
piano, vocals, written by
PortraitLil Hardin-Armstrong p, US
piano, vocals, vocals, refrain
PortraitFred Robinson tb, 1901-1984 US
trombone
PortraitKid Ory tb, 1886-1973 US
trombone
PortraitGerald Reeves tb, US
trombone, either of
PortraitJohn Thomas tb, US
trombone, either of, trombone, probably
PortraitPete Briggs tu, *1904 US
tuba
PortraitMay Alix voc,
vocals
Producers
Jacques Combet photography by, front
Album Tracks
No Title Artist Composer Duration
1My HeartLouis ArmstrongLouis Armstrong
2Yes! I'm In The BarrelLouis ArmstrongLouis Armstrong
3Gut Bucket BluesLouis ArmstrongLouis Armstrong
4Come Back Sweet PapaLouis ArmstrongLuis Russell, Paul Barbarin
5Georgia GrindLouis ArmstrongJimmy Blythe
6Heebie JeebiesLouis ArmstrongBoyd Atkins, Richard M. Jones
7Cornet Chop SueyLouis ArmstrongLouis Armstrong
8Oriental StrutLouis ArmstrongJohnny St. Cyr
9You're NextLouis ArmstrongLouis Armstrong
10Muskrat RambleLouis ArmstrongEdward Ory
11Don't Forget To Mess AroundLouis ArmstrongPaul Barbarin
12I'm Gonna GitchaLouis ArmstrongLil Hardin
13Dropping ShucksLouis ArmstrongLil Hardin
14Who'sitLouis ArmstrongRichard M. Jones
15The King Of The ZulusLouis ArmstrongLil Hardin
16Big Fat Ma And Skinny PaLouis ArmstrongRichard M. Jones
17Lonesome BluesLouis ArmstrongLil Hardin
18Sweet Little PapaLouis ArmstrongEdward Ory
19Jazz LipsLouis ArmstrongLil Hardin
20Skid-Dat-De-DatLouis ArmstrongLil Hardin
21I Want A Big Butter And Egg ManLouis ArmstrongLouis Armstrong, Percy Venable
22Sunset Cafe StompLouis ArmstrongLouis Armstrong, Percy Venable
23You Made Me Love YouLouis ArmstrongLouis Armstrong, Percy Venable
24Irish Black BottomLouis ArmstrongLouis Armstrong, Percy Venable
25Willie The WeeperLouis ArmstrongGrant Rymal, Marty Bloom, Walter Melrose
26Wild Man BluesLouis ArmstrongJelly Roll Morton, Louis Armstrong
27Chicago BreakdownLouis ArmstrongJelly Roll Morton
28Alligator CrawlLouis ArmstrongFats Waller
29Potato Head BluesLouis ArmstrongLouis Armstrong
30Melancholy BluesLouis ArmstrongElmer Schoebel, Marty Bloom, Walter Melrose
31Weary BluesLouis ArmstrongArtie Matthews
32Twelfth Street RagLouis ArmstrongAndy Razaf, Euday L. Bowman, James S. Sumner
33Keyhole BluesLouis ArmstrongWesley Wilson
34S.O.L. BluesLouis ArmstrongLouis Armstrong
35Gully BluesLouis ArmstrongLouis Armstrong
36That's When I'll Come Back To YouLouis ArmstrongFrank Biggs
37Put 'Em Down BluesLouis ArmstrongEloise Bennett
38Ory's Creole TromboneLouis ArmstrongEdward Ory
39The Last TimeLouis ArmstrongBilly H. Ewing, Sara Martin
40Struttin' With Some BarbecueLouis ArmstrongLouis Armstrong
41Got No BluesLouis ArmstrongLil Hardin
42Once In A WhileLouis ArmstrongWilliam H. Butler
43I'm Not RoughLouis ArmstrongLil Hardin
44Hotter Than ThatLouis ArmstrongLil Hardin
45Savoy BluesLouis ArmstrongEdward Ory
46FireworksLouis ArmstrongSpencer Williams
47Skip The GutterLouis ArmstrongSpencer Williams
48A Monday DateLouis ArmstrongEarl Hines
49Don't Jive MeLouis ArmstrongLouis Armstrong
50West End BluesLouis ArmstrongClarence Williams, Joe Oliver
51Sugar Foot StrutLouis ArmstrongBillie Pierce, Charles Schwab, Henry Myers
52Two DeucesLouis ArmstrongLil Hardin
53Squeeze MeLouis ArmstrongClarence Williams, Fats Waller
54Knee DropsLouis ArmstrongLil Hardin
55No Papa NoLouis ArmstrongVictoria Spivey
56Basin Street BluesLouis ArmstrongSpencer Williams
57No One Else But YouLouis ArmstrongDon Redman
58Beau Koo JackLouis ArmstrongAlexander Hill, Louis Armstrong
59Save It Pretty MamaLouis ArmstrongDon Redman, Joe Davis, Paul Denniker
60Weather BirdLouis ArmstrongJoe Oliver
61MugglesLouis ArmstrongEarl Hines, Louis Armstrong
62Heah Me Talkin' To YaLouis ArmstrongDon Redman, Louis Armstrong
63St. James InfirmaryLouis ArmstrongJoe Primrose
64Tight Like ThisLouis ArmstrongLangston Curl
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