Louis Armstrong - Louis Armstrong Meets Oscar Peterson

Artist:

Armstrong, Louis

UPC:

8436019580400

See Also:

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Description:

Personnel: Louis Armstrong (vocals, trumpet); Oscar Peterson (piano); Herb Ellis (guitar); Ray Brown (bass); Louie Bellson (drums).
All tracks have been digitally remastered.
This is part of the Verve Master Edition series.
Personnel: Louis Armstrong (vocals, trumpet); Oscar Peterson (piano); Herb Ellis (guitar); Louie Bellson (drums).
Liner Note Author: Bernard Lee.
Recording information: Chicago (07/31/1957); Los Angeles (07/31/1957); Chicago (10/14/1957); Los Angeles (10/14/1957).
Since Louis Armstrong just about invented jazz vocals if not popular singing itself, it was inevitable (and fortunate) that someone like producer Norman Granz would set Armstrong down in the studio with a modern `50s combo like Oscar Peterson`s trio and watch the seminal musician strut his stuff. Aside from the Dixieland-derived All-Stars live show, Armstrong spent most of the late `40s and early `50s singing it straight for Milt Gabler at Decca Records. Here at Verve in 1957, Satchmo finally gets to ease up a little and stretch those famous gravelly vocal chords on a collection of romantic standards. Unlike Fats Waller, Armstrong rarely undermined the message of a love song with virtuoso clowning. For instance, he provided a wonderfully romantic foil to Ella Fitzgerald on their essential duet sessions. On his own, he proves to be a rhythmically adept contemporary troubadour with such deeply melodic material as "I`ll Never Be the Same," "Moon Song," and "You Go to My Head." It should be noted that the earthy Louis gets the last word on the eight-minute version of Cole Porter`s "Let`s Do It" that closes the set.

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. That Old Feeling
2. Let`s Fall In Love
3. I`ll Never Be The Same
4. Blues In The Night
5. How Long Has This Been Going On
6. I Was Doing All Right
7. What`s New
8. Moon Song
9. Just One of Those Things
10. There`s No You
11. You Go To My Head
12. Sweet Lorraine
13. Indiana
14. Let`s Fall In Love [Alternate Version] - (alternate take)
15. I Get a Kick Out of You
16. Makin` Whoopee
17. Willow Weep For Me
18. Let`s Do It (Let`s Fall In Love)

Album Information

Release Date:

02/09/2009

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Jazz Instrument

Subgenre:

Piano

Label:

Essential Jazz

Catalog Number:

EJA 040

Original Release Year:

1957

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Runtime:

70 : 2

Guest Artist:

Louie Bellson; Ray Brown; Herb Ellis

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