The Very Best Of (2CD)

 
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Louis Armstrong
The Very Best Of (2CD)

[ Univesal Music / 2 CD ]

Release Date: Monday 14 September 2015

A jazz pioneer, Louis Armstrong was the first important soloist to emerge in jazz, and he became the most influential musician in the music's history. As a trumpet virtuoso, his playing, beginning with the 1920s studio recordings he made with his Hot Five and Hot Seven ensembles, charted a future for jazz in highly imaginative, emotionally charged improvisation. For this, he is revered by jazz fans. But Armstrong also became an enduring figure in popular music due to his distinctively phrased baritone singing and engaging personality, which were on display in a series of vocal recordings and film roles. He weathered the bebop period of the '40s, growing ever more beloved worldwide. By the '50s, Armstrong was widely recognized, even traveling the globe for the US. .State Department and earning the nickname "Ambassador Satch." His resurgence in the '60s with hit recordings like 1965's Grammy-winning "Hello Dolly" and 1968's classic "What a Wonderful World" solidified his legacy as a musical and cultural icon. In 1972, a year after his death, he received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Similarly, many of his most influential recordings, like 1928's "West End Blues" and 1955's "Mack the Knife," have been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.

Tracks:

Disc 1
What a Wonderful World
La Vie en Rose
Hello, Dolly!
On the Sunny Side of the Street
Basin Street Blues
Blueberry Hill
C'est Si Bon
The Dummy Song
Chloe
I Still Get Jealous
When You're Smiling (The World Smiles with You)
Kiss of Fire
Sittin'in the Sun
A Kiss to Build a Dream On
High Society
When It's Sleepy Time Down South
Takes Two to Tango
Skokiaan
Hello Brother
La Cucaracha

Disc 2
Moon River
Down By the River Side
Someday
April in Portugal
When the Saints Go Marching In
It's Been a Long, Long Time
Sincerely
Cabaret
I Get Ideas
Ramona
Memories of You
Only You
Gone Fishin'
Mahogany Hall Stomp
Otchi-Tchor-Ni-ya
Ko Ko Mo (I Love You So)
Jeepers Creepers
Dream a Little Dream of Me
Me and Brother Bill
Don't Fence Me In