The Complete Masters 1925–1945

~ Release by Louis Armstrong (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Track lengths on disc 2 are off.
According to one amazon.com commenter, "On my copy of Disc 2, the great Hot Sevens are not in the order shown on the sleeve and in the booklet, and not in the right date order."
Does anyone have / have access to this set?

edit 2022-10-24: Tried to look via the fingerprints and durations then here what I found (track. old name --> correct name)
6. Alligator Crawl --> Gully Low Blues
7. Potato Head Blues --> That's When I'll Come Back to You
8. Melancholy Blues --> Alligator Crawl
9. Weary Blues --> Potato Head Blues
10. Twelfth Street Rag --> Melancholy Blues
11. Keyhole Blues --> Weary Blues
12. S.O.L. Blues --> Twelfth Street Rag
13. Gully Low Blues --> Keyhole Blues
14. That's When I'll Come Back to You --> S.O.L. Blues

Annotation last modified on 2022-10-24 04:06 UTC.

Tracklist

1CD: 1925–1926
2CD: 1926–1928
3CD: 1928–1929
4CD: 1929–1930
5CD: 1930–1931
6CD: 1932–1933
7CD: 1933–1935
8CD: 1935–1936
9CD: 1936–1937
10CD: 1937–1938
11CD: 1938–1939
12CD: 1939–1941
13CD: 1941–1945
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Long, Long Ago
Louis Armstrong and His Hot Seven2:53
2Hey Lawdy Mama
recording of:
Hey Lawdy Mama (on 1941-04-11)
lyricist and composer:
Buddy Moss (in 1934)
publisher:
Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
Louis Armstrong and His Hot Seven3:00
3I’ll Get Mine Bye and Bye
recording of:
I'll Get Mine Bye and Bye (on 1941-04-11)
writer:
Jimmie Davis (American politician, singer and songwriter)
Louis Armstrong and His Hot Seven3:05
4Now Do You Call That a Buddy?
Louis Armstrong and His Hot Seven3:22
5Yes Suh!
recording of:
Yes Suh! (on 1941-04-11)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Edgar Dowell
Louis Armstrong and His Hot Seven2:22
6When It’s Sleepy Time Down SouthLouis Armstrong & His Orchestra3:12
7Leap Frog
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra2:59
8I Used to Love You (But It’s All Over Now)Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra3:00
9You Rascal, You (I’ll Be Glad When You’re Dead)
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1941-11-16)
alto saxophone:
Rupert Cole (swing era jazz clarinetist and saxophonist) (on 1941-11-16) and Carl Frye (on 1941-11-16)
bass, double bass and double bass [bass]:
Hayes Alvis (on 1941-11-16)
drums (drum set) and drums (drum set) [drums]:
Sid Catlett (on 1941-11-16)
guitar:
Lawrence Lucie (on 1941-11-16)
piano:
Luis Russell (on 1941-11-16)
reeds:
Rupert Cole (swing era jazz clarinetist and saxophonist) (on 1941-11-16), Carl Frye (on 1941-11-16), Joe Garland (saxophonist, composer) (on 1941-11-16) and Prince Robinson (on 1941-11-16)
saxophone:
Joe Garland (saxophonist, composer) (on 1941-11-16)
tenor saxophone:
Joe Garland (saxophonist, composer) (on 1941-11-16) and Prince Robinson (on 1941-11-16)
trombone:
Henderson Chambers (on 1941-11-16), Norman Greene (on 1941-11-16) and George Washington (jazz trombonist) (on 1941-11-16)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1941-11-16), Frank Galbreath (on 1941-11-16), Gene Price (big band jazz trumpeter) (on 1941-11-16), Gene Prince (on 1941-11-16) and Shelton Hemphill (on 1941-11-16)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1941-11-16)
orchestra:
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra (on 1941-11-16)
recording of:
I’ll Be Glad When You’re Dead, You Rascal You
lyricist and composer:
Sam Theard
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra3:00
10(Get Some) Cash for Your Trash
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1942-04-17)
alto saxophone:
Rupert Cole (swing era jazz clarinetist and saxophonist) (on 1942-04-17) and Carl Frye (on 1942-04-17)
bass and double bass:
John Simmons (bassist) (on 1942-04-17)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1942-04-17)
guitar:
Lawrence Lucie (on 1942-04-17)
piano:
Luis Russell (on 1942-04-17)
reeds:
Rupert Cole (swing era jazz clarinetist and saxophonist) (on 1942-04-17), Carl Frye (on 1942-04-17), Joe Garland (saxophonist, composer) (on 1942-04-17) and Prince Robinson (on 1942-04-17)
tenor saxophone:
Joe Garland (saxophonist, composer) (on 1942-04-17) and Prince Robinson (on 1942-04-17)
trombone:
Henderson Chambers (on 1942-04-17), George Washington (jazz trombonist) (on 1942-04-17) and James Whitney (US trombonist) (on 1942-04-17)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1942-04-17), Bernard Flood (on 1942-04-17), Frank Galbreath (on 1942-04-17) and Shelton Hemphill (on 1942-04-17)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1942-04-17)
orchestra:
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra (on 1942-04-17)
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra3:03
11Among My Souvenirs
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1942-04-17)
alto saxophone:
Rupert Cole (swing era jazz clarinetist and saxophonist) (on 1942-04-17) and Carl Frye (on 1942-04-17)
double bass:
John Simmons (bassist) (on 1942-04-17)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1942-04-17)
guitar:
Lawrence Lucie (on 1942-04-17)
piano:
Luis Russell (on 1942-04-17)
tenor saxophone:
Joe Garland (saxophonist, composer) (on 1942-04-17) and Prince Robinson (on 1942-04-17)
trombone:
Henderson Chambers (on 1942-04-17), George Washington (jazz trombonist) (on 1942-04-17) and James Whitney (US trombonist) (on 1942-04-17)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1942-04-17), Bernard Flood (on 1942-04-17), Frank Galbreath (on 1942-04-17) and Shelton "Scad" Hemphill (on 1942-04-17)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1942-04-17)
orchestra:
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra (on 1942-04-17)
recording of:
Among My Souvenirs (on 1942-04-17)
lyricist:
Edgar Leslie
composer:
Horatio Nicholls
publisher:
Crawford Music Inc., DeSylva, Brown and Henderson, Inc. (on 1927-10-05), Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd. (on 1927-10-05) and Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) (on 1968-09-23)
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra2:47
12Coquette
recording of:
Coquette (on 1942-04-17)
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Johnny Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green) and Carmen Lombardo
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra2:37
13I Never Knew
recording of:
I Never Knew (on 1942-04-17)
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Ted Fio Rito
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) and Gilbert Keyes Music Company
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra2:46
14Basin Street Blues
The Esquire All Star Jazz Band4:07
15Back O’Town Blues
recording of:
Back o’ Town Blues (on 1944-01-13)
writer:
Louis Armstrong and Luis Russell
The Esquire All Star Jazz Band3:36
16My Ideal
recording of:
My Ideal (from “Playboy of Paris”)
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
Newell Chase and Richard A. Whiting
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
The Esquire All Star Jazz Band3:07
17Flying Home
recording of:
Flying Home (sung/scat version, eg. by Ella Fitzgerald)
lyricist:
Sid Robin (US lyricist & composer)
composer:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) and Lionel Hampton
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, Ltd and Regent Music (BMI)
version of:
Flying Home (instrumental version)
The Esquire All Star Jazz Band11:53
18Jack‐Armstrong Blues
recording of:
Jack‐Armstrong Blues (on 1944-12-06)
writer:
Louis Armstrong and Jack Teagarden
V-Disc All-Star Jam Session feat. Jack Teagarden & Louis Armstrong3:40
19Confessin’ That I Love You
recording of:
I’m Confessin’ (That I Love You) (on 1944-12-07)
lyricist:
Al J. Neiburg (lyricist) (in 1930)
composer:
Doc Daugherty (in 1930) and Ellis Reynolds (in 1930)
publisher:
Bourne Music Ltd.
version of:
Lookin’ for Another Sweetie
Louis Armstrong & The V-Disc All-Stars3:21
20Jodie Man
recording of:
Jodie Man (on 1945-01-14)
writer:
Doris Fisher and Allan Roberts (songwriter)
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra3:18
21I Wonder
alto saxophone:
Jules Rubin (on 1945-01-14) and Sid Stoneburn (on 1945-01-14)
baritone saxophone:
Paul Ricci (on 1945-01-14)
double bass:
Bob Haggart (on 1945-01-14)
drums (drum set):
Johnny Blowers (on 1945-01-14)
guitar:
Carl Kress (on 1945-01-14)
piano:
Dave Bowman (jazz pianist) (on 1945-01-14)
reeds:
Bill Stegmeyer (on 1945-01-14)
tenor saxophone:
Art Rollini (on 1945-01-14)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1945-01-14) and Billy Butterfield (on 1945-01-14)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1945-01-14)
recording of:
I Wonder (on 1945-01-14)
lyricist and composer:
Cecil Gant (in 1944)
writer:
R. Laveen (Composer, songwriter and author)
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra2:59
14CD: 1923–1927 Selected Tracks