LOUIS ARMSTRONG - ESSENTIAL ORIGINAL ALBUMS [DIGIPAK] NEW CD

3-CD SET WITH ESSENTIAL ORIGINAL ALBUMSDELUXE 5-PANEL DIGIPACKINCLUDES 20-PAGE BOOKLETThis release presents some of the best recordings made by the great Louis Armstrong in the mid-1950s and early 1960s. Included here are his small group recordings with the Oscar Peterson Quartet, his legendary dates with Duke Ellington at the piano, two splendid big band albums on which Louis performs spirituals and well-known standard songs, and a wonderful tribute to Fats Waller he recorded with his All Stars. All of the tracks contained here are studio recordings with excellent sound quality, and showcase Satchmo at his best both singing and playing trumpet.The five complete albums compiled on this set are: Louis Armstrong Meets Oscar Peterson (Verve Records MGV- 8322), Louis and the Good Book (Decca DL 8741), Louis and the Angels (Decca DL8488), Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington Together for the First Time (Roulette SR52074), and Satch Plays Fats (Columbia CL708).PERSONNEL:LOUIS ARMSTRONG, trumpet & vocals on all tracks, plus:CD 1: LOUIS ARMSTRONG MEETS OSCAR PETERSONOscar Peterson, piano; Herb Ellis, guitar; Ray Brown, bass;Louis Bellson, drums.Chicago, October 14, 1957 & Los Angeles, July 31, 1957 (tracks 13-16 only).CD 2 [1-12]: LOUIS AND THE GOOD BOOKOrchestra conducted by Sy Oliver. New York, February 4, 6 & 7, 1958.CD 2 [13-24]: LOUIS AND THE ANGELSOrchestra conducted by Sy Oliver. New York, January 29-30, 1957.CD 3 [1-10]: LOUIS ARMSTRONG & DUKE ELLINGTON / TOGETHER FOR THE FIRST TIMEDuke Ellington, piano; Barney Bigard, clarinet; Trummy Young, trombone;Mort Herbert, bass; Danny Barcelona, drums.New York, April 3 & 4, 1961.CD 3 [11-19]: SATCH PLAYS FATSLouis Armstrong, trumpet & vocals; Barney Bigard, clarinet;Trummy Young, trombone; Billy Kyle, piano; Arvell Shaw, bass;Barrett Deems, drums; Velma Middleton, vocals.New York, April 26-27 & May 3, 1955.CD 1: TOTAL TIME: 71:1401 That Old Feeling02 Let’s Fall In Love03 I’ll Never Be The Same04 Blues In The Night05 How Long Has This Been Going On06 I Was Doing All Right07 What’s New08 Moon Song09 Just One Of Those Things10 There’s No You11 You Go To My Head12 Sweet Lorraine13 I Get A Kick Out Of You14 Makin’ Whoopee15 Willow Weep For Me16 Let’s Do It (Let’s Fall In Love)CD 2: TOTAL TIME: 76:1001 Nobody Knows The Trouble I’ve Seen02 Shadrack03 Go Down, Moses04 Rock My Soul05 Ezekiel Saw The Wheel06 On My Way07 Down By The Riverside08 Swing Low, Sweet Chariot09 Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child10 Jonah And The Whale11 Didn’t It Rain12 This Train13 When Did You Leave Heaven?14 You’re A Heavenly Thing15 I Married An Angel16 A Sinner Kissed An Angel17 Angela Mia18 Angel Child19 And The Angels Sing20 Fools Rush In21 I’ll String Along With You22 Angel23 The Prisoner’s Song24 Good Night, AngelCD 3: TOTAL TIME: 75:4101 Duke’s Place02 I’m Just A Lucky So And So03 Cottontail04 Mood Indigo05 Do Nothin’ Till You Hear From Me06 The Beautiful American07 Black And Tan Fantasy08 Drop Me Off In Harlem09 The Mooche10 In A Mellow Tone11 Honeysuckle Rose12 Blue Turning Grey Over You13 I’m Crazy ‘Bout My Baby14 Squeeze Me15 Keepin’ Out Of Mischief Now16 All That Meat And No Potatoes17 I’ve Got The Feeling I’m Falling18 (What Did I Do To Be So) Black And Blue19 Ain’t Misbehavin’