LOUIS ARMSTRONG

Satchmo Plays King Oliver

SEALED limited edition 200 gram Vinyl LP. Analogue Productions AAPJ 5930. Stereo, limited edition 200 gram vinyl reissue. COVER & VINYL: MINT still sealed, never played.

Remastered by Bernie Grundman, from the original analog tapes

200-gram vinyl plated and pressed by Quality Record Pressings!

Tip-on style jacket by Stoughton Printing

Such a great album, as this one is, deserves the Analogue Productions reissue treatment. Remastered by Bernie Grundman from the original analog tape, the 200-gram super-silent pressing from Quality Record Pressings showcases the sound better than it's ever been heard before. We've topped off the premium vinyl with a tip-on style jacket from Stoughton Printing.

This record is Armstrong's tribute to the man who helped shape his trumpet style back in New Orleans and whose invitation to join his band in Chicago put him in the spotlight which has shone on him ever since. There is a heck of a lot of good music on this all-star album. The songs are tunes either written by King Oliver, or tunes that Oliver played. "St. James Infirmary" is taken at an incredibly slow and eerie pace, and when Louis comes back to repeat the main theme at the end, the effect is breathtaking. Louis sings a charming version of "Frankie And Johnny" accompanied only by an old-time honky tonk piano. "Jelly Roll Blues" is a beautiful take on the Jelly Roll Morton Classic. "Chimes Blues" is deep and bluesy return to the tune Oliver and Armstrong first recorded way back in 1923.

The title "Old Kentucky Home" may seem out of place, but musically the song fits right in, and when Armstrong prompts his band to sing along with him for a chorus, the result is rather touching. "Panama Rag" is a joyous up tempo romp, and "I Ain't Gonna Give Nobody None Of This Jelly Roll" is pure Satchmo fun, with Armstrong not in the mood to "give nobody none to save their soul." There is a good amount of straight-up blowing on this album, and the recordings have a more informal feel than Armstrong's other two "plays" albums — Plays W.C. Handy and Satch Plays Fats.

Recorded at Radio Recorders Studio in Hollywood, Calif. over three days at the end of September and the beginning of October, 1959.

LOUIS ARMSTRONG (trumpet, vocal) with Billy Kyle, Trummy Young, Peanuts Hucko, Danny Barcelona, Mort Herbert.

1. St. James Infirmary
2. Big Butter and Egg Man
3. I Ain't Got Nobody
4. Panama Rag
5. Doctor Jazz
6. Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight
7. Frankie and Johnny
8. I Ain't Gonna Give Nobody None of This Jelly Roll
9. Drop That Sack
10. Jelly Roll Blues
11. My Old Kentucky Home
12. Chimes Blues

***FACTORY SEALED***NEVER PLAYED***

 

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