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The Real Ambassadors 180G Vinyl LP Record Louis Armstrong and His Band

Sold Date: April 20, 2024
Start Date: March 20, 2019
Final Price: £16.99 (GBP)
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Limited 180gm audiophile vinyl repressing of this Jazz classic. The Real Ambassadors features Louis Armstrong's first and only recorded collaborations with Dave Brubeck (also co-composer and conductor of the album), singer Carmen McRae, and the vocal trio of Dave Lambert, Jon Hendricks, and Annie Ross. The Real Ambassadors project, which delivered a strong political message condemning racism, was an original Broadway play written and composed by Brubeck and his wife Iola. Wax Time.


LP1 Side 1

1.    Everybody’s Comin

2.   Cultural Exchange

3.   Good Reviews

4.   Remember Who You Are

5.   My One Bad Habit

6.   Summer Song

7.   King for a Day

8.   Blow Satchmo

9.   The Real Ambassador

 

LP 1 Side 2

1.   In the Lurch

2.   One Moment Worth Years

3.   They say I Look Good

4.   Since Love Had Its Way

5.   I didn’t know until You told me

6.   Swing Bells; Blow Satchmo; Finale