Louis Armstrong and His All-Stars - Louis Armstrong Plays W.C. Handy
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Artist: Louis Armstrong and His All-StarsEdition: Music CD
Format: Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 1997-03-25
Music Label: Sony
Soundtracks:
- St. Louis Blues
- Yellow Dog Blues
- Loveless Love
- Aunt Hagar's Blues
- Long Gone (From the Bowlin' Green)
- Memphis Blues (Or Mister Crump)
- Beale Street Blues
- Ole Miss Blues
- Chantez Les Bas (Sing 'Em Low)
- Hesitating Blues
- Atlanta Blues (Make Me One Pallet on Your Floor)
- George Avakian's Interview with W.C. Handy [#] - Louis Armstrong, George Avakian, W.C. Handy
- Loveless Love [Rehearsal Sequence][#]
- Hesitating Blues [Rehearsal Sequence][#]
- Alligator Story [#]
- Long Gone (From the Bowlin' Green) [Rehearsal Sequence][#]
Music reviews of Louis Armstrong Plays W.C. Handy
Music Review: Completely Amazing
Rating: 5 Stars
When I bought this CD, I had no clue how well regarded this recording session was. I just wanted another Satchmo CD. I played it, and I was completely blown away. The entire ensemble seems to have peaked over the three days this was recorded. Armstrong and Trummy Young play relaxed, and beautifully together, and it rubs off on the rest of the gang. The first song is St. Louis Blues. It is so well done, this one song makes it worth the cost of the CD. You'll never hear it done so beautifully ever again. The liner notes from the producer claim that Handy cried when he heard the recording after it was done. I believe it.
There are some rehearsal sessions included that make an already fun album even more enjoyable. Pops invited some friends up for the session, and you can hear him cajoling them into singing the courus on "Long Gone" Then you hear Velma teaching them how to sing it. A cute moment.
The sound quality is very good. Once in awhile you can hear a little hiss, but not much, and it's not constant. The liner notes are pretty impressive too. Buy this CD, you're going to love it.
Description of Louis Armstrong Plays W.C. Handy
A wonderful meeting of two institutions of American music, this 1954 album was the finest recording of Louis Armstrong's later career, with the great trumpeter-singer turning to material that was very close to his roots. Both W.C. Handy and Armstrong had a complex relationship with the blues, an essential source for both Handy's popular songs and Armstrong's improvisational art, and these recordings touch on the heart of the matter. On "Yellow Dog Blues," a product of Handy's own early and chance encounter with the rural blues, there's a majesty that recalls Armstrong's early recordings with Bessie Smith. Armstrong is clearly inspired by the classic material and the chance to stretch out on record, and his regular band of the period joins in perfectly. Trombonist Trummy Young, clarinetist Barney Bigard, pianist Billy Kyle, and singer Velma Middleton contribute stellar solos and support, while bassist Arvell Shaw and drummer Barrett Deems do an exceptional job of keeping the slower tempos rock steady. This is a deeply moving and consummately executed performance. --Stuart BroomerClassic Vocalists CDs
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