Name: This Is Jazz #1 by Louis Armstrong
Brand: Louis Armstrong
SKU: 074646461327
Price: 9.9 USD
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 3 (112 reviews)

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This Is Jazz, Vol. 1 isn't an ideal overview of Louis Armstrong's seminal Columbia recordings, but it isn't bad, either. Many of the featured 16 songs are among Armstrong's very best, giving novices a good idea of the sound, style, and depth of his music, even if it doesn't provide an ideal context. Nevertheless, This Is Jazz doesn't intend to provide context, which will undoubtedly frustrate collectors and jazz purists. However, it does succeed in offering an affordable sampler of his classic Columbia recordings for curious listeners -- and it succeeds quite well in that regard.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo

1. Cornet Chop Suey

by Louis Armstrong

Primary Artist: Louis Armstrong; Main Performer
Banjo: Johnny St. Cyr; Performer
Clarinet: Johnny Dodds; Performer
Cornet: Louis Armstrong; Performer
Performer: Louis Armstrong; Performer
Piano: Lil Armstrong; Performer
Composer: L. Armstrong; Composer
Lyricist: L. Armstrong; Composer
Producer: Bruce Talbot; Production
Trombone: Kid Ory; Performer
Banjo: Johnny St. Cyr; Performer
Clarinet: Johnny Dodds; Performer
Cornet: Louis Armstrong; Performer
Piano: Lil Armstrong; Performer
Trombone: Kid Ory; Performer
Composer: L. Armstrong; Composer
Lyricist: L. Armstrong; Composer
Producer: Bruce Talbot; Production

2. Heebie Jeebies

by Louis Armstrong

Primary Artist: Louis Armstrong; Main Performer
Banjo: Johnny St. Cyr; Performer
Clarinet: Johnny Dodds; Performer
Cornet: Louis Armstrong; Performer
Performer: Louis Armstrong; Performer
Piano: Lil Armstrong; Performer
Trombone: Edward Ory; Performer
Vocals: Louis Armstrong; Performer
Banjo: Johnny St. Cyr; Performer
Clarinet: Johnny Dodds; Performer
Cornet: Louis Armstrong; Performer
Piano: Lil Armstrong; Performer
Trombone: Edward Ory; Performer
Composer: B. Atkins; Composer
Lyricist: B. Atkins; Composer
Composer: B. Atkins; Composer
Lyricist: B. Atkins; Composer
Producer: Bruce Talbot; Production
Producer: Bruce Talbot; Production

3. Potato Head Blues

by Louis Armstrong

Banjo: Johnny St. Cyr; Performer
Clarinet: Johnny Dodds; Performer
Drums: Baby Dodds; Performer
Guitar: Johnny St.cyr; Performer
Performer: Louis Armstrong; Performer
Primary Artist: Louis Armstrong; Main Performer
Piano: Lil Armstrong; Performer
Trombone: John Thomas; Performer
Trumpet: Louis Armstrong; Performer
Banjo: Johnny St. Cyr; Performer
Lyricist: Louis Armstrong; Composer
Clarinet: Johnny Dodds; Performer
Drums: Baby Dodds; Performer
Guitar: Johnny St. Cyr; Performer
Piano: Lil Armstrong; Performer
Trombone: John Thomas; Performer
Trumpet: Louis Armstrong; Performer
Composer: Louis Armstrong; Composer
Lyricist: Louis Armstrong; Composer
Composer: Louis Armstrong; Composer
Producer: Bruce Talbot; Production
Producer: Bruce Talbot; Production

4. West End Blues

by Louis Armstrong

Banjo: Mancy Carr; Performer
Clarinet: Jimmy Strong; Performer
Drums: Zutty Singleton; Performer
Performer: Louis Armstrong; Performer
Primary Artist: Louis Armstrong; Main Performer
Piano: Earl Hines; Performer
Vocals: Louis Armstrong; Performer
Banjo: Mancy Carr; Performer
Clarinet: Jimmy Strong; Performer
Drums: Zutty Singleton; Performer
Piano: Earl Hines; Performer
Tenor Saxophone: Jimmy Strong; Performer
Trombone: Fred Robinson; Performer
Trumpet: Louis Armstrong; Performer
Producer: Richard M. Jones; Production
Composer: C. Williams
J. Oliver
Clarence Williams; Composer
Tenor Saxophone: Jimmy Strong; Performer
Trombone: Fred Robinson; Performer
Trumpet: Louis Armstrong; Performer
Lyricist: C. Williams
J. Oliver
Clarence Williams; Composer
Composer: Clarence Williams
J. Oliver; Composer
Lyricist: Clarence Williams
J. Oliver; Composer
Producer: Richard M. Jones; Production

5. Memories of You

by Louis Armstrong & His All Stars

Alto Saxophone: Marvin Johnson
Les Hite; Performer
Banjo: Bill Perkins; Performer
Baritone Saxophone: Les Hite; Performer
Bass: Joe Bailey; Performer
Clarinet: Charlie Jones; Performer
Drums: Lionel Hampton; Performer
Performer: Louis Armstrong & His Sebastian New Cotton Club Orchestra
Louis Armstrong; Performer
Primary Artist: Louis Armstrong & His Sebastian New Cotton Club Orchestra; Main Performer
Piano: Henry Prince; Performer
Tenor Saxophone: Charlie Jones; Performer
Trombone: Luther Graven; Performer
Trumpet: Harold Scott
Louis Armstrong
George Orendorff; Performer
Vibraphone: Lionel Hampton; Performer
Vocals: Louis Armstrong; Performer
Alto Saxophone: Les Hite
Marvin Johnson; Performer
Banjo: Bill Perkins; Performer
Composer: E. Blake
A. Razaf; Composer
Baritone Saxophone: Les Hite; Performer
Bass: Joe Bailey; Performer
Drums: Lionel Hampton; Performer
Piano: Henry Prince; Performer
Lyricist: E. Blake
A. Razaf; Composer
Clarinet: Charlie Jones; Performer
Tenor Saxophone: Charlie Jones; Performer
Trombone: Luther Graven; Performer
Trumpet: Louis Armstrong
George Orendorff
Harold Scott; Performer
Vibraphone: Lionel Hampton; Performer
Producer: Bob Stephens
Jack Kapp; Production
Composer: E. Blake
A. Razaf; Composer
Lyricist: E. Blake
A. Razaf; Composer
Producer: Jack Kapp
Bob Stephens; Production

6. Stardust

by Louis Armstrong

Primary Artist: Louis Armstrong; Main Performer
Alto Saxophone: George James
Lester Boone; Performer
Banjo: Mike Mckendrick; Performer
Clarinet: Albert Washington
George James
Lester Boone; Performer
Drums: Tubby Hall; Performer
Guitar: Mike Mckendrick; Performer
Performer: Louis Armstrong; Performer
Composer: M. Parish
H. Carmichael; Composer
Lyricist: M. Parish
H. Carmichael; Composer
Producer: Bruce Talbot; Production
Piano: Charlie Alexander; Performer
Soprano Saxophone: George James; Performer
Tenor Saxophone: Albert Washington; Performer
Trombone: Preston Jackson; Performer
Trumpet: Zilner Randolph
Louis Armstrong; Performer
Vocals: Louis Armstrong; Performer
Alto Saxophone: Lester Boone
George James; Performer
Banjo: Mike Mckendrick; Performer
Clarinet: Lester Boone
George James
Albert Washington; Performer
Drums: Tubby Hall; Performer
Guitar: Mike Mckendrick; Performer
Piano: Charlie Alexander; Performer
Soprano Saxophone: George James; Performer
Tenor Saxophone: Albert Washington; Performer
Trombone: Preston Jackson; Performer
Trumpet: Louis Armstrong
Zilner Randolph; Performer
Composer: H. Carmichael
M. Parish; Composer
Lyricist: H. Carmichael
M. Parish; Composer
Producer: Bruce Talbot; Production

7. When You're Smiling

by Louis Armstrong

Alto Saxophone: Bert Curry
Crawford Wethington; Performer
Banjo: Mancy Carr; Performer
Celesta: Gene Anderson; Performer
Clarinet: Jimmy Strong; Performer
Drums: Zutty Singleton; Performer
Performer: Louis Armstrong; Performer
Primary Artist: Louis Armstrong; Main Performer
Piano: Gene Anderson; Performer
Tenor Saxophone: Jimmy Strong; Performer
Trombone: Fred Robinson; Performer
Trumpet: Louis Armstrong
Homer Hobson; Performer
Violin: Carroll Dickerson; Performer
Alto Saxophone: Bert Curry
Crawford Wethington; Performer
Banjo: Mancy Carr; Performer
Clarinet: Jimmy Strong; Performer
Composer: M. Fisher
J. Goodwin
L. Shay; Composer
Drums: Zutty Singleton; Performer
Piano: Gene Anderson; Performer
Director: Carroll Dickerson; Production
Tenor Saxophone: Jimmy Strong; Performer
Trombone: Fred Robinson; Performer
Trumpet: Louis Armstrong
Homer Hobson; Performer
Violin: Carroll Dickerson; Performer
Composer: L. Shay
M. Fisher
J. Goodwin; Composer
Lyricist: L. Shay
M. Fisher
J. Goodwin; Composer
Lyricist: M. Fisher
J. Goodwin
L. Shay; Composer
Director: Carroll Dickerson; Production
Producer: Bruce Talbot; Production
Producer: Bruce Talbot; Production

8. Dinah

by Louis Armstrong & The Dukes Of Dixieland

Alto Saxophone: Theodore Mccord
Bobby Holmes; Performer
Clarinet: Bobby Holmes
Castor Mccord; Performer
Drums: Willie Lynch; Performer
Guitar: Bernard Addison; Performer
Performer: Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra
Louis Armstrong; Performer
Primary Artist: Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra
Louis Armstrong; Main Performer
Piano: Joe Turner; Performer
Vocals: Louis Armstrong; Performer
Alto Saxophone: Bobby Holmes
Theodore Mccord; Performer
Clarinet: Bobby Holmes
Castor Mccord; Performer
Drums: Willie Lynch; Performer
Guitar: Bernard Addison; Performer
Piano: Joe Turner; Performer
Tenor Saxophone: Castor Mccord; Performer
Trombone: Henry Hicks; Performer
Trumpet: Louis Armstrong
Ed Anderson; Performer
Composer: S. Lewis
H. Akst
J. Young
Harry Akst
Stephanie Lewis; Composer
Producer: Tommy Rockwell
Bob Stephens; Production
Lyricist: S. Lewis
H. Akst
J. Young
Harry Akst
Stephanie Lewis; Composer
Composer: Harry Akst
Stephanie Lewis
J. Young; Composer
Tenor Saxophone: Castor Mccord; Performer
Trombone: Henry Hicks; Performer
Lyricist: Harry Akst
Stephanie Lewis
J. Young; Composer
Trumpet: Louis Armstrong
Ed Anderson; Performer
Producer: Bob Stephens
Tommy Rockwell; Production