1939-1940 Vol 6

Louis Armstrong | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 29, 1996)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Ambassador (City Hal
• ASIN: B0000280C6
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,253,161 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Hear Me Talkin' to Ya?

2. Save It, Pretty Mama

3. West End Blues

4. Savoy Blues

5. I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)

6. Our Monday Date

7. If It's Good (Then I Want It)

8. Me and Brother Bill

9. Happy Birthday to Bing

10. Baby Won't You Please Come Home

11. Poor Old Joe

12. Shanty Boat on the Mississippi

13. When It's Sleepy Time Down South

14. What Is This Thing Called Swing?

15. Ain't Misbehavin'

16. Poor Old Joe

17. You're a Lucky Guy

18. You're Just a No Account

19. Bye and Bye

20. When It's Sleepy Time Down South/Harlem Stomp

See all 22 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The live cuts are unbelievable, January 11, 2006

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jive rhapsodist (NYC, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 1939-1940 Vol 6 (Audio CD)

I'm not going to spend much time with the rest. The first 6 tracks are remakes of some of Armstrong's great early triumphs, and don't really add anything much. They're well - played, sophisticated and a bit glib. But 2 tracks, What Is This Thing Called Swing? and Harlem Stomp, send this disc soaring into the realm of the essential. What happened to this band in the recording studio? Nothing much prepares you for the brilliance of thes two cuts. Sid Catlett's drumming is out of this world. I hate to use the term "ahead of its time" but it is at least that. The hookup between Armstrong and Sid is white hot and outrageous. Would that there were more ! I guess I'm duty-bound to mention that the live cuts have very amateurish sound. But hopefully that won't stop anyone who wants to experience them.