Complete Louis Armstrong & The Dukes Of Dixieland [Import]

Louis Armstrong | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 14, 2009)
• Number of Discs: 3
• Format: Import
• Label: ESSENTIAL JAZZ CLASS
• ASIN: B000Y352AQ
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #205,317 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Bourbon Street Parade

2. Back O' Town Blues

3. Sweethearts on Parade

4. Dippermouth Parade

5. Riverside Blues

6. Bill Bailey

See all 14 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. South

2. Washington and Lee Swing

3. Avalon

4. New Orleans

5. That's a Plenty

6. Just a Closer Walk with Thee

See all 16 tracks on this disc

Disc: 3

1. Bill Bailey

2. Someday You'll Be Sorry

3. I Ain't Gonna Give Nobody None of My Jelly Roll

4. Cornet Chop Suey

5. Bucket's Got a Hole in It

6. South

See all 15 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Three CD set. The albums featuring Louis Armstrong's collaborations with the Dukes of Dixieland were among the first stereo recordings to fully capture Louis' magic sound. He played wonderful trumpet and vocal solos on classic songs that weren't part of his usual repertoire, such as 'Dixie', 'New Orleans' and 'Sweet Georgia Brown', which he had never previously recorded. This collection contains the complete works of Louis and the Dukes, including both the master takes and all of the alternates. Half of this music appears here on CD for the first time ever. 45 tracks. Essential Jazz Classics.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Amazing music flawed by bad mastering!, February 1, 2011

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Luis Flores "TRUE MUSIC FAN & AUDIOPHILE" (Sunny California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Complete Louis Armstrong & The Dukes Of Dixieland (Audio CD)

If you are looking at this, chances are you are familiar with the type of music. What many people don't know about this music is that it was released by an old audiophile company called "Audio Fidelity" (no relation to the modern Audio Fidelity). The old Audio Fidelity took pride in releasing high quality, well recorded and mastered music. I own some of the original vinyl issues and the sound is simply amazing...true golden age recordings that were truly hi-fi.

Sadly, this high quality does NOT translate onto these releases. I give it a 3 star rating strictly for the musical content. The sound quality is abysmal when compared to the original vinyl releases. One would expect the vinyl to sound worse...have distortion, crackle and noise. Oddly enough, those problems are strictly limited to this CD reissue. It's a sad fact but the mastering on this set leaves much to be desired and I would say that the release sounds as bad as many bootlegs.

If you are looking to buy this for the music, please do...it's wonderful music. If you are expecting a sonic treat from the golden age of stereo recording....look elsewhere. I wish the modern Audio Fidelity company would pick up some of the stuff from the old Audio Fidelity and give it a proper release with the respect these artists deserve.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Louis never sounded better!, March 2, 2009

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Tommy "boatguytom" (Chattanooga) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Complete Louis Armstrong & The Dukes Of Dixieland (Audio CD)

There is far too much "bad dixieland jazz" in the world, but here is one of the BEST examples of "Dixieland" the way it's spose to be! Louis never sounded any better and the Assuntos (Dukes of Dixieland) are as good as any back up band Louis ever had. These are many of the classics of New Orleans style Dixieland Jazz.... fun... exciting...blue... sassy and soulfull. This may be the best collection of New Orleans Style Dixieland Jazz ever recorded and with superios sound quality too! If you only have only have one Dixie set..... this is a good one. Every recording is a gem!

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Almost perfect!, September 25, 2009

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J. D. Traiger (Milford, MA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Complete Louis Armstrong & The Dukes Of Dixieland (Audio CD)

This multi-disc collection of Louis Armstrong and the Dukes of Dixieland is excellent. If it was not for a few repetitions, it would be perfect. The sound quality is top notch and the liner notes are quite good for a modestly priced set of CDs.