Essence of Armstrong

Louis Armstrong | Format: Audio Cassette

Product Details

• Audio Cassette (October 1, 1991)
• Original Release Date: 1991
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B0000027S5
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,319,447 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Mack the Knife

2. Back O' Town Blues

3. Six Foot Four

4. All of Me

5. When the Red, Red Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along

6. Blueberry Hill

7. Way Down Yonder in New Orleans

8. Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans?

9. On the Sunny Side of the Street

10. When It's Sleepy Time Down South

11. Someday You'll Be Sorry

12. Cabaret

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You Won't Regret Swinging With This CD, December 18, 2003

By 

Michael T Darcy "michaeldarcy2" (Placentia CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Essence of Louis Armstrong (Audio CD)

Great sound and a whole lot of swing.
My favorites are Back o' Town Blues, where "Pops" interacts
with his sidemen - "I had a women (a sideman kicks in with - "so what, I had five of 'em) livin' way back of town," and Way Down Yonder in New Orleans. The latter swings in the great dixieland fashion of Satchmo's day, including a grand exchange of trumpet and trombone in the final lines. The All of Me and Red Red Robin tracks are also quite nice, with scatting and adlib to boot.
This CD will not let you down.