Satchmo the Great [Extra tracks, Original recording reissued, Live]

Louis Armstrong | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 27, 2000)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Extra tracks, Original recording reissued, Live
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B00004U1GY
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #296,321 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. When It's Sleepy Time Down South

2. (Back Home Again In) Indiana

3. Edward R. Murrow: Narration

4. Paris Interview

5. Free as a Bird

6. Louis Armstrong on New Orleans Funeral Music

7. Oh! Didn't He Ramble

8. Mack the Knife

9. Mahogany Hall Stomp

10. Edward R. Murrow: Narration

11. Sly Mongoose

12. Black and Blue

13. Edward R. Murrow: Narration

14. Louis Armstrong on Playing With Joe Oliver

15. Edward R. Murrow: Narration

16. St. Louis Blues

17. Edward R. Murrow: Narration

18. Royal Garden Blues [*]

19. Bucket's Got a Hole in It [*]

20. End Credits: On the Sunny Side of the Street [Live][*]

Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Greatest!, March 20, 2001

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Linda J. Manson "Sammy Stringbeads" (Mechanicsville, MD United States) - See all my reviews
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I first heard this montage on vinyl, probably 40 years ago, and being a teenager at the time, was prepared to immediately dismiss it; instead,I became infatuated with Satchmo's sounds, especially the New Orleans Funeral Music. Narrated by the inimitable Edward R. Murrow, it is one of the finest, if not the finest, collections of the sounds of Louis Armstrong, complete with Mack the Knife! This recording is as fine a lesson as a music lover could ask for; along with the musical tracks, the narration gives a feel for the history of the music which Louis Armstrong represents; the blues, jazz, spirituals, along with the deeply moving refrains sung by the slaves in the fields, moving and working to the rhythym of the only thing they owned, their music. Louis does that music proud, and the listener is transported from the modern day hustle and bustle to a time that was different...the formative years of our country and it's wonderful musical heritage. Thank you, Mr. Armstrong.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Greatest Armstrong Recording, March 10, 2000

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C. L. Lamon (Windsor, Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews
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I am a great fan of Louis Armstrong. This is my all-time favourite recording because it contains very interesting interviews by Edward R. Murrow; the All-Stars are at their best in live concerts including a concert with a symphony orchestra; and it shows the human side of this great man. It is from the soundtrack of the film "Satchmo the Great" released through United Artists and produced by Edward R. Murrow and Fred W. Friendly. I would very much like to purchase a copy of this film. Any help anyone can give me would be very much appreciated.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Satchmo The Great, March 24, 2008

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Jens Schnabel - See all my reviews
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One, if not THE best Live Records on Louis Armstrong ever. This is the sound-track to the Movie "Satchmo The Great: which for some strange reason has not yet been released on Video or DVD....??
Not only the amazing choice of songs but also the interview done by Edward R.Murrow has historical value - one can witness the seemingly always happy Louis in some serious conversations.
One of the absolute Highlights is The Live Version of Saint Louis Blues with Armstrong's All Stars - Edmond Hall Clarinet, Trummy Young Trombone, Barret Deems Drums, Billy Kyle Piano and Dale Jones Bass - playing together with the Lewisohn Stadium Symphony Orchestra under the lead of Leonard Bernstein, as well as the undoubtedly best version of Mahogany Hall Stomp from 1956.
One of the best Jazz records ever.