Lil Hardin Armstrong & Her Swing Orchestra: 1936-1940

Lil Hardin Armstrong, Lil Armstrong

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 19, 1996)
• Original Release Date: 1991
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Classics
• ASIN: B000001NJS
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #917,554 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. Or Leave Me Alone

2. My Hi-De-Ho Man

3. Brown Gal

4. Doin' the Suzie Q

5. Just for a Thrill

6. It's Murder

7. Born to Swing

8. (I'm on a) Sit Down Strike for Rhythm

9. Bluer Than Blue

10. I'm Knockin' at the Cabin Door

11. Lindy Hop

12. When I Went Back Home

13. Let's Call It Love

14. You Mean So Much to Me

15. Let's Get Happy Together

16. Happy Today, Sad Tomorrow

17. You Shall Reap What You Sow

18. Oriental Swing

19. Safely Locked Up in My Heart

20. Everything's Wrong, Ain't Nothing Right

See all 26 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Multi-talented Lil!, June 23, 2000

By	Brenna E. Lorenz "heptune" (State College, PA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I was delighted to learn that Lil Hardin Armstrong, best known as a pianist with the King Oliver Creole Jazzband and the wife of Louis Armstrong, was also a dynamic bandleader and vocalist. Her high-energy, swinging vocals are accompanied by an excellent band that includes Chu Berry and Jonah Jones. Many of the songs on this CD are her own compositions. The recordings range in character from sultry-sentimental (Bluer Than Blue) to hot and wild (It's Murder) to mysterious and ominous (Knock-Kneed Sal on the Mourner's Bench). Altogether, this is a very enjoyable collection.