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Product Details

  • Audio CD (January 24, 2006)
  • Original Release Date: January 24, 2006
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Original recording remastered
  • Label: Hip-O Records
  • ASIN: B000CQQHFO
  • In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,223 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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    #32 in  Music > Jazz > Traditional Jazz & Ragtime

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Good intro to jazz, January 2, 2008
I think this is an excellent album for someone who wants an easy-to-get-into introduction to jazz. It contains Louis' later hits, like Hello Dolly! which knocked the Beatles off the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Top 100 list in 1964 and made Louis the oldest man ever to have a number one hit single.

This album also contains some superb earlier work including a taste of Louis duetting with Ella Fitzgerald accompanied by Oscar Peterson, and some terrific numbers like I Want a Little Girl from 1946.

All in all it is an extremely enjoyable listen. If it inspires some people to take an interest in jazz, when they didn't before, then so much the better, and if it doesn't, well it is still enjoyable in its own right.

Considering that Louis was one of the seminal players who practically invented jazz in the 1920s, and a key figure in the history of twentieth century popular culture whom every one ought to know about, this album is a pretty fun place to start.

From here I would perhaps move on to listen to the Best of the Verve Years with the duets with Ella Fitzgerald, and then to some of the earlier stuff.

[Oh, yes, one more thing. You can hear in Hello Dolly! that he pronounced his own name Loo-iss and not Loo-ee!]
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12 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Satchmo's second career, March 2, 2007
By Annie Van Auken (Planet Earth) - See all my reviews
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The songs on LOUIS ARMSTRONG * THE DEFINITIVE COLLECTION generally follow a regression from 1968 to 1938. The album's liner notes conversely provide details of Armstrong's most influential years: the mid-Twenties until his lip broke, while touring Europe in the early 1930s. The writer glows about Satchmo's influence on ALL subsequent musicians and vocalists, from Benny Goodman to the Rolling Stones! Truly a hyperbolic overview.

But the music is what matters most. Armstrong adapted to the realities of losing his superhuman playing abilities by developing a more expressive style, and by concentrating on vocalization. This album documents well that second phase of his performing career. Source material is drawn from all major labels: DECCA, COLUMBIA, VICTOR, ABC-PARAMOUNT, KAPP and VERVE. Transfer quality is excellent. This collection is particularly recommended for newcomers to the music of Louis Armstrong.

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13 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Pop star Satchmo, October 4, 2007
By Nikica Gilic (Zagreb, Croatia) - See all my reviews
Naturally, if you are one of the vast numbers of Satchmo's pop followers, you'll find everything you need on this volume ("What a Wonderful World", "Cabaret", "Hello Dolly", "Blueberry Hill"...), but if you're more of a jazz fan and you buy this album, well...
As old Pops would put it - someday you'll be sorry...

Strictly for jazz beginners and pop fans; there's nothing definitive or essential abotu this album, although this is far from being bad music...
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5.0 out of 5 stars EHE DEFINITIVE COLLECTION
LOUIS ARMSTRONG-WHAT MORE IS THERE TO SAY?

HIS STYLE WILL ENDURE TIME AND ALL THE LOUD NOISE NOW BEING PLAYED.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great service
Thank you for such great service. I love the CD and will buy from you again.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Louis Armstrong At His Best!
Of all the CDs I have purchased through Amazon.com, this is by far one of the top two or three I have enjoyed the most. It's Louis at his best. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Annie Lu

1.0 out of 5 stars Corny baloney
For someone purported to be one of the best jazz artist (innovative, versatile) this disk is hokey and corny. "Definitive" fluff la la la la la bull craap.
Published 20 months ago by Mark C. Sulik

1.0 out of 5 stars The (Far From Being) Definative Louis Armstrong
It's an OK album of his later stuff, but in NO WAY is it definative (to have a REAL greatest hits album, you'd need to put it on at least 6 discs). Read more
Published 20 months ago by bobtec

5.0 out of 5 stars MUST HAVE
I ORDERED THIS AND THE ESSENTIAL LOUIS ARMSTRONG BOTH ARE A MUST HAVE FOR ANY ONE WHO IS A MUSICAL STANDERS FAN. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Patrick Harness

5.0 out of 5 stars Louis sold his songs without even trying--and that's no small feat !!!
This single CD retrospective of artistry by the immortal Louis Armstrong is a keeper for his fans. The quality of the sound is good and I like the tracks on this disc. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Matthew G. Sherwin

5.0 out of 5 stars The Definitive Collection - Louis Armstrong
I like it very much. I bought it for the song, "Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans". I miss New Orleans because of good memories of being there and I very much enjoy... Read more
Published on March 24, 2007 by Joyce Landry

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