Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. What a Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong
2. Cabaret - Louis Armstrong
3. Dream a Little Dream of Me - Louis Armstrong
4. Mame - Louis Armstrong
5. Solitude - Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington
6. Hello Dolly - Louis Armstrong
7. You Go to My Head - Louis Armstrong
8. I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues - Louis Armstrong, Russell Garcia
9. Fine Romance - Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald
10. Georgia on My Mind - Louis Armstrong, Sy Oliver's Orchestra
11. When You're Smiling (The Whole World Smiles with You) - Louis Armstrong, Sy Oliver's Orchestra
12. On the Sunny Side of the Street - Louis Armstrong, Sy Oliver's Orchestra
13. Mack the Knife - Frankie Armstrong
14. Rockin' Chair [Live] - Louis Armstrong
15. Basin Street Blues - Louis Armstrong & His All-Stars
16. Someday (You'll Be Sorry) - Louis Armstrong, Commanders
17. It Takes Two to Tango - Louis Armstrong, Sy Oliver's Orchestra
18. Kiss to Build a Dream On - Louis Armstrong, Sy Oliver's Orchestra

Disc 2:

1. Gone Fishin' - Louis Armstrong, Bing Crosby, , John Scott Trotter & His Orchestra
2. (I'll Be Glad When You're Dead) You Rascal You - Louis Armstrong,
3. Vie en Rose - Louis Armstrong, Sy Oliver's Orchestra
4. My Sweet Hunk O' Trash - Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Sy Oliver's Orchestra
5. Blueberry Hill - Louis Armstrong, Gordon Jenkins & His Orchestra,
6. (What Did I Do to Be So) Black and Blue [Live] - Louis Armstrong
7. Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans? - Louis Armstrong & His Dixieland Seven
8. I Wonder - Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra
9. When It's Sleepy Time Down South - Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra
10. I'm Confessin' (That I Love You) - Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra
11. Ain't Misbehavin' - Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra
12. When the Saints Go Marching In - Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra
13. Struttin' with Some Barbeque - Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra
14. Swing That Music - Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra
15. Old Man Mose - Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra
16. I'm in the Mood for Love - Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra
17. St. Louis Blues - Louis Armstrong
18. Lazy River - Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra
19. West End Blues - Louis Armstrong & His Hot Five
20. Potato Head Blues - Louis Armstrong & His Hot Seven
21. Wild Man Blues - Johnny Dodds' Black Bottom Stompers
22. Heebie Jeebies - Louis Armstrong & His Hot Five

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #9775 in Music
• Released on: 2006-09-19
• Number of discs: 2
• Format: Original recording remastered

Customer Reviews

Great collection from a great artist
Satchmo's contribution to modern music & pop culture is legendary. He was a great trumpeteer & influential jazz singer. He was already 63 years old when he had his first and only #1 hit "Hello Dolly". He is also believed to have started what's known as scatting. The story is during the recording of "Heebie Jeebies" (the last track in this collection) the sheet music fell to the floor so he just started vocalizing without using actual words.

The set starts with his last and probably most popular hit "What A Wonderful World" which didn't become a hit until 1988, almost 17 years after his passing. The rest of the collection runs in reverse chronological order spanning four decades down to his years with the Hot Five and Hot Seven. There are also collaborations with Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Bing Crosby, Louis Jordan, and Billie Holiday. There's one track previously unreleased in the US: "St. Louis Blues".

If you're new to Satchmo, then you found a great place to start. Even if you may have other collections from him, this is still highly recommended. It's just a great listen.