Louis Armstrong - Priceless Jazz (1935)

Artist: Louis Armstrong
Album: Priceless Jazz
Original Release Date: Oct 3, 1935
Number of Discs: 1
Label: GRP
Tracks: 16
Quality: 64 kbps
Тип: mp3
Time: 51:09 min
Size : 25,1 Mb (mp3-rar+3%)

Priceless Jazz is a very good introduction to one of the more overlooked periods of Armstrong's long and varied career. Because Armstrong had made his name with the seminal Hot Five and Hot Seven sides of the late '20s, some fans consider his subsequent move into the big band sound an abandonment of his principles, either not knowing or conveniently forgetting that the pioneering cornet player had first made his name nationally with the Fletcher Henderson Orchestra in 1924-1925. Armstrong's skills as a soloist helped to revolutionize the big band sound, and the tracks here in that style rank with the work of greats like Ellington and Basie. Focusing about equally on vocal and instrumental takes, this is a solid, well-balanced collection, with the handful of later small group sides cut with the All-Stars showing how Armstrong's playing changed as he settled into his role as the elder statesman of jazz. And contrary to popular belief, his playing did not necessarily deteriorate.

Tracklist:
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1. I'm in the Mood for Love (Fields/McHugh) - 3:08
2. Solitude [Take B] (DeLange/Ellington/Mills) - 2:59
3. Ain't Misbehavin' (Brooks/Razaf/Waller) - 2:51
4. You Won't Be Satisfied (Until You Break My(James/Stock) - 2:52
5. Rhythm Saved the World (Cahn/Chaplin) - 2:52
6. You Can't Lose a Broken Heart (Johnson/Miller) - 3:13
7. Dream a Little Dream of Me (Andre/Kahn/Schwandt) - 3:15
8. You Rascal You (Thread) - 3:05
9. La Vie en Rose (David/Louiguy/Piaf) - 3:23
10. On the Sunny Side of the Street (Fields/McHugh) - 6:47
11. Perdido Street Blues (Hardin) - 3:05
12. Struttin' With Some Barbecue (Armstrong/Hardin) - 2:58
13. Gone Fishin' (Kenny/Kenny) - 2:30
14. When It's Sleepy Time Down South (Muse/Rene/Rene) - 3:11
15. Dippermouth Blues (Armstrong/King Oliver) - 2:44
16. What a Wonderful World (Douglas/Weiss) - 2:16