Louis Armstrong - The Complete RCA Victor Recordings 1932-1956 (2001) [4CD] EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 1.08 Gb Full Artwork @ 300 dpi (png) -> 150 Mb
Most of the music on this four-CD set from 1997 has been reissued many times, both on LP and CD, but this is the most "complete" set thus far. Louis Armstrong recorded for RCA during two separate times. During 1932-1933, he led an erratic (and under-rehearsed) big band on a series of numbers, but all of the selections have their moments of interest. Although not up to the level of his Hot Five and Seven recordings of five years earlier, these spirited tracks find Armstrong mostly in excellent form both instrumentally and vocally, and the reissue has four alternate takes never released before.
Highlights include the two-part "Hits Medley," "That's My Home," "I've Got the World on a String," "There's a Cabin in the Pines," "Hustlin' and Bustlin' for Baby," a unique 1930 collaboration with country singer Jimmie Rodgers, and the two bizarre versions of "Laughin' Louis." The second half of the reissue features Armstrong during 1946-1947, including appearances with the Esquire poll winners (Louis takes a surprisingly modern solo on "Snafu"), the last titles by his big band, a few wonderful combo performances (including the classic "Jack-Armstrong Blues"), and the first songs by Armstrong's All-Stars (co-starring Jack Teagarden); this collection concludes with two unrelated 1956 orchestral tracks. Overall, this is wonderful music, although collectors who already have everything other than the alternates have a right to hesitate.
CD1 01 - That's My Home 02 - Hobo, You Can't Ride This Train 03 - I Hate To Leave You Now 04 - You'll Wish You'd Never Been Born 05 - Medley Of Armstrong Hits - Part 1 06 - Medley Of Armstrong Hits - Part 2 07 - I've Got The World On A String 08 - I Got A Right To Sing The Blues 09 - Hustlin' And Bustlin' For Baby 10 - Sittin' In The Dark 11 - High Society 12 - He's A Son Of The South 13 - Some Sweet Day 14 - Basin Street Blues 15 - Honey, Do 16 - Snowball 17 - Mahogany Hall Stomp 18 - Swing, You Cats
CD2 01 - Honey, Don't You Love Me Anymore 02 - Mississippi Basin 03 - Laughin' Louie 04 - Tomorrow Night 05 - Dusky Stevedore 06 - There's A Cabin In The Pines 07 - Mighty River 08 - Sweet Sue, Just You 09 - I Wonder Who 10 - St. Louis Blues 11 - Don't Play Me Cheap 12 - That's My Home (Alternate Take) 13 - Hobo, You Can't Ride This Train (Alternate Take) 14 - I Hate To Leave You Now (Alternate Take) 15 - You'll Wish You'd Never Been Born (Alternate Take) 16 - Medley Of Armstrong Hits - Pt. 2 (Alternate Take) 17 - Mississippi Basin (Alternate Take) 18 - Laughin' Louie (Alternate Take) 19 - Tomorrow Night (Alternate Take) 20 - Blue Yodel No. 9
CD3 01 - Long, Long Journey 02 - Snafu 03 - Linger In My Arms A Little Longer 04 - Whatta Ya Gonna Do 05 - No Variety Blues 06 - Joseph 'n' His Brudders 07 - Back O' Town Blues 08 - I Want A Little Girl 09 - Sugar 10 - Blues For Yesterday 11 - Blues In The South 12 - Endie 13 - The Blues Are Brewin' 14 - Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans 15 - Where The Blues Were Born In New Orleans 16 - Mahogany Hall Stomp 17 - I Wonder, I Wonder, I Wonder 18 - I Believe 19 - Why Doubt My Love
CD4 01 - It Takes Time 02 - You Don't Learn That In School 03 - Ain't Misbehavin' (Live) 04 - Rockin' Chair (Live) 05 - Back O' Town Blues (Live) 06 - Pennies From Heaven (Live) 07 - Save It Pretty Mama (Live) 08 - St. James Infirmary (Live) 09 - Jack-Armstrong Blues 10 - Rockin' Chair 11 - Some Day You'll Be Sorry 12 - Fifty-Fifty Blues 13 - A Song Was Born 14 - Please Stop Playin' Those Blues, Boy 15 - Before Long 16 - Lovely Weather We're Having 17 - Rain, Rain 18 - Never Saw A Better Day
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