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- AA kiss to build a dream on
- BYour cheatin' heart
Louis Armstrong sings 'A Kiss to Build a Dream On' and 'Your Cheatin' Heart' on the UK Brunswick label, a 1950s reissue of his American recordings.AI summary
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- AA theme from threepenny opera
- BBack o Town Blues
Louis Armstrong with 'A Theme from The Threepenny Opera', better known as 'Mack the Knife', and 'Back o' Town Blues' on Philips, a late British 78.AI summary
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- AAin't misbehavin
- B(TDorsey)Tiger rag
Louis Armstrong on Parlophone, performing 'Ain't Misbehavin'' and 'Tiger Rag' (arranged by Tommy Dorsey). This is one of the greatest jazz recordings ever made — Armstrong's definitive version of 'Ain't Misbehavin'' from the Hot Chocolates show, recorded in 1929. UK pressings of Armstrong's earliest Parlophone sides are scarce and highly sought.AI summary
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- ABetween the devil and the deep blue sea
- BKicki the gong around
Louis Armstrong on Parlophone R1170, performing "Between the devil and the deep blue sea" and "Kicki the gong around".AI summary
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- ABig butter and egg man
- BSunset cafe stomp
Louis Armstrong's 'Big Butter and Egg Man' and 'Sunset Cafe Stomp', recorded for Odeon with catalogue number 279.788 in the 1920s, are among Armstrong's most important early jazz recordings.AI summary
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- ABlue turning grey over you
- BThat rhythm man
Louis Armstrong's hot jazz ensemble recorded for Parlophone in the late 1920s; these are early Armstrong sides from his canonical period, a cornerstone of jazz history.AI summary
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- ABody and soul
- BYou can depend on me
Louis Armstrong, the jazz pioneer, recorded 'Body and Soul' and 'You Can Depend on Me' for Parlophone, a UK pressing of Armstrong's classic 1930s sides.AI summary
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- ABye and bye
- BPretty little missy
Louis Armstrong's Hot Five or similar ensemble recorded these two sides for Brunswick in the late 1920s; Bye and Bye and Pretty Little Missy are signature Armstrong pieces from the height of his early popularity.AI summary
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- ACome back sweet papa
- BGeorgia grind
Louis Armstrong, the revolutionary jazz trumpeter, recorded the early jazz classics 'Come Back Sweet Papa' and 'Georgia Grind' for Odeon, the German label, possibly an early British pressing.AI summary
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- ACornet Chop Suey(26)
- BMuskrat Ramble
Louis Armstrong's 'Cornet Chop Suey' and 'Muskrat Ramble' on Columbia DB2624; Armstrong was the towering figure of jazz, and these are among his most historically important recordings from the Hot Five era.AI summary
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- ACornet Chop Suey(26)
- BMuskrat Ramble
Louis Armstrong, recorded for Columbia DB2624, performing 'Cornet Chop Suey (take 26)' and 'Muskrat Ramble'. These are canonical early jazz recordings. Armstrong's Columbia DB-series sides are among the most important jazz records ever made, and even British pressings are avidly collected.AI summary
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- ADrub That Sack (25)
- BJazz Me Blues (Pierce)
Louis Armstrong was the most influential jazz musician of the 20th century. This Brunswick recording from 1930 of two early jazz standards documents his most celebrated period.AI summary
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- ADrub That Sack (25)
- BJazz Me Blues (Pierce)
Louis Armstrong was the most influential jazz musician of the twentieth century, and this Brunswick electrical recording captures him at the height of his creative powers in the late 1920s. Both pieces are canonical Armstrong recordings and are extensively collected.AI summary
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- AGoing to shout all over God's Heaven
- BNobody knows de Trouble I've seen
Louis Armstrong, the legendary jazz trumpeter and singer, recorded two spirituals, 'Going to Shout All Over God's Heaven' and 'Nobody Knows de Trouble I've Seen', for Decca.AI summary
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- AGut Bucket Blues
- BYes! I'm in the barrel
Louis Armstrong's 1925 recording "Gut Bucket Blues" / "Yes! I'm in the Barrel" was originally issued on Okeh in the USA and is here reissued by Columbia in Britain. Armstrong was already a major jazz figure by this time, and these sides are classics of early hot jazz.AI summary
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- AHeebie jeebies
- BPotato head blues
Louis Armstrong's 'Heebie Jeebies' and 'Potato Head Blues' are among the most important early jazz recordings ever made, recorded in 1926. This Columbia 35000-series pressing is a key early Armstrong recording. UK copies of Armstrong's earliest sides are difficult to find and highly sought by jazz collectors worldwide.AI summary
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- AHeebie Jeebies(26)
- BTwelfth Street Rag(27)
Louis Armstrong on a dubplate pressing, performing "Heebie Jeebies" and "Twelfth Street Rag" — the reference numbers (26, 27) suggest a transcription or test pressing. Dubplates are acetate lacquer originals, not commercial pressings, and extremely fragile.AI summary
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- AHigh Society
- BI've got the World on a String
Louis Armstrong recorded 'High Society' and 'I've Got the World on a String' for His Master's Voice B6345 in the mid-to-late 1930s.AI summary
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- AI get Ideas
- BKiss to build a Dream on
Louis Armstrong, the most influential jazz musician of the 20th century, recorded 'I get Ideas' and 'Kiss to build a Dream on' for Decca 60.683, a UK pressing from the early 1950s. Armstrong's later Decca recordings are less sought after than his 1920s–30s Hot Five and Seven sides, but any Armstrong remains a major collecting area.AI summary
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- AI love Jazz
- BMardi Gras March
Louis Armstrong recording 'I love Jazz' and 'Mardi Gras March' on Brunswick. Armstrong is among the most iconic and collected jazz musicians of all time, and this is a British pressing.AI summary
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- AIrish black bottom
- BYou made me love you
Louis Armstrong, the greatest jazz trumpeter and vocalist of the twentieth century, recorded 'Irish Black Bottom' and 'You Made Me Love You' for the Odeon label. This is an early Armstrong recording from his prolific early period in the mid-1920s.AI summary
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- Ajack of diamonds blues
- BSpecial delivery blues
Louis Armstrong performing early blues recordings on Jazz Society Records, an American reissue label of the late 1940s or 1950s. These tracks were originally recorded decades earlier, and this pressing is a secondary release, not the original recording.AI summary
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- AJodie Man
- BI wonder
Louis Armstrong's 'Jodie Man' and 'I Wonder' on Brunswick 03595, from the early 1930s. Armstrong was already a towering figure in jazz by this point, and these sides represent his prolific recording output of the era.AI summary
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- AKing of the Zulus
- BLonesome blues
Louis Armstrong on Odeon 279.827, recording "King of the Zulus" and "Lonesome blues"; Odeon was a major Continental label and UK copies of early Armstrong material remain uncommon.AI summary