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Louis Armstrong: What a wonderful World (Compilation)

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Artist: Louis Armstrong
Title: What a wonderful World (Comp.)
Released: 1996
Label: LaserLight
Time: 57:29
Producer(s): Bob Thiele
Appears with:
Category: Jazz
Rating: *********. (9/10)
Media type: CD
Purchase date:  2000.02.12
Price in €: 5,09
Web address: www.satchmo.net




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[1] Down by the riverside (Trad. arr.: Oliver) - 3:08
[2] Swing low sweet chariot (Oliver) - 3:08
[3] What a wonderful world (Weiss/Thiele) - 2:17
[4] Georgia on my mind (Carmichael/Corell) - 3:03
[5] Moon river (Mercier/Mancici) - 2:54
[6] Hello Dolly - (Herman) - 2:22
[7] C'est si bon - Seelen/Hornes/Betti) - 3:01
[8] Cabaret (Kander/Ebb) - 2:44
[9] Mack the knife (Brecht/Weill - engl. lyrics by Marc Blitzstein) - 3:21
[10] Blueberry hill (Lewis/Stock/Rose) - 2:52
[11] Basin street blues (S.Williams) - 3:49
[12] When the saints go marchin in (Trad.arr.: Louis Armstrong) - 2:43

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Louis Armstrong - Trumpet, Vocals

Richard Davis - Bass
Al Grey - Trombone
Billy Harper - Saxophone
Thad Jones - Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Jimmy Owens - Trumpet, Flugelhorn
James Spaulding - Flute
Marvin Stamm - Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Chuck Rainey - Electric Bass
Ernie Royal - Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Quentin Jackson - Trombone
George Duvivier - Bass
Robert Ashton - Saxophone
Danny Bank - Saxophone
Julien Barber - Viola
Raymond Beckenstein - Saxophone
Arnold Black - Violin
Sam T. Brown - Guitar
Alfred Brown - Viola
Garnett Brown - Trombone
Kenny Burrell - Guitar
Bill Campbell - Trombone
Selwart Clarke - Violin
Winston Collymore - Violin
Jerry Dodgion - Saxophone
Paul Gershman - Violin
Gene Golden - Conga
Manny Green - Violin
Harry Lookofsky - Violin
Joseph Malin - Violin
Charles McCracken - Cello
Kermit Moore - Cello
Gene Orloff - Violin
Frank Owens - Piano
Max Pollikoff - Violin
Bernard "Pretty" Purdie - Drums
Matthew Raimondi - Violin
George Ricci - Cello
David Schwartz - Viola
Bob Simpson - Mixing
John Williams - Electric Bass
Emanuel Vardi - Viola
Joe Malin - Violin
Alan Schulman - Cello

Oliver Nelson - Arranger, Conductor

Carl Hall - Background Vocals
Ila Govan - Background Vocals
Matthew Ledbetter - Background Vocals
Janice Bell - Background Vocals
Tasha Thomas - Background Vocals

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The title cut and "Cabaret" from this mostly vocal session were big hits, but most of the other selections are only passable due to his charm. There is very little trumpet here with the last version of The All-Stars doing their best to support an ailing but still cheerful Armstrong.

Scott Yanow, All-Music Guide

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