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Louis Armstrong Plays W. C. Handy is a studio album by Louis Armstrong and His All Stars, released in 1954 via Columbia Records. It was produced by George Avakian.
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Louis Daniel Armstrong, nicknamed "Satchmo", "Satch", and "Pops", was an American jazz and blues trumpeter and vocalist. Among the most influential figures in jazz, his career spanned five decades and several eras in the history of the genre. Armstrong received numerous accolades including the Grammy Award for Best Male Vocal Performance for Hello, Dolly! in 1965, as well as a posthumous win for the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1972. His influence crossed musical genres, with inductions into the DownBeat Jazz Hall of Fame, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and the National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame, among others.
| 1 | St. Louis Blues | ♡ | 8:55 | W. C. Handy | |
| 2 | Yellow Dog Blues | ♡ | 4:21 | W. C. Handy | |
| 3 | Loveless Love (with Velma Middleton) | ♡ | 4:29 | W. C. Handy | Louis Armstrong / Velma Middleton |
| 4 | Aunt Hagar’s Blues | ♡ | 5:02 | James “Tim” Brymn / W. C. Handy | |
| 5 | Long Gone (From the Bowlin’ Green) | ♡ | 5:14 | W. C. Handy / Chris Smith | |
| 6 | The Memphis Blues (Or Mister Crump) | ♡ | 3:06 | W. C. Handy / George A. Norton | |
| 7 | Beale Street Blues | ♡ | 5:02 | W. C. Handy | |
| 8 | Ole Miss Blues | ♡ | 3:27 | W. C. Handy / Walter Hirsch | |
| 9 | Chantez-les bas (Sing ‘em Low) | ♡ | 4:55 | W. C. Handy | |
| 10 | Hesitating Blues | ♡ | 5:26 | W. C. Handy | |
| 11 | Atlanta Blues (Make Me One Pallet on Your Floor) | ♡ | 4:40 | W. C. Handy / Dave Elman | |
| 12 | George Avakian’s Interview With W.C. Handy | ♡ | 4:25 | ||
| 13 | Loveless Love (rehearsal sequence) | ♡ | 4:18 | W. C. Handy | |
| 14 | Hesitating Blues (rehearsal sequence) | ♡ | 5:36 | W. C. Handy | |
| 15 | Alligator Story | ♡ | 0:48 | ||
| 16 | Long Gone (From Bowlin’ Green) (rehearsal sequence) | ♡ | 7:53 | W. C. Handy / Chris Smith |
Links
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- AllMusic: https://www.allmusic.com/album/MW0000649382
Credits
Bass — Arvell Shaw Clarinet — Barney Bigard Drums — Barrett Deems Piano — Billy Kyle Trombone — Trummy Young Trumpet — Louis Armstrong
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