Mostly Blues

~ Release by Louis Armstrong (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Back cover gives a recording date of October 19, 1938 and personnel including Fats Waller. In fact the Armstrong-Waller radio session was on December 14, 1938, and only two of the tracks on this LP were recorded at that session.

Annotation last modified on 2021-01-18 00:59 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼12" Vinyl
#TitleRatingLength
A1Swing That Music
recording of:
Swing That Music
lyricist and composer:
Louis Armstrong and Horace Gerlach
3:35
A2Tiger Rag
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1938-12-14)
double bass:
Pete Peterson (jazz bassist) (on 1938-12-14)
drums (drum set):
George Wettling (on 1938-12-14)
guitar:
Bob Spergel (US jazz guitarist) (on 1938-12-14)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1938-12-14)
tenor saxophone:
Bud Freeman (on 1938-12-14)
trombone:
Jack Teagarden (on 1938-12-14)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1938-12-14)
live recording of:
Tiger Rag (original 1917 instrumental version) (on 1938-12-14)
composer:
Eddie Edwards (Jazz trombonist), Nick LaRocca, Henry Ragas, Tony Sbarbaro and Larry Shields
publisher:
Leo Feist, Inc.
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing France
4:35
A3Baby Won't You Please Come Home
cover recording of:
Baby Won’t You Please Come Home (on 1950-12-30)
writer:
Charles Warfield and Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader)
publisher:
Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin), Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US) and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
1:27
A4Storyville Blues
5:19
B1Jeepers Creepers
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1938-12-14)
double bass:
Pete Peterson (jazz bassist) (on 1938-12-14)
drums (drum set):
George Wettling (on 1938-12-14)
guitar:
Bob Spergel (US jazz guitarist) (on 1938-12-14)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1938-12-14)
tenor saxophone:
Bud Freeman (on 1938-12-14)
trombone:
Jack Teagarden (on 1938-12-14)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1938-12-14)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1938-12-14)
recording of:
Jeepers Creepers (on 1938-12-14)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1938)
writer:
Richard A. Whiting (composer)
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist) (in 1938)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946) and Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
part of:
The 11th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1938 nominee)
2:58
B2Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans
recording of:
Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange and Cathrine Legardh
writer:
Louis Alter and Eddie DeLange
composer:
Louis Alter
3:26
B3Brother Bill
2:40
B4Old Rockin' Chair
recording of:
Rockin’ Chair (1929 Hoagy Carmichael song)
lyricist:
Hoagy Carmichael
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1929)
publisher:
Songs of Peer, Ltd. (ASCAP)
3:21
B5Way Down Yonder in New Orleans
live recording of:
’Way Down Yonder in New Orleans (on 1947-06-19)
lyricist:
Henry Creamer (Lyricist)
composer:
Turner Layton
publisher:
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
2:19