Greatest Hits

~ Release by Louis Armstrong (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1Sugar
cover recording of:
Sugar (That Sugar Baby o’ Mine)
writer:
Edna Pinkard, Sidney Mitchell and Maceo Pinkard
composer:
Edna Alexander, Sidney Mitchell and Maceo Pinkard
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog (ASCAP) and Robbins Music Corp.
3:30
2Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1946-10-17)
clarinet:
Barney Bigard (on 1946-10-17)
double bass:
Red Callender (on 1946-10-17)
drums (drum set):
Minor Hall (on 1946-10-17)
guitar:
Bud Scott (on 1946-10-17)
piano:
Charlie Beal (on 1946-10-17)
trombone:
Kid Ory (on 1946-10-17)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1946-10-17)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1946-10-17)
recording of:
Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans (on 1946-10-17)
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange and Cathrine Legardh
writer:
Louis Alter and Eddie DeLange
composer:
Louis Alter
3:01
3St. Louis Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1933-04-26)
alto saxophone:
Scoville Browne (on 1933-04-26) and George Oldham (on 1933-04-26)
banjo and resonator guitar [dobro]:
Mike McKendrick (Jazz banjo and guitar) (on 1933-04-26)
clarinet:
Scoville Browne (on 1933-04-26), Budd Johnson (on 1933-04-26) and George Oldham (on 1933-04-26)
drums (drum set):
Harry Dial (on 1933-04-26)
piano:
Charlie Beal (on 1933-04-26)
tenor saxophone:
Budd Johnson (on 1933-04-26)
trombone:
Keg Johnson (jazz trombonist) (on 1933-04-26)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1933-04-26), Zilner Randolph (on 1933-04-26) and Elmer Whitlock (US trumpet player) (on 1933-04-26)
tuba:
Bill Oldham (Double Bass Player) (on 1933-04-26)
recording of:
St. Louis Blues (on 1933-04-26)
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1913)
publisher:
Handy Bros. Music Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
Reuter & Reuter Förlags AB
2:42
4Basin Street Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1933-01-27)
alto saxophone:
Scoville Browne (on 1933-01-27) and George Oldham (on 1933-01-27)
banjo and resonator guitar [dobro]:
Mike McKendrick (Jazz banjo and guitar) (on 1933-01-27)
clarinet:
Scoville Browne (on 1933-01-27), Budd Johnson (on 1933-01-27) and George Oldham (on 1933-01-27)
double bass [bass]:
Bill Oldham (Double Bass Player) (on 1933-01-27)
drums (drum set):
Yank Porter (jazz drummer) (on 1933-01-27)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1933-01-27)
tenor saxophone:
Budd Johnson (on 1933-01-27)
trombone:
Keg Johnson (jazz trombonist) (on 1933-01-27)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1933-01-27), Zilner Randolph (on 1933-01-27) and Elmer Whitlock (US trumpet player) (on 1933-01-27)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1933-01-27)
cover recording of:
Basin Street Blues (on 1933-01-27)
lyricist and composer:
Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
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5Everybody's Talkin' (Echoes)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1970-05-27)
producer:
Bob Thiele (producer & songwriter)
cello:
Charles McCracken (cellist) (on 1970-05-27), Kermit Moore (on 1970-05-27) and George Ricci (on 1970-05-27)
congas:
Gene Golden (Latin jazz percussionist) (on 1970-05-27)
double bass:
Richard Davis (American jazz bassist) (on 1970-05-27) and George Duvivier (on 1970-05-27)
drums (drum set):
Bernard “Pretty” Purdie (on 1970-05-27)
electric bass guitar:
John Williams Jr. (bass) (on 1970-05-27)
flute:
James Spaulding (jazz) (on 1970-05-27)
guitar:
Sam Brown (jazz guitarist) (on 1970-05-27) and Kenny Burrell (on 1970-05-27)
instruments:
Allan Schulman (cellist and composer) (on 1970-05-27)
piano:
Frank Owens (American pianist) (on 1970-05-27)
viola:
Julien Barber (on 1970-05-27), Alfred Brown (viola) (on 1970-05-27), David Schwartz (violist) (on 1970-05-27) and Emanuel Vardi (on 1970-05-27)
violin:
Arnold Black (on 1970-05-27), Winston Collymore (on 1970-05-27), Paul Gershman (on 1970-05-27), Harry Lookofsky (on 1970-05-27), Joe Malin (on 1970-05-27), Manny Green (on 1970-05-27), Gene Orloff (on 1970-05-27), Max Pollikoff (on 1970-05-27) and Selwart Richard Clarke (on 1970-05-27)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1970-05-27)
conductor:
Oliver Nelson (saxophone, arranger, composer) (on 1970-05-27)
cover recording of:
Everybody’s Talkin’ (on 1970-05-27)
lyricist and composer:
Fred Neil
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Coconut Grove Music, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Third Palm Music and Third Story Music, Inc.
3:03
6I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1933-01-26)
alto saxophone:
Scoville Browne (on 1933-01-26) and George Oldham (on 1933-01-26)
banjo and resonator guitar [dobro]:
Mike McKendrick (Jazz banjo and guitar) (on 1933-01-26)
clarinet:
Scoville Browne (on 1933-01-26), Budd Johnson (on 1933-01-26) and George Oldham (on 1933-01-26)
double bass and double bass [bass]:
Bill Oldham (Double Bass Player) (on 1933-01-26)
drums (drum set):
Yank Porter (jazz drummer) (on 1933-01-26)
guitar:
Big Mike McKendrick (Jazz banjo and guitar) (on 1933-01-26)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1933-01-26)
tenor saxophone:
Budd Johnson (on 1933-01-26)
trombone:
Keg Johnson (jazz trombonist) (on 1933-01-26)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1933-01-26), Zilner Randolph (on 1933-01-26) and Elmer Whitlock (US trumpet player) (on 1933-01-26)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1933-01-26)
recording of:
I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues (on 1933-01-26)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1932)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1932)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
3:04
7Medley of Armstrong Hits
recorded in:
Camden, New Jersey, United States (on 1932-12-21)
alto saxophone:
Arthur Davey (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1932-12-21) and Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1932-12-21)
banjo, guitar and trombone:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1932-12-21)
drums (drum set):
Benny Hill (US jazz drummer, active 1930s) (on 1932-12-21)
piano:
Wesley Robinson (US jazz pianist) (on 1932-12-21)
tenor saxophone:
Ellsworth Blake (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1932-12-21)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1932-12-21) and Charlie Gaines (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1932-12-21)
tuba [brass bass]:
Ed Hayes (US jazz bassist/tuba player) (on 1932-12-21)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1932-12-21)
medley including a recording of:
I’ll Be Glad When You’re Dead, You Rascal You (on 1932-12-21)
lyricist and composer:
Sam Theard
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
medley including a recording of:
Nobody’s Sweetheart (on 1932-12-21)
lyricist:
Ernie Erdman (Songwriter/composer and pianist) and Gus Kahn
composer:
Billy Meyers (US jazz songwriter) and Elmer Schoebel
medley including a recording of:
When It’s Sleepy Time Down South (on 1932-12-21)
lyricist:
Leon René and Otis René
composer:
Clarence Muse
publisher:
Leon Rene Publication, Mills Music, Inc., Otis Rene Publication and Sherwin Music (publisher)
4:23
8Ain't Misbehavin'
recording of:
Ain’t Misbehavin’
lyricist:
Andy Razaf (in 1929)
composer:
Harry Brooks (jazz pianist & songwriter) (in 1929) and Fats Waller (in 1929)
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! see annotation), EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Redwood Music and Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
4:00
9Rockin' Chair
recording of:
Rockin’ Chair (1929 Hoagy Carmichael song)
lyricist:
Hoagy Carmichael
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1929)
publisher:
Songs of Peer, Ltd. (ASCAP)
3:10
10Mood Indigo
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1970-05-26)
producer:
Bob Thiele (producer & songwriter)
cello:
Charles McCracken (cellist) (on 1970-05-26), Kermit Moore (on 1970-05-26) and George Ricci (on 1970-05-26)
double bass:
Richard Davis (American jazz bassist) (on 1970-05-26) and George Duvivier (on 1970-05-26)
drums (drum set):
Bernard “Pretty” Purdie (on 1970-05-26)
electric bass guitar:
John Williams Jr. (bass) (on 1970-05-26)
flute:
James Spaulding (jazz) (on 1970-05-26)
guitar:
Sam Brown (jazz guitarist) (on 1970-05-26) and Kenny Burrell (on 1970-05-26)
instruments:
Allan Schulman (cellist and composer) (on 1970-05-26)
piano:
Frank Owens (American pianist) (on 1970-05-26)
viola:
Julien Barber (on 1970-05-26), Alfred Brown (viola) (on 1970-05-26), David Schwartz (violist) (on 1970-05-26) and Emanuel Vardi (on 1970-05-26)
violin:
Arnold Black (on 1970-05-26), Winston Collymore (on 1970-05-26), Paul Gershman (on 1970-05-26), Harry Lookofsky (on 1970-05-26), Joe Malin (on 1970-05-26), Manny Green (on 1970-05-26), Gene Orloff (on 1970-05-26), Max Pollikoff (on 1970-05-26) and Selwart Richard Clarke (on 1970-05-26)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1970-05-26)
conductor:
Oliver Nelson (saxophone, arranger, composer) (on 1970-05-26)
cover recording of:
Mood Indigo (1930 jazz composition and song) (on 1970-05-26)
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1930)
composer:
Barney Bigard (in 1930) and Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1930)
publisher:
Duke Ellington Music, Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Indigo Mood Music, Mills Music, Inc., EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) (in 1930), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) (in 1930) and Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd. (in 1930)
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
3:22
11My One and Only Love
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1970-05-26)
producer:
Bob Thiele (producer & songwriter)
cello:
Charles McCracken (cellist) (on 1970-05-26), Kermit Moore (on 1970-05-26) and George Ricci (on 1970-05-26)
double bass:
Richard Davis (American jazz bassist) (on 1970-05-26) and George Duvivier (on 1970-05-26)
drums (drum set):
Bernard “Pretty” Purdie (on 1970-05-26)
electric bass guitar:
John Williams Jr. (bass) (on 1970-05-26)
flute:
James Spaulding (jazz) (on 1970-05-26)
guitar:
Sam Brown (jazz guitarist) (on 1970-05-26) and Kenny Burrell (on 1970-05-26)
instruments:
Allan Schulman (cellist and composer) (on 1970-05-26)
piano:
Frank Owens (American pianist) (on 1970-05-26)
viola:
Julien Barber (on 1970-05-26), Alfred Brown (viola) (on 1970-05-26), David Schwartz (violist) (on 1970-05-26) and Emanuel Vardi (on 1970-05-26)
violin:
Arnold Black (on 1970-05-26), Winston Collymore (on 1970-05-26), Paul Gershman (on 1970-05-26), Harry Lookofsky (on 1970-05-26), Joe Malin (on 1970-05-26), Manny Green (on 1970-05-26), Gene Orloff (on 1970-05-26), Max Pollikoff (on 1970-05-26) and Selwart Richard Clarke (on 1970-05-26)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1970-05-26)
conductor:
Oliver Nelson (saxophone, arranger, composer) (on 1970-05-26)
recording of:
My One and Only Love (on 1970-05-26)
lyricist:
Robert Mellin
composer:
Robert Mellin and Guy Wood
publisher:
Colgems, Colgems-EMI Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Sherwin Music Publishing Corp., Warock Corp. and ミュージカル・ライツ・東京 (Musical Lights Tokyo)
version of:
Music from Beyond the Moon (My One and Only Love)
3:21
12Someday You'll Be Sorry
recording of:
Someday You’ll Be Sorry
writer:
Louis Armstrong
3:17
13What a Wonderful World
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1970-05-26)
producer:
Bob Thiele (producer & songwriter)
cello:
Charles McCracken (cellist) (on 1970-05-26), Kermit Moore (on 1970-05-26) and George Ricci (on 1970-05-26)
double bass:
Richard Davis (American jazz bassist) (on 1970-05-26) and George Duvivier (on 1970-05-26)
drums (drum set):
Bernard “Pretty” Purdie (on 1970-05-26)
electric bass guitar:
John Williams Jr. (bass) (on 1970-05-26)
flute:
James Spaulding (jazz) (on 1970-05-26)
guitar:
Sam Brown (jazz guitarist) (on 1970-05-26) and Kenny Burrell (on 1970-05-26)
instruments:
Allan Schulman (cellist and composer) (on 1970-05-26)
piano:
Frank Owens (American pianist) (on 1970-05-26)
viola:
Julien Barber (on 1970-05-26), Alfred Brown (viola) (on 1970-05-26), David Schwartz (violist) (on 1970-05-26) and Emanuel Vardi (on 1970-05-26)
violin:
Arnold Black (on 1970-05-26), Winston Collymore (on 1970-05-26), Paul Gershman (on 1970-05-26), Harry Lookofsky (on 1970-05-26), Joe Malin (on 1970-05-26), Manny Green (on 1970-05-26), Gene Orloff (on 1970-05-26), Max Pollikoff (on 1970-05-26) and Selwart Richard Clarke (on 1970-05-26)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1970-05-26)
conductor:
Oliver Nelson (saxophone, arranger, composer) (on 1970-05-26)
arranger:
Oliver Nelson (saxophone, arranger, composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1970)
recording of:
What a Wonderful World (on 1970-05-26)
writer:
George Douglas (producer & songwriter) and George David Weiss
publisher:
Abilene Music Inc., Carlin Music Corp., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Memory Lane Music (publishing company), Quartet Music Inc., Range Road Music Inc. and Valando Music, Inc.
sub-publisher:
BMC Publishing NV, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), フジパシフィック音楽出版 (Fujipacific Music inc.) (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
part of:
12 Monkeys Soundtrack
part of:
Freaky Friday (2003)
3:20