The Quintessence: New York – Chicago 1925-1940

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

Tracklist

1▶CD: Petites Formations
2▼CD: Grandes Formations
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1I Can't Give You Anything but Love
cover recording of:
I Can’t Give You Anything but Love, Baby
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Aldi Music Company, Cotton Club Publishing and EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated)
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd., 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), コンソーシアム音楽出版 C・F事業部 (Consortium Music Publishing, CF Division) (until 2021-06-30) and 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) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
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2Mahogany Hall Stomp
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1929-03-05)
alto saxophone:
Charlie Holmes (US jazz saxophonist, active 1920s/1930s) (on 1929-03-05)
banjo:
Eddie Condon (on 1929-03-05)
clarinet:
Albert Nicholas (on 1929-03-05)
double bass:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1929-03-05)
drums (drum set):
Paul Barbarin (jazz drummer from New Orleans) (on 1929-03-05)
guitar:
Lonnie Johnson (American blues and jazz musician) (on 1929-03-05)
piano:
Luis Russell (on 1929-03-05)
tenor saxophone:
Teddy Hill (on 1929-03-05)
trombone:
J.C. Higginbotham (on 1929-03-05)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1929-03-05)
recording of:
Mahogany Hall Stomp (on 1929-03-05)
composer:
Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
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3Ain't Misbehavin'
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1929-07-19)
alto saxophone:
Bert Curry (on 1929-07-19) and Crawford Wethington (on 1929-07-19)
banjo:
Mancy "Peck" Carr (on 1929-07-19)
drums (drum set):
Zutty Singleton (on 1929-07-19)
piano:
Gene Anderson (Jazz pianist. Played with Louis Armstrong) (on 1929-07-19)
tenor saxophone:
Jimmy Strong (on 1929-07-19)
trombone:
Fred Robinson (American trombonist) (on 1929-07-19)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1929-07-19) and Homer Hobson (on 1929-07-19)
tuba:
Pete Briggs (on 1929-07-19)
violin:
Carroll Dickerson (on 1929-07-19)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1929-07-19)
conductor:
Carroll Dickerson (on 1929-07-19)
recording of:
Ain’t Misbehavin’ (on 1929-07-19)
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)
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4When You're Smiling
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5St. Louis Blues
recording of:
St. Louis Blues
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1913)
publisher:
Handy Bros. Music Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
Reuter & Reuter Förlags AB
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6I'm a Ding Dong Daddy
recording of:
I'm a Ding Dong Daddy (on 1930-07-21)
writer:
Phil Baxter (US songwriter, singer and band leader)
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7Sweethearts on Parade
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1930-12-23)
alto saxophone:
Les Hite (on 1930-12-23) and Marvin Johnson (US jazz saxophonist and bandleader) (on 1930-12-23)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Charlie Jones (jazz clarinet/sax) (on 1930-12-23)
double bass:
Joe Bailey (US double bassist and songwriter) (on 1930-12-23)
drums (drum set):
Lionel Hampton (on 1930-12-23)
guitar:
Bill Perkins (jazz guitar and banjo) (on 1930-12-23)
piano:
Henry Prince (on 1930-12-23)
trombone:
Luther Craven (on 1930-12-23)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1930-12-23), McClure Morris (on 1930-12-23) and Harold Scott (on 1930-12-23)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1930-12-23)
conductor:
Les Hite (on 1930-12-23)
recording of:
Sweethearts on Parade (on 1930-12-23)
lyricist:
Charles Newman (Charles Chas Newman, early 20th century songwriter) (in 1928)
composer:
Carmen Lombardo (in 1928)
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8Shine
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1931-03-09)
alto saxophone [alto sax]:
Les Hite (on 1931-03-09) and Marvin Johnson (US jazz saxophonist and bandleader) (on 1931-03-09)
banjo:
Bill Perkins (jazz guitar and banjo) (on 1931-03-09)
clarinet and tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
Charlie Jones (jazz clarinet/sax) (on 1931-03-09)
double bass [bass] and tuba:
Joe Bailey (US double bassist and songwriter) (on 1931-03-09)
drums (drum set):
Lionel Hampton (on 1931-03-09)
piano:
Henry Prince (on 1931-03-09)
trombone:
Luther Craven (on 1931-03-09)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1931-03-09), McLure "Red Mac" Morris (on 1931-03-09) and Harold Scott (on 1931-03-09)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1931-03-09)
recording of:
Shine (on 1931-03-09)
lyricist:
Lew Brown (in 1910) and Cecil Mack (in 1910)
composer:
Ford Dabney (in 1910)
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9Chinatown, My Chinatown
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1931-11-03)
alto saxophone:
Lester Boone (on 1931-11-03) and George James (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1931-11-03)
double bass:
John Lindsay (US trombonist/bassist, worked with Jelly Roll Morton) (on 1931-11-03)
drums (drum set):
Tubby Hall (on 1931-11-03)
guitar:
Mike McKendrick (Jazz banjo and guitar) (on 1931-11-03)
piano:
Charlie Alexander (US jazz pianist) (on 1931-11-03)
tenor saxophone:
Albert Washington (jazz tenor sax) (on 1931-11-03)
trombone:
Preston Jackson (jazz trombonist) (on 1931-11-03)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1931-11-03) and Zilner Randolph (on 1931-11-03)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1931-11-03)
recording of:
Chinatown, My Chinatown (on 1931-11-03)
lyricist:
William Jerome (in 1910)
composer:
Jean Schwartz (in 1910)
publisher:
Beuscher and Sim (Related to Éditions Sim)
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10Stardust
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1931-11-04)
alto saxophone:
Lester Boone (on 1931-11-04) and George James (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1931-11-04)
double bass:
John Lindsay (US trombonist/bassist, worked with Jelly Roll Morton) (on 1931-11-04)
drums (drum set):
Tubby Hall (on 1931-11-04)
guitar:
Mike McKendrick (Jazz banjo and guitar) (on 1931-11-04)
piano:
Charlie Alexander (US jazz pianist) (on 1931-11-04)
tenor saxophone:
Albert Washington (jazz tenor sax) (on 1931-11-04)
trombone:
Preston Jackson (jazz trombonist) (on 1931-11-04)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1931-11-04) and Zilner Randolph (on 1931-11-04)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1931-11-04)
recording of:
Stardust (the jazz standard) (on 1931-11-04)
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish (in 1929)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1927)
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc. (ended), All Nations Music, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Everbright Music Co., Hoagy Publishing Co., Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd. and Songs of Peer, Ltd. (ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
part of:
American Splendor
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11Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1932-01-25)
alto saxophone:
Lester Boone (on 1932-01-25) and George James (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1932-01-25)
double bass:
John Lindsay (US trombonist/bassist, worked with Jelly Roll Morton) (on 1932-01-25)
drums (drum set):
Tubby Hall (on 1932-01-25)
guitar:
Mike McKendrick (Jazz banjo and guitar) (on 1932-01-25)
piano:
Charlie Alexander (US jazz pianist) (on 1932-01-25)
tenor saxophone:
Albert Washington (jazz tenor sax) (on 1932-01-25)
trombone:
Preston Jackson (jazz trombonist) (on 1932-01-25)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1932-01-25) and Zilner Randolph (on 1932-01-25)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1932-01-25)
recording of:
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (on 1932-01-25)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler
composer:
Harold Arlen
publisher:
Mills Music, S.A. Music Co. and Ted Koehler Music Co.
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12Lawd, You Made the Night Too Long
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1932-03-11)
alto saxophone:
Lester Boone and George James (US jazz saxophonist)
double bass:
John Lindsay (US trombonist/bassist, worked with Jelly Roll Morton)
drums (drum set):
Tubby Hall
guitar:
Mike McKendrick (Jazz banjo and guitar)
piano:
Charlie Alexander (US jazz pianist)
tenor saxophone:
Albert Washington (jazz tenor sax)
trombone:
Preston Jackson (jazz trombonist)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong and Zilner Randolph
vocals:
Louis Armstrong
recording of:
Lord, You Made the Night Too Long (on 1932-03-11)
lyricist:
Sam M. Lewis (1930s lyricist) (in 1932)
composer:
Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor) (in 1932)
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13Mahogany Hall Stomp
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1933-01-28)
alto saxophone:
Scoville Browne (on 1933-01-28) and George Oldham (on 1933-01-28)
banjo and resonator guitar [dobro]:
Mike McKendrick (Jazz banjo and guitar) (on 1933-01-28)
clarinet:
Scoville Browne (on 1933-01-28), Budd Johnson (on 1933-01-28) and George Oldham (on 1933-01-28)
double bass [bass]:
Bill Oldham (Double Bass Player) (on 1933-01-28)
drums (drum set):
Yank Porter (jazz drummer) (on 1933-01-28)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1933-01-28)
tenor saxophone:
Budd Johnson (on 1933-01-28)
trombone:
Keg Johnson (jazz trombonist) (on 1933-01-28)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1933-01-28), Zilner Randolph (on 1933-01-28) and Elmer Whitlock (US trumpet player) (on 1933-01-28)
recording of:
Mahogany Hall Stomp (on 1933-01-28)
composer:
Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
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14I've Got My Fingers Crossed
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1935-11-21)
double bass:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1935-11-21)
drums (drum set):
Paul Barbarin (jazz drummer from New Orleans) (on 1935-11-21)
guitar:
Lee Blair (on 1935-11-21)
piano:
Luis Russell (on 1935-11-21)
reeds:
Charlie Holmes (US jazz saxophonist, active 1920s/1930s) (on 1935-11-21), Henry “Moon” Jones (swing era reeds) (on 1935-11-21) and Bingie Madison (on 1935-11-21)
tenor saxophone:
Greely Walton (on 1935-11-21)
trombone:
Jimmy Archey (on 1935-11-21) and Harry White (jazz trombonist) (on 1935-11-21)
trumpet:
Gus Aiken (on 1935-11-21), Louis Armstrong (on 1935-11-21), Louis Bacon (on 1935-11-21) and Leonard "Ham" Davis (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1935-11-21)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1935-11-21)
orchestra:
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra (on 1935-11-21)
recording of:
I’ve Got My Fingers Crossed (on 1935-11-21)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
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15Thanks a Million
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1935-12-19)
double bass:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1935-12-19)
drums (drum set):
Paul Barbarin (jazz drummer from New Orleans) (on 1935-12-19)
guitar:
Lee Blair (on 1935-12-19)
piano:
Luis Russell (on 1935-12-19)
reeds:
Charlie Holmes (US jazz saxophonist, active 1920s/1930s) (on 1935-12-19), Henry “Moon” Jones (swing era reeds) (on 1935-12-19) and Bingie Madison (on 1935-12-19)
tenor saxophone:
Greely Walton (on 1935-12-19)
trombone:
Jimmy Archey (on 1935-12-19) and Harry White (jazz trombonist) (on 1935-12-19)
trumpet:
Gus Aiken (on 1935-12-19), Louis Armstrong (on 1935-12-19), Louis Bacon (on 1935-12-19) and Leonard "Ham" Davis (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1935-12-19)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1935-12-19)
orchestra:
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra (on 1935-12-19)
recording of:
Thanks a Million (on 1935-12-19)
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Arthur Johnston (American composer and songwriter)
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16Swing That Music
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1936-05-18)
double bass:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1936-05-18)
drums (drum set):
Paul Barbarin (jazz drummer from New Orleans) (on 1936-05-18)
guitar:
Lee Blair (on 1936-05-18)
piano:
Luis Russell (on 1936-05-18)
reeds:
Charlie Holmes (US jazz saxophonist, active 1920s/1930s) (on 1936-05-18), Henry “Moon” Jones (swing era reeds) (on 1936-05-18) and Greely Walton (on 1936-05-18)
tenor saxophone:
Bingie Madison (on 1936-05-18)
trombone:
Jimmy Archey (on 1936-05-18) and Snub Mosley (on 1936-05-18)
trumpet:
Gus Aiken (on 1936-05-18), Louis Armstrong (on 1936-05-18), Louis Bacon (on 1936-05-18) and Leonard "Ham" Davis (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1936-05-18)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1936-05-18)
orchestra:
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra (on 1936-05-18)
recording of:
Swing That Music (on 1936-05-18)
lyricist and composer:
Louis Armstrong and Horace Gerlach
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17Struttin' With Some Barbecue
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1938-01-12)
alto saxophone:
Pete Clark (Jazz altoist born around 1910) (on 1938-01-12) and Charlie Holmes (US jazz saxophonist, active 1920s/1930s) (on 1938-01-12)
bass:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1938-01-12)
drums (drum set):
Paul Barbarin (jazz drummer from New Orleans) (on 1938-01-12)
guitar:
Lee Blair (on 1938-01-12)
piano:
Luis Russell (on 1938-01-12)
reeds:
Bingie Madison (on 1938-01-12) and Albert Nicholas (on 1938-01-12)
trombone:
Wilbur de Paris (on 1938-01-12), J.C. Higginbotham (on 1938-01-12) and George Washington (jazz trombonist) (on 1938-01-12)
trumpet:
Henry “Red” Allen (jazz musician) (on 1938-01-12), Louis Armstrong (on 1938-01-12), Louis Bacon (on 1938-01-12) and Shelton "Scad" Hemphill (on 1938-01-12)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1938-01-12)
orchestra:
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra (on 1938-01-12)
arranger:
Chippie Willett
recording of:
Struttin’ With Some Barbecue (on 1938-01-12)
composer:
Lil Hardin Armstrong
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18I Can't Give You Anything but Love
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1938-06-24)
clarinet:
Sid Stoneburn (on 1938-06-24)
double bass:
Haig Stephens (on 1938-06-24)
drums (drum set):
Sam Weiss (US jazz drummer) (on 1938-06-24)
guitar:
Dave Barbour (on 1938-06-24)
piano:
Nat Jaffe (on 1938-06-24)
trombone:
Al Philburn (on 1938-06-24)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1938-06-24), Johnny McGhee (trumpet) (on 1938-06-24) and Robert Cusumano (on 1938-06-24)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1938-06-24)
edit of:
I Can't Give You Anything but Love (with pre-groove chatter) by Louis Armstrong
recording of:
I Can’t Give You Anything but Love, Baby (on 1938-06-24)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Aldi Music Company, Cotton Club Publishing and EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated)
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd., 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), コンソーシアム音楽出版 C・F事業部 (Consortium Music Publishing, CF Division) (until 2021-06-30) and 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) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
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