The Complete Masters 1925–1945

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

Annotation

Track lengths on disc 2 are off.
According to one amazon.com commenter, "On my copy of Disc 2, the great Hot Sevens are not in the order shown on the sleeve and in the booklet, and not in the right date order."
Does anyone have / have access to this set?

edit 2022-10-24: Tried to look via the fingerprints and durations then here what I found (track. old name --> correct name)
6. Alligator Crawl --> Gully Low Blues
7. Potato Head Blues --> That's When I'll Come Back to You
8. Melancholy Blues --> Alligator Crawl
9. Weary Blues --> Potato Head Blues
10. Twelfth Street Rag --> Melancholy Blues
11. Keyhole Blues --> Weary Blues
12. S.O.L. Blues --> Twelfth Street Rag
13. Gully Low Blues --> Keyhole Blues
14. That's When I'll Come Back to You --> S.O.L. Blues

Annotation last modified on 2022-10-24 04:06 UTC.

Tracklist

1CD: 1925–1926
2CD: 1926–1928
3CD: 1928–1929
4CD: 1929–1930
5CD: 1930–1931
6CD: 1932–1933
7CD: 1933–1935
8CD: 1935–1936
9CD: 1936–1937
10CD: 1937–1938
11CD: 1938–1939
12CD: 1939–1941
13CD: 1941–1945
14CD: 1923–1927 Selected Tracks
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1Chimes Blues
cornet:
Louis Armstrong and King Oliver (jazz cornetist)
drums (drum set):
Warren “Baby” Dodds
piano:
Lil Hardin
recording of:
Chimes Blues (jazz standard) (on 1923-04-05)
composer:
King Oliver (jazz cornetist) (in 1923)
instruments arranger:
Lil Hardin Armstrong (in 1923)
King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band2:52
2Dipper Mouth Blues
banjo:
Bill Johnson (US jazz bass/guitar/banjo/mandolin player) (on 1923-04-06) and Bud Scott (on 1923-04-06)
clarinet:
Johnny Dodds (on 1923-04-06)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1923-04-06) and King Oliver (jazz cornetist) (on 1923-04-06)
drums (drum set):
Warren “Baby” Dodds (on 1923-04-06)
piano:
Lil Hardin Armstrong (on 1923-04-06)
trombone:
Honoré Dutrey (on 1923-04-06)
vocals:
Bill Johnson (US jazz bass/guitar/banjo/mandolin player) (on 1923-04-06)
recording of:
Dippermouth Blues (on 1923-04-06)
composer:
Louis Armstrong and King Oliver (jazz cornetist)
King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band2:28
3Froggie Moore
cornet:
Louis Armstrong and King Oliver (jazz cornetist)
drums (drum set):
Warren “Baby” Dodds
piano:
Lil Hardin
instrumental recording of:
Froggie Moore (on 1923-04-06)
lyricist:
Walter Melrose, John Spikes (in 1923) and Reb Spikes (Benjamin Franklin "Reb" Spikes) (in 1923)
composer:
Jelly Roll Morton (in 1923)
King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band3:01
4Tears
banjo:
Johnny St. Cyr (in 1923-10)
bass saxophone:
Charlie Jackson (1920s saxophonist) (in 1923-10)
clarinet:
Johnny Dodds (in 1923-10)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (in 1923-10) and King Oliver (jazz cornetist) (in 1923-10)
drums (drum set):
Warren “Baby” Dodds (in 1923-10)
piano:
Lil Hardin Armstrong (in 1923-10)
trombone:
Honoré Dutrey (in 1923-10)
recording of:
Tears
composer:
Louis Armstrong and Lil Hardin
King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band3:09
5Riverside Blues
banjo:
Bill Johnson (US jazz bass/guitar/banjo/mandolin player) (on 1923-12-24)
bass saxophone:
Charlie Jackson (1920s saxophonist) (on 1923-12-24)
clarinet:
Johnny Dodds (on 1923-12-24)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1923-12-24), Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1923-12-24) and King Oliver (jazz cornetist) (on 1923-12-24)
drums (drum set):
Baby Dodds (on 1923-12-24)
piano:
Lil Hardin (on 1923-12-24)
trombone:
Honoré Dutrey (on 1923-12-24)
recording of:
Riverside Blues ("Dorsey - Jones") (on 1923-12-24)
writer:
Thomas A. Dorsey (blues and gospel musician aka “Georgia Tom”)
composer:
Tommy Dorsey (swing trombone player & band leader) and Richard M. Jones (US jazz pianist)
King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band2:55
6Texas Moaner Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1924-10-17)
banjo:
Buddy Christian (on 1924-10-17)
clarinet and soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1924-10-17)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1924-10-17)
piano:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader) (on 1924-10-17)
trombone:
Charlie Irvis (on 1924-10-17)
recording of:
Texas Moaner Blues (on 1924-10-17)
composer:
Faye Barnes and Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader)
Clarence Williams’ Blue Five3:15
7Everybody Loves My Baby (But My Baby Don’t Love Nobody but Me)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1924-11-06)
recording of:
Everybody Loves My Baby (on 1924-11-06)
composer:
Jack Palmer (Jazz pianist and composer) and Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
publisher:
Pickwick Music Corp. and Salabert
Clarence Williams’ Blue Five2:35
8I’m a Little Blackbird Looking for a Bluebird
recording of:
I'm a Little Blackbird Looking for a Bluebird (on 1924-12-17)
lyricist:
Grant Clarke and Roy Turk
composer:
Arthur Johnston (American composer and songwriter) and George W. Meyer (Tin Pan Alley songwriter)
Eva Taylor with Clarence Williams' Blue Five3:18
9Cake Walking Babies From Home
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1925-01-08)
banjo:
Buddy Christian (on 1925-01-08)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1925-01-08)
piano:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader) (on 1925-01-08)
soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1925-01-08)
trombone:
Charlie Irvis (on 1925-01-08)
vocals:
Eva Taylor (on 1925-01-08)
recording of:
Cake Walking Babies from Home (on 1925-01-08)
writer:
Chris Smith (Ragtime composer), Henry Troy and Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader)
Eva Taylor with Clarence Williams' Blue Five2:57
10Santa Claus Blues
recording of:
Santa Claus Blues (on 1924-11-26)
composer:
Charley Straight
Red Onion Jazz Babies2:37
11Shanghai Shuffle
recording of:
Shanghai Shuffle (on 1924-10-13)
composer:
Larry Conley (jazz bandleader/songwriter/trombonist) and Gene Rodemich
Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra3:13
12Copenhagen
recording of:
Copenhagen (on 1924-10-30)
lyricist:
Walter Melrose
composer:
Charlie Davis (1920's Indianapolis Bandleader)
Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra2:56
13Everybody Loves My Baby (But My Baby Don’t Love Nobody but Me)
recording of:
Everybody Loves My Baby (on 1924-11-24)
composer:
Jack Palmer (Jazz pianist and composer) and Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
publisher:
Pickwick Music Corp. and Salabert
Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra3:04
14The Meanest Kind of Blues
recording of:
The Meanest Kind O' Blues (on 1924-11-14)
Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra3:03
15Alabamy Bound
recording of:
Alabamy Bound (on 1925-01-31)
lyricist:
Buddy DeSylva (in 1924) and Bud Green (in 1924)
composer:
Ray Henderson (in 1924)
Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra3:09
16Sugarfoot Stomp
recording of:
Sugar Foot Stomp (on 1925-05-29)
composer:
Louis Armstrong and King Oliver (jazz cornetist)
version of:
Dippermouth Blues
Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra2:49
17St. Louis Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1925-01-14)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1925-01-14)
reed organ:
Fred Longshaw (on 1925-01-14)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1925-01-14)
recording of:
St. Louis Blues (on 1925-01-14)
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1913)
publisher:
Handy Bros. Music Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
Reuter & Reuter Förlags AB
Bessie Smith43:10
18Careless Love Blues
Bessie Smith3:26
19Static Strut
Erskine Tate’s Vendome Orchestra2:50
20Stomp Off, Let’s GoErskine Tate’s Vendome Orchestra2:58
21Weary Blues
Johnny Dodds’ Black Bottom Stompers2:49
22New Orleans Stomp
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1927-04-22)
banjo:
Bud Scott (on 1927-04-22)
clarinet:
Johnny Dodds (on 1927-04-22)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong
drums (drum set):
Warren “Baby” Dodds (on 1927-04-22)
piano:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader) (on 1927-04-22)
tenor saxophone:
Barney Bigard (on 1927-04-22)
trombone:
Roy Palmer (US early jazz trombonist) (on 1927-04-22)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1927-04-22)
recording of:
New Orleans Stomp (on 1927-04-22)
composer:
Johnny Dodds
Johnny Dodds’ Black Bottom Stompers2:46
23Wild Man Blues
Johnny Dodds’ Black Bottom Stompers3:03
24Melancholy
Johnny Dodds’ Black Bottom Stompers3:06