Greatest Hits

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

Tracklist

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1Carry Me Back to Old Virginny
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1937-04-07)
guitar:
Bernard Addison (on 1937-04-07) and John Mills, Sr. (on 1937-04-07)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1937-04-07)
baritone vocals:
Harry Mills (on 1937-04-07)
bass vocals:
John Mills, Sr. (on 1937-04-07)
tenor vocals:
Donald Mills (on 1937-04-07) and Herbert Mills (on 1937-04-07)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1937-04-07) and The Mills Brothers (on 1937-04-07)
recording of:
Carry Me Back to Old Virginny (on 1937-04-07)
composer:
James A. Bland
Louis Armstrong & The Mills Brothers3:03
2My Darling Nellie Gray
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1937-04-07)
guitar:
Bernard Addison (on 1937-04-07) and John Mills, Sr. (on 1937-04-07)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1937-04-07)
baritone vocals:
Harry Mills (on 1937-04-07)
bass vocals:
John Mills, Sr. (on 1937-04-07)
tenor vocals:
Donald Mills (on 1937-04-07) and Herbert Mills (on 1937-04-07)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1937-04-07) and The Mills Brothers (on 1937-04-07)
recording of:
Darling Nellie Gray (on 1937-04-07)
composer:
Benjamin R. Hanby
Louis Armstrong & The Mills Brothers2:46
3In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1937-06-29)
guitar:
Bernard Addison (on 1937-06-29) and John Mills, Sr. (on 1937-06-29)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1937-06-29)
baritone vocals:
Harry Mills (on 1937-06-29)
bass vocals:
John Mills, Sr. (on 1937-06-29)
tenor vocals:
Donald Mills (on 1937-06-29) and Herbert Mills (on 1937-06-29)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1937-06-29) and The Mills Brothers (on 1937-06-29)
recording of:
In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree (on 1937-06-29)
writer:
Harry Williams (American songwriter, co-writer of “In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree”) and Egbert Van Alstyne (in 1905)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. and Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
Louis Armstrong & The Mills Brothers2:23
4The Old Folks at Home (Swanee River)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong
baritone vocals:
Harry Mills
bass vocals:
John Mills, Sr.
tenor vocals:
Donald Mills and Herbert Mills
vocals:
Louis Armstrong
recording of:
Old Folks at Home (Swanee River)
anthem of:
Florida, United States (from 1935 to present)
lyricist and composer:
Stephen Foster (composer) (in 1851)
publisher:
Carlin Music Group
Louis Armstrong & The Mills Brothers2:27
5The Flat Foot Floogie
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1938-06-10)
guitar:
Norman Brown (Jazz guitar player active in the 1930s & 1940s) (on 1938-06-10)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1938-06-10)
baritone vocals:
Harry Mills (on 1938-06-10)
bass vocals:
John Mills, Sr. (on 1938-06-10)
tenor vocals:
Donald Mills (on 1938-06-10) and Herbert Mills (on 1938-06-10)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1938-06-10)
recording of:
The Flat Foot Floogie (on 1938-06-10)
composer:
Slim Gaillard, Bud Green and Slam Stewart
Louis Armstrong & The Mills Brothers3:02
6The Song Is Ended
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1938-06-13)
guitar:
Norman Brown (Jazz guitar player active in the 1930s & 1940s) (on 1938-06-13)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1938-06-13)
baritone vocals:
Harry Mills (on 1938-06-13)
bass vocals:
John Mills, Sr. (on 1938-06-13)
tenor vocals:
Donald Mills (on 1938-06-13) and Herbert Mills (on 1938-06-13)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1938-06-13) and The Mills Brothers (on 1938-06-13)
recording of:
The Song Is Ended (but the Melody Lingers On) (on 1938-06-13)
lyricist:
Irving Berlin
composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1927)
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Corp. and Williamson Music Company
Louis Armstrong & The Mills Brothers3:10
7My Walking Stick
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1938-06-13)
guitar:
Norman Brown (Jazz guitar player active in the 1930s & 1940s) (on 1938-06-13)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1938-06-13)
baritone vocals:
Harry Mills (on 1938-06-13)
bass vocals:
John Mills, Sr. (on 1938-06-13)
tenor vocals:
Donald Mills (on 1938-06-13) and Herbert Mills (on 1938-06-13)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1938-06-13) and The Mills Brothers (on 1938-06-13)
recording of:
My Walking Stick (on 1938-06-13)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
Louis Armstrong & The Mills Brothers2:44
8W.P.A.
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1940-04-10)
guitar:
Norman Brown (Jazz guitar player active in the 1930s & 1940s) (on 1940-04-10)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1940-04-10)
baritone vocals:
Harry Mills
bass vocals:
John Mills, Sr.
tenor vocals:
Donald Mills and Herbert Mills
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1940-04-10), The Mills Brothers (on 1940-04-10), Donald Mills (on 1940-04-10), Harry Mills (on 1940-04-10), Herbert Mills (on 1940-04-10) and John Mills, Sr. (on 1940-04-10)
recording of:
W.P.A. (on 1940-04-10)
lyricist and composer:
Jesse Stone
Louis Armstrong & The Mills Brothers2:50
9Boog It
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1940-04-10)
guitar:
Norman Brown (Jazz guitar player active in the 1930s & 1940s) (on 1940-04-10)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1940-04-10)
baritone vocals:
Harry Mills
bass vocals:
John Mills, Sr.
tenor vocals:
Donald Mills and Herbert Mills
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1940-04-10), The Mills Brothers (on 1940-04-10), Donald Mills (on 1940-04-10), Harry Mills (on 1940-04-10), Herbert Mills (on 1940-04-10) and John Mills, Sr. (on 1940-04-10)
cover recording of:
Boog It (on 1940-04-10)
writer:
Cab Calloway, Jack Palmer (Jazz pianist and composer) and Buck Ram
recording of:
Boog It (in 1940)
writer:
Cab Calloway, Jack Palmer (Jazz pianist and composer) and Buck Ram
Louis Armstrong & The Mills Brothers2:40
10Cherry
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1940-04-11)
guitar:
Norman Brown (Jazz guitar player active in the 1930s & 1940s) (on 1940-04-11)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1940-04-11)
baritone vocals:
Harry Mills (on 1940-04-11)
bass vocals:
John Mills (on 1940-04-11)
tenor vocals:
Donald Mills (on 1940-04-11) and Herbert Mills (on 1940-04-11)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1940-04-11), The Mills Brothers (on 1940-04-11), Donald Mills (on 1940-04-11), Harry Mills (on 1940-04-11), Herbert Mills (on 1940-04-11) and John Mills, Sr. (on 1940-04-11)
performer:
Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong & The Mills Brothers2:50
11Marie
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1940-04-11)
guitar:
Norman Brown (Jazz guitar player active in the 1930s & 1940s) (on 1940-04-11)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1940-04-11)
baritone vocals:
Harry Mills
bass vocals:
John Mills, Sr.
tenor vocals:
Donald Mills and Herbert Mills
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1940-04-11), The Mills Brothers (on 1940-04-11), Donald Mills (on 1940-04-11), Harry Mills (on 1940-04-11), Herbert Mills (on 1940-04-11) and John Mills, Sr. (on 1940-04-11)
recording of:
Marie (on 1940-04-11)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Company
Louis Armstrong & The Mills Brothers22:27
12Diga Diga Doo
alto saxophone:
Otto Hardwick (on 1932-12-22)
alto saxophone, baritone saxophone and clarinet:
Harry Carney (on 1932-12-22)
alto saxophone, clarinet and soprano saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1932-12-22)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Barney Bigard (on 1932-12-22)
double bass [bass]:
Wellman Braud (on 1932-12-22)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1932-12-22)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1932-12-22) and John Mills, Jr. (on 1932-12-22)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1932-12-22)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1932-12-22) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1932-12-22)
trumpet:
Freddy Jenkins (on 1932-12-22), Arthur Whetsel (on 1932-12-22) and Cootie Williams (on 1932-12-22)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1932-12-22)
baritone vocals:
Harry Mills (on 1932-12-22)
bass vocals:
John Mills, Jr. (on 1932-12-22)
tenor vocals:
Donald Mills (on 1932-12-22) and Herbert Mills (on 1932-12-22)
vocals:
Harry Mills (on 1932-12-22)
orchestra:
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (on 1932-12-22)
arranger:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1932-12-22)
recording of:
Diga Diga Doo (on 1932-12-22)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
recording of:
Diga Diga Doo (in 1932)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
The Mills Brothers with Duke Ellington & His Orchestra3:09
13Doin' The New Lowdown
baritone vocals:
Harry Mills
bass vocals:
John Mills, Jr.
tenor vocals:
Donald Mills and Herbert Mills
vocals:
Cab Calloway
Don Redman and His Orchestra3:07
14Tiger Rag
guitar:
Herbert Mills (on 1932-04-14) and John Mills, Jr. (on 1932-04-14)
baritone vocals:
Harry Mills (on 1932-04-14)
bass vocals:
John Mills, Jr. (on 1932-04-14)
tenor vocals:
Donald Mills (on 1932-04-14) and Herbert Mills (on 1932-04-14)
recording of:
Tiger Rag ("Hold that tiger" lyrics) (on 1932-04-14)
lyricist:
Harry DeCosta
composer:
Eddie Edwards (Jazz trombonist), Nick LaRocca, Henry Ragas, Tony Sbarbaro and Larry Shields
is based on:
Tiger Rag (original 1917 instrumental version)
The Mills Brothers1:51
15St. Louis Blues
recording of:
St. Louis Blues (in 1932)
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1913)
publisher:
Handy Bros. Music Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
Reuter & Reuter Förlags AB
The Mills Brothers2:22
16It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
guitar:
Herbert Mills (on 1932-04-14) and John Mills, Jr. (on 1932-04-14)
baritone vocals:
Harry Mills (on 1932-04-14)
bass vocals:
John Mills, Jr. (on 1932-04-14)
tenor vocals:
Donald Mills (on 1932-04-14) and Herbert Mills (on 1932-04-14)
recording of:
It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) (on 1932-04-14)
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1931)
composer:
Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington (Duke Ellington, US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1931-08)
publisher:
Duke Ellington Music and EMI Mills Music (ASCAP-affiliated)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
The Mills Brothers2:20
17Sweet Sue, Just You
guitar:
Herbert Mills (on 1932-04-14) and John Mills, Jr. (on 1932-04-14)
baritone vocals:
Harry Mills (on 1932-04-14)
bass vocals:
John Mills, Jr. (on 1932-04-14)
tenor vocals:
Donald Mills (on 1932-04-14) and Herbert Mills (on 1932-04-14)
recording of:
Sweet Sue, Just You (on 1932-04-14)
lyricist:
Will J. Harris (early 1900s songwriter/lyricist)
composer:
Will J. Harris (early 1900s songwriter/lyricist) and Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor)
publisher:
Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd.
The Mills Brothers2:57
18Loveless Love
The Mills Brothers2:39
19Some of These Days
guitar:
Herbert Mills (on 1934-09-14) and John Mills, Jr. (on 1934-09-14)
baritone vocals:
Harry Mills (on 1934-09-14)
bass vocals:
John Mills, Jr. (on 1934-09-14)
tenor vocals:
Donald Mills (on 1934-09-14) and Herbert Mills (on 1934-09-14)
recording of:
Some of These Days (on 1934-09-14)
lyricist and composer:
Shelton Brooks
writer:
Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
The Mills Brothers2:37
20Nagasaki
guitar:
Herbert Mills (on 1934-06-13) and John Mills, Jr. (on 1934-06-13)
baritone vocals:
Harry Mills (on 1934-06-13)
bass vocals:
John Mills, Jr. (on 1934-06-13)
tenor vocals:
Donald Mills (on 1934-06-13) and Herbert Mills (on 1934-06-13)
recording of:
Nagasaki (on 1934-06-13)
lyricist:
Mort Dixon
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist) (in 1928)
The Mills Brothers52:24
21Caravan
recording of:
Caravan
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1937)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1936) and Juan Tizol (in 1936)
publisher:
American Academy of Music, Inc., Duke Ellington Music, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Mills Music, Inc., Sony/ATV Harmony and Lafleur Music Ltd. (from 1995-12-12 to present)
The Mills Brothers2:40
22Stardust
recording of:
Stardust (the jazz standard)
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
The Mills Brothers3:05

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ASIN:US: B000001N3A [info]