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
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Poor Old Joe
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-12-18)
alto saxophone:
Charlie Holmes (US jazz saxophonist, active 1920s/1930s) (on 1939-12-18)
bass:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1939-12-18)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1939-12-18)
guitar:
Lee Blair (on 1939-12-18)
piano:
Luis Russell (on 1939-12-18)
reeds:
Rupert Cole (swing era jazz clarinetist and saxophonist) (on 1939-12-18)
saxophone:
Joe Garland (saxophonist, composer) (on 1939-12-18)
tenor saxophone:
Bingie Madison (on 1939-12-18)
trombone:
Wilbur de Paris (on 1939-12-18), J.C. Higginbotham (on 1939-12-18) and George Washington (jazz trombonist) (on 1939-12-18)
trumpet:
Henry “Red” Allen (jazz musician) (on 1939-12-18), Louis Armstrong (on 1939-12-18), Bernard Flood (on 1939-12-18) and Shelton "Scad" Hemphill (on 1939-12-18)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1939-12-18)
orchestra:
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra (on 1939-12-18)
recording of:
Poor Old Joe (on 1939-12-18)
writer:
Hoagy Carmichael
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra3:03
2You’re a Lucky Guy
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-12-18)
alto saxophone:
Charlie Holmes (US jazz saxophonist, active 1920s/1930s) (on 1939-12-18)
bass:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1939-12-18)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1939-12-18)
guitar:
Lee Blair (on 1939-12-18)
piano:
Luis Russell (on 1939-12-18)
reeds:
Rupert Cole (swing era jazz clarinetist and saxophonist) (on 1939-12-18)
saxophone:
Joe Garland (saxophonist, composer) (on 1939-12-18)
tenor saxophone:
Bingie Madison (on 1939-12-18)
trombone:
Wilbur de Paris (on 1939-12-18), J.C. Higginbotham (on 1939-12-18) and George Washington (jazz trombonist) (on 1939-12-18)
trumpet:
Henry “Red” Allen (jazz musician) (on 1939-12-18), Louis Armstrong (on 1939-12-18), Bernard Flood (on 1939-12-18) and Shelton "Scad" Hemphill (on 1939-12-18)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1939-12-18)
orchestra:
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra (on 1939-12-18)
recording of:
You're a Lucky Guy (on 1939-12-18)
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Saul Chaplin
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra3:17
3You’re Just a No Account
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-12-18)
alto saxophone:
Charlie Holmes (US jazz saxophonist, active 1920s/1930s) (on 1939-12-18)
bass:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1939-12-18)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1939-12-18)
guitar:
Lee Blair (on 1939-12-18)
piano:
Luis Russell (on 1939-12-18)
reeds:
Rupert Cole (swing era jazz clarinetist and saxophonist) (on 1939-12-18)
saxophone:
Joe Garland (saxophonist, composer) (on 1939-12-18)
tenor saxophone:
Bingie Madison (on 1939-12-18)
trombone:
Wilbur de Paris (on 1939-12-18), J.C. Higginbotham (on 1939-12-18) and George Washington (jazz trombonist) (on 1939-12-18)
trumpet:
Henry “Red” Allen (jazz musician) (on 1939-12-18), Louis Armstrong (on 1939-12-18), Bernard Flood (on 1939-12-18) and Shelton "Scad" Hemphill (on 1939-12-18)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1939-12-18)
orchestra:
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra (on 1939-12-18)
recording of:
You’re Just a No Account (on 1939-12-18)
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Saul Chaplin
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra2:52
4Bye and Bye
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-12-18)
alto saxophone:
Charlie Holmes (US jazz saxophonist, active 1920s/1930s) (on 1939-12-18)
bass:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1939-12-18)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1939-12-18)
guitar:
Lee Blair (on 1939-12-18)
piano:
Luis Russell (on 1939-12-18)
reeds:
Rupert Cole (swing era jazz clarinetist and saxophonist) (on 1939-12-18)
saxophone:
Joe Garland (saxophonist, composer) (on 1939-12-18)
tenor saxophone:
Bingie Madison (on 1939-12-18)
trombone:
Wilbur de Paris (on 1939-12-18), J.C. Higginbotham (on 1939-12-18) and George Washington (jazz trombonist) (on 1939-12-18)
trumpet:
Henry “Red” Allen (jazz musician) (on 1939-12-18), Louis Armstrong (on 1939-12-18), Bernard Flood (on 1939-12-18) and Shelton "Scad" Hemphill (on 1939-12-18)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1939-12-18)
orchestra:
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra (on 1939-12-18)
recording of:
Bye and Bye (on 1939-12-18)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Kenny Burrell
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra2:33
5Hep Cats’ Ball
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1940-03-14)
alto saxophone:
Charlie Holmes (US jazz saxophonist, active 1920s/1930s) (on 1940-03-14)
bass:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1940-03-14)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1940-03-14)
guitar:
Lee Blair (on 1940-03-14)
piano:
Luis Russell (on 1940-03-14)
reeds:
Rupert Cole (swing era jazz clarinetist and saxophonist) (on 1940-03-14)
saxophone:
Joe Garland (saxophonist, composer) (on 1940-03-14)
tenor saxophone:
Bingie Madison (on 1940-03-14)
trombone:
Wilbur de Paris (on 1940-03-14), J.C. Higginbotham (on 1940-03-14) and George Washington (jazz trombonist) (on 1940-03-14)
trumpet:
Henry “Red” Allen (jazz musician) (on 1940-03-14), Louis Armstrong (on 1940-03-14), Bernard Flood (on 1940-03-14) and Shelton "Scad" Hemphill (on 1940-03-14)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1940-03-14)
orchestra:
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra (on 1940-03-14)
recording of:
Hep Cats’ Ball (on 1940-03-14)
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra3:17
6You’ve Got Me Voodoo’d
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1940-03-14)
alto saxophone:
Charlie Holmes (US jazz saxophonist, active 1920s/1930s) (on 1940-03-14)
bass:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1940-03-14)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1940-03-14)
guitar:
Lee Blair (on 1940-03-14)
piano:
Luis Russell (on 1940-03-14)
reeds:
Rupert Cole (swing era jazz clarinetist and saxophonist) (on 1940-03-14)
saxophone:
Joe Garland (saxophonist, composer) (on 1940-03-14)
tenor saxophone:
Bingie Madison (on 1940-03-14)
trombone:
Wilbur de Paris (on 1940-03-14), J.C. Higginbotham (on 1940-03-14) and George Washington (jazz trombonist) (on 1940-03-14)
trumpet:
Henry “Red” Allen (jazz musician) (on 1940-03-14), Louis Armstrong (on 1940-03-14), Bernard Flood (on 1940-03-14) and Shelton "Scad" Hemphill (on 1940-03-14)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1940-03-14)
orchestra:
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra (on 1940-03-14)
recording of:
You've Got Me Voodoo'd (on 1940-03-14)
composer:
Louis Armstrong, Cornelius Lawrence and Luis Russell
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra2:58
7Harlem Stomp
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1940-03-14)
alto saxophone:
Charlie Holmes (US jazz saxophonist, active 1920s/1930s) (on 1940-03-14)
bass:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1940-03-14)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1940-03-14)
guitar:
Lee Blair (on 1940-03-14)
piano:
Luis Russell (on 1940-03-14)
reeds:
Rupert Cole (swing era jazz clarinetist and saxophonist) (on 1940-03-14)
saxophone:
Joe Garland (saxophonist, composer) (on 1940-03-14)
tenor saxophone:
Bingie Madison (on 1940-03-14)
trombone:
Wilbur de Paris (on 1940-03-14), J.C. Higginbotham (on 1940-03-14) and George Washington (jazz trombonist) (on 1940-03-14)
trumpet:
Henry “Red” Allen (jazz musician) (on 1940-03-14), Louis Armstrong (on 1940-03-14), Bernard Flood (on 1940-03-14) and Shelton "Scad" Hemphill (on 1940-03-14)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1940-03-14)
orchestra:
Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra (in 1940) and Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra (on 1940-03-14)
recording of:
Harlem Stomp (on 1940-03-14)
writer:
Irene Higginbotham and J.C. Higginbotham
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra3:01
8Wolverine Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1940-03-14)
alto saxophone:
Charlie Holmes (US jazz saxophonist, active 1920s/1930s) (on 1940-03-14)
bass:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1940-03-14)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1940-03-14)
guitar:
Lee Blair (on 1940-03-14)
piano:
Luis Russell (on 1940-03-14)
reeds:
Rupert Cole (swing era jazz clarinetist and saxophonist) (on 1940-03-14)
saxophone:
Joe Garland (saxophonist, composer) (on 1940-03-14)
tenor saxophone:
Bingie Madison (on 1940-03-14)
trombone:
Wilbur de Paris (on 1940-03-14), J.C. Higginbotham (on 1940-03-14) and George Washington (jazz trombonist) (on 1940-03-14)
trumpet:
Henry “Red” Allen (jazz musician) (on 1940-03-14), Louis Armstrong (on 1940-03-14), Bernard Flood (on 1940-03-14) and Shelton "Scad" Hemphill (on 1940-03-14)
orchestra:
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra (on 1940-03-14)
recording of:
Wolverine Blues (on 1940-03-14)
lyricist:
Benjamin F Spikes (Benjamin Franklin "Reb" Spikes) and John Spikes
composer:
Jelly Roll Morton
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra3:18
9Lazy ’Sippi Steamer
recording of:
Lazy ’Sippi Streamer (on 1940-03-14)
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra3:17
10W.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 and The Mills Brothers2:48
11Boog‐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)
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 and The Mills Brothers2:38
12Cherry
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 and The Mills Brothers2:49
13Marie
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 and The Mills Brothers22:25
14Sweethearts on Parade
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1940-05-01)
alto saxophone:
Charlie Holmes (US jazz saxophonist, active 1920s/1930s) (on 1940-05-01)
bass:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1940-05-01)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1940-05-01)
guitar:
Lee Blair (on 1940-05-01)
piano:
Luis Russell (on 1940-05-01)
saxophone:
Joe Garland (saxophonist, composer) (on 1940-05-01)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1940-05-01)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1940-05-01)
orchestra:
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra (on 1940-05-01)
recording of:
Sweethearts on Parade (on 1940-05-01)
lyricist:
Charles Newman (Charles Chas Newman, early 20th century songwriter) (in 1928)
composer:
Carmen Lombardo (in 1928)
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra2:53
15You Run Your Mouth, I’ll Run My Business
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1940-05-01)
alto saxophone:
Charlie Holmes (US jazz saxophonist, active 1920s/1930s) (on 1940-05-01)
bass:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1940-05-01)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1940-05-01)
guitar:
Lee Blair (on 1940-05-01)
piano:
Luis Russell (on 1940-05-01)
saxophone:
Joe Garland (saxophonist, composer) (on 1940-05-01)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1940-05-01)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1940-05-01)
orchestra:
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra (on 1940-05-01)
recording of:
You Run Your Mouth and I'll Run My Business (on 1940-05-01)
lyricist and composer:
Lil Hardin Armstrong
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra3:00
16Cut Off My Legs and Call Me Shorty
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1940-05-01)
alto saxophone:
Charlie Holmes (US jazz saxophonist, active 1920s/1930s) (on 1940-05-01)
bass:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1940-05-01)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1940-05-01)
guitar:
Lee Blair (on 1940-05-01)
piano:
Luis Russell (on 1940-05-01)
saxophone:
Joe Garland (saxophonist, composer) (on 1940-05-01)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1940-05-01)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1940-05-01)
orchestra:
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra (on 1940-05-01)
recording of:
Cut Off My Legs and Call Me "Shorty" (on 1940-05-01)
writer:
Don Raye and Van Alexander (aka Al Feldman)
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra2:32
17Cain and Abel
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra3:01
18Perdido Street Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1940-05-27)
double bass:
Wellman Braud (on 1940-05-27)
drums (drum set):
Zutty Singleton (on 1940-05-27)
guitar:
Bernard Addison (on 1940-05-27)
piano:
Luis Russell (on 1940-05-27)
reeds:
Sidney Bechet (on 1940-05-27)
trombone:
Claude Jones (on 1940-05-27)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1940-05-27)
orchestra:
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra (on 1940-05-27)
recording of:
Perdido Street Blues (on 1940-05-27)
composer:
Lil Armstrong
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra33:06
192:19 Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1940-05-27)
double bass:
Wellman Braud (on 1940-05-27)
drums (drum set):
Zutty Singleton (on 1940-05-27)
guitar:
Bernard Addison (on 1940-05-27)
piano:
Luis Russell (on 1940-05-27)
reeds:
Sidney Bechet (on 1940-05-27)
trombone:
Claude Jones (on 1940-05-27)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1940-05-27)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1940-05-27)
orchestra:
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra (on 1940-05-27)
recording of:
2.19 Blues (on 1940-05-27)
writer:
Mamie Desdume
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra2:51
20Down in Honky Tonk Town
recording of:
Down in Honky Tonk Town (on 1940-05-27)
writer:
Charles McCarron (in 1916) and Chris Smith (Ragtime composer) (in 1916)
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra3:05
21Coal Cart Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1940-05-27)
double bass:
Wellman Braud (on 1940-05-27)
guitar:
Bernard Addison (on 1940-05-27)
reeds:
Sidney Bechet (on 1940-05-27)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1940-05-27)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1940-05-27)
orchestra:
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra (on 1940-05-27)
recording of:
Coal Cart Blues (on 1940-05-27)
writer:
Louis Armstrong, Lil Hardin Armstrong and Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader)
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra2:56
22Ev’rything’s Been Done Before
recording of:
Everything’s Been Done Before (credited to “Adamson, Knopf, King”) (on 1941-03-10)
lyricist:
Edwin H. Knopf
writer:
Harold Adamson and Jack King (songwriter)
Louis Armstrong and His Hot Seven3:06
23I Cover the Waterfront
recording of:
I Cover the Waterfront (on 1941-03-10)
lyricist:
Edward Heyman
composer:
Johnny Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green) and Edward Heyman
publisher:
Harms, Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Louis Armstrong and His Hot Seven3:15
24In the Gloaming
recording of:
In the Gloaming (on 1941-03-10)
lyricist:
Meta Orred
composer:
Annie Fortescue Harrison (in 1877)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 18343)
Louis Armstrong and His Hot Seven2:56
13CD: 1941–1945
14CD: 1923–1927 Selected Tracks