The Complete Decca Studio Recordings of Louis Armstrong and the All Stars

~ Release by Louis Armstrong & His All‐Stars (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

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1Mahogany Hall Stomp
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1956-12-12)
alto saxophone:
George Dorsey (on 1956-12-12) and Hilton Jefferson (on 1956-12-12)
baritone saxophone and bass clarinet:
Dave McRae (US clarinetist & saxophonist) (on 1956-12-12)
bass and double bass:
Squire Gersh (US jazz bassist/tuba player, aka Squire Girsback) (on 1956-12-12)
clarinet:
Edmond Hall (American jazz clarinetist, bandleader) (on 1956-12-12)
drums (drum set):
Barrett Deems (on 1956-12-12)
guitar:
Everett Barksdale (on 1956-12-12)
piano:
Billy Kyle (on 1956-12-12)
tenor saxophone:
Lucky Thompson (on 1956-12-12)
trombone:
Trummy Young (on 1956-12-12)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1956-12-12)
conductor:
Sy Oliver (on 1956-12-12)
arranger:
Sy Oliver
recording of:
Mahogany Hall Stomp (on 1956-12-12)
composer:
Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
3:59
2When You're Smiling
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1956-12-12)
alto saxophone:
George Dorsey (on 1956-12-12)
baritone saxophone:
Dave McRae (US clarinetist & saxophonist) (on 1956-12-12)
clarinet:
Edmond Hall (American jazz clarinetist, bandleader) (on 1956-12-12)
double bass:
Squire Gersh (US jazz bassist/tuba player, aka Squire Girsback) (on 1956-12-12)
drums (drum set):
Barrett Deems (on 1956-12-12)
guitar:
Everett Barksdale (on 1956-12-12)
piano:
Billy Kyle (on 1956-12-12)
tenor saxophone:
Lucky Thompson (on 1956-12-12)
trombone:
Trummy Young (on 1956-12-12)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1956-12-12)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1956-12-12)
conductor:
Sy Oliver (on 1956-12-12)
arranger:
Sy Oliver
recording of:
When You’re Smiling (the Whole World Smiles With You) (on 1956-12-12)
lyricist:
Mark Fisher (early 20th century songwriter) and Joe Goodwin
composer:
Larry Shay
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc.
44:03
3Some of These Days
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1956-12-12)
alto saxophone:
George Dorsey (on 1956-12-12)
baritone saxophone:
Dave McRae (US clarinetist & saxophonist) (on 1956-12-12)
clarinet:
Edmond Hall (American jazz clarinetist, bandleader) (on 1956-12-12)
double bass:
Squire Gersh (US jazz bassist/tuba player, aka Squire Girsback) (on 1956-12-12)
drums (drum set):
Barrett Deems (on 1956-12-12)
guitar:
Everett Barksdale (on 1956-12-12)
piano:
Billy Kyle (on 1956-12-12)
tenor saxophone:
Lucky Thompson (on 1956-12-12)
trombone:
Trummy Young (on 1956-12-12)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1956-12-12)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1956-12-12)
conductor:
Sy Oliver (on 1956-12-12)
arranger:
Sy Oliver
recording of:
Some of These Days (on 1956-12-12)
lyricist and composer:
Shelton Brooks
writer:
Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
3:06
4I Surrender Dear
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1956-12-12)
alto saxophone:
George Dorsey (on 1956-12-12)
baritone saxophone:
Dave McRae (US clarinetist & saxophonist) (on 1956-12-12)
clarinet:
Edmond Hall (American jazz clarinetist, bandleader) (on 1956-12-12)
double bass:
Squire Gersh (US jazz bassist/tuba player, aka Squire Girsback) (on 1956-12-12)
drums (drum set):
Barrett Deems (on 1956-12-12)
guitar:
Everett Barksdale (on 1956-12-12)
piano:
Billy Kyle (on 1956-12-12)
tenor saxophone:
Lucky Thompson (on 1956-12-12)
trombone:
Trummy Young (on 1956-12-12)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1956-12-12)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1956-12-12)
conductor:
Sy Oliver (on 1956-12-12)
arranger:
Sy Oliver
recording of:
I Surrender Dear (on 1956-12-12)
lyricist:
Gordon Clifford (in 1931)
composer:
Harry Barris (in 1931)
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc.
4:41
5Georgia on My Mind
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1956-12-12)
alto saxophone:
George Dorsey (on 1956-12-12)
baritone saxophone:
Dave McRae (US clarinetist & saxophonist) (on 1956-12-12)
clarinet:
Edmond Hall (American jazz clarinetist, bandleader) (on 1956-12-12)
double bass:
Squire Gersh (US jazz bassist/tuba player, aka Squire Girsback) (on 1956-12-12)
drums (drum set):
Barrett Deems (on 1956-12-12)
guitar:
Everett Barksdale (on 1956-12-12)
piano:
Billy Kyle (on 1956-12-12)
tenor saxophone:
Lucky Thompson (on 1956-12-12)
trombone:
Trummy Young (on 1956-12-12)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1956-12-12)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1956-12-12)
conductor:
Sy Oliver (on 1956-12-12)
arranger:
Sy Oliver
recording of:
Georgia on My Mind (on 1956-12-12)
anthem of:
Georgia, United States (from 1979 to present)
lyricist:
Stuart Gorrell (in 1930)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1930)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI), Peermusic III, Ltd. (BMI), Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd. (from 1930 to present) and Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) (from 1930 to present)
sub-publisher:
ピアーミュージック (Peer Music Japan, Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
arrangement of:
Georgia on My Mind (Solo piano arrangement)
43:25
6Exactly Like You
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1956-12-12)
alto saxophone:
George Dorsey (on 1956-12-12)
baritone saxophone:
Dave McRae (US clarinetist & saxophonist) (on 1956-12-12)
clarinet:
Edmond Hall (American jazz clarinetist, bandleader) (on 1956-12-12)
double bass:
Squire Gersh (US jazz bassist/tuba player, aka Squire Girsback) (on 1956-12-12)
drums (drum set):
Barrett Deems (on 1956-12-12)
guitar:
Everett Barksdale (on 1956-12-12)
piano:
Billy Kyle (on 1956-12-12)
tenor saxophone:
Lucky Thompson (on 1956-12-12)
trombone:
Trummy Young (on 1956-12-12)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1956-12-12)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1956-12-12)
conductor:
Sy Oliver (on 1956-12-12)
arranger:
Sy Oliver
recording of:
Exactly Like You (on 1956-12-12)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist) (in 1930)
writer:
Fritz Löhner-Beda (librettist, lyricist, writer)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter) (in 1930)
4:08
7High Society
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1956-12-12)
clarinet:
Edmond Hall (American jazz clarinetist, bandleader) (on 1956-12-12)
double bass:
Squire Gersh (US jazz bassist/tuba player, aka Squire Girsback) (on 1956-12-12)
drums (drum set):
Barrett Deems (on 1956-12-12)
guitar:
Everett Barksdale (on 1956-12-12)
piano:
Billy Kyle (on 1956-12-12)
trombone:
Trummy Young (on 1956-12-12)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1956-12-12)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1956-12-12)
conductor:
Sy Oliver (on 1956-12-12)
arranger:
Sy Oliver
recording of:
High Society (Armand J. Piron/Clarence Williams) (on 1956-12-12)
writer:
Armand J. Piron and Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader)
is based on:
High Society (jazz standard, with lyrics added c. 1920s to a 1901 march, supposedly never performed except instrumentally)
3:58
8Song of the Islands
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1956-12-13)
bass clarinet:
Dave McRae (US clarinetist & saxophonist) (on 1956-12-13)
clarinet:
Edmond Hall (American jazz clarinetist, bandleader) (on 1956-12-13)
double bass:
Squire Gersh (US jazz bassist/tuba player, aka Squire Girsback) (on 1956-12-13)
drums (drum set):
Barrett Deems (on 1956-12-13)
flute:
George Dorsey (on 1956-12-13)
guitar:
Everett Barksdale (on 1956-12-13)
piano:
Billy Kyle (on 1956-12-13)
tenor saxophone:
Lucky Thompson (on 1956-12-13)
trombone:
Trummy Young (on 1956-12-13)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1956-12-13)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1956-12-13)
conductor:
Sy Oliver (on 1956-12-13)
arranger:
Sy Oliver
recording of:
Song of the Islands (Na Lei O Hawaii) (on 1956-12-13)
lyricist and composer:
Charles E. King
4:04
9That's My Home
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1956-12-13)
alto saxophone:
George Dorsey (on 1956-12-13)
baritone saxophone:
Dave McRae (US clarinetist & saxophonist) (on 1956-12-13)
clarinet:
Edmond Hall (American jazz clarinetist, bandleader) (on 1956-12-13)
double bass:
Squire Gersh (US jazz bassist/tuba player, aka Squire Girsback) (on 1956-12-13)
drums (drum set):
Barrett Deems (on 1956-12-13)
guitar:
Everett Barksdale (on 1956-12-13)
piano:
Billy Kyle (on 1956-12-13)
tenor saxophone:
Lucky Thompson (on 1956-12-13)
trombone:
Trummy Young (on 1956-12-13)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1956-12-13)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1956-12-13)
conductor:
Sy Oliver (on 1956-12-13)
arranger:
Sy Oliver
recording of:
That’s My Home (on 1956-12-13)
composer:
Ben Ellison, Leon René and Otis René
3:29
10Memories of You
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1956-12-13)
alto saxophone:
George Dorsey (on 1956-12-13)
baritone saxophone:
Dave McRae (US clarinetist & saxophonist) (on 1956-12-13)
clarinet:
Edmond Hall (American jazz clarinetist, bandleader) (on 1956-12-13)
double bass:
Squire Gersh (US jazz bassist/tuba player, aka Squire Girsback) (on 1956-12-13)
drums (drum set):
Barrett Deems (on 1956-12-13)
guitar:
Everett Barksdale (on 1956-12-13)
piano:
Billy Kyle (on 1956-12-13)
tenor saxophone:
Lucky Thompson (on 1956-12-13)
trombone:
Trummy Young (on 1956-12-13)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1956-12-13)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1956-12-13)
conductor:
Sy Oliver (on 1956-12-13)
arranger:
Sy Oliver
recording of:
Memories of You (on 1956-12-13)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf (in 1930)
composer:
Eubie Blake (in 1930)
publisher:
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
3:31
11Them There Eyes
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1956-12-13)
alto saxophone:
George Dorsey (on 1956-12-13)
baritone saxophone:
Dave McRae (US clarinetist & saxophonist) (on 1956-12-13)
clarinet:
Edmond Hall (American jazz clarinetist, bandleader) (on 1956-12-13)
double bass:
Squire Gersh (US jazz bassist/tuba player, aka Squire Girsback) (on 1956-12-13)
drums (drum set):
Barrett Deems (on 1956-12-13)
guitar:
Everett Barksdale (on 1956-12-13)
piano:
Billy Kyle (on 1956-12-13)
tenor saxophone:
Lucky Thompson (on 1956-12-13)
trombone:
Trummy Young (on 1956-12-13)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1956-12-13)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1956-12-13)
conductor:
Sy Oliver (on 1956-12-13)
arranger:
Sy Oliver
recording of:
Them There Eyes (on 1956-12-13)
lyricist:
William Tracey (in 1930)
composer:
Maceo Pinkard (in 1930) and Doris Tauber (in 1930)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Warner Chappell Music Limited (2019–present)
3:01
12This Younger Generation
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1956-12-14)
alto saxophone:
George Dorsey (on 1956-12-14)
baritone saxophone:
Dave McRae (US clarinetist & saxophonist) (on 1956-12-14)
clarinet:
Edmond Hall (American jazz clarinetist, bandleader) (on 1956-12-14)
double bass:
Squire Gersh (US jazz bassist/tuba player, aka Squire Girsback) (on 1956-12-14)
drums (drum set):
Barrett Deems (on 1956-12-14)
guitar:
Everett Barksdale (on 1956-12-14)
piano:
Billy Kyle (on 1956-12-14)
tenor saxophone:
Lucky Thompson (on 1956-12-14)
trombone:
Trummy Young (on 1956-12-14)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1956-12-14)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1956-12-14)
conductor:
Sy Oliver (on 1956-12-14)
arranger:
Sy Oliver
2:54
13In Pursuit of Happiness
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1956-12-14)
bass clarinet:
Dave McRae (US clarinetist & saxophonist) (on 1956-12-14)
clarinet:
Edmond Hall (American jazz clarinetist, bandleader) (on 1956-12-14)
double bass:
Squire Gersh (US jazz bassist/tuba player, aka Squire Girsback) (on 1956-12-14)
drums (drum set):
Barrett Deems (on 1956-12-14)
flute:
George Dorsey (on 1956-12-14)
guitar:
Everett Barksdale (on 1956-12-14)
piano:
Billy Kyle (on 1956-12-14)
tenor saxophone:
Lucky Thompson (on 1956-12-14)
trombone:
Trummy Young (on 1956-12-14)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1956-12-14)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1956-12-14)
conductor:
Sy Oliver (on 1956-12-14)
arranger:
Sy Oliver
2:44
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