Louis And The Good Book
Louis Armstrong
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- Release Date: 6/19/2001
- Verve Records
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Louis Armstrong liked to say that he was raised a Baptist, always wore a Star of David around his neck, and was friends with the Pope. In other words, Armstrong's religion was as hard to characterize in a single word as his music.
No jazz artist's music was as spiritually moving as Armstrong's but this classic 1958 LP was the only album he ever made that was specifically devoted to religious songs. The results are joyous, solemn, whimsical, even at times gently mocking -- but always upliftingly Satchmo.
This reissue includes Armstrong's celebrated Elder Eatmore mock sermons and four other tracks recorded in 1938, as well as two selections from 1950.
The Session
Original recordings produced by Milt Gabler and others
Recorded February 4, 1958 (tracks 1, 7, 10, and 12), February 6, 1958 (tracks 2, 4, 6, and 11), February 7, 1958 (tracks 3, 5, 8, and 9), August 31, 1950 (tracks 13 and 14), June 14, 1938 (tracks 15-18), and August 11, 1938 (tracks 19, 20) in New York City.
Personnel
- Louis Armstrong
- Trummy Young Trombone |
- Billy Kyle Piano |
- George Barnes Guitar |
- Mort Herbert Bass |
- Barrett Deems Drums |
- Edmond Hall Clarinet |
- Everett Barksdale Guitar |
- Hank D'Amico Clarinet |
- Sy Oliver Arranger |
- Milt Gabler Producer |
