Louis Armstrong - [1956] The Great Chicago Concert 1956 (FLAC)

Louis Armstrong
The Great Chicago Concert 1956
Original release 1957
This release 1997 Colombia/Legacy
Recorded June 1, 1956
Format: Flac


Review by Scott Yanow:
Originally out on a double LP, this is a definitive set of the Louis Armstrong All-Stars of 1956. The music and many of the solos will be familiar to longtime Armstrong fans, but whether it be "Struttin' with Some Barbecue," "Basin Street," or his then-new hit, "Mack the Knife," the spirit and enthusiasm of this music is irresistible. This is his best live set in the '50s. The CD reissue, a two-CD set, is slightly more complete than the two-fer LP in that it adds a version of Armstrong's theme song, "When It's Sleepy Time Down South," a closing "Saints" that allows Satch to introduce his band, and a straightforward rendition of "The Star Spangled Banner."


Tracks:
(Disc 1)
1. Medley: Free as a Bird to the Mountain/Oh, Didn't He Ramble
2. Medley: Memphis Blues/Frankie and Johnny/Tiger Rag
3. Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans?
4. Basin Street Blues
5. Black and Blue
6. West End Blues
7. On the Sunny Side of the Street
8. Struttin' with Some Barbecue
9. When It's Sleepy Time Down South
10. Medley: Manhattan/When It's Sleepy Time Down South
11. (Back Home Again In) Indiana
12. The Gypsy
13. The Faithful Hussar

(Disc 2)
1. Rockin' Chair
2. Bucket's Got a Hole in It
3. Perdido
4. Clarinet Marmalade
5. Mack the Knife
6. Medley: Tenderly/You'll Never Walk Alone
7. Stompin' at the Savoy
8. Margie
9. Big Mama's Back in Town
10. That's My Desire
11. Ko Ko Mo (I Love You So)
12. When the Saints Go Marching In
13. The Star Spangled Banner


Personnel:
Louis Armstrong - Trumpet and vocals
Edmond Hall - Clarinet, vocal
Trummy Young - Trombone, vocal
Billy Kyle - Piano
Dale Jones - Bass
Barrett Deems - Drums
Velma Middleton - Vocal