Archive Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
1987.3.0021 |
Title |
[Reel-to-reel tape recorded by Louis Armstrong] |
Object Type |
Tape |
Collection |
Louis Armstrong Collection |
Description |
Scope: Recordings of selections from "Aida". Sidney Bechet, Claude Luter live concert at the Olympia Theater, Paris. Recordings of sound recordings. Collage on front of tape box features photo of Louis, Lucille, Clarence, Doc Pugh and others enjoying Thanksgiving dinner at Louis's house in Corona, Queens in the early 1950s. Back of tape box features photo of a younger Louis and unidentified man. Originally cataloged in "Tape Catalog #1" (see Manuscripts, 1987.2.22). 1987_3_0021-1 Recordings of selections from Giuseppe Verdi opera "Aida." 1987_3_0021-2 Continuation of recording of selections from Giuseppe Verdi opera “Aida.” Recording of Sidney Bechet and Claude Luter live concert at the Olympia Theater, Paris: "American Rhythm"; "Buddy Bolden Stomp"; "Montmartre Boogie Woogie"; "As-Tu Le Cafard" (incomplete). 1987_3_0021-3 Continuation of Sidney Bechet live recording at the Olympia: "As-Tu Le Cafard"; "Riverboat Shuffle"; "Halle Hallelujah"; "When the Saints go Marching In"; "Temperamental Mood"; "Sobbin' and Cryin' Blues.” 1987_3_0021-4 Continuation of Sidney Bechet live recording at the Olympia: "Muskrat Ramble"; "On the Sunny Side of the Street." Recordings of sound recordings: "William Tell Overture.” Recording of George Lewis sound recording “George Lewis Ragtime Jazz Band”: "Saint Louis Street Blues" ; "Red Wing"; "The Singin’ Clarinet [Over the Waves]" (incomplete). |
Notes |
The Bechet-Luter recording was recorded in 1954 and released in 1958. Louis transferred it to a new tape during his 1959-1961 recataloging of his tape collection. |
People |
Bechet, Sidney Luter, Claude Lewis, George |
Year Range from |
1954 |
Year Range to |
1959 |
Creator |
Louis Armstrong |
Caption |
1987.3.21 Front |
Accession number |
1987.3 |