Archive Record
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Metadata
Catalog Number |
1987.3.0571 |
Title |
[Reel-to-reel tape recorded by Louis Armstrong] |
Object Type |
Tape |
Collection |
Louis Armstrong Collection |
Description |
Scope: Louis on the Dick Cavett television program. Party at the Armstrong's home from December 31, 1952. Erroll Garner and Charlie Phipps perform together. Louis and Lucille read to each other. Louis rehearses with Marty Napoleon. Contents (as on compact disc reference copy): Disc 1, Track 1: Louis on the Dick Cavett television program, February 22, 1971: Dick Cavett monologue; Tracks 2-5: commercials for (Congespinin Cold Tablets, Renuzit Air Freshener, Breck Basic Shampoo, Dial Anti-Persperant); Track 6: Cavett introduces Louis; Track 7: "Ole Miss" (incomplete). Track 8: New Year's Eve party at the Armstrong's home, December 31, 1952: "Fine Brown Frame" (Honey Friedlander); Track 9: "I Can't Afford to Miss This Dream" (Honey Friedlander and Lillian Friedlander); Louis joins in on the second time; Track 10: "I'm in the Mood for Love" (Prince Gary with support from one of the Friedlander sisters); Track 11: "My Blue Heaven" (Prince Gary, with comments from Louis); Track 12: Prince Gary talks about this being his first time in New York; Prince Gary tells jokes; Track 13: Prince Gary talks about how he likes the best of everything in life; Track 14: Gary praises Louis (sounds drunk); Track 14: microphone is turned over to Louis; Louis is in the middle of a conversation with Slim Thompson, ranting about Fletcher Henderson "missing the boat"; knocks Henderson for not letting Louis sing and for telling Louis to get lessons; Lillian Friedlander talks with Prince Gary; Friedlander mentions that Louis promised to record her song, "I Can't Afford to Miss This Dream" and Gary says if Louis promised something, he will do it; mentions her sister Honey and husband Phil having a good time; Track 15: Louis asks Lillian to sing her song again; Lillian gushes about how thrilled she is; "I Can't Afford to Miss This Dream" (Lillian Friedlander); Track 16: "Simple Melody" (Lillian Friedlander); Track 17: "Pennies from Heaven" (Slim Thompson); Track 18: Louis talks about rehearsing and memorizing lines for a film with Bing Crosby (and joke); Louis talk about his car being "gone" (battery died); getting a cab; someone at the party drank too much and got sick; Bob Hope's on television; Louis says he's been eating all day; Friedlander asks if the tape is being "wasted"; Louis says not to worry about it; "When you've got a hobby, nothing's wasted"; Track 19: Slim Thompson talks about writing; Louis tells some one-liner jokes ("not too slow, not too fast, just half-assed"); Louis and Slim talk about "69"; talk about indexing tapes; sex talk; Track 21: Louis talks about Bing Crosby ("That's my boy"); Slim says that Crosby hasn't "done too much for Negroes" but Louis defends him; Track 22: guests ask Louis about his tape recordings; Louis says he has almost 300 tapes; articles that Louis has published; mentions Joe Bushkin being there recently; writing his book; Track 23: conversation continues; Louis mentions having books in different languages; talk about Fletcher Henderson's funeral (Henderson died on December 29, 1952); Louis racing to make it in time; Disc 2, Track 1: Fletcher Henderson's funeral (continued); friend complains about Goodman; Goodman read a few telegrams, then left; Joe Glaser at the funeral (Slim says they bowed their heads at each other and Glaser stayed the entire time); Louis talks about the generations passing Goodman by; talks about tour they have coming up; Goodman asking if Trummy young was any good; Louis says Goodman is "overrated" and "spoiled"; tells of an incident from when they did "Swingin' the Dream"; Track 2: Louis talks about songs he found during a European tour; Track 3: Louis starts to say goodnight to his guests. Disc 2, Track 1: more conversation; Louis says goodnight to his guests; Track 4: "Don't Blame Me" (Erroll Garner, Charlie Phipps); Track 5: Charlie Phipps and Erroll Garner at the Hotel New Yorker; Track 6: "If I Love You" (Erroll Garner, Charlie Phipps); Track 7: section from "Manhattan Tower"; Track 8: "Embraceable You" (Erroll Garner, Charlie Phipps). Track 9: Louis and Lucille at home: Louis reads the poem, ("Over the Hill"); Track 10: Lucille reads about awards to Louis (one award given on February 18, 1953); Track 11: "Embraceable You" (Erroll Garner, Charlie Phipps) (fragment). Tracks 12-13: Rehearsal with Marty Napoleon: "Mon Ami" (friend sings, Marty Napoleon plays); Track 12: "Mm-Mm" (Marty Napoleon sings and plays); "Mm-Mm" (Louis sings along). |
People |
Armstrong, Lucille Wilson Cavett, Dick Crosby, Bing Friedlander, Lillian Garner, Erroll Glaser, Joe Goodman, Benny Hammond, John Henderson, Fletcher Napoleon, Marty Phipps, Charlie Thompson, Slim Young, Trummy |
Search Terms |
Corona Dick Cavett Show, The (television program) Jokes Queens |
Year Range from |
1970 |
Year Range to |
1971 |
Creator |
Louis Armstrong |
Caption |
1987.3.571 Front |
Accession number |
1987.3 |