Archive Record
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Metadata
Catalog Number |
1987.3.0563 |
Title |
[Reel-to-reel tape recorded by Louis Armstrong] |
Object Type |
Tape |
Collection |
Louis Armstrong Collection |
Description |
Scope: Canadian radio broadcast, "The Life of Louis Armstrong" (John Norris, announcer). Willie "The Lion" Smith live at Basin St. East. Radio program, "Mainstream Mixture" broadcast on CHFI, Toronto (John Norris, announcer). Louis's handwriting on back of tape box reads, "Donated by Ronnie Failows" [Jeann "Roni" Failows]. Contents (as on compact disc reference copy): Disc 1, Track 1: "The Life of Louis Armstrong" broadcast on CHFI, Toronto (John Norris, announcer): station identification; Armstrong song medley ("Do You Know What it Means to Miss New Orleans", "When it's Sleepy Time Down South"); Track 2: announcer opens program; "Chimes Blues" (Louis Armstrong, Joe Oliver) (1923); Track 3: announcer talks about Louis's history; leaving Joe Oliver; going to New York to join Fletcher Henderson's band; Track 4: "Of All the Wrongs You've Done to Me" (Louis Armstrong, Clarence Williams, Eva Taylor); Track 5: announcer; "St. Louis Blues" (Louis Armstrong, Bessie Smith) (1925); Track 6: announcer; returning to Chicago; Dreamland; Erskine Tate; Louis and the Hot Five; Track 7: "Come Back Sweet Papa" (Louis Armstrong, the Hot Five) (1925); Track 8: announcer; Sunset Café; Hot Seven; "Potato Head Blues" (Louis Armstrong, Hot Seven); Track 9: announcer; Louis's upcoming show at Massey Hall; 1930s; Europe; Track 10: "That's My Home" (Louis Armstrong Orchestra) (1932); Track 11: announcer; commercial for FM radio; jazz calendar; announcer; Luis Russell; Track 12: "Mahogany Hall Stomp" (Louis Armstrong, Luis Russell Orchestra); Track 13: announcer; Paul Barbarin; 1940's; George Avakian; Track 14: "Down in Honky Tonk Town" (Louis Armstrong) (1940); Track 15: announcer; the war years; Louis Armstrong big band; Track 16: "Rockin' Chair" (Louis Armstrong, Jack Teagarden) (Town Hall concert, 1947); Track 17: announcer; the All Stars; Track 18: "Weary Blues" (Louis Armstrong, All Stars); Track 19: "When it's Sleepy Time Down South" (Louis Armstrong, All Stars) (live recording); Track 20: announcer; closing of program; "Do You Know What it Means to Miss New Orleans"; Track 21: "Waverly Street" (Blue Mitchell); Track 22: announcer; Track 23: "The Blues is Everybody's Business (Part 1)" (Manny Albam) (ending only); Track 24: public service announcement; "Officer Quackenbush"; station identification. Disc 2, Track 1: Willie "The Lion" Smith live at Basin Street East: announcer; Track 2: "Concentration"; Track 3: announcer talks with Smith; Track 4: "Fingerbuster". Track 5: announcer talks with Smith (incomplete); Track 6: "Mainstream Mixture" Canadian radio program (John Norris, announcer): "The Back Room Romp" (Rex Stewart and His 52nd Street Stompers with Duke Ellington); Track 6: announcer; opening of show; announces all tracks played to be from "From Spirituals to Swing" concerts at Carnegie Hall in 1938 and 1939; Track 7: "Paging the Devil" (Kansas City Six, with Lester Young and Charlie Christian); Track 8: announcer; Track 9: "Cavalcade of Boogie" (Pete Johnson, Albert Ammons, Meade Lux Lewis); Track 10: announcer; Track 11: "Four Day Creep" (Ida Cox); Track 12: announcer; Track 13: "Lady be Good"; Track 14: announcer; Track 15: "Stompin' at the Savoy" (Benny Goodman Sextet); Track 16: announcer; commercial for FM radio; jazz listings (including Louis at Massey Hall); Track 17: "I Can't Give You Anything but Love" (Al Fairweather and his friends); Track 18: announcer; Track 19: "Red for Go" (Al Fairweather); Track 20: announcer; Track 21: "Co Pilot" (Al Fairweather); Track 22: announcer; Track 23: "Grapevine" (Al Fairweather); Track 24: announcer; show closing. |
People |
Ammons, Albert Avakian, George Barbarin, Paul Cox, Ida Failows, Jeann Fairweather, Al Goodman, Benny Henderson, Fletcher Johnson, Pete Lewis, Meade Lux Mitchell, Blue Norris, John Oliver, King Russell, Luis Smith, Bessie Smith, Willie Tate, Erskine Taylor, Eva Teagarden, Jack Williams, Clarence |
Search Terms |
Canada Chicago Louis Armstrong and His All Stars Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five Louis Armstrong and His Hot Seven New Orleans |
Year Range from |
1960 |
Year Range to |
1961 |
Creator |
Louis Armstrong |
Caption |
1987.3.563 Front |
Accession number |
1987.3 |