Archive Record
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Metadata
Catalog Number |
1987.3.0171 |
Title |
[Reel-to-reel tape recorded by Louis Armstrong] |
Object Type |
Tape |
Collection |
Louis Armstrong Collection |
Description |
Scope: Recordings of Armstrong sound recordings. Louis, Velma Middleton, and Stuff Crouch talk. Recordings of sound recordings. Front of box contains an image from the film "High Society." Back of tape box contains a photo of Louis, Mezz Mezzrow and two unidentifed women. Contents (as on compact disc reference copy): Disc 1, Track 1: Recordings of Armstrong sound recording "Satchmo at Symphony Hall": "Since I Fell for You"; Track 2: "Tea for Two"; Track 3: "Body and Soul"; Track 4: "Mahogany Hall Stomp"; Track 5: "Steak Face";; Track 6: "On the Sunny Side of the Street". Recordings of sound recordings: Tracks 7-10: Recording of Ethel Merman and Gordon Jenkins sound recording "Call Me Madam": "Something to Dance About" (incomplete); Track 8: "Something to Dance About); Track 9: "It's a Lovely Day Today"; Track 10: "Once Upon a Time Today." Track 11: conversation with Louis, Stuff Crouch and Velma Middleton; "Shadrack" (rehearsal recording from "The Strip," 1/24/1951) (Louis Armstrong); Track 12: "Jada" (flip side of "Shadrack"; drum feature from "The Strip"); Track 13: "Satchmo Dust" (demo record, probably sung by composer Wilhelmina Gray); Track 14: Louis introduces the next selection; Track 15: "It's Getting' So You Can't Trust Nobody" (Leyton & Jonson); Track 16: introduction; "I'm Wild about Moonshine" (Leyton & Jonson); Track 17: introduction; "The Two Black Crows" comedy routine. Disc 2, Track 1: Louis, Velma Middleton and Stuff Crouch talk about Mardi Gras; tell stories about Louis as the King of the Zulus and related incidents; Lamar and Dave Howard arrive; Track 2: Stuff introduces an Ethel Merman sound recording; they talk about recordings they have been working on; Track 3: talk about voice lessons; Tracks 4-8: Recording of Ethel Merman and Gordon Jenkins sound recording, "Call Me Madam": "Overture"; Track 5: "The Ocarina"; Track 6: "The Best Thing for You"; Track 7: conversation; "Marrying for Love"; Track 8: "You're Just in Love"; Track 9: Louis tells a joke about a human clock; Stuff Crouch announces they're going to have to turn the tape over on the other side to get the rest of "Call Me Madam." Recordings of Armstrong sound recording "Satchmo at Symphony Hall": Track 10: "How High the Moon"; Track 11: "Muskrat Ramble"; Track 12: "Black and Blue"; Track 13: "Royal Garden Blues"; Track 14: "Lover"; Track 15: "Stars Fell on Alabama" (with Jack Teagarden); Track 16: "I Cried for You" (Louis and Velma Middleton). |
People |
Crouch, Stuff Merman, Ethel Mezzrow, Mezz Middleton, Velma Teagarden, Jack |
Search Terms |
High Society (motion picture) Jokes King of the Zulus Mardi Gras New Orleans |
Year Range from |
1950 |
Year Range to |
1955 |
Creator |
Louis Armstrong |
Caption |
1987.3.171 Front |
Accession number |
1987.3 |