Review:
To celebrate the centennial of Louis Armstrong's birth, the folks at Sony/Legacy have created a terrific tribute to the man with this lavishly produced box set. Consisting of Armstrong's groundbreaking Hot Five and Hot Seven recordings he made for the Okeh and Brunswick labels, from 1925 to 1929, nearly every note he recorded in that period is here, including extremely rare alternate takes of "Drop That Sack" and "Wild Man Blues". The engineers who did the mastering for this should definitely deserve serious praise for the remarkable job they did getting the best sound possible out of these vintage recordings. The packaging is just as stunning as the performances contained inside. The set consists of a hard cover book(housed in a slip case) with excellent liner notes and lots of rare photos. The Complete Hot Five and Hot Sevens Recordings was produced by jazz historian Phil Schaap who I think should start writing his grammy acceptance speech now, because this package is everything a great box set should be. Truly an excellent and loving tribute, and comes highly recommended.
Mp3:
Download Album (Disc 1)
Download Album (Disc 2)
Download Album (Disc 3)
Tracklist:
Disc 1:
1. Gut Bucket Blues
2. My Heart
3. Yes! I'm in the Barrel
4. Come Back Sweet Papa
5. Georgia Grind
6. Heebie Jeebies
7. Cornet Chop Suey
8. Oriental Strut
9. You're Next Listen
10. Muskrat Ramble
11. Don't Forget to Mess Around
12. I'm Gonna Gitcha
13. Droppin' Shucks
14. Who's It
15. King of the Zulus
16. Big Fat Ma and Skinny Pa
17. Lonesome Blues
18. Sweet Little Papa
19. Jazz Lips
20. Skid-Dat-De-Dat
21. Big Butter and Egg Man
22. Sunset Cafe Stomp
23. You Made Me Love You
24. Irish Black Bottom
Disc 2:
1. Put 'Em Down Blues
2. Ory's Creole Trombone
3. Last Time
4. Struttin' With Some Barbecue
5. Got No Blues
6. Once in a While
7. I'm Not Rough
8. Hotter Than That
9. Savoy Blues
10. He Likes It Slow
11. Gambler's Dream
12. Sunshine Baby
13. Adam and Eve Had the Blues
14. Put It Where I Can Get It
15. Washwoman Blues
16. I've Stopped My Man
17. Georgia Bo Bo
18. Drop That Sack [Common Take]
19. Drop That Sack [Rare Take]
20. Cornet Chop Suey
Disc 3:
1. Willie the Weeper
2. Wild Man Blues
3. Alligator Crawl
4. Potato Head Blues
5. Melancholy
6. Weary Blues
7. Twelfth Street Rag
8. Keyhole Blues
9. S.O.L. Blues
10. Gully Low Blues
11. That's When I'll Come Back to You
12. Chicago Breakdown
13. Weary Blues
14. New Orleans Stomp
15. Wild Man Blues
16. Wild Man Blues
17. Melancholy
18. Melancholy
19. You're a Real Sweetheart
20. Too Busy!
21. Was It a Dream?
22. Last Night I Dreamed You Kissed Me
Disc 4:
1. Fireworks
2. Skip the Gutter
3. Monday Date
4. Don't Jive Me
5. West End Blues
6. Sugar Foot Strut
7. Two Deuces
8. Squeeze Me
9. Knee Drops
10. No, Papa, No
11. Basin Street Blues
12. No One Else But You
13. Beau Koo Jack
14. Save It, Pretty Mama
15. Muggles
16. Hear Me Talkin' to Ya?
17. St. James Infirmary
18. Tight Like This
19. Weather Bird
20. I Can't Give You Anything But Love [Common Take]
21. I Can't Give You Anything But Love [Rare Take]
22. Mahogany Hall Stomp
23. Knockin' a Jug
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