Name: Highlights From His Decca Years by Louis Armstrong
Brand: Louis Armstrong
SKU: 1110506382
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Volume 1

Volume 2

Music aside (and there are many fine moments here)...some might have preferred the reissue complete sessions or at least a repackaging of this music in chronological order. The 36 selections are divided into four overlapping sections ("In the Beginning," "The Decca Sessions, Part l," "The Collaborations," "The Decca Sessions, Part 2") and range from sideman stints in the 1920s with clarinetist Johnny Dodds and Fletcher Henderson ("Shanghai Shuffle") to streaky big-band performances from the swing era, five vocal duets and commercial performances (including "Your Cheatin' Heart") from the 1950s...Some classics like "I Double Dare You" are unfortunately overlooked...the CD releases from the European Classics label will likely be more appealing to collectors.
© Scott Yanow /TiVo

Volume 1

1. Wild Man Blues

by Johnny Dodds's Black Bottom Stompers

Composer Lyricist: Louis Armstrong
Jelly Roll Morton; Other
Primary Artist: Johnny Dodds's Black Bottom Stompers; Main Performer
Composer: Jelly Roll Morton
Louis Armstrong; Composer
Unknown Contributor Role: Louis Armstrong; Other

2. Weary Blues

by Johnny Dodds's Black Bottom Stompers

Primary Artist: Louis Armstrong
Johnny Dodds's Black Bottom Stompers; Main Performer
Composer: Artie Matthews; Composer
Author: Artie Matthews; Production
Unknown Contributor Role: Louis Armstrong; Other

3. Georgia Bo-Bo

by Lil's Hot Shots

Composer Lyricist: Fats Waller
Jo Trent; Other
Primary Artist: Lil's Hot Shots; Main Performer
Composer: Fats Waller
Jo Trent; Composer
Unknown Contributor Role: Louis Armstrong
Lil Armstrong; Other

4. Shanghai Shuffle

by Louis Armstrong

Primary Artist: Louis Armstrong
Fletcher Henderson And His Orchestra
Fletcher Henderson & His Orchestra; Main Performer
Alto Saxophone: Don Redman
Buster Bailey; Performer
Drums: Kaiser Marshall; Performer
Performer: Louis Armstrong
Coleman Hawkins
Joe Smith
Fletcher Henderson
Don Redman
Buster Bailey
Charlie Green
Kaiser Marshall
Elmer Chambers; Performer
Piano: Fletcher Henderson; Performer
Tenor Saxophone: Coleman Hawkins; Performer
Trombone: Charlie Green; Performer
Trumpet: Louis Armstrong
Joe Smith
Elmer Chambers; Performer
Composer: Gene Rodemich
Larry Conley; Composer
Recording Arrangement: Don Redman; Production
Composer Lyricist: Gene Rodemich
Larry Conley; Other

5. I'm In The Mood For Love

by Louis Armstrong & The Dukes Of Dixieland

Primary Artist: Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra
Louis Armstrong; Main Performer
Orchestra: Louis Armstrong; Ensemble
Composer: Dorothy Fields
Jimmy Mchugh; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Dorothy Fields
Jimmy Mchugh; Other

6. Old Man Mose

by Louis Armstrong & The Dukes Of Dixieland

Primary Artist: Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra
Louis Armstrong; Main Performer
Alto Saxophone: Charlie Holmes
Henry Jones; Performer
Bass Guitar: George "pops" Foster; Performer
Drums: Paul Barbarin; Performer
Guitar: Lee Blair; Performer
Performer: Paul Barbarin
Harry White
Lee Blair
Luis Russell
Louis Bacon
Leonard Davis
Jimmy Archey
Charlie Holmes
Henry Jones
Greely Walton
George "pops" Foster
Bingie Madison
Gus Aiken; Performer
Piano: Luis Russell; Performer
Tenor Saxophone: Greely Walton
Bingie Madison; Performer
Trombone: Harry White
Jimmy Archey; Performer
Trumpet: Louis Bacon
Leonard Davis
Gus Aiken; Performer
Composer: Louis Armstrong
Randolph Zilner; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Louis Armstrong
Randolph Zilner; Other

7. The Skeleton In The Closet

by Louis Armstrong

Primary Artist: Louis Armstrong; Main Performer
Performer: Louis Armstrong; Performer
Vocals: Louis Armstrong; Performer
Orchestra: Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Arthur Johnson
Johnny Burke; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Johnny Burke
Arthur Johnson; Other

8. She's The Daughter Of A Planter From Havana

by Louis Armstrong & The Dukes Of Dixieland

Primary Artist: Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra
Louis Armstrong; Main Performer
Composer: Sammy Cahn
Saul Chaplin; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Sammy Cahn
Saul Chaplin; Other

9. Jubilee

by Louis Armstrong & The Dukes Of Dixieland

Alto Saxophone: Pete Clarke
Charlie Holmes; Performer
Drums: Paul Barbarin; Performer
Primary Artist: Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra
Louis Armstrong; Main Performer
Clarinet: Albert Nicholas
Bingie Madison; Performer
Double Bass: George "pops" Foster; Performer
Guitar: Lee Blair; Performer
Performer: Paul Barbarin
Louis Armstrong
Wilbur De Paris
Henry Allen
Pete Clarke
Lee Blair
Albert Nicholas
George Washington
Luis Russell
J.c. Higginbotham
Louis Bacon
Shelton Hemphill
Charlie Holmes
George "pops" Foster
Bingie Madison
Chippie Willett; Performer
Piano: Luis Russell; Performer
Trombone: Wilbur De Paris
George Washington
J.c. Higginbotham; Performer
Trumpet: Louis Armstrong
Henry Allen
Louis Bacon
Shelton Hemphill; Performer
Vocals: Louis Armstrong; Performer
Composer: Hoagy Carmichael
Stanley Adams; Composer
Recording Arrangement: Chippie Willett; Production
Composer Lyricist: Hoagy Carmichael
Stanley Adams; Other

10. Struttin' With Some Barbeque

by Louis Armstrong & The Dukes Of Dixieland

Bass Saxophone: Pete Clark
Albert Nicholas
Charlie Holmes
Bingie Madison; Performer
Drums: Paul Barbarin; Performer
Primary Artist: Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra
Louis Armstrong; Main Performer
Baritone Saxophone: Pete Clark
Albert Nicholas
Charlie Holmes
Bingie Madison; Performer
Bass ( Vocal): George "pops" Foster; Performer
Performer: Paul Barbarin
Louis Armstrong
Wilbur De Paris
Pete Clark
Albert Nicholas
George Washington
J.c. Higginbotham
Louis Bacon
Henry "red" Allen
Charlie Holmes
George "pops" Foster
Bingie Madison
Sheldon Hemphill
Chippie Willett; Performer
Tenor Saxophone: Pete Clark
Albert Nicholas
Charlie Holmes
Bingie Madison; Performer
Trombone: Wilbur De Paris
George Washington
J.c. Higginbotham; Performer
Trumpet: Louis Armstrong
Louis Bacon
Henry "red" Allen
Sheldon Hemphill; Performer
Vocals: Louis Armstrong; Performer
Composer: Don Raye
Lilian Hardin Armstrong; Composer
Recording Arrangement: Chippie Willett; Production
Composer Lyricist: Don Raye
Lilian Hardin Armstrong; Other

11. Jeepers Creepers

by Louis Armstrong & The Dukes Of Dixieland

Primary Artist: Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra
Louis Armstrong; Main Performer
Alto Saxophone: Rupert Cole
Charlie Holmes; Performer
Bass Guitar: George "pops" Foster; Performer
Drums: Sidney Catlett; Performer
Guitar: Lee Blair; Performer
Performer: Sidney Catlett
Wilbur De Paris
Lee Blair
Rupert Cole
Albert Nicholas
George Washington
Luis Russell
J.c. Higginbotham
Shelton Hemphill
Charlie Holmes
George "pops" Foster
Otis Johnson
Bingie Madison; Performer
Piano: Luis Russell; Performer
Tenor Saxophone: Albert Nicholas
Bingie Madison; Performer
Trombone: Wilbur De Paris
George Washington
J.c. Higginbotham; Performer
Trumpet: Shelton Hemphill
Otis Johnson; Performer
Composer: Harry Warren
Johnny Mercer; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Johnny Mercer; Other

12. I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)

by Louis Armstrong & The Dukes Of Dixieland

Primary Artist: Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra
Louis Armstrong; Main Performer
Performer: Louis Armstrong; Performer
Trumpet: Louis Armstrong; Performer
Composer: Don Dougherty
Ellis Reynolds; Composer
Author: Al Neiburg; Production
Producer: Louis Armstrong; Production

13. Wolverine Blues

by Louis Armstrong & The Dukes Of Dixieland

Primary Artist: Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra
Louis Armstrong; Main Performer
Alto Saxophone: Rupert Cole
Charlie Holmes; Performer
Bass Guitar: George "pops" Foster; Performer
Drums: Sidney Catlett; Performer
Guitar: Lee Blair; Performer
Performer: Sidney Catlett
Wilbur De Paris
Lee Blair
Rupert Cole
Albert Nicholas
George Washington
Luis Russell
J.c. Higginbotham
Shelton Hemphill
Charlie Holmes
George "pops" Foster
Otis Johnson
Bingie Madison; Performer
Piano: Luis Russell; Performer
Tenor Saxophone: Albert Nicholas
Bingie Madison; Performer
Trombone: Wilbur De Paris
George Washington
J.c. Higginbotham; Performer
Trumpet: Shelton Hemphill
Otis Johnson; Performer
Composer: Benjamin Franklin Spikes
Jelly Roll Morton
John Curry Spikes; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Jelly Roll Morton
Benjamin Franklin Spikes
John Curry Spikes; Other

14. Perdido Street Blues

by Louis Armstrong & The Dukes Of Dixieland

Primary Artist: Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra
Louis Armstrong; Main Performer
Bass ( Vocal): Wellman Braud; Performer
Clarinet: Sidney Bechet; Performer
Guitar: Bernard Addison; Performer
Performer: Louis Armstrong
Sidney Bechet
Claude Jones
Bernard Addison
Luis Russell
Wellman Braud; Performer
Piano: Luis Russell; Performer
Trombone: Claude Jones; Performer
Trumpet: Louis Armstrong; Performer
Composer: Lilian Hardin Armstrong; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Lilian Hardin Armstrong; Other

15. When It's Sleepy Time Down South

by Louis Armstrong & The Dukes Of Dixieland

Primary Artist: Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra
Louis Armstrong; Main Performer
Performer: Louis Armstrong; Performer
Trumpet: Louis Armstrong; Performer
Vocals: Louis Armstrong; Performer
Composer: Clarence Muse
Leon T. Rene
Otis Rene; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Otis Rene
Clarence Muse
Leon T. Rene; Other

16. I Never Knew

by Louis Armstrong & The Dukes Of Dixieland

Primary Artist: Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra
Louis Armstrong; Main Performer
Composer: Ted Fiorito; Composer
Author: Gus Kahn; Production
Composer Lyricist: Ted Fiorito; Other

17. I Wonder

by Louis Armstrong & The Dukes Of Dixieland

Primary Artist: Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra
Louis Armstrong; Main Performer
Performer: Louis Armstrong; Performer
Vocals: Louis Armstrong; Performer
Composer: Cecil Gant
Raymond Leveen; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Cecil Gant
Raymond Leveen; Other

18. Muskrat Ramble

by Louis Armstrong & His All Stars

Primary Artist: Louis Armstrong And The All-stars
Louis Armstrong; Main Performer
Composer: Kid Ory
Ray Gilbert; Composer
Producer: Ernest Anderson; Production
Recording: Peter Frutchey; Production
Studio Personnel: Peter Frutchey; Production
Composer Lyricist: Ray Gilbert
Kid Ory; Other

19. (What Did I Do To Be So) Black And Blue

by Louis Armstrong & His All Stars

Primary Artist: Louis Armstrong And The All-stars
Louis Armstrong; Main Performer
Performer: Louis Armstrong; Performer
Trumpet: Louis Armstrong; Performer
Composer: Andy Razaf
Harry Brooks
Thomas Waller; Composer
Producer: Ernest Anderson; Production
Recording: Peter Frutchey; Production
Studio Personnel: Peter Frutchey; Production
Composer Lyricist: Andy Razaf
Harry Brooks
Thomas Waller; Other

Volume 2

1. The Song Is Ended

by Louis Armstrong

Primary Artist: Louis Armstrong
The Mills Brothers; Main Performer
Performer: The Mills Brothers; Performer
Vocals: The Mills Brothers; Performer
Composer: Irving Berlin; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Irving Berlin; Other

2. You Won't Be Satisfied (Until You Break My Heart)

by Ella Fitzgerald

Primary Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Louis Armstrong; Main Performer
Orchestra: Bob Haggart & His Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Freddy James
Lawrence Stock; Composer
Conductor: Bob Haggart; Conductor
Producer: Milt Gabler; Production
Composer Lyricist: Lawrence Stock
Freddy James; Other

3. You Can't Lose A Broken Heart

by Louis Armstrong

Featured Artist: Sy Oliver & His Orchestra; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Billie Holiday
Louis Armstrong
Sy Oliver & His Orchestra; Main Performer
Performer: Sy Oliver; Performer
Composer: Flourney E. Miller
James P. Johnson; Composer
Producer: Milt Gabler; Production
Recording Arrangement: Sy Oliver; Production
Composer Lyricist: James P. Johnson
Flourney E. Miller; Other

4. (I'll Be Glad When You're Dead) You Rascal You

by Louis Armstrong

Primary Artist: Louis Armstrong
Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five; Main Performer
Performer: Louis Armstrong; Performer
Trumpet: Louis Armstrong; Performer
Composer: Sam Theard; Composer
Producer: Milt Gabler; Production
Composer Lyricist: Sam Theard; Other

5. Gone Fishin'

by Bing Crosby

Featured Artist: John Scott Trotter & His Orchestra; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Louis Armstrong
Bing Crosby; Main Performer
Composer: Charles Kenny
Nick A. Kenny; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Charles Kenny
Nick A. Kenny; Other

6. That Lucky Old Sun (Just Rolls Around Heaven All Day)

by Louis Armstrong

Alto Saxophone: Hymie Schertzer
Milt Yaner; Performer
Performer: Hymie Schertzer
Jack Lesberg
Louis Armstrong
Gordon Jenkins
Billy Butterfield
Carl Kress
Bernie Leighton
Yank Lawson
Will Bradley
Artie Drelinger
Milt Yaner
Carl A. Poole
Tom Parsley
Johnny Bowers; Performer
Primary Artist: Louis Armstrong
Gordon Jenkins Orchestra And Choir; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Jack Lesberg; Performer
Choir/chorus: Unknown; Ensemble
Drums: Johnny Bowers; Performer
Guitar: Carl Kress; Performer
Piano: Bernie Leighton; Performer
Tenor Saxophone: Artie Drelinger
Tom Parsley; Performer
Trombone: Will Bradley; Performer
Trumpet: Louis Armstrong
Billy Butterfield
Yank Lawson
Carl A. Poole; Performer
Vocals: Louis Armstrong; Performer
Conductor: Gordon Jenkins; Conductor
Producer: Milt Gabler; Production
Composer Lyricist: Haven Gillespie
Beasley Smith; Other
Composer: Beasley Smith
Haven Gillespie; Composer
Recording Arrangement: Gordon Jenkins; Production

7. My Bucket's Got A Hole In It

by Louis Armstrong & His All Stars

Primary Artist: Louis Armstrong And The All-stars
Louis Armstrong; Main Performer
Clarinet: Barney Bigard; Performer
Double Bass: Arvell Shaw; Performer
Performer: Arvell Shaw
Louis Armstrong
Barney Bigard
Jack Teagarden; Performer
Trumpet: Louis Armstrong; Performer
Vocals: Jack Teagarden; Performer
Composer: Clarence Williams; Composer
Producer: Milt Gabler; Production
Composer Lyricist: Clarence Williams; Other

8. La vie en rose

by Louis Armstrong

Alto Saxophone: Hymie Schertzer
Milt Yaner; Performer
Primary Artist: Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra
Louis Armstrong; Main Performer
Double Bass: George Duvivier; Performer
Drums: Johnny Blowers; Performer
Guitar: Everett Barksdale; Performer
Performer: Everett Barksdale
Hymie Schertzer
George Duvivier
Earl Hines
Sy Oliver
Paul Webster
Johnny Blowers
Bernie Privin
Bill Holcombe
Art Drelinger
Milt Yaner
Red Solomon
Morton Bullman; Performer
Piano: Earl Hines; Performer
Tenor Saxophone: Bill Holcombe
Art Drelinger; Performer
Trombone: Morton Bullman; Performer
Trumpet: Paul Webster
Bernie Privin
Red Solomon; Performer
Composer: Louiguy
Mack David
Édith Piaf; Composer
Producer: Milt Gabler; Production
Recording Arrangement: Sy Oliver; Production
Composer Lyricist: Edith Piaf
Louiguy
Mack David; Other
Unknown Contributor Role: Bernie Grundman; Other

9. Someday

by Louis Armstrong & His All Stars

Primary Artist: Louis Armstrong And The All-stars
Louis Armstrong; Main Performer
Composer: Louis Armstrong; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Louis Armstrong; Other

10. Baby, It's Cold Outside

by Louis Armstrong & His All Stars

Featured Artist: Velma Middleton; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Louis Armstrong And The All-stars
Louis Armstrong; Main Performer
Arranger: Marty Paich; Composer
Composer: Frank Loesser; Composer
Orchestration: Marty Paich; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Frank Loesser; Other

11. Your Cheatin' Heart

by Louis Armstrong

Primary Artist: Louis Armstrong; Main Performer
Orchestra: Sy Oliver & His Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Hank Williams; Composer
Producer: Milt Gabler; Production
Composer Lyricist: Hank Williams; Other

12. The Gypsy

by Louis Armstrong

Primary Artist: Louis Armstrong
The Commanders; Main Performer
Performer: Toots Camarata; Performer
Composer: Billy Reid; Composer
Conductor: Toots Camarata; Conductor
Producer: Milt Gabler; Production
Recording Arrangement: Toots Camarata; Production
Composer Lyricist: Billy Reid; Other

13. Tin Roof Blues

by Louis Armstrong & His All Stars

Primary Artist: Louis Armstrong And The All-stars
Louis Armstrong; Main Performer
Composer: Ben Pollack
George Brunies
Leon Roppolo
Melville Stitzel
Paul Mares
Walter Melrose; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Walter Melrose
Ben Pollack
George Brunies
Paul Mares
Leon Roppolo
Melville Stitzel; Other

14. Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child

by Louis Armstrong & His All Stars

Featured Artist: Sy Oliver Choir; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Louis Armstrong And The All-stars
Louis Armstrong; Main Performer
Performer: Sy Oliver; Performer
Composer: Sy Oliver
Traditional; Composer
Conductor: Sy Oliver; Conductor
Producer: Milt Gabler; Production
Recording Arrangement: Sy Oliver; Production
Composer Lyricist: Traditional
Sy Oliver; Other

15. When You're Smiling (The Whole World Smiles With You)

by Louis Armstrong

Primary Artist: Louis Armstrong; Main Performer
Orchestra: Sy Oliver & His Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Joe Goodwin
Larry Shay
Mark Fisher; Composer
Producer: Milt Gabler; Production
Composer Lyricist: Mark Fisher
Joe Goodwin
Larry Shay; Other

16. Memories Of You

by Louis Armstrong

Primary Artist: Louis Armstrong
Sy Oliver; Main Performer
Performer: Sy Oliver; Performer
Composer: Andy Razaf
Eubie Blake; Composer
Conductor: Sy Oliver; Conductor
Producer: Milt Gabler; Production
Recording Arrangement: Sy Oliver; Production
Composer Lyricist: Andy Razaf
Eubie Blake; Other
Unknown Contributor Role: Sy Oliver's Orchestra; Other

17. King Of The Zulus

by Louis Armstrong

Primary Artist: Louis Armstrong; Main Performer
Composer: Lillian Armstrong; Composer

Technical Specifications

Volume

2 volumes in total

Tracks

36 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

2 hours, 2 minutes and 49 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 640x640 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

29/36 tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

10/36 tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

Jazz

Label

GRP

Music Distribution Service

Unknown

Country

United States

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Dec 31, 1993

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

1110506382

Highlights From His Decca Years

Product information

Release options

Volume 1

Volume 2

Volume 1

1. Wild Man Blues

2. Weary Blues

3. Georgia Bo-Bo

4. Shanghai Shuffle

5. I'm In The Mood For Love

6. Old Man Mose

7. The Skeleton In The Closet

8. She's The Daughter Of A Planter From Havana

9. Jubilee

10. Struttin' With Some Barbeque

11. Jeepers Creepers

12. I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)

13. Wolverine Blues

14. Perdido Street Blues

15. When It's Sleepy Time Down South

16. I Never Knew

17. I Wonder

18. Muskrat Ramble

19. (What Did I Do To Be So) Black And Blue

Volume 2

1. The Song Is Ended

2. You Won't Be Satisfied (Until You Break My Heart)

3. You Can't Lose A Broken Heart

4. (I'll Be Glad When You're Dead) You Rascal You

5. Gone Fishin'

6. That Lucky Old Sun (Just Rolls Around Heaven All Day)

7. My Bucket's Got A Hole In It

8. La vie en rose

9. Someday

10. Baby, It's Cold Outside

11. Your Cheatin' Heart

12. The Gypsy

13. Tin Roof Blues

14. Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child

15. When You're Smiling (The Whole World Smiles With You)

16. Memories Of You

17. King Of The Zulus

Technical Specifications