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LOUIS ARMSTRONG SELECTED DISCOGRAPHYThe following selected recordings are arguably the greatest and most important of the many recordings in Louis Armstrong's impressive body of work. They are grouped into the following categories:
The record label and original recording date of each album are
included in parentheses after the title. Hot Fives and Hot SevensThe Complete Hot Five & Hot Seven Recordings (Columbia/Legacy; Nov. 1925-Feb. 1929) (4-CD set) Hot Fives, Vol. 1 (Columbia; Nov. 12 ,1925-Jun. 23, 1926)
Hot Fives and Sevens, Vol. 2 (Columbia; Jun. 28, 1926-May
13, 1927) The Louis Armstrong Collection, Vol. 4: Louis Armstrong and
Earl Hines (May 9, 1927-Dec. 12, 1928) (Columbia) Hot Fives and Sevens, Vol. 3 (Columbia; May 13, 1927-Jun. 28, 1928) Armstrong with Big Bands Louis Armstrong, Vol. 5: Louis in New York (Columbia/Legacy;
Mar. 5, 1929-Nov. 26, 1929) Louis Armstrong Collection, Vol. 6: St. Louis Blues (Columbia/Legacy;
Dec. 10, 1929-Oct. 9, 1930) Big Bands, Volume 1, 1930-31 (JSP Records; Apr. 1930-Apr.
1931) Louis Armstrong Collection, Vol. 7: You're Driving Me Crazy
(Columbia/Legacy; Oct. 16, 1930-Nov. 3, 1931) Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra 1934-1936 (Classics;
Oct. 1934-Feb. 4, 1936) Rhythm Saved the World (GRP/ MCA; Oct. 1935-Feb. 1936) Pocketful of Dreams, Vol. 3 (GRP; Oct. 3, 1935-Jun. 21,
1938) Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra 1936-1937 (Classics;
Feb. 4, 1936-Apr. 7, 1937) Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra, Vol. 2 (1936-1938): Heart
Full of Rhythm (GRP/Decca; Apr. 28, 1936-Jan. 15, 1938) Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra 1937-1938 (Classics;
Jun. 29, 1937-May 13, 1938) Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra 1940-1942 (Classics; May 1, 1940-Apr. 17, 1942) Armstrong with the All Stars Pops: 1940s Small Band Sides (RCA/Bluebird; Sep. 6, 1946-Oct.
16, 1947) The Complete Town Hall Concert (RCA; May 17, 1947) (2-CD
set) Satchmo at Symphony Hall (GRP; Nov. 30, 1947) The Complete Decca Studio Louis Armstrong All-Stars (Mosaic;
Apr. 26, 1950-Oct. 8, 1958) (6-CD set) Louis Armstrong and His All-Stars [Storyville] (Storyville;
1954) Louis Armstrong Plays W.C. Handy (Columbia; Jul. 12, 1954-Jul.
14, 1954) Satch Plays Fats: The Music of Fats Waller (Columbia/Legacy;
Apr. 26, 1955-May 3, 1955) Satchmo the Great (Columbia/Sony; 1955-1956) Ambassador Satch (Columbia/Legacy; 1956) Great Chicago Concert 1956 (Sony; Jun. 1, 1956) Let's Do It (Verve; Aug. 1957-Sep. 1964) (2-CD set) Hello, Dolly! (Kapp; Dec. 3, 1964-Apr. 18, 1964) The Essential Louis Armstrong (Verve; Jun. 4, 1965) (2-CD
set) What A Wonderful World (Bluebird; 1970) Collaborations with Other Artists Louis Armstrong and the Blues Singers (Affinity; Oct. 16,
1924-Jul. 16, 1930) (6-CD set) Verve Jazz Masters 24: Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong
(Verve; 1956-1957) Louis Armstrong Meets Oscar Peterson (Verve; 1957) Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington: The Great Summit/Complete
Sessions (Roulette; Apr. 3, 1961-Apr. 5, 1961) (2-CD set) Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington: The Complete Blue Note Sessions (Blue Note; originally recorded for Roulette Records; Apr. 3, 1961-Apr. 5, 1961) (2-CD set) Compilations and Box Sets Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (Columbia/Legacy;
Apr. 6, 1923-Oct. 1934) (4-CD set) Louis Armstrong 1923-1931 (Classics; Jun. 1923-Nov. 1931) The Ultimate Collection (Verve; 1924-1968) (3-CD set) Louis Armstrong: A 100th Birthday Celebration (BMG/RCA;
1932-1947) (2-CD set) From the Big Band to the All-Stars (1946-1956) (RCA; Aug.
12, 1932-Jan. 8, 1956) (2-CD set) The Complete RCA Victor Recordings (RCA; Dec. 8, 1932-Aug.
1, 1956) (4-CD set) Louis Armstrong Sings Back Through the Years: A Centennial Celebration
(MCA; 1938-1967) Satchmo: A Musical Biography (Jazz Unlimited; Nov. 1947-Jan.
1957) (3-CD set) An American Icon (Hip-O Records; 1946-1968) (3-CDset)
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