The 1920s witnessed the first flowering of Louis Armstrong's visionary genius, with the recordings included in this box set making Armstrong perhaps the most important and influential jazz musician of the 20th century. They are still regarded as milestones of recorded jazz more than 75 years after being recorded. Disc 1: 'The Sideman' (26 tracks, 1923-1927); Disc 2: 'The Hot Fives Vol 1' (25 tracks 1925-1926); Disc 3: 'The Hot Fives & Hot Sevens Vol 2' (24 tracks 1927-1928); Disc 4: 'West End Blues' (28 tracks 1928-1929).
 

King Louis - Armstrong, Louis  

Disc 1

1. Chimes Blues 2:50
2. Froggie Moore 3:00
3. Riverside Blues 2:49
4. Mabel's Dream 2:48
5. London Cafe Blues 2:42
6. Go'long Mule 3:02
7. Countin' The Blues 3:21
8. Texas Moaner Blues 3:06
9. Copenhagen 2:57
10. Everybody Loves My Baby 2:31
11. How Come You Do Me Like You Do? 3:01
12. Mandy Make Up Your Mind 3:04
13. Cake Walking Babies From Home 3:29
14. St. Louis Blues 3:10
15. The Railroad Blues 2:59
16. J.C. Holmes Blues 3:05
17. Sugar Foot Stomp 2:48
18. Static Strut 2:47
19. Stomp Off, Let's Go 2:54
20. Drop That Sack 2:49
21. The Blue Stampede 2:35
22. I'm Goin' Huntin 2:54
23. If You Wanna Be My Sugar Papa 2:32
24. Wild Man Blues 3:03
25. Melancholy 3:19
26. Chicago Breakdown 3:24

Disc 2

1. My Heart 2:22
2. Yes! I'm In The Barrel 2:36
3. Gut Bucket Blues 2:40
4. Come Back, Sweet Papa 2:27
5. Georgia Grind 2:32
6. Heebies Jeebies 2:52
7. Cornet Chop Suey 3:14
8. Oriental Strut 2:59
9. You're Next 3:12
10. Muskrat Ramble 2:29
11. Don't Forget To Mess Around 3:00
12. I'm Gonna Gitcha 2:41
13. Droppin' Shucks 2:50
14. Who'sit 2:43
15. He Likes It Slow 2:39
16. King Of The Zulus 3:02
17. Big Fat Ma And Skinny Pa 2:57
18. Lonesome Blues 3:00
19. Sweet Little Papa 2:42
20. Jazz Lips 2:58
21. Skid-Dat-De-Dat 3:01
22. Big Butter And Egg Man 2:57
23. Sunset Cafe Stomp 2:42
24. You Made Me Love You 2:49
25. Irish Black Bottom 2:37

Disc 3

1. Willie The Weeper 3:05
2. Wild Man Blues 3:09
3. Alligator Crawl 3:00
4. Potato Head Blues 2:54
5. Melancholy 2:59
6. Weary Blues 2:57
7. Twelfth Street Rag 3:01
8. Keyhole Blues 3:25
9. S.O.L. Blues 2:51
10. Gully Low Blues 3:14
11. That's When I'll Come Back To You 2:54
12. Put 'Em Down Blues 3:12
13. Ory's Creole Trombone 3:03
14. The Last Time 3:27
15. Struttin' With Some Barbecue 3:02
16. Got No Blues 3:21
17. Once In A While 3:15
18. I'm Not Rough 3:00
19. Hotter Than That 3:00
20. Savoy Blues 3:27
21. Fireworks 3:03
22. Skip The Gutter 3:06
23. A Monday Date 3:10
24. Don't Jive Me 2:46

Disc 4

1. West End Blues 3:16
2. Sugar Foot Strut 3:19
3. Two Deuces 2:54
4. Squeeze Me 3:22
5. Knee Drops 3:23
6. Symphonic Raps 3:11
7. Savoyagers' Stomp 3:08
8. Basin Street Blues 3:11
9. No One Else But You 3:20
10. Beau Koo Jack 2:56
11. Save It, Pretty Mama 3:15
12. Weather Bird 2:38
13. Muggles 2:48
14. Heah Me Talkin' To Ya 3:13
15. St. James Infirmary 3:10
16. Tight Like This 3:07
17. Knockin' A Jug 3:13
18. I Can't Give You Anything But Love 3:20
19. Mahogany Hall Stomp 3:13
20. Ain't Misbehavin' 3:11
21. (What Did I Do To Be So) Black And Blue? 2:59
22. I Ain't Got Nobody 2:36
23. Dallas Blues 3:06
24. St. Louis Blues 2:54 DISCOGRAPHY





King Oliver and his Creole Jazzband : Joe â??Kingâ? Oliver, Louis Armstrong, cnt; Honore Dutrey, tb; Johnny Dodds, cl; Lil Hardin, p; Arthur â??Budâ? Scott, bjo; Warren â??Babyâ? Dodds, d.

Richmond, Indiana, April 5, 1923



11387A CHIMES BLUES



Same personnel as above

Richmond, Indiana, April 6, 1923



11390B FROGGIE MOORE



King Oliverâ??s Jazz Band : King Oliver, Louis Armstrong, cnt; Honore Dutrey, tb; Johnny Dodds, cl; Charlie Jackson, bass sax; Lil Hardin, p; Johnny St, Cyr, bjo; Baby Dodds, d.

Chicago, October 6-14, 1923



8484A RIVERSIDE BLUES

8487A MABELâ??S DREAM



King Oliverâ??s Jazz Band: King Oliver, Louis Armstrong, cnt; Ed Atkins, tb; Jimmie Noone, cl; Lil Hardin, p; Johnny St, Cyr, bjo; Baby Dodds, d.

Chicago, October 16, 1923



81302-5 LONDON CAFE BLUES



Fletcher Henderson and his Orchestra : Louis Armstrong, Howard Scott, Elmer Chambers, cnt, tp; Charlie Green, tb; Buster Bailey, Don Redman, cl, as; Coleman Hawkins, ts; Fletcher Henderson, p; Charlie Dixon, bjo; Ralph Escudero, tuba; Kaiser Marshall, d.

New York, October 7, 1924



140093-2 GOâ?? LONG MULE



Ma Rainey and her Georgia Jazz Band : Ma Rainey, voc; Louis Armstrong, cnt; Charlie Green, tb; Buster Bailey, cl; Fletcher Henderson, p; Charlie Dixon, bjo.

New York, October 16, 1924



1927-3 COUNTINâ?? THE BLUES



Clarence Williamsâ?? Blue Five : Louis Armstrong, cnt; Charlie Irvis, tb; Sidney Bechet, cl, ss; Clarence Williams, p; Buddy Christian, bjo.

New York, October 17, 1924



72914-B TEXAS MOANER BLUES



Fletcher Henderson and his Orchestra : Same personnel as â??Goâ??long muleâ?. Coleman Hawkins also plays C-melody sax.

New York, October 30, 1924



13928 COPENHAGEN



Clarence Williamsâ?? Blue Five : Louis Armstrong, cnt; Aaron Thompson, tb; Buster Bailey, ss; Clarence Williams, p; Buddy Christian, bjo

New York, November 6, 1924



72959-2 EVERYBODY LOVES MY BABY



Fletcher Henderson and his Orchestra : Same personnel as â??Copenhagenâ?

New York, November 17, 1924



5728-2 HOW COME YOU DO ME LIKE YOU DO?



Fletcher Henderson and his Orchestra : Same personnel as above

New York, December 4, 1924



1964-2 MANDY MAKE UP YOUR MIND



Eva Taylor with Clarence Williamsâ?? Blue Five : Eva Taylor, voc; Louis Armstrong, cnt; Charlie Irvis, tb; Sidney Bechet, ss; Clarence Williams, p; Buddy Christian, bjo.

New York, January 8, 1925



73083-A CAKE WALKING BABIES FROM HOME



Bessie Smith, voc. acc. by Louis Armstrong, cnt; Fred Longshaw, harmonium

New York, January 14, 1925



140241-1 ST. LOUIS BLUES



Trixie Smith and her Down Home Syncopators : Trixie Smith, voc; Louis Armstrong, cnt; Charlie Green, tb; Buster Bailey, cl; Fletcher Henderson, p; Charlie Dixon, bjo

New York, March 25, 1925



2064-2 THE RAILROAD BLUES



Bessie Smith, voc. acc.by Louis Armstrong, cnt; Charlie Green, tb; Fred Longshaw, p.

New York, May 27, 1925



140629-2 J.C. HOLMES BLUES



Fletcher Henderson and his Orchestra : Louis Armstrong, Elmer Chambers, Joe Smith, tp, cnt; Charlie Green, tb; Buster Bailey, cl, ss, as; Don Redman, cl, as; Coleman Hawkins, cl, ts, bass sax; Fletcher Henderson, p; Charlie Dixon, bjo; Ralph Escudero, tu; Kaiser Marshall, d.

New York, May 29, 1925



140639-2 SUGAR FOOT STOMP



Erskine Tateâ??s Vendome Orchestra : Louis Armstrong, James Tate, cnt, tp; Ed Atkins, tb; Angelo Fernandez, cl; Stump Evans, as, bs; Norval Morton, ts; Teddy Weatherford, p; unknown, p; Frank Etheridge, bjo; John Hare, tu; Jimmy Bertrand, d, wbd; Erskine Tate, cond. and poss. bjo

Chicago, May 28, 1926



C 336 STATIC STRUT

C338 STOMP OFF, LETâ??S GO



Lilâ??s Hot Shots : Louis Armstrong, cnt, voc; Kid Ory, tb; Johnny Dodds, d; Lil Armstrong, p; Johnny St. Cyr, bjo

Chicago, May 28, 1926



C 342 DROP THAT SACK



Jimmy Bertrandâ??s Washboard Wizards : Louis Armstrong, cnt; Johnny Dodds, cl; Jimmy Blythe, p; Jimmy Bertrand, wbd.

Chicago, April 21, 1927



C 785 THE BLUES STAMPEDE

C 787 Iâ??M GOINâ?? HUNTINâ??

C 789 IF YOU WANNA BE MY SUGAR PAPA



Johnny Doddsâ?? Back Bottom Stompers : Louis Armstrong, cnt; Roy Palmer, tb; Johnny Dodds, cl; Barney Bigard, ts; Earl Hines, p; Bud Scott, bjo; Baby Dodds, d.

Chicago, April 22, 1927



C 797 WILD MAN BLUES

C 779 MELANCHOLY



Louis Armstrong and his Stompers : Louis Armstrong, Bill Wilson, cnt; Honore Dutrey, tb; Boyd Atkins, cl, ss, as; Joe Walker, as, bs; Albert Washington, ts; Earl Hines, p; Rip Bassett, bjo, g; Pete Briggs, tu; Tubby Hall, d

Chicago, May 9, 1927



80815-C CHICAGO BREAKDOWN





PROPERBOX 93 LOUIS ARMSTRONG KING LOUIS



DISC TWO P1470 THE HOT FIVES, VOL 1



DISCOGRAPHY





Louis Armstrongâ??s Hot Five : Louis Armstrong, cnt, voc (-1); Kid Ory, tb; Johnny Dodds, cl; Lil Armstrong, p; Johnny St. Cyr, bjo

Chicago, November 25, 1925



9484-A MY HEART

9485-A YES! Iâ??M IN THE BARREL

9486-A GUT BUCKET BLUES (-1)



Louis Armstrongâ??s Hot Five : Same personnel as above, Johnny Dodds doubles on alto sax (-2)

Chicago, February 22, 1926



9503-A COME BACK, SWEET PAPA (-2)



Louis Armstrongâ??s Hot Five : Same personnel as above, Lil Armstrong, voc (-3)

Chicago, February 26, 1926



9533-A GEORGIA GRIND (-1,-3)

9534-A HEEBIE JEEBIES (-1)

9535-A CORNET CHOP SUEY

9536-A ORIENTAL STRUT

9537-A YOUâ??RE NEXT

9538-A MUSKRAT RAMBLE



Louis Armstrongâ??s Hot Five : Same personnel as above, Louis Armstrong doubles on slide-whistle (-4)

Chicago, June 16, 1926



9729-A DONâ??T FORGET TO MESS AROUND (-1,-2)

9730-A Iâ??M GONNA GITCHA (-1)

9731-A DROPPIN SHUCKS (-1)

9732-A WHOâ??SIT (-4)



Butterbeans and Susie acc. by Louis Armstrongâ??s Hot Five : Joe Edwards, Susie Edwards, voc; Louis Armstrong, cnt; Kid Ory, tb; Johnny Dodds, cl; Lil Armstrong, p; Johnny St. Cyr, bjo

Chicago, circa June 16, 1926



9750-A HE LIKES IT SLOW



Louis Armstrongâ??s Hot Five : Same personnel as June 16, 1926, but add Clarence Babcock, speech (-5)

Chicago, June 23, 1926



9776-A KING OF THE ZULUS (-1, -3, -5)

9777-A BIG FAT MA AND SKINNY PA (-1,-5)

9778-A LONESOME BLUES (-1)

9779-A SWEET LITTLE PAPA



Louis Armstrongâ??s Hot Five : Same personnel as June 16th, 1926, but add May Alix, voc (-6)

Chicago, November 16, 1926



9890-A JAZZ LIPS

9891-A SKID-DAT-DE-DAT (-1)

9892-A BIG BUTTER AND EGG MAN (-1, -6)

9893-A SUNSET CAFE STOMP (-6)



Louis Armstrongâ??s Hot Five : Same personnel as above, but Hy Clarke, tb, probably replaces Kid Ory

Chicago, November 27, 1926



9980-A YOU MADE ME LOVE YOU (-1)

9981-A IRISH BLACK BOTTOM (-1)





PROPERBOX 93 LOUIS ARMSTRONG KING LOUIS



DISC THREE P1471 THE HOT FIVES AND HOT SEVENS, VOL.2



DISCOGRAPHY





Louis Armstrong and his Hot Seven : Louis Armstrong, cnt; John Thomas, tb; Johnny Dodds, cl; Lil Armstrong, p; Johnny St. Cyr, bjo, g; Pete Briggs, tu; Baby Dodds, d.

Chicago, May 7, 1927



80847-C WILLIE THE WEEPER

80848-C WILD MAN BLUES



Louis Armstrong and his Hot Seven : Same personnel as above.

Chicago, May 10, 1927



80854-A ALLIGATOR CRAWL

80855-C POTATO HEAD BLUES



Louis Armstrong and his Hot Seven : Same personnel as above

Chicago, May 11, 1927



80862-A MELANCHOLY

80863-A WEARY BLUES

80864-A TWELFTH STREET RAG



Louis Armstrong and his Hot Seven : Same personnel as above, Louis Armstrong, voc (-1)

Chicago, May 13, 1927



80876-B KEYHOLE BLUES (-1)

81126-B S.O.L. BLUES (-1)



Louis Armstrong and his Hot Seven : Same personnel as above, Lil Armstrong, voc (-2)

Chicago, May 14, 1927



80877-D GULLY LOW BLUES (-1)

80884-B THATâ??S WHEN Iâ??LL COME BACK TO YOU (-1,-2)



Louis Armstrongâ??s Hot Five : Louis Armstrong, cnt, voc (-1); Kid Ory, tb; Johnny Dodds, cl; Lil Armstrong, p; Johnny St. Cyr, bjo

Chicago, September 2, 1927



81302-B PUT â??EM DOWN BLUES (-1)

81310-D ORYâ??S CREOLE TROMBONE



Louis Armstrongâ??s Hot Five : Same personnel as above

Chicago, September 6, 1927



81317-A THE LAST TIME (-1)



Louis Armstrongâ??s Hot Five : Same personnel as above

Chicago, December 9, 1927



82037-B STRUTTINâ?? WITH SOME BARBECUE

82038-B GOT NO BLUES



Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five : Louis Armstrong, cnt; voc (-1) Kid Ory, tb; Johnny Dodds, cl; Lil Armstrong, p; Lonnie Johnson, g (-2); Johnny St. Cyr, bjo,g (-3)

Chicago, December 10, 1927



82039-B ONCE IN A WHILE

82040-B Iâ??M NOT ROUGH (-1,-2)



Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five : Same personnel as above

Chicago, December 13, 1927



82055-B HOTTER THAN THAT (-1, -2)

82056-A SAVOY BLUES (-2,-3)



Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five : Louis Armstrong, tp; voc (-1); Fred Robinson, tb; Jimmie Strong, cl, ts; Earl Hines, p; voc (-2); Mancy Cara, bjo, g, voc (-3); Zutty Singleton, d.

Chicago, June 27, 1928



400960-B FIREWORKS

400961-A SKIP THE GUTTER

400962-B A MONDAY DATE (-1,-2)



Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five : Same personnel as above

Chicago, June 28, 1928



400966-C DONâ??T JIVE ME





PROPERBOX 93 LOUIS ARMSTRONG KING LOUIS



DISC FOUR P1472 WEST END BLUES



DISCOGRAPHY





Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five : Lois Armstrong, tp, voc (-1); Fred Robinson, tb; Jimmy Strong, cl, ts; Earl Hines, p, voc (-2); Mancy Cara, bjo, g, voc (-3); Zutty Singleton, d.

Chicago, June 28, 1928



400967 WEST END BLUES (-1)

400968-B SUGAR FOOT STRUT (-1)



Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five : Same personnel as above.

Chicago, June 29, 1928



400973-B TWO DEUCES

400974-B SQUEEZE ME (-1,-2, -3)

W400991-B KNEE DROPS



Carroll Dickersonâ??s Savoyagers : Carroll Dickerson, vln, dir; Louis Armstrong, Homer Hobson, tp; Fred Robinson, tb; Bert Curry, Crawford Wethington, as; Jimmy Strong, cl, ts; Earl Hines, p; Mancy Cara, bjo; Pete Briggs, tu; Zutty Singleton, d.

Chicago, July 5, 1928



W400992-B SYMPHONIC RAPS

W4009930B SAVOYAGERSâ?? STOMP



Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra : Louis Armstrong, tp; voc; Fred Robinson, tb; Jimmy Strong, cl; Earl Hines, p, voc; Mancy Cara, bjo, voc; Zutty Singleton, d.

Chicago, December 4, 1928



W402154-A BASIN STREET BLUES



Louis Armstrong and his Savoy Ballroom Five : Louis Armstrong, tp; voc; Fred Robinson, tb; Don Redman, cl, as, arr; Earl Hines, p; Dave Wilborn, bjo; g; Zutty Singleton, d; Alex Hill, arr (-1)

Chicago, December 5, 1928



W402168-B NO ONE ELSE BUT YOU

W402169-C BEAU KOO JACK (-1)

W402170-C SAVE IT, PRETTY MAMA



Louis Armstrong, tp; Earl Hines, p

Chicago, December 5, 1928



W4021990-A WEATHER BIRD



Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra : Louis Armstrong, tp; Fred Robinson, tb; Jimmy Strong, cl; Earl Hines, p; Mancy Cara, bjo; Zutty Singleton, d.

Chicago, December 7, 1928



W402200-B MUGGLES



Louis Armstrong and his Savoy Ballroom Five : Louis Armstrong, tp; voc, speech (-1); Fred Robinson, tb; Don Redman, cl, as, speech (-2); Jimmy Strong, cl, ts; Earl Hines, p; speech (-2); Mancy Cara, bjo; Zutty Singleton, d.

Chicago, December 12, 1928



W402224-A HEAH ME TALKINâ?? TO YA (-1)

W402225-A ST. JAMES INFIRMARY

W402226-C TIGHT LIKE THIS (-1,-2)



Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra : Louis Armstrong, tp; Jack Teagarden, tb; Happy Caldwell, ts; Joe Sullivan, p; Eddie Lang, g; Kaiser Marshall, d.

New York, March 5, 1929



W401689-B KNOCKINâ?? A JUG



Louis Armstrong and his Savoy Ballroom Five : Lois Armstrong, tp, voc; J.C. Higginbotham, tb; Albert Nicholas, Charlie Holmes, as; Teddy Hill,

ts; Luis Russell, p; Eddie Condon, bjo; Lonnie Johnson, g; Pops Foster, b; Paul Barbarin, d.

New York, March 5, 1929



W401690-C I CANâ??T GIVE YOU ANYTHING BUT LOVE

W401691-B MAHOGANY HALL STOMP



Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra : Louis Armstrong, tp; voc; Homer Hobson, tp; Fred Robinson, tb; Bert Curry, Crawford Wethington, as; Jimmy Strong, cl, ts; Carroll Dickerson, vln, dir; Gene Anderson, p, cel; Mancy Cara, bjo; Pete Briggs, tu; Zutty Singleton, d

New York, July 19, 1929



W402534-B AINâ??T MISBEHAVINâ??

W402535-B (WHAT DID I DO TO BE SO) BLACK AND BLUE ?

W402540-C THAT RHYTHM MAN



Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra : Louis Armstrong, tp; voc; Otis Johnson, Henry â??Redâ? Allen, tp; J.C. Higginbotham, tb; Albert Nicholas, Charlie Holmes, cl, as; Teddy Hill, ts; Luis Russell, p; Will Johnson, g; Pops Foster, b; Paul Barbarin, d.

New York, December 10, 1929



W403493-A I AINâ??T GOT NOBODY

W403494-C DALLAS BLUES



Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra : Same personnel as above.

New York, December13, 1929



W403495-B ST. LOUIS BLUES