• Source: Louis Armstrong Plays W.C. Handy

Louis Armstrong Plays W. C. Handy is a 1954 studio release by Louis Armstrong and His All Stars, described by Allmusic as "Louis Armstrong's finest record of the 1950s" and "essential music for all serious jazz collections". Columbia CD released the album on CD in 1986 in a much altered form, with alternative versions in place of many of the original songs, but restored the original with its 1997 re-issue, which also included additional tracks: a brief interview by the producer, George Avakian, with W. C. Handy; a joke told by Louis Armstrong; and several rehearsal versions of the songs.




Track listing






= Side 1

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"St. Louis Blues" (Handy) - 8:50
"Yellow Dog Blues" (Handy) - 4:16
"Loveless Love" (Handy) - 4:28
"Aunt Hagar's Blues" (Brymn, Handy) - 4:57
"Long Gone (From The Bowlin' Green)" (Handy, Chris Smith) - 5:08




= Side 2

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"The Memphis Blues (Or Mister Crump)" (Handy, George A. Norton) - 2:59
"Beale Street Blues" (Handy) - 4:56
"Ole Miss Blues" (Handy) - 3:25
"Chantez Les Bas (Sing 'Em Low)" (Handy) - 4:48
"Hesitating Blues" (Handy) - 5:20
"Atlanta Blues (Make Me One Pallet on Your Floor)" (Dave Elman, Handy) - 4:33




= 1997 CD bonus tracks

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"George Avakian's Interview with W. C. Handy" - 2:44
"Loveless Love [Rehearsal Sequence]" (Handy) - 5:55
"Hesitating Blues [Rehearsal Sequence]" (Handy) - 5:38
"Alligator Story" - 0:47
"Long Gone (From The Bowlin' Green) [Rehearsal Sequence]" (Handy, Smith) - 7:53




Personnel


Louis Armstrong – trumpet, vocals
Trummy Young – trombone
Barney Bigard – clarinet
Billy Kyle – piano
Arvell Shaw – double bass
Barrett Deems – drums
Velma Middleton – vocals
Production

George Avakian – producer, engineer, liner notes, reissue producer
Mark Wilder – engineer, digital mastering
Seth Rothstein – project director, project manager
Rene Arsenault – production assistant
Cozbi Sanchez-Cabrera – art direction, reissue art director
Steven Berkowitz – reissue series
Kevin Gore – reissue series
Randall Martin – reissue design




References

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