Louis Armstrong - The Uncollected Singles 1955-1961

Louis Armstrong had one of the longest recording careers of any artist of the 20th Century. Whilst parts of his career are well represented digitally, his singles from the mid-1950s to the early '60s are often overlooked, mainly because they were issued by many different labels. The collection attempts to remedy this.

It features sides from Capitol, Columbia, Dot, MGM, Pye, RCA, Roulette, Verve and more. Some on CD for the first time in their single edits with some previously unissued on CD stereo versions including the complete unedited single versions of 'Calypso' and 'Now You Has Jazz' from High Society and The Five Pennies' 'Saints'. Almost all recordings are extremely rare on CD and of course mastered to Jasmine's usual high standards. A set to fill holes in many an Armstrong collection.

    1 A Theme from the Threepenny Opera (Mack the Knife)
    2 The Faithful Hussar
    3 When the Red, Red Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along
    4 Six Foot Four
    5 Now You Has Jazz
    6 High Society Calypso
    7 Rain Rain
    8 I Never Saw a Better Day
    9 Can't We Be Friends
    10 Top Hat, White Tie and Tails
    11 East of the Sun West of the Moon
    12 Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen
    13 A Woman Is a Sometime Thing
    14 I Love Jazz
    15 The Five Pennies Saints
    16 Just the Blues
    17 Battle Hymn of the Republic
    18 The Beat Generation
    19 Some Day You'll Be Sorry
    20 The Formula for Love
    21 Struttin' with Some Barbecue
    22 Kisses in Der Nacht
    23 Onkel Satchmo's Lullaby
    24 Battle Royal
    25 Duke's Place