
Cat. No. 2925E: LOUIS ARMSTRONG ~ THE LEGENDARY LOUIS ARMSTRONG. COLUMBIA 471314 2.
LOUIS DANIEL ARMSTRONG, NICKNAMED "SATCHMO" WAS AMONG THE MOST INFLUENTIAL FIGURES IN JAZZ. HIS CAREER SPANNED FIVE DECADES AND SEVERAL ERAS IN THE HISTORY OF JAZZ. LOUIS RECEIVED NUMEROUS ACCOLADES INCLUDING THE GRAMMY AWARD FOR BEST MALE VOCAL PERFORMANCE FOR "HELLO DOLLY!" IN 1965, AS WELL AS A POSTHUMOUS WIN FOR THE GRAMMY LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD IN 1972. HIS INFLUENCE CROSSED MUSICAL GENRES, WITH INDUCTIONS INTO THE DOWNBEAT JAZZ HALL OF FAME, THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME AND THE NATIONAL RHYTHM & BLUES HALL OF FAME, AMONG OTHERS. THIS CD ALBUM ENCASES A CROSS-SECTION OF EIGHT SELECTIONS FROM HIS ENORMOUS REPERTOIRE. A LITTLE SHORT ON QUANTITY BUT NOT ON QUALITY.
TRACK LISTING: Mack The Knife / Indiana / Ain't Misbehavin' / Rocking Chair / St. Louis Blues / Tiger Rag / Honeysuckle Rose / All Of Me.
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