Louis Armstrong – Satchmo Forever LP

Louis Armstrong – Satchmo Forever

Growing up in extremely precarious circumstances, only music and trumpet gave Louis Daniel „Satchmo“ Armstrong stability in his childhood and youth. At the age of 26, together with Kid Orys, he had his first hit, Muskrat Ramble, in the Billboard charts. Until 1966, another 78 hits were to follow. Concert tours worldwide, plus appearances in Hollywood films such as High Society or Hello Dolly and legendary collaborations with Ella Fitzgerald, among others, make him the figurehead of American contemporary culture of his time. That is why, at the peak of the Cold War, the U.S. government sends him as a musical ambassador to the African and Asian countries courted by the U.S. and the USSR. Later, he opposes racial segregation in his own country and refuses to cooperate again with U.S. authorities. Armstrong played a significant role in the development of New Orleans jazz and established „star soloism“ in jazz.  Stylistically, he has influenced almost all subsequent trumpeters of traditional jazz styles. His distinctive voice also makes him one of the most successful jazz vocalists ever.  By the way, Armstrong‘s nickname „Satchmo“ is an abbreviation of Satchel mouth, a reference to the size of his mouth.

Tracklist:
A1 La Vie En Rose
A2 A Kiss To Build A Dream On
A3 Cheek To Cheek
A4 When You’re Smiling (The Whole World Smiles With You)
A5 They Can’t Take That Away From Me
A6 When It’s Sleepy Time Down South

B1 Basin Street Blues
B2 Dream A Little Dream Of Me
B3 Takes Two To Tango
B4 Mack The Knife
B5 Summertime

Label: Magic Of Vinyl
Released: 2025