Louis Armstrong All Stars : Swiss Radio Days Vol. 48

Swiss Radio Days Vol. 48 ()

Louis Armstrong All Stars

Swiss Radio Days Vol. 48 ()

$15.99

Release date: December 6th, 2024

Swiss Radio Days Vo. 48 is also available for download here.

Description

Louis Armstrong was an immeasurable gift for the millions of listeners, fans and musicians who felt themselves born along the decades by the irresistible force of his trumpet playing and singing. Embarking on a 60-day tour of Europe at the end of September, 1952 was something of a rebuilding year for the All Stars as the biggest of the early “stars” had moved on. Arvell Shaw was back on bass after a year studying in Switzerland and Cozy Cole was still on drums, having replaced the ailing Catlett in 1949. Bigard decided to take this European tour off, replaced by Texas-born clarinetist Bob McCracken. The other two new members, pianist Marty Napoleon and trombonist Trummy Young–the latter having joined just weeks earlier– were exciting and excitable players who lit a spark behind their leader and started transforming the All Stars into famously incendiary outfit it would blossom into in the mid-50s.

The performance in Lausanne is of the highest and most beautiful quality, and that from start to finish. Louis is overflowing with feeling and passion, managing to present these tunes that he’d repeated a thousand times as if he were offering them a new life with each fresh interpretation. Additionally, the overall high quality sound recording allows you to slip magically into the ambiance of the concert and feel a presence that is quite rare for testimonies from this period.

1. When It’s Sleepy Time Down South (Clarence Muse) 3:04

2. Indiana (James F. Hanley) 5:00

3. Blueberry Hill (Vincent Rose) 4:03

4. My Bucket’s Got A Hole In It (Clarence Williams) 3:31

5. Coquette (Johnny Green/Carmen Lombardo) 3:12

6. Lover Come Back To Me (Sigmund Romberg) 3:38

7. Can Anyone Explain (Bennie Benjamin) 5:53

8. Saint-Louis Blues (W.C. Handy) 5:59

9. A Kiss To Build A Dream On (Bert Kalmar/Harry Ruby/Oscar Hammerstein II) 5:22

10. I’ve Found A New Baby (Jack Palmer/Spencer Williams) 3:02

11. The Man I Love (George & Ira Gershwin) 5:28

12. When It’s Sleepy Time Down South (Clarence Muse) 1:16

13. New Orleans Function (Traditional) 3:58

14. Oh Didn’t He Ramble (Rosamond Johnson/James Weldon Johnson/Bob Cole) 3:32

15. C’est Si Bon (Henri Betti) 2:53

16. Muskrat Ramble (Kid Ory) 6:13

17. On The Alamo (Isham Jones) 2:57

18. Tin Roof Blues (New Orleans Rhythm Kings) 5:29

Produced by TCB Music SA

Executive producer: Barbara Frei Schmidlin / TCB 

Swiss Radio consultant: Yvan Ischer / RTS

Recorded live at the Théâtre Métropole, Lausanne, on November 11, 1952 

Recorded by Radio-Lausanne / Producer: Raymond Colbert

Digital editing & mastering: Blaise Favre

Liner notes: Yvan Ischer (translation by Tony Lewis)

Photos: Jean-Pierre Leloir, Germaine Martin, Swissjazzorama (archives) 

Graphic artwork by Juan Carlos Villaroel & Natasja Wallenburg

P & C 2024 by TCB Music SA, Montreux