The Essential Louis - CD
When It's Sleepy Time Down South Indiana Give Me A Kiss To Build A Dream On The Bucket's ... more
Got A Hole In Mack The Knife Ole Miss Blues C'est Si Bon La Vie En Rose The Faithful Hussar The Gypsy Basin Street Blues Tiger Rag Struttin' With Some Barbecue Do ...
jazz trumpeter and vocalist's later years, when he had become a massively successful international entertainer. There is still plenty of superb trumpet playing, but no out-and-out swinging jazz instrumentals. Rather this fine sounding release concentrates on such polished songs as "Cabaret" and "Hello Dolly", which, as the interesting sleeve notes point out, knocked The Beatles off the top of the US charts in 1964, making Armstrong the oldest performer ever to have an American No.1 single. It was an achievement he would repeat with the British charts four years later. The song in question opens this album, "What A Wonderful World". Armstrong's trademark scat singing features on "Blueberry Hill", with a particularly fine voiced and extended trumpet solo coming to the fore on "La Vie En Rose". Throughout that gorgeous gravel voice brings to life classics such as "Georgia On My Mind", "On The Sunny Side Of The Street" and "Dream A Little Dream Of Me". The only real drawback for collectors is the lack of dates and recording details, but this is still a fine selection of the incomparable Satchmo's most popular tunes.--Gary S. Dalkin
Album Notes: Recorded at several live dates in California in the 1960s, a period when Armstrong was experiencing something of a revival of his celebrity, the legendary trumpeter and singer and his band are heard in moments of pure exuberance, traversing the worlds of Dixieland ("When the Saints Go Marching In"), popular standards ("Indiana"), and cabaret ("Mack the Knife"), with effortless grace.
Titles on disc 1
1.: When It's Sleepy Time Down South
2.: Indiana
3.: Give Me A Kiss To Build A Dream On
4.: Bucket's Got A Hole In It
5.: Mack The Knife
6.: Ole Miss
7.: C'est Si Bon
8.: La Vie En Rose
9.: Faithful Hussar
10.: Gypsy
11.: Basin Street Blues
12.: Tiger Rag
13.: Struttin' With Some Barbecue
14.: Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans
...I love reggae music, especially Bob Marley, but if I am honest I also like a bit of Jazz, not any old Jazz though, when I say Jazz I mean LouisArmstrong.
LouisArmstrong a Jazz musician that will not be forgotten and an act that will never be followed, some Jazz musicians will try and follow in his footsteps but non will succeed, Louis was unique.
Who else could have that rough, gravel like voice that could become so famous, that famous smile and the twinkle in his eyes?
LouisArmstrong (satchmo) the name he was well known as.
Louis was born into a poor family from New Orleans on August 4th 1901.
Sent away to a reform school for two years that?s when and where he first learned to play the coronet.
After leaving reform school Louis was hired locally as a general dogsbody, but the music was in his bones and he frequently...
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Advantages: Magnificent skyline. Lots to do and see. Wonderful music heritage. Disadvantages: A number of attractions not wheelchair accessible
...We first approached St Louis at twilight and were immediately charmed by the unusual skylight dominated by The Gateway Arch which was bathed in a warm amber glow. We had driven down from Chicago along Route 66 and were pretty tired so we has little time or energy to explore ? St Louis would have to wait until daylight.
~~What?s in a name~~
First faux-pas of our trip! My pronunciation of St Louis was as in the title of the Judy Garland film and song. Wrong! A local born and bred in St Louis soon corrected me. The English pronunciation is lu-is. Lu-ee is the French pronunciation little used within the city.
St Louis is named after King Louis IX of France ? the only French king that was made into a saint. The city was founded by French explorers, Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette in 1673.
Saint Louis is often known as the Gateway City...
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Advantages: Great day out , Get to 'mingle' with the stars Disadvantages: some models don't look like the stars
...* Who was Louis Tussaud ? *
I'm sure you've all heard of Madame Tussaud ? well , Louis Tussaud was her great grandson.He created a waxworks place in Blackpool , which is the place I am going to tell you about.
*Louis Tussaud's waxworks*
Louis' waxworks are located opposite the central pier , central promenade , in Blackpool , Lancashire.The works are open daily , all year round.
The works have five floors , showing off the public's favourite celebs.There are hundreds of models available to see.
* The Floors *
* 3rd Floor - The Rock Factory *
Here you can see celebs such as cher and Robbie Williams.You can also see old coronation street stars , including present ones such as vera and Jack Duckworth.There is a 'pub' like the rovers where you can go and sit in to drink or eat food or drinks which you can buy from the cafe...
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