Archival Tape Edition No. 15 Louis Armstrong meets Oscar Peterson
€444.00
Norman Granz signed Armstrong to his Verve roster and placed him with label hero Oscar Peterson's trio, augmented by Bellson, for these 2 relaxed, unhurried sessions recorded on October 14, 1957 first issued on LP in 1959. Undoubtedly, 1957 was a momentous year for the 56-year old Satchmo. It encompassed his major Musical Autobiography recordings, the various Ella and Louis sessions, the Porgy and Bess album and sundry other band releases, plus the tyranny of his perpetual round of one-nighters, so he probably relished this chance to sit down with Peterson, his trumpet mostly untouched, taking it relatively easy, his peerless, husky vocals uppermost. While Peterson fans saw this combination with Armstrong as a backward step given his usual association with the top modern stars of the day, there's plenty here to applaud nonetheless. Just to hear Armstrong handle "Blues In The Night", complete with its beautifully balanced trumpet solo, is enough to justify Granz's original idea.
MUSICIANS
Trumpet: Louis Armstrong
Piano: Oscar Peterson
Guitar: Herb Ellis
Bass: Ray Brown
Drums: Louie Bellson
SIDE A
That Old Feeling
Let's Fall In Love
I'll Never Be The Same
Blues In The Night
How Long Has This Been Going On?
I Was Doing All Right
SIDE B
What's New?
Moon Song
Just One Of Those Things
There's No You
You Go To My Head
Sweet Lorraine
RECORDED TO TAPE
Date of Recording: October 14, 1957
Location: Capitol Studios, Los Angeles
Original tape numbers: Side A: 01-001106 / Side B: 01-001107
Producer: Norman Granz
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