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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