Louis Armstrong – Satchmo Grooves

•    Live and studio recordings from the jazz icon Louis Armstrong

•    Includes When The Saints Go Marchin’ In, New Orleans Stomp and more

Louis Armstrong was the first important soloist to emerge in jazz, and he became the most influential musician in the music’s history. As a trumpet virtuoso, his playing, beginning with the 1920s studio recordings made with his Hot Five and Hot Seven ensembles, charted a future for jazz in highly imaginative, emotionally charged improvisation. For this, he is revered by jazz fans. But Armstrong also became an enduring figure in popular music, due to his distinctively phrased bass singing and engaging personality, which were on display in a series of vocal recordings and film roles.

With his instantly recognizable gravelly voice, Armstrong was an influential singer, demonstrating great dexterity as an improviser, bending the lyrics and melody of a song for expressive purposes. He was also very skilled at scat singing. Armstrong is renowned for his charismatic stage presence and voice almost as much as for his trumpet playing. Armstrong’s influence extends well beyond jazz, and by the end of his career in the 1960s, he was widely regarded as a profound influence on popular music in general.

TRACKLISTING
    When The Saints Go Marchin’ In
    Muskrat Ramble
    Snake Rag
    New Orleans Stomp
    I Want A Big Butter and Egg Man
    Ain’t Misbehavin’
    On The Sunny Side of the Street
    C’est Si Bon
    Jeepers Creepers