Satchmo in Style

by Louis Armstrong

Satchmo in Style cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 14 May 1958
  • Label: Decca
  • Country: United States
  • Community rating: 3.09/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Surrounding his iconic gravelly vocals and brilliant trumpet playing with the lush, sweeping string arrangements of Gordon Jenkins, the jazz patriarch delivers a deeply sentimental set of pop standards. The polished, cinematic production deliberately repositions him as a mainstream romantic crooner, evoking a stark contrast with his fiery New Orleans roots. The album remains a prime example of the late-1950s commercial crossover strategy.

Genres

Tracklist

  1. Blueberry Hill (2:51)
  2. It's All In The Game (3:20)
  3. Jeannine (I Dream Of Better Times) (3:21)
  4. Chlo-e (Song Of The Swamp) (3:03)
  5. Indian Love Call (3:09)
  6. Listen To The Mocking Bird (3:01)
  7. That Lucky Old Sun (Just Rolls Around Heaven All Day) (3:02)
  8. The Whiffenpoof Song (Baa Baa Baa) - (The Boppenpoof Song) (2:55)
  9. Trees (3:06)
  10. Bye And Bye
  11. Spooks! (2:36)
  12. When It's Sleepy Time Down South (3:14)

Credits

  • Louis Armstrong - primary artist, vocals, written-by
  • Gordon Jenkins and his Orchestra and Chorus - primary artist
  • Billy Butterfield - trumpet
  • Al Lewis - written-by
  • Larry Stock - written-by
  • Vincent Rose - written-by
  • Carl Sigman - written-by
  • Charles Dawes - written-by

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