Louis Armstrong
- Type: Classic Bandleader
- Country: United States
- Born: August 4, 1901 in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
- Died: July 6, 1971 in Corona, Queens, New York, United States
Biography
Nicknamed Satchmo or Pops, Louis Armstrong was a towering figure in jazz and American popular music. As a trumpeter and cornetist, he shifted the focus of jazz from collective improvisation to the featured soloist, influencing virtually every musician who came after him. His instantly recognizable, gravelly voice made him an equally influential singer, popularizing scat singing and demonstrating a masterful ability to interpret a lyric. From his early, revolutionary recordings with his Hot Five and Hot Seven groups for #Okeh Records# to his later global hits like 'What a Wonderful World', Armstrong's career spanned five decades, cementing his status as a beloved entertainer and cultural ambassador.
Genres
Louis Armstrong Discography
- Don't Forget to Mess Around / I'm Gonna Gitcha (1926) - Single - rated 3.36/5
- Cornet Chop Suey / My Heart (1926) - Single - rated 3.89/5
- Heebie Jeebies / Muskrat Ramble (1926) - Single - rated 3.75/5
- Gut Bucket Blues / Yes! I'm in the Barrel (1926) - Single - rated 3.57/5
- Alligator Crawl / Willie the Weeper (1927) - Single - rated 4.03/5
- Wild Man Blues / Gully Low Blues (1927) - Single - rated 3.61/5
- West End Blues / Fireworks (1928) - Single - rated 4.1/5
- Struttin' With Some Barbecue / Once In A While (1928) - Single - rated 4.11/5
- Ain't Misbehavin' / (What Did I Do to Be) Black and Blue (1929) - Single - rated 4.13/5
- Basin Street Blues / No (1929) - Single - rated 3.84/5
- St. James Infirmary / Save It Pretty Mama (1929) - Single - rated 4.07/5
- St. Louis Blues / After You've Gone (1930) - Single - rated 4.11/5
- Star Dust / Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams (And Dream Your Troubles Away) (1931) - Single - rated 4.05/5
- I'll Be Glad When You're Dead, You Rascal You / When It's Sleepy Time Down South (1931) - Single - rated 3.83/5
- When the Saints Go Marching In / As Long as You Live (You'll Be Dead If You Die) (1938) - Single - rated 3.92/5
- Vol. 1: New Orleans Days (1950) - Album - rated 3.46/5
- Vol. 2 Jazz Concert (1950) - Album - rated 3.97/5
- Louis Armstrong's Town Hall Concert (1951) - Album - rated 4.09/5
- Satchmo at Pasadena (1951) - Album - rated 3.82/5
- Satchmo at Symphony Hall (1951) - Album - rated 3.75/5
- The Louis Armstrong Story Volume 1: Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five (1951) - Compilation - rated 4.04/5
- Satchmo Serenades (1952) - Album - rated 3.54/5
- Louis Armstrong Plays W. C. Handy (1954) - Album - rated 3.79/5
- Louis Armstrong Sings the Blues (1954) - Album - rated 3.5/5
- Satchmo Sings (1955) - Compilation - rated 3.49/5
- Satch Plays Fats: A Tribute to the Immortal Fats Waller (1955) - Album - rated 3.69/5
- Ambassador Satch (1956) - Album - rated 3.9/5
- Louis Armstrong at the Crescendo Vol.1 (1956) - Album - rated 3.62/5
- The Louis Armstrong Story Volume 2: Louis Armstrong and His Hot Seven (1956) - Compilation - rated 4.11/5
- Louis and the Angels (1957) - Album - rated 3.07/5
- Louis Under the Stars (1957) - Album - rated 3.4/5
- Satchmo in Style (1958) - Album - rated 3.09/5
- Louis and The Good Book (1958) - Album - rated 3.72/5
- Satchmo Plays King Oliver (1960) - Album - rated 3.94/5
- I've Got the World on a String (1960) - Album - rated 3.9/5
- Together for the First Time (1961) - Album - rated 4.1/5
- Hello, Dolly! (1964) - Album - rated 3.92/5
- What a Wonderful World / Cabaret (1967) - Single - rated 3.99/5
- What a Wonderful World (1968) - Album - rated 3.72/5
- Hot Fives & Sevens Volume 3 (1998) - Compilation
- Hot Fives & Sevens Volume 1 (1998) - Compilation
- Hot Fives & Sevens Volume 2 (1998) - Compilation
- Hot Fives and Sevens (1999) - Compilation - rated 4.21/5
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection - The Best of Louis Armstrong (1999) - Compilation - rated 3.73/5
- Ken Burns Jazz: The Definitive Louis Armstrong (2000) - Compilation - rated 4.14/5
- The Complete Hot Five and Hot Seven Recordings (2000) - Compilation - rated 4.9/5
- The Very Best of Louis Armstrong (2000) - Compilation - rated 3.93/5
- The Best of Louis Armstrong: The Hot Five and Hot Seven Recordings (2002) - Compilation - rated 3.91/5
Members
- Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra - Member
- Louis Armstrong and His Hot Seven - primary artist, written-by
- Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five - primary artist
- vocals - chorus
- Louis Armstrong & His Savoy Ballroom Five - primary artist
- alto saxophone - uncredited
- arranged by - uncredited
- guitar - uncredited
- tenor saxophone - uncredited
- Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra - primary artist
- Louis Armstrong - vocals
- Louis Armstrong and His All-Stars - primary artist
- Danny Rampling - primary artist
- Beverley Skeete - vocals
- Louis Armstrong - vocals, trumpet
- Louis Armstrong and the All Stars - primary artist
- Louis Armstrong And His All-Stars - primary artist
- Louis Armstrong & His Hot Seven - primary artist
- Andrey Burtaev - written-by, producer
- Mark Wiltshire - written-by, producer
- Electrosoul System - primary artist
- Mark J - primary artist
- Arvell Shaw - bass
- Barney Bigard - clarinet
- Cozy Cole - drums
- Earl Hines - piano
- Jack Teagarden - trombone
- Earl Hines - piano, featuring, written-by
- Barney Bigard - clarinet, featuring
- Velma Middleton - vocals
- Edmond Hall - clarinet
- Barrett Deems - drums
- Billy Kyle - piano
- Trummy Young - trombone