St. Louis Blues / After You've Gone

by Louis Armstrong

St. Louis Blues / After You've Gone cover art
  • Type: Single
  • Released: January 1930
  • Label: Okeh
  • Country: United States
  • Community rating: 4.11/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Fronting a large ensemble, the trumpet pioneer transforms a classic blues standard through radical rhythmic liberties and blazing, high-register virtuosity. The vocal delivery mirrors the instrumental solos, utilizing an incredibly relaxed, conversational phrasing that permanently influenced the direction of American popular singing. The recording highlights the artist's transition from New Orleans polyphony to a commanding, front-and-center soloist.

Genres

Descriptors: acoustic, improvisation, rhythmic, melodic, polyphonic, instrumental

Tracklist

  1. After You've Gone
  2. St. Louis Blues

Credits

  • Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra - primary artist, vocals, trumpet
  • Henry Creamer - written-by
  • Turner Layton - written-by
  • W. C. Handy - written-by

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