Louis Armstrong Plays W. C. Handy | ||||
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Studio album by Louis Armstrong and His All Stars | ||||
Released | 1954 | |||
Recorded | July 12-14, 1954[1] | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 76:37 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Producer | George Avakian | |||
Louis Armstrong and His All Stars chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [2] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [3] |
Tom Hull | A[4] |
Louis Armstrong Plays W. C. Handy is a 1954 studio release by Louis Armstrong and His All Stars, described by Allmusic as "Louis Armstrong's finest record of the 1950s" and "essential music for all serious jazz collections".[5] Columbia CD released the album on CD in 1986 in a much altered form, with alternative versions in place of many of the original songs, but restored the original with its 1997 re-issue, which also included additional tracks: a brief interview by the producer, George Avakian, with W. C. Handy; a joke told by Louis Armstrong; and several rehearsal versions of the songs.
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