Louis Armstrong - The Very Best of Louis Armstrong

 

Louis Daniel Armstrong (August 4, 1901 – July 6, 1971), nicknamed "Satchmo", "Satch", and "Pops", was an American trumpeter and vocalist. He was among the most influential figures in jazz. His career spanned five decades and several eras in the history of jazz. Armstrong received numerous accolades including the Grammy Award for Best Male Vocal Performance for Hello, Dolly! in 1965, as well as a posthumous win for the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1972. His influence crossed musical genres, with inductions into the DownBeat Jazz Hall of Fame, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and the National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame, among others.

Armstrong was born and raised in New Orleans. Coming to prominence in the 1920's as an inventive trumpet and cornet player, he was a foundational influence in jazz, shifting the focus of the music from collective improvisation to solo performance. Around 1922, Armstrong followed his mentor, Joe "King" Oliver, to Chicago to play in Oliver's Creole Jazz Band. Armstrong earned a reputation at "cutting contests", and his fame reached band leader Fletcher Henderson. Armstrong moved to New York City, where he became a featured and musically influential band soloist and recording artist. By the 1950's, Armstrong was an international musical icon, appearing regularly in radio and television broadcasts and on film. Apart from his music, he was also beloved as an entertainer, often joking with the audience and keeping a joyful public image at all times.

Disc 1:

MY HEART

MUSKRAT RAMBLE

YES, I'M IN THE BARREL

GUT BUCKET BLUES

COME BACK SWEET PAPA

HEEBIE JEEBIES

CORNET CHOP SUEY

ORIENTAL STRUT

AIN'T MISBEHAVIN'

SOME OF THESE DAYS

HE LIKES IT SLOW

ST LOUIS BLUES

SHANGHAI SHUFFLE

TEXAS MOANER BLUES

EVERYBODY LOVE MY BABY

MANDY, MAKE UP YOUR MIND

PAPA DE DA DA

MONEY BLUES

SUGAR FOOT STOMP

WILD MAN BLUES

DISC 2:

BODY AND SOUL

JUST A GIGOLO

WHEN YOU'RE SMILING

I'M A DING DONG DADDY

IF I COULD BE WITH YOU, ONE HOUR TONIGHT

I SURRENDER DEAR

DON'T FORGET TO MESS AROUND

SWEET LITTLE PAPA

SKID-DAT, DE-DAT

YOU MADE ME LOVE YOU

SAVOY BLUES

BASIN ST BLUES

HOBO, YOU CAN'T HIDE THIS TRAIN

PUBLIC MELODY NUMBER ONE

ALEXANDER'S RAGTIME BAND

ON THE SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET

IT'S WONDERFUL'

JEEPERS CREEPERS

WALKIN' MY BABY BACK HOME

LOVE WALKED IN

The Very Best of Louis Armstrong

Ann-Margret – The Very Best Of Ann-Margret

 

Ann-Margret Olsson (born April 28, 1941), credited as Ann-Margret, is a Swedish-American actress, dancer, and singer with a career spanning seven decades. Initially gaining notoriety in 1961 as a singer with a sultry, vibrant contralto voice, she quickly rose to Hollywood stardom.

Her many screen roles include Pocketful of Miracles (1961), State Fair (1962), Bye Bye Birdie (1963), Viva Las Vegas (1964), Carnal Knowledge (1971), The Train Robbers (1973), Tommy (1975), The Return of the Soldier (1982), 52 Pick-Up (1986), Newsies (1992), Grumpy Old Men (1993), Any Given Sunday (1999), Taxi (2004), and Going in Style (2017).

Her accolades include five Golden Globe Awards and an Emmy Award in addition to two Academy Award nominations and two Grammy nominations. She released Born to be Wild, her first classic-rock album, in April 2023.

Ann-Margret began recording for RCA Victor in 1961, first recording "Lost Love". Her debut album And Here She Is ... Ann-Margret was recorded in Hollywood, arranged and conducted by Marty Paich. Later albums were produced in Nashville with Chet Atkins on guitar, the Jordanaires (Elvis Presley's backup singers), and the Anita Kerr Singers, with liner notes by mentor George Burns. She had a sexy, throaty contralto singing voice,[14] and RCA Victor attempted to capitalize on the "female Elvis" comparison by having her record a version of "Heartbreak Hotel" and other songs stylistically similar to Presley's. She scored a minor success with "I Just Don't Understand" (from her second LP), which entered the Billboard Top 40 in August 1961 and stayed six weeks, peaking at number 17; the song was later performed by the Beatles in 1963. In 1962, Ann-Margret was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best New Artist.

This 39 track compilation is an essential collection of her recording career.

The Very Best Of Ann-Margret

La Vie Parisienne - Great French Stars Of The 30s & 40s

 

1 Edith Piaf– La Vie en Rose 3:12

2 Charles Trenet– Boum! 2:37

3 Yves Montand– Clopin-clopant 3:17

4 Josephine Baker– Si J'Étais Blanche 2:47

5 Jean Sablon– Rendez-Vous Sous La Pluie 2:40

6 Maurice Chevalier– Toi et Moi 2:59

7 Django Reinhardt & His American Swing Band– Ultrafox 3:23

8 Edith Piaf– Monsieur Lenoble 3:30

9 Tino Rossi– J'Attendrai 2:58

10 Jean Sablon– La Dernière Bergère 3:06

11 Georges Ulmer– Pigalle 3:01

12 Yves Montand– Les Feuilles Mortes (Autumn Leaves) 3:24

13 Josephine Baker– J'Ai Deux Amours 3:16

14 Charles Trenet– Le Retour des Saisons 3:13

15 Edith Piaf– Les Amants de Paris 3:15

16 Jean Sablon– Un Baiser 3:22

17 Maurice Chevalier– Bouquet de Paris 3:06

18 Tino Rossi– Poème (In Your Eyes) 3:09

19 Charles Trenet– Vous Êtes Jolie 2:20

20 Lucienne Boyer– Parlez-Moi d'Amour 3:02

21 Django Reinhardt– My Sweet 2:58

22 Charles Trenet– La Mer 3:23

23 Yves Montand– C'est Si Bon 2:36

24 Edith Piaf– C'est Merveilleux 3:08

25 Jean Sablon– Cette Chanson Est Pour Vous (Life Is a Song) 3:08

 La Vie Parisienne

George Shearing – The Very Best Of

 

George Shearing was an Anglo-American blind jazz pianist and composer. (born: Aug. 13th, 1919 in Battersea, London, UK - died: Feb. 14th, 2011 in NYC, NY.)

He moved to the US in 1947, and was amongst the first post-war British jazz musicians to make a solid career there. He was appointed OBE in 2007, and then knighted in 2007, both by Queen Elizabeth II.

He became known for a piano technique known as "The Shearing Sound", a type of double melody block chord, with an additional fifth part that doubles the melody an octave lower. With the piano playing these five voices, Shearing would double the top voice with the vibraphone and the bottom voice with the guitar to create his signature sound.

1 Midnight In The Air 2:26

2 Have You Met Miss Jones 2:06

3 Cuban Love Song 2:44

4 The Folks Who Live On The Hill 4:30

5 Pawn Ticket 2:19

6 Cheek To Cheek 2:41

7 Kinda Cute 2:54

8 September In The Rain 3:14

9 Estampa Cubana 2:55

10 A Ship Without A Sail 2:47

11 Bernie's Tune 3:37

12 Laura 2:54

13 Lullaby Of Birdland 2:20

14 One Note Samba 2:43

15 Promises, Promises 2:36

George Shearing – The Very Best Of