Louis & The Good Book

Although not a pious man, Armstrong understood the roots and power of black church music very well, and – in conjunction with arranger Oliver – judges the appropriate mood for each song perfectly. — Jazzwise, November 2023 More…

Release Date: 24th Mar 2023
Catalogue No: 350247
Label: 20th Century Masterworks

Louis & The Good Book

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20th Century Masterworks Coloured Vinyl Series

Louis Armstrong: Louis Armstrong and The Good Book (180g RED vinyl) Includes new specially prepared liner notes by Penguin Guide To Jazz's writer Brian Morton and Paris' prestigious Jazz Magazine.

"An unusual album in the Louis Armstrong canon, this collection of gospel songs, spirituals, homilies, and comic vignettes was the only religious album this determinedly secular musician recorded."

AllMusic LOUIS ARMSTRONG, trumpet & vocals with the All Stars & choir conducted by Sy Oliver. Original sessions produced by Milt Gabler in New York, 1958. *BONUS TRACK (B7):

Bonus Track 'Dear Old Southland': Louis Armstrong (tp), Billy Kyle (p) [instrumental duet]. New York, January 28, 1957.

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November 2023

Although not a pious man, Armstrong understood the roots and power of black church music very well, and – in conjunction with arranger Oliver – judges the appropriate mood for each song perfectly.

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