It's unanimous among the jazz guides that these Satchmo sides are indispensable for every jazz collector, and these John R.T. Davies remasters are absolutely tops: Muskrat Ramble; Wild Man Blues;... more

Not many people knew about jazz improvisation until these historic numbers were recorded in the late 1920s! Hear the brilliant horn and scat singing that made Armstrong a star on West End Blues;... more

25 tracks, starting with one of Satchmo's earliest recordings as a sideman with King Oliver, "Chimes Blues," followed by "West End Blues" and "Potato Head Blues" with the Hot Five, and on to "Ain't... more

Over the course of his long and illustrious career Louis Armstrong visited Scandinavia on no less than nine occasions to both tour and record. Amongst the wealth of fabulous recordings he produced on... more

With these dynamic performances, Satchmo helped shift jazz from group improvisation to solo spotlights. This anthology of his early years traces his times with King Oliver, Fletcher Henderson and... more

This box set includes a DVD and 7 CDs. Sidemen include Dizzy Gillespie, Roy Eldridge, Jack Teagarden, Coleman Hawkins, Earl Hines, and Barney Bigard.

The great Louis Armstrong presented here as the all round entertainer rather than the icon of 20th Century Jazz. Despite the importance of his groundbreaking 20's and 30's small group Jazz recordings... more