UMG - Louis Armstrong - Very Best of Louis - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Greatest Hits is an entertaining collection of 11 vocal pop hits from the latter part of Louis Armstrong's long, prolific career, featuring such songs as InchWhat a Wonderful World,Inch InchWay Down Yonder in New Orleans,Inch InchBlueberry Hill,Inch InchHello, Dolly!,Inch and InchRocky Mountain MoonInch. TRACKLISTING 1. What A Wonderful World 2. Way Down Yonder In New Orleans 3. Blueberry Hill 4. Hello Dolly 5. Muskrat Ramble 6. That Lucky Old Sun (Just Rolls Around Heaven All Day) 7. At The Jazz Band Ball 8. I Still Get Jealous 9. Brother Bill 10. Rocky Mountain Moon 11. The Preacher (with Bing Crosby). Album Tracks 1. What a Wonderful World 2. Way Down Yonder in New Orleans 3. Blueberry Hill 4. Hello Dolly 5. Muskrat Ramble 6. That Lucky Old Sun (Just Rolls Around Heaven All Day) 7. At the Jazz Band Ball 8. I Still Get Jealous 9. Brother Bill 10. Rocky Mountain Moon 11. The Preacher (With Bing Crosby)

This package features stunningly remastered sound (even the earliest cuts from 1938 are hiss free, full-bodied and remarkably clear), along with a classy 16-page booklet with rare photos and detailed session liner notes. It's not the final word on the prolific and multi-talented musician who some consider the most influential jazzman ever, but is an excellent overall portrait of Satchmo, covering numerous highlights in the career of this legendary American artist. Hip-O. 2006. Album Tracks 1. What a Wonderful World 2. Cabaret 3. Dream a Little Dream of Me 4. Hello, Dolly! 5. Our Love Is Here to Stay 6. I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues 7. Georgia on My Mind 8. When You're Smiling (The Whole World Smiles with You) 9. On the Sunny Side of the Street 10. Mack the Knife 11. Basin Street Blues 12. Someday (You'll Be Sorry) 13. It Takes Two to Tango 14. Gone Fishin' 15. A Kiss to Build a Dream on 16. That Lucky Old Sun (Just Rolls Around Heaven All Day) 17. Blueberry Hill 18. Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans? 19. I Want a Little Girl 20. Ain't Misbehavin' 21. Struttin' with Some Barbeque 22. When the Saints Go Marching in 23. When It's Sleepy Time Down South (Live)

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; Heebie Jeebies and Muggles. Album Tracks 1. Heebie Jeebies 2. Muskrat Ramble 3. King of the Zulus 4. Jazz Lips 5. Willie the Weeper 6. Wild Man Blues 7. Alligator Crawl 8. Potato Head Blues 9. Weary Blues 10. Ory's Creole Trombone 11. Struttin' with Some Barbecue 12. West End Blues 13. Squeeze Me 14. Basin Street Blues 15. Beau Koo Jack [Instrumental] 16. Muggles 17. St. James Infirmary 18. Tight Like This