During the last two decades of Louis Armstrong's life, his repertoire and arrangements were fairly set and, since his death in 1971, many live CDs such as this one have dutifully appeared to document that fact. Although there's a bit of echo from the evidently cavernous acoustics of the Olympia in Paris, the sound of this 1962 concert by Louis Armstrong & His All Stars is otherwise excellent. Satchmo is the consummate entertainer, frequently talking to the audience with an enthusiasm that jazz performers, as a whole, have ...
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During the last two decades of Louis Armstrong's life, his repertoire and arrangements were fairly set and, since his death in 1971, many live CDs such as this one have dutifully appeared to document that fact. Although there's a bit of echo from the evidently cavernous acoustics of the Olympia in Paris, the sound of this 1962 concert by Louis Armstrong & His All Stars is otherwise excellent. Satchmo is the consummate entertainer, frequently talking to the audience with an enthusiasm that jazz performers, as a whole, have long since abandoned in the following decades. There's still plenty of fire in Armstrong's trumpet playing as well. The interplay among the leader's trumpet, trombonist Trummy Young, and clarinetist Joe Darensbourg (who replaced Barney Bigard) on "(Back Home Again in) Indiana" is superb, and pianist Billy Kyle and bassist Billy Cronk also have brief solo features in addition to serving in the front line. Kyle is featured at length in the introduction to a foot-tapping version of "When I Grow Too Old to Dream." Armstrong also covers inevitable requests such as "When the Saints Go Marchin' In," "Struttin' With Some Barbecue," and "St. Louis Blues" (which features singer Jewel Brown) with time-tested arrangements that still pleased his wide audience. This CD is one of the better Louis Armstrong concerts from the last decade of his life and is warmly recommended. ~ Ken Dryden, Rovi
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Fair. Disc(s) and case show moderate signs of wear and tear. All items include the original case and artwork. All items ship Mon-Fri. Disc(s) have been resurfaced using a professional-grade machine. Case shows moderate wear and tear. All items include the original case and artwork. All items ship Mon-Fri. Jewel Case has significant wear, including cracks.
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