Priceless Jazz: More Louis Armstrong (1935)

About this title: A fine collection covering the years 1935 to 1956, with a particular emphasis on Louis Armstrong's late-'30s big band sides, More Priceless Jazz is a very good introduction to one of the more overlooked periods of Armstrong's long and varied career. Because Armstrong had made his name with the seminal Hot Five and Hot Seven sides of the late '20s, some fans consider his subsequent move into the big band sound an abandonment of his principles, either not knowing or conveniently forgetting that the pioneering cornet player had first made his name nationally with the Fletcher Henderson Orchestra ... read more

Tracks:

1. I Double Dare You [Master Take] [Shand/Eaton]
2. That Lucky Old Sun (Just Rolls Around Heaven All Day) [Smith/Gillespie]
3. I Surrender, Dear [Barris/Clifford]
4. I'm in the Mood for Love [Fields/McHugh]
5. Falling in Love With You [Young/Newman/Kahn]
6. Lazy River [Arodin/Carmichael]
7. It's Wonderful [Parish/Smith/Wells]
8. Blueberry Hill [Lewis/Stock/Rose]
9. When the Saints Go Marching In [Traditional]
10. On the Sentimental Side [Burke/Monaco]
11. Swing That Music [Gerlach/Armstrong]
12. Love Walked In [Gershwin/Gershwin]
13. I've Got a Pocketful of Dreams [Burke/Monaco]
14. Alexander's Ragtime Band [Berlin]
15. Sweet as a Song [Gordon/Revel]
16. The Music Goes 'Round and Around [Farley/Hodgson/Rile]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.