The Best of Louis Armstrong [1998 Vanguard] (1965)

About this title: Doubling the size of the Vanguard collection of sides issued in 1975, these 1965 sessions hold up well over time. The pop tunes Louis Armstrong did, plus the historical data that suggest he was not that well-liked by the general public in this time period, make revisiting these mostly classic jazz songs and standards worthwhile. You hear 26 selections of relatively well-rendered and recorded Satchmo. Michael G. Nastos, All Music Guide

Tracks:

1. When It's Sleepy Time Down South [Muse/Rene/Rene]
2. (Back Home Again In) Indiana [Hanley/MacDonald]
3. Tiger Rag [DaCosta/Edwards/LaR]
4. When I Grow Too Old to Dream [Hammerstein/Romberg]
5. Perdido [Drake/Tizol/Lengsfe]
6. Hello, Dolly! [Herman]
7. On the Alamo [Jones/Kahn]
8. Cabaret [Ebb/Kander]
9. A Kiss to Build a Dream On [Hammerstein/Ruby/Ka]
10. Lover, Come Back to Me [Romberg/Hammerstein]
11. Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man [Kern/Hammerstein]
12. Improvisation/Blueberry Hill [Lewis/Rose/Stock]
13. Muskrat Ramble [Ory/Gilbert]
14. Volare [Modugno]
15. Cocktails for Two [Johnston/Coslow]
16. Stompin' at the Savoy [Sampson/Razaf/Goodm]
17. It's Easy to Remember [Improvisations] [Rodgers/Hart]
18. Teach Me Tonight [Improvisations] [DePaul/Cahn]
19. That's My Desire [Kressa/Loveday]
20. St. James Infirmary [Primrose/Traditiona]
21. Mack the Knife [Weill/Blitzstein/Br]
22. Medley: Tenderly/You'll Never Walk Alone/Mop Mop (Boff Boff) [Medley] [Gross/Rodgers/Hamme]
23. I Left My Heart in San Francisco [Cory/Cross]
24. My Man [Yvain]
25. Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home [Cannon]
26. When the Saints Go Marching In/Finale [Traditional]

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