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"Wenn irgend jemand Mr. Jazz war, dann war es Louis Armstrong. Er war der höchste Ausdruck des Jazz und wird es immer bleiben. Jeder Trompeter, der in einem amerikanischen Stil spielt, ist von ihm beeinflusst worden... Er war ein amerikanisches Original."
Diese Worte des berühmten Jazzmusikers Duke Ellington über Louis Armstrong sagen mehr über dessen Bedeutung in der Musik als viele gescheite Bücher.
Louis Armstrong, auch "Satchmo" genannt, wurde im Jahr 1900 in New Orleans/USA geboren. In den Vergnügungsvierteln der Schwarzen dieser hektischen Hafenstadt am Ufer des Mississippi verschmolzen zu jener Zeit der Blues, die Arbeitsgesänge der schwarzen Sklaven und ihr musikalisches Erbe aus Afrika zum ersten originalen Jazz: zum sogenannten New Orleans-Stil.
In dieser Zeit wuchs Louis Armstrong auf. Von seinen Eltern in eine Besserungsanstalt gesteckt, lernte er dort Kornett spielen, wechselte zur Posaune, bis er schließlich bei der Trompete blieb. 1914 entlassen, verdiente er sein Geld als Kohlenträger und beim Ausladen von Bananendampfern. Mit 18 Jahren spielte er schon so gut Trompete, dass er seinen Lehrer, den bekannten King Oliver, bei Auftritten vertreten konnte. Er spielte auf Mississippi-Dampfern, bis er schließlich 1922 New Orleans verließ, um King Oliver's Angebot wahrzunehmen, in dessen Band in Chicago zu spielen.
Hier begann Louis 'Satchmo Dippermouth' auch in Studios mit zwei Formationen zu arbeiten, deren Stil maßgebend für die Entwicklung des Jazz wurden. Diese Gruppen nannten sich "Hot Five" und "Hot Seven". Bevor Armstrong 1952 erstmals nach Europa kam, konnte er bereits auf bedeutende Erfolge in seiner Heimat zurückblicken: Er musizierte mit fast allen berühmten Jazzern zusammen, spielte mit seiner Band "Louis Armstrong All Stars" in vielen Ländern der Welt, machte viele Platten und spielte in einigen Filmen mit.
Über Jahrzehnte blieb er mit den verschiedensten Besetzungen der 'King of Jazz'. Sein 'Breitenerfolg' war vor allem darauf zurückzuführen, dass er es meisterhaft verstand, aktuelle Titel in seinem ureigensten Stil zu interpretieren.
"Satchmo" hat in seinen letzten Jahren auch viel gesungen, als er aus gesundheitlichen Gründen fast nicht mehr auf seinem Instrument blasen konnte. Seine raue und gefühlvolle Stimme ist vielen Musikfreunden z.B. durch seinen Hit "What A Wonderful World" bekannt (übrigens gehört diese Aufnahme vom 26. Mai 1970 zu den letzten, die "Satchmo" aufnahm).
Louis Armstrong machte keinen Unterschied zwischen Unterhaltungsmusik und "richtigem" Jazz. 1964 gelang es ihm, mit seiner Version von "Hello, Dolly" sogar die Beatles für mehrere Wochen von Platz 1 der Hitparaden zu verdrängen! Sein Showtalent machte seine Konzerte unterhaltsam. In einer Fernsehsendung zu seinem 70. Geburtstag sagte er: "Manche Kritiker sagen, ich sei ein Clown. Aber ein Clown, das ist etwas Großes. Es ist Glück, Leute glücklich zu machen. Du musst lieben, um spielen zu können." Jede seiner gespielten und gesungenen Noten gibt Zeugnis davon. Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong starb am 6. Juli 1971.
(aus dem Sampleralbum 'Memories in Gold', ergänzt durch den Kommentar aus der Serie 'Das Goldene Schlager-Archiv' 1950-1989)
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Titel: Everybody Loves My Baby (Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra [Vocal: Louis Armstrong])
Label: Regal
Release: 02.1925
Titel: The King Of The Zulus (At A Chit'lin' Rag) (Louis Armstrong And His Hot Five)
Label: OKeh
Release: 10.1926
Titel: Big Butter And Egg Man From The West (Louis Armstrong And His Hot Five)
Label: OKeh
Release: 01.1927
Titel: Struttin' With Some Barbecue [1928] (Louis Armstrong And His Hot Five)
Label: OKeh
Release: 05.1928
Titel: Heah Me Talkin' To Ya? [1928] (Louis Armstrong And His Savoy Ballroom Five)
Label: OKeh
Release: 01.1929
Titel: I Can't Give You Anything But Love [1929] (Louis Armstrong & His Savoy Ballroom Five)
Label: OKeh
Release: 03.1929
Titel: Mahogany Hall Stomp [1929] (Louis Armstrong & His Savoy Ballroom Five)
Label: OKeh
Release: 04.1929
Titel: I Ain't Got Nobody (And Nobody Cares For Me) (Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra)
Label: OKeh
Release: 01.1930
Titel: I'm A Ding Dong Daddy (From Dumas) (Louis Armstrong And His Sebastian New Cotton Club Orchestra)
Label: OKeh
Release: 08.1930
Titel: Confessin' That I Love You [1930] (Louis Armstrong & His Sebastian New Cotton Club Orch.)
Label: OKeh
Release: 09.1930
Titel: Memories Of You [1930] (Louis Armstrong & His Sebastian New Cotton Club Orchestra)
Label: OKeh
Release: 11.1930
Titel: Body And Soul (Louis Armstrong And His Sebastian New Cotton Club Orchestra)
Label: OKeh
Release: 12.1930
Titel: You're Driving Me Crazy! (Louis Armstrong & His Sebastian New Cotton Club Orchestra)
Label: OKeh
Release: 02.1931
Titel: Just A Gigolo (Louis Armstrong & His Sebastian New Cotton Club Orchestra)
Label: OKeh
Release: 03.1931
Titel: I'll Be Glad When You're Dead, You Rascal You (Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra)
Label: OKeh
Release: 06.1931
Titel: Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams (And Dream Your Troubles Away) (Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra)
Label: OKeh
Release: 11.1931
Titel: Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea (Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra)
Label: OKeh
Release: 02.1932
Titel: Sweethearts On Parade [1932] (Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra)
Label: Columbia
Release: 07.1932
Titel: You'll Wish You'd Never Been Born (Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra)
Label: Victor
Release: 01.1933
Titel: I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues (Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra)
Label: Victor
Release: 02.1933
Titel: I've Got The World On A String (Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra)
Label: Victor
Release: 03.1933
Titel: Honey, Don't You Love Me Anymore? (Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra)
Label: Victor
Release: 05.1933
Titel: Mahogany Hall Stomp [1933] (Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra)
Label: Bluebird
Release: 07.1933
Titel: I Hope Gabriel Likes My Music (Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra)
Label: Decca
Release: 02.1936
Titel: I'm Putting All My Eggs In One Basket (Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra)
Label: Decca
Release: 02.1936
Titel: The Music Goes Round And Round (Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra)
Label: Decca
Release: 02.1936
Titel: The Skeleton In The Closet (Louis Armstrong With Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra)
Label: Decca
Release: 10.1936
Titel: When Ruben Swings The Cuban (Louis Armstrong With Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra)
Label: Decca
Release: 11.1936
Titel: Dipper Mouth Blues (Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra With Louis Armstrong)
Label: Decca
Release: 1936
Titel: Pennies From Heaven (Bing Crosby / Frances Langford / Louis Armstrong)
Label: Decca
Release: 1936
Titel: Hawaiian Hospitality (Louis Armstrong With Andy Iona And His Islanders)
Label: Decca
Release: 04.1937
Titel: I've Got A Heart Full Of Rhythm (Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra)
Label: Decca
Release: 09.1937
Titel: In The Shade Of The Old Apple Tree (Louis Armstrong And Mills Brothers)
Label: Decca
Release: 10.1937
Titel: The Old Folks At Home (Swanee Ribber) (Louis Armstrong And Mills Brothers)
Label: Decca
Release: 1937
Titel: So Little Time (So Much To Do) (Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra)
Label: Decca
Release: 05.1938
Titel: Going To Shout All Over God's Heaven (Louis Armstrong And The Lyn Murray Chorus)
Label: Decca
Release: 10.1938
Titel: As Long As You Live You'll Be Dead If You Die (Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra)
Label: Decca
Release: 12.1938
Titel: Elder Eatmore's Sermon On Throwing Stones (Louis Armstrong Assisted By Harry Mills)
Label: Decca
Release: 1938
Titel: I Can't Give You Anything But Love [1938] (Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra)
Label: Parlophone
Release: 1938
Titel: If It's Good (Then I Want It) (Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra)
Label: Decca
Release: 05.1939
Titel: Confessin' That I Love You [1939] (Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra)
Label: Decca
Release: 08.1939
Titel: Baby Won't You Please Come Home (Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra)
Label: Decca
Release: 09.1939
Titel: Rockin' Chair (Glen Gray And The Casa Loma Orchestra With Louis Armstrong And Pee Wee Hunt)
Label: Decca
Release: 1939
Titel: Swing That Music (Louis Armstrong With Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra)
Label: Decca
Release: 04.1940
Titel: You Run Your Mouth, I'll Run My Business (Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra)
Label: Decca
Release: 06.1940
Titel: Everything's Been Done Before (Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra)
Label: Decca
Release: 06.1941
Titel: Chicago Breakdown (Louis Armstrong And His Hot Seven feat. Earl Hines)
Label: Columbia
Release: 09.1941
Titel: I Used To Love You (But It's All Over Now) (Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra)
Label: Decca
Release: 01.1942
Titel: (I'll Be Glad When You're Dead) You Rascal You [1941] (Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra)
Label: Decca
Release: 02.1942
Titel: (Get Some) Cash For Your Trash (Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra)
Label: Decca
Release: 05.1942
Titel: Jack-Armstrong Blues [1944] (V-Disc All Star Jam Session feat. Jack Teagarden And Louis Armstrong)
Label: V-Disc
Release: 1945
Titel: Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans (Louis Armstrong And His Dixieland Seven)
Label: RCA Victor
Release: 12.1946
Titel: You Won't Be Satisfied (Until You Break My Heart) (Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong)
Label: Decca
Release: 1946
Titel: Where The Blues Were Born In New Orleans (Louis Armstrong And His Dixieland Seven)
Label: RCA Victor
Release: 01.1947
Titel: You Don't Learn That In School (Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra)
Label: RCA Victor
Release: 05.1947
Titel: Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans (Louis Armstrong And Billie Holiday)
Label: V-Disc
Release: 05.1947
Titel: Jack-Armstrong Blues (Louis Armstrong And His All Stars feat. Jack Teagarden)
Label: RCA Victor
Release: 08.1947
Titel: When The Saints Go Marching In (Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra)
Label: Decca
Release: 09.1947
Titel: Please Stop Playing Those Blues, Boys (Louis Armstrong And His All Stars)
Label: RCA Victor
Release: 01.1948
Titel: That Lucky Old Sun (Just Rolls Around Heaven All Day) (Louis Armstrong And Gordon Jenkins And His Orchestra)
Label: Decca
Release: 09.1949
Titel: Dream A Little Dream Of Me (Louis Armstrong & Ella Fitzgerald / Sy Oliver & His Orchestra)
Label: Decca
Release: 09.1950
Titel: Life Is So Peculiar (Louis Armstrong And Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five)
Label: Decca
Release: 10.1950
Titel: Can Anyone Explain? (No, No, No!) (Louis Armstrong & Ella Fitzgerald / Sy Oliver & His Orchestra)
Label: Decca
Release: 1950
Titel: When It's Sleepy Time Down South [1951] (Louis Armstrong And Gordon Jenkins And His Orchestra)
Label: Decca
Release: 12.1951
Titel: Necessary Evil (Ella Fitzgerald And Louis Armstrong With Dave Barbour And His Orchestra)
Label: Decca
Release: 12.1951
Titel: Jeannine (I Dream Of Lilac Time) (Louis Armstrong And Gordon Jenkins And His Orchestra)
Label: Decca
Release: 04.1952
Titel: That's My Desire (Louis Armstrong And Velma Middleton With The All Stars)
Label: Decca
Release: 08.1952
Titel: White Christmas (Louis Armstrong And Gordon Jenkins And His Orchestra)
Label: Decca
Release: 11.1952
Titel: Chlo-e (Song Of The Swamp) (Louis Armstrong And Gordon Jenkins And His Chorus And Orchestra)
Label: Decca
Release: 1952
Titel: Oops! (Ella Fitzgerald And Louis Armstrong With Dave Barbour And His Orchestra)
Label: Decca
Release: 1952
Titel: (I'll Be Glad When You're Dead) You Rascal You [1950] (Louis Armstrong And Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five)
Label: Brunswick
Release: 1952
Titel: It's All In The Game (Louis Armstrong And Gordon Jenkins And His Orchestra)
Label: Brunswick
Release: 1952
Titel: Big Butter And Egg Man (Louis Armstrong And Velma Middleton And The All Stars)
Label: Decca
Release: 1952
Titel: Who Walks In When I Walk Out (Ella Fitzgerald And Louis Armstrong With Dave Barbour And His Orchestra)
Label: Decca
Release: 01.1953
Titel: Baby, It's Cold Outside (Live) (Louis Armstrong And Velma Middleton With The All Stars)
Label: Columbia
Release: 1953
Titel: The Whiffenpoof Song (Baa Baa Baa) - (The Boppenpoof Song) (Louis Armstrong And Gordon Jenkins And His Chorus And Orchestra)
Label: Decca
Release: 06.1954
Titel: Ko Ko Mo (I Love You So) (Louis Armstrong And Gary Crosby With Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires)
Label: Decca
Release: 02.1955
Titel: Spooks ! (Louis Armstrong And Gordon Jenkins And His Chorus And Orchestra)
Label: Decca
Release: 11.1955
Titel: Blueberry Hill [1949] (Louis Armstrong And Gordon Jenkins And His Orchestra)
Label: Decca
Release: 10.1956
Titel: You're A Heavenly Thing (Louis Armstrong With Sy Oliver And His Chorus And Orchestra)
Label: Decca
Release: 1957
Titel: The Prisoner's Song (Louis Armstrong With Sy Oliver And His Chorus And Orchestra)
Label: Decca
Release: 1957
Titel: On The Sunny Side Of The Street [1956] (Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra)
Label: Decca
Release: 1957
Titel: On My Way (Got On My Travelin' Shoes) (Louis Armstrong With Sy Oliver Choir And The All Stars)
Label: Decca
Release: 1958
Titel: Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (Louis Armstrong With Sy Oliver & The All Stars)
Label: Brunswick
Release: 1959
Titel: Bourbon Street Parade (Louis Armstrong & The Dukes Of Dixieland)
Label: Audio Fidelity
Release: 1959
Titel: Way Down Yonder In New Orleans (Louis Armstrong And His All Stars)
Label: Philips
Release: 12.1960
Titel: Sweet Georgia Brown (Louis Armstrong & The Dukes Of Dixieland)
Label: Audio Fidelity
Release: 1960
Titel: It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) (Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington)
Label: Roulette
Release: 1961
Titel: Struttin' With Some Barbecue [1954] (Louis Armstrong And The All Stars)
Label: Decca
Release: 1961
Titel: If I Could Be With You (One Hour Tonight) [1956] (Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra)
Label: Decca
Release: 1962
Titel: Ain't Gonna Give Nobody None Of My Jelly Roll (Louis Armstrong And The All Stars)
Label: Audio Fidelity
Release: 05.1964
Titel: Mumbo Jumbo (Louis Armstrong With Guy Lombardo And His Royal Canadians)
Label: Capitol
Release: 08.1966
Titel: The Sunshine Of Love (Louis Armstrong and the All Stars)
Label: EMI / Stateside
Release: 07.06.1968
Titel: What A Wonderful World / What A Wonderful Life (Barry Manilow with Louis Armstrong)
Label: Verve
Release: 24.11.2014
