Notes & Personnel Info |  | Personnel includes: Louis Armstrong (vocals, trumpet); Louis Jordan (vocals, alto saxophone); Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Bing Crosby (vocals); Luis Russell (soprano & tenor saxophones, piano); Sidney Bechet (soprano saxophone); Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra; Louis Jordan & His Tympani Five; Sy Oliver & His Orchestra. | | Producers include: Bob Thiele. | | Compilation producer: John Snyder. | | Recorded between 1935 & 1968. Includes liner notes by Jim Macnie. | | This is part of GRP Records' Priceless Jazz series. | | Personnel: Louis Armstrong (vocals, trumpet); Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday (vocals); Danny Perri, Dave Barbour, Everett Barksdale, Lee Blair, Lawrence Lucie, Bernard Addison, Bill Jennings (guitar); Bingie Madison (clarinet, reeds, tenor saxophone); Jimmy Dorsey (clarinet, alto saxophone); Fud Livingston, Skeets Herfurt (clarinet, tenor saxophone); Sid Stoneburn, Joe Muranyi, Barney Bigard (clarinet); Charlie Holmes (reeds, alto saxophone); Art Drellinger (reeds, tenor saxophone); George Koenig, Milton Chatz, Rupert Cozy, Pete Clark, Prince Robinson, Jack Greenberg, Carl Frye, Joe Garland, Albert Nicholas, Bill Stegmeyer (reeds); Sidney Bechet (soprano saxophone); Jack Stacey, Henry Jones, Johnny Mince, Sid Cooper, Hymie Schertzer, Milt Yaner (alto saxophone); Bill Holcombe, Pat Nizza, Josh Jackson, Greely Walton (tenor saxophone); George Thow, Leonard Davis, Melvin "Red" Solomon, Frank Galbraith, Bob Cusmano, John McGee, Gus Aiken, Henry "Red" Allen, Gene Prince, Louis Bacon, Aaron Izenhall, Paul Webster , Tutti Camarata, Billy Butterfield, Shelton Hemphill, Bernie Privin (trumpet); Al Philburn, Henderson Chambers, Joe Yukl, Norman Green , George Washington , Harry White, J.C. Higginbotham, Jack Teagarden, Don Mattison, Jimmy Archey, Tyree Glenn, Wilbur DeParis, Claude Jones, Bobby Byrne, Mort Bullman (trombone); Nat Jaffe, Bobby Van Eps, Dick Carey, Joe Bushkin, Luis Russell, Marty Napoleon, Billy Kyle , Bill Doggett, Earl Hines (piano); Cozy Cole, Danny Barcelona, Jimmy Crawford , Joe Morris , Ray McKinley, Sam Weiss, Big Sid Catlett, The Barbarians, Zutty Singleton, Johnny Blowers (drums). | | Liner Note Author: Jim Macnie. | | Recording information: Chicago, IL (10/03/1935-??/??/1968); LA, CA (10/03/1935-??/??/1968); New York, NY (10/03/1935-??/??/1968); Symphony Hall, Boston, MA (10/03/1935-??/??/1968); Vegas, NV (10/03/1935-??/??/1968). | | Photographers: Alan Nahigian; Chuck Stewart. | | Unknown Contributor Roles: Jack Stacey; Hollis King; Roscoe Hillman. | | Arranger: Chappie Willett. | | Although it is by no means a definitive collection, GRP's Priceless Jazz is a nice sampler of Louis Armstrong's Decca work, highlighted by "I'm in the Mood for Love," "Ain't Misbehavin'," "Struttin' with Some Barbecue," "Gone Fishin'," "What a Wonderful World" and an alternate take of "Solitude." There's nothing rare on the compilation, so it's not necessary for collectors, but it's not a bad sampler for casual fans. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine |
Engineer: Eddie Brackett; Peter Frutchey; Bob Simpson |
Musical Guests | | Billie Holiday | | Ella Fitzgerald | | Bing Crosby | | Louis Jordan |
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