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Disc 1: 1. Before long / Carlett, Sigman (October 1947) -- g 2. Lovely weather we're having / De Vries, Bushkin (October 1947) -- 3. A song was born / Raye, DePaul (August 1947) -- 4. Fifty fifty blues / Moore Jnr (June 1947) -- 5. Jack Armstrong blues / Armstrong, Teagarden (June 1947) -- 6. Rockin' chair / Carmichael (June 1947) -- 7. Some day / Armstrong (June 1947) -- 8. I believe / Cahn, Styne (March 1947) -- 9. It takes time / Kobb (March 1947) -- 10. I wonder, I wonder, I wonder / Hutchins (March 1947) -- 11. Why doubt my love? / Armstrong, Mercer (March 1947) -- 12. Do you know what it means to miss New Orleans? / Alter, De Lange dg (October 1946) -- 13. Endie / Alter, De Lange (October 1946) -- 14. Mahogany Hall stomp / Williams (October 1946) -- 15. Blues for yesterday / Carr (September 1946) -- 16. Blues in the South / Carr, Johnstone (September 1946) -- 17. I want a little girl / Moll, Mencher (September 1946) -- 18. Back o' town blues / Armstrong, Russell (April 1946) -- 19. Joseph and his brudders / Armstrong, Bell (April 1946) -- 20. Linger in your arms a little longer / Magidson (April 1946) -- 21. Where the blues were born in New Orleans / Capleton, Dixon (October 1946) -- 22. No variety blues / Armstrong, Fairbanks (October 1946) -- 23. Whatta ya gonna do? / Skylark, Lewis (April 1946) -- 24. Long long journey / Feather (January 1946) -- 25. Snafu / Feather (January 1946).
Disc 2: 1. Coquette / Carlett, Berlin (April 1942) -- 2. I never knew / Fiorito, Kahn (April 1942) -- 3. You rascal you / Theard (November 1941) -- 4. I cover the waterfront / Green, Heywood (March 1941) -- 5. Long, long ago / Bayley (March 1941) -- . 6. Coal cart blues / Hardin, Armstrong (May 1940) -- 7. Down in Honkey Tonk Town / MC Carron, Smith (May 1940) -- 8. Perdido Street blues / Hardin, Armstrong (May 1940) -- 9. 2:19 blues / Deadume (May 1940) -- 10. Cut off my legs and call me "Shorty" / Raye (May 1940) -- 11. Wolverine blues / Spikes, Morton, Spike (March 1940) -- 12. Bye and bye / Traditional (December 1939) -- 13. Baby won't you please come home / Warfield, Williams (June 1939) -- 14. Our Monday date / Armstrong, Hines (January 1939) -- 15. Hear me talkin' to ya / Armstrong, Redman (January 1939) -- 16. Save it, Pretty Mama / Redman (Arpil 1939) -- 17. Lazy bones / Mercer, Carmichael (February 1939) -- 18. Jeepers creepers / Mercer, Warren (January 1939) -- 19. What is this thing called swing? / Gerlach, Armstrong (June 1938) -- 20. Nobody knows the trouble I've seen / traditional (June 1938) -- 21. Ain't misbehavin' / Razaf, Brooks (June 1938) -- 22. I can't give you anything but love / Fields, McHugh (June 1938) -- 23. I've got a pocketful of dreams / Burke, Monaco (June 1938) -- 24. Naturally / Barris (June 1938) -- 25. Jonah and the whale / McGlimsey (June 1938).
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Louis Armstrong, trumpet, vocal, accompanied by various performers.
Recorded in Chicago, Los Angeles and New York on various dates between June 1938 and October 1947.