More Greatest Hits

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Tracklist

▼ CD 1
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1Boy From New Orleans
recorded in:
New York, United States (on 1970-05-29)
producer:
Bob Thiele (producer & songwriter)
congas:
Gene Golden (Latin jazz percussionist) (on 1970-05-29)
drums (drum set):
Bernard “Pretty” Purdie (on 1970-05-29)
electric bass guitar:
Chuck Rainey (American bassist) (on 1970-05-29)
flugelhorn and trumpet:
Thad Jones (on 1970-05-29), Jimmy Owens (jazz trumpeter) (on 1970-05-29), Ernie Royal (on 1970-05-29) and Marvin Stamm (on 1970-05-29)
guitar:
Sam Brown (jazz guitarist) (on 1970-05-29) and Kenny Burrell (on 1970-05-29)
piano:
Frank Owens (American pianist) (on 1970-05-29)
saxophone:
Robert Ashton (saxophonist) (on 1970-05-29), Danny Bank (reeds) (on 1970-05-29), Ray Beckenstein (saxophonist and flute player) (on 1970-05-29), Jerry Dodgion (on 1970-05-29) and Billy Harper (on 1970-05-29)
trombone:
Garnett Brown (on 1970-05-29), Bill Campbell (trombone) (on 1970-05-29), Al Grey (trombone) (on 1970-05-29) and Quentin Jackson (on 1970-05-29)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1970-05-29)
conductor:
Oliver Nelson (saxophone, arranger, composer) (on 1970-05-29)
3:55
2I’ve Got the World on a String
recording of:
I’ve Got the World on a String
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1932)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1932)
publisher:
BMG Gold Songs, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), Mills Music, Inc. and S.A. Music Co.
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label), コンソーシアム音楽出版 C・F事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
3:15
3High Society
recording of:
High Society (jazz standard, with lyrics added c. 1920s to a 1901 march, supposedly never performed except instrumentally)
lyricist:
Walter Melrose
composer:
Porter Steele (in 1901-04)
is based on:
High Society (march composed by Porter Steele in 1901)
3:24
4Back o’ Town Blues
clarinet:
Peanuts Hucko (on 1947-05-17)
double bass:
Bob Haggart (on 1947-05-17)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1947-05-17)
piano:
Dick Cary (piano, trumpet, alto horn) (on 1947-05-17)
trombone:
Jack Teagarden (on 1947-05-17)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1947-05-17) and Bobby Hackett (on 1947-05-17)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1947-05-17) and Jack Teagarden (on 1947-05-17)
recorded at:
Town Hall (Town Hall, New York City) in New York, United States (on 1947-05-17)
live recording of:
Back o’ Town Blues (on 1947-05-17)
writer:
Louis Armstrong and Luis Russell
4:13
5Mahogany Hall Stomp
recording of:
Mahogany Hall Stomp
composer:
Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
2:35
6Sweet Sue, Just You
recording of:
Sweet Sue, Just You
lyricist:
Will J. Harris (early 1900s songwriter/lyricist)
composer:
Will J. Harris (early 1900s songwriter/lyricist) and Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor)
publisher:
Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd.
2:44
7Medley: When You’re Smiling / St. James Infirmary / Dinah
4:34
8Snafu
recording of:
Snafu
writer:
Leonard Feather
4:12
9Jack Armstrong Blues
recording of:
Jack‐Armstrong Blues
writer:
Louis Armstrong and Jack Teagarden
2:58
10Save It Pretty Mama
recording of:
Save It, Pretty Mama
writer:
Paul Denniker, Joseph M. Davis (US lyricist, producer, publisher & promoter) and Don Redman
4:28
11I Want a Little Girl
cover recording of:
I Want a Little Girl
lyricist:
Billy Moll
composer:
Murray Mencher
publisher:
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
2:59
12Where the Blues Were Born in New Orleans
recording of:
Where the Blues Were Born in New Orleans
writer:
Bob Carleton and Charlie Dixon (Jazz banjoist)
3:04
13Honey, Do!
recorded in:
Chicago, United States (on 1933-01-27)
alto saxophone:
Scoville Browne (on 1933-01-27) and George Oldham (on 1933-01-27)
banjo and resonator guitar [dobro]:
Mike McKendrick (Jazz banjo and guitar) (on 1933-01-27)
clarinet:
Scoville Browne (on 1933-01-27), Budd Johnson (on 1933-01-27) and George Oldham (on 1933-01-27)
double bass [bass]:
Bill Oldham (Double Bass Player) (on 1933-01-27)
drums (drum set):
Yank Porter (jazz drummer) (on 1933-01-27)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1933-01-27)
tenor saxophone:
Budd Johnson (on 1933-01-27)
trombone:
Keg Johnson (jazz trombonist) (on 1933-01-27)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1933-01-27), Zilner Randolph (on 1933-01-27) and Elmer Whitlock (US trumpet player) (on 1933-01-27)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1933-01-27)
recording of:
Honey, Do (on 1933-01-27)
writer:
J.C. Johnson and Andy Razaf
2:36
14A Song Was Born
recording of:
A Song Was Born
composer:
Gene de Paul and Don Raye
3:18
15Pennies From Heaven
recording of:
Pennies From Heaven
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908-1964) (in 1936)
composer:
Arthur Johnston (American composer and songwriter) (in 1936)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Campbell Connelly & Co., Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Chappell Music (UK) and Joy Music Inc.
part of:
The 9th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
3:42
16Blues for Yesterday
recording of:
Blues for Yesterday
writer:
Leroy Carr
2:34
17There’s a Cabin in the Pines
recorded in:
Chicago, United States (on 1933-04-26)
alto saxophone:
Scoville Browne (on 1933-04-26) and George Oldham (on 1933-04-26)
banjo and resonator guitar [dobro]:
Mike McKendrick (Jazz banjo and guitar) (on 1933-04-26)
clarinet:
Scoville Browne (on 1933-04-26), Budd Johnson (on 1933-04-26) and George Oldham (on 1933-04-26)
drums (drum set):
Harry Dial (on 1933-04-26)
piano:
Charlie Beal (on 1933-04-26)
tenor saxophone:
Budd Johnson (on 1933-04-26)
trombone:
Keg Johnson (jazz trombonist) (on 1933-04-26)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1933-04-26), Zilner Randolph (on 1933-04-26) and Elmer Whitlock (US trumpet player) (on 1933-04-26)
tuba:
Bill Oldham (Double Bass Player) (on 1933-04-26)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1933-04-26)
recording of:
There's a Cabin in the Pines (on 1933-04-26)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Hill (US songwriter)
3:17
18Please Stop Playin’ Those Blues, Boy
recording of:
Please Stop Playing Those Blues
writer:
Claude Demetrius and Fleecie Moore
3:16