All of Me: The Complete Discography of Louis Armstrong

Jos Willems

Bloomsbury Publishing USA, Apr 30, 2006 - Music - 447 pages

Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong was not only jazz's greatest musician and innovator, but also arguably its most famous entertainer and the frontal figure in the development of contemporary popular music. Overcoming social and political obstacles, he created a long and impressive career and an enormous musical output. Now, his ground breaking musical career is amassed and detailed in this discography of all his works, from professionally made commercial releases, to amateur and unissued recordings.

All of Me is a comprehensive, chronological discography born out of love and admiration for Louis Armstrong, and devotion to years of collecting his musical accomplishments. Author Jos Willems has meticulously compiled all of Satchmo's known recordings-both studio and live performances-and with assistance from internationally renowned specialists, has assembled an impressively detailed, accurate, and complete listing. This volume is superbly formatted and presented, logically organized, and thoroughly indexed by song title and individual. Researchers, collectors, and enthusiasts can easily look up any detail of a recording: issues and releases of particular songs; publishing companies; producers; catalog numbers; dates, times, and locations of recordings; musicians Armstrong played with; and format, be it 78 or 45 RPM records, LPs, CDs, or media appearances. Every detail of Armstrong's career is listed in this impressive volume, shedding light on the enormity of his impact on jazz and popular culture. This is the ultimate reference guide for the complete works of Louis Armstrong.

Contents

• Louis Musical Legacy of 1923: 1
• Louis Musical Legacy of 1924: 10
• Louis Musical Legacy of 1925: 20
• Louis Musical Legacy of 1926: 33
• Louis Musical Legacy of 1927: 43
• Louis Musical Legacy of 1928: 54
• Louis Musical Legacy of 1929: 62
• Louis Musical Legacy of 1930: 69
• Louis Musical Legacy of 1931: 76
• Louis Musical Legacy of 1932: 81
• Louis Musical Legacy of 1933: 86
• Louis Musical Legacy of 1934: 92
• Louis Musical Legacy of 1935: 93
• Louis Musical Legacy of 1936: 97
• Louis Musical Legacy of 1937: 102
• Louis Musical Legacy of 1938: 110
• Louis Musical Legacy of 1939: 119
• Louis Musical Legacy of 1940: 124
• Louis Musical Legacy of 1941: 129
• Louis Musical Legacy of 1942: 132
• Louis Musical Legacy of 1943: 136
• Louis Musical Legacy of 1944: 142
• Louis Musical Legacy of 1945: 150
• Louis Musical Legacy of 1946: 154
• Louis Musical Legacy of 1947: 161
• Louis Musical Legacy of 1948: 177
• Louis Musical Legacy of 1949: 187
• Louis Musical Legacy of 1950: 203
• Louis Musical Legacy of 1951: 212
• Louis Musical Legacy of 1952: 223
• Louis Musical Legacy of 1953: 231
• Louis Musical Legacy of 1954: 237
• Louis Musical Legacy of 1955: 247
• Louis Musical Legacy of 1956: 266
• Louis Musical Legacy of 1957: 284
• Louis Musical Legacy of 1958: 302
• Louis Musical Legacy of 1959: 311
• Louis Musical Legacy of 1960: 326
• Louis Musical Legacy of 1961: 333
• Louis Musical Legacy of 1962: 341
• Louis Musical Legacy of 1963: 350
• Louis Musical Legacy of 1964: 352
• Louis Musical Legacy of 1965: 358
• Louis Musical Legacy of 1966: 370
• Louis Musical Legacy of 1967: 373
• Louis Musical Legacy of 1968: 385
• Louis Musical Legacy of 1969: 393
• Louis Musical Legacy of 1970: 394
• Louis Musical Legacy of 1971: 404
• Index of Tune Titles: 409
• Index of Individuals: 419
• Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra 19351947: 427
• Louis Armstrong and the all Stars 19471971: 437
• Bibliography: 445
• Epilogue: 447

About the author

Jos Willems is a serious collector of Louis Armstrong's music and a dedicated discographer of the great man's records. A native of Belgium, Willems' other collecting passion is music of the baroque and classical eras.

Bibliographic information

• Title: All of Me: The Complete Discography of Louis Armstrong; Studies in Jazz
• Author: Jos Willems
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA, 2006
• ISBN: 9798216202820
• Length: 447 pages
• Subjects: Music / Discography & Buyer's Guides