Louis Armstrong – Alto CD https://altocd.com Classical Music and Nostalgia CDs Wed, 31 Jan 2024 23:44:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Very Best of – Dixieland New Orleans https://altocd.com/product/very-best-of-dixieland-new-orleans/ Wed, 31 Jan 2024 23:44:27 +0000 https://amuletts.com/altocd/?post_type=product&p=52109 Very Best of - Dixieland New Orleans Louis Armstrong; Firehouse 5; Kid Ory Bunk Johnson; Sidney Bechet; Muggsy Spanier & many more Catalogue Number: ALN 1967 Number of Discs: 1 Date/Runtime: Barcode: 5055354419676]]>
“78 mins of well-remastered vintage classic tracks chosen by experts – a great romp !”

  • 1. When the Saints go Marching in (Trad.) 2:57
    Bunk Johnson and his Band (1945)
  • 2. My Melancholy Baby (Burnett/Norton) 2:49
    Eddie Condon and his Orchestra (1948)
  • 3. Mahogany Hall Stomp (Williams) 3:43
    George Lewis and his New Orleans Band (1955)
  • 4. One Sweet Letter from You (Warren/Brown/Clare) 3:06
    Bunk Johnson and his Band (1945)
  • 5. Tiger Rag (La Rocca) 3:02
    Firehouse Five Plus Two (1955)
  • 6. Hindustan (Wallace/Weeks) 4:14
    Wilbur De Paris (1959)
  • 7. Chinatown, My Chinatown (Schwarz/Jerome) 2:22
    Firehouse Five Plus Two (1957)
  • 8. Chicago (Fisher) / Muggsy Spanier (1947) 4:02
  • 9. Panama (Tyers) / Bunk Johnson’s Superior Jazz Band (1945) 2:54
  • 10. Savoy Blues (Ory) 4:37
    George Lewis and his New Orleans Band (1955)
  • 11. Bourbon Street Parade (Barbarin) / Wilbur De Paris (1957) 3:57
  • 12. Down by the Riverside (Trad.) / Bunk Johnson Band (1942) 2:41
  • 13. Careless Love (Handy) / Kid Ory & Creole Jazz Band (1945) 3:02
  • 14. That’s A-Plenty (Pollack/Gilbert) 4:10
    Wild Bill Davison and his Commodores (1943)
  • 15. The Sheik of Araby (Snyder/Wheeler/Smith) 3:33
    Edmond Hall Sextet (1944)
  • 16. Sweet Sue, Just You (Young/Harris) 4:23
    Muggsy Spanier and his Band (1947)
  • 17. Darktown Strutter’s Ball (Brooks) 3:12
    Bunk Johnson and his New Orleans Band (1945)
  • 18. Coal Cart Blues (Armstrong/Harding) 2:55
    Louis Armstrong and his Hot Seven (1940)
  • 19. Honeysuckle Rose (Waller/Razaf) 2:52
    Sidney Bechet (1941)
  • 20. The World is Waiting for the Sunrise (Seitz/Lockhart) 3:11
    Jimmy McPartland and his Orchestra (1939)
  • 21. Ballin’ The Jack (Smith/Barris) 2:54
    Eddie Condon and his Band (1939)
  • 22. New Orleans Function (Trad./Armstrong) 6:44
    Louis Armstrong and his All Stars (1950)
]]> Hollywood Golden Era Songs https://altocd.com/product/hollywood-golden-era-songs/ Wed, 31 Jan 2024 23:43:19 +0000 https://amuletts.com/altocd/?post_type=product&p=51949 Hollywood Golden Era Songs Fred Astaire; Gene Kelly; Judy Garland; Louis Armstrong; Bing Crosby; Peggy Lee; Vic Damone; Audrey Hepburn; Marylin Monroe; Marlene Dietrich; Danny Kaye; Frankie Lane; Maurice Chevalier; Dooley Wilson; Frank Sinatra; Ella Fitzgerald Catalogue Number: ALN 1956 Number of Discs: 1 Date/Runtime: Time: 78:09 1940/61 Barcode: 5055354419560]]> Full booklet notes with all dates, accompanists, film titles-inside !
“All the Songs and performances here are ‘unforgettable’ in that true sense that is so often abused nowadays. All came to fame in films of the 40’s, 50’s and 60’s (‘Singin’ in the Rain, Wizard of Oz, Casablanca, High Noon ….) and will never, ever, go away !” (MusicalMerit)

  • 1. That’s Entertainment (Dietz/Schwartz) (‘The Bandwagon’) 1953. 3.29
        Fred Astaire, Jack Buchanan, Cyd Charisse & Nanette Fabray  

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  • 2. Singin’ in the Rain (Brown/Freed) (‘Singin’ In the Rain’) 1952 2.55
        Gene Kelly   
  • 3. Over the Rainbow (Arlen/Harburg) (‘The Wizard Of Oz’) 1955 3.30
        Judy Garland  
  • 4. When you wish upon a Star (Washington/Harline) (‘Pinocchio’) 1940. 3.14
        Cliff Edwards    
  • 5. A Kiss to Build a Dream on (Kalmar/Ruby/Hammerstein II) (‘The Strip’) 3.01
        Louis Armstrong    Rec.1951
  • 6. True Love (Porter) (‘High Society’) Bing Crosby & Grace Kelly. 1954 3.05
  • 7. Puttin’ on the Ritz (Berlin) (‘Blue Skies’) Fred Astaire. 1952 2.50
  • 8. S’Wonderful (G. & I. Gershwin) (‘An American In Paris’) 1951. 3.00
        Gene Kelly & George Guetary   
  • 9. The Folks who Live on the Hill (Kern/Hammerstein II)
    (‘High, Wide & Handsome’) Peggy Lee. 1957 3.38
  • 10. Good Mornin’ (Brown/Freed) (‘Singin’ In The Rain’) 1952. 2.48
         Debbie Reynolds, Gene Kelly, Donald O’Connor  

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  • 11. On the Street where you Live (Lerner/Loewe) (‘My Fair Lady’) 1958. 2.41
         Vic Damone  

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  • 12. Well did you Evah? (Porter) (‘High Society’) 1957. 3.48
         Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby  

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  • 13. Moon River (Mancini/Mercer) (‘Breakfast At Tiffany’s’) 1961 2.03
         Audrey Hepburn 

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  • 14. Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Friend (‘Gentlemen Prefer Blondes’) 1953. 3.30
         Marilyn Monroe   
  • 15. Never on Sunday (Hadjiakis/Towne) (‘Never On Sunday’) 1960. 3.09
         Nana Mouskouri  

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  • 16. Baby it’s Cold Outside (Loesser) (‘Neptune’s Daughter’) 1949. 4.44
         Esther Williams & Riccardo Montalban  

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  • 17. Falling in Love Again (Holländer/Connelly) (‘The Blue Angel’) 1954. 2.57
         Marlene Dietrich  

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  • 18. A Couple of Swells (Berlin) (‘Easter Parade’) 1949. 2.37
         Judy Garland & Fred Astaire   
  • 19. Swingin’ on a Star (Burke/VanHeusen) – 2.30 (‘Going My Way’) 1944. 2.29
         Bing Crosby with the Williams Brothers Quartet   

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  • 20. Wonderful Copenhagen (Loesser) (‘Hans Christian Andersen’) 1952. 2.04
         Danny Kaye    
  • 21. Jeepers Creepers (Arlen Mercer) (‘Going Places’) 1939. 2.03
         Louis Armstrong & his Orchestra   
  • 22. Buttons and Bows (‘The Paleface’) Bob Hope. 1948 2.59
  • 23. High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me) (Tiomkin/Washington) (‘High Noon’) 2.39
         Frankie Laine. Rec.1952
  • 24. Thank Heaven for Little Girls (Lerner/Loewe) (‘Gigi’) 1958. 2.17
         Maurice Chevalier    
  • 25. As Time Goes by (Hupfeld) (‘Casablanca’) Dooley Wilson.1943. 2.45
  • 26. Thanks for the Memory (Robin/Rainger) (‘The Big Broadcast of 1938’) – 2.28
         Ella Fitzgerald with Andre Previn and his Orchestra. Rec.1955
]]> Evr’y Time We Say Goodbye- All-Time Romantic Duets https://altocd.com/product/evry-time-we-say-goodbye-all-time-romantic-duets/ Wed, 31 Jan 2024 23:39:13 +0000 https://amuletts.com/altocd/?post_type=product&p=51332 Evr’y Time We Say Goodbye- All-Time Romantic Duets Ray Charles & Betty Carter; Sarah Vaughan & Billy Eckstine; Bing Crosby & Grace Kelly; Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong; Frank Sinatra & Dinah Shore; Dean Martin & Line Renaud; Doris Day & Buddy Clark; Dinha Shore & Tony Martin; bonus tracks: Ray Charles Catalogue Number: ALN 1928 Number of Discs: 1 Date/Runtime: Time: 73:35, AAD/Stereo 1955/61]]> “the resulting album bursts with relaxed, musicianly banter and sexual chemistry. Charles is growling and suggestive, Carter squirrelly and coy, and it remains one of the all-time great duet sets” (MoJo Collection- Album of the Year 1961: Ray Charles & Betty Carter: tracks 1-12 )

  • 1. Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye (Porter) 4.39
  • 2. You and I (Wilson) 3.23
  • 3. Goodbye (Jenkins)/We’ll be Together Again (Laine/Fisher) 3.17
  • 4. People Will say We’re in Love (Rodgers/Hammerstein II) 2.49
  • 5. Cocktails for Two (Coslow/Johnston) 3.12
  • 6. Side by Side (Wood) 2.20
  • 7. Baby, it’s Cold Outside (Loesser) 4.07
  • 8. Together (DeSylva/Brown/Henderson) 1.31
  • 9. For All We Know (Lewi/Coots) 3.40
  • 10. Takes Two to Tango (Hoffman/Manning) 3.19
  • 11. Alone Together (Schwartz/Dietz) 4.41
  • 12. Just You, Just Me (Klages/Greer) 1.55

    • (1-12) Ray Charles & Betty Carter 1961 with Jack Halloran Singers / Marty Paich

  • 13. Passing Strangers Billy Eckstine & Sarah Vaughan 2.38
  • 14. Baby (You’ve Got What it Takes) Dinah Washington & Brook Benton 2.43
  • 15. Dream a Little Dream of Me Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong 3.05
  • 16. True Love Bing Crosby & Grace Kelly 3.06
  • 17. Dedicated to You Billy Eckstine & Sarah Vaughan 2.43
  • 18. Two Sleepy People Dean Martin & Line Renaud 2.52
  • 19. I’ll String Along With You Doris Day & Buddy Clark 3.08
  • 20. My Romance Frank Sinatra & Dinah Shore 3.14
  • 21. (We’ll have) Manhattan Dinah Shore & Tony Martin 3.10
  • 22. Georgia on My Mind Ray Charles 3.33
  • 23. Unchain my Heart Ray Charles 2.50
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