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Unheard Louis Armstrong recordings to be released
https://www.theguardian.com/music/article/2024/may/22/unheard-louis-armstrong-recordings-to-be-released-bbc-1968Unheard Louis Armstrong recordings to be released
What a Wonderful World and You’ll Never Walk Alone are among five unreleased tracks on compilation Louis in London, performed at the BBC in 1968
Aneesa Ahmed
Wed 22 May 2024 05.26 EDT
Unheard performances by Louis Armstrong at the BBC in 1968, regarded by Armstrong aficionados as some of the jazz legend’s greatest work, are to finally be released.
A compilation titled Louis in London, available in July, will feature well-known numbers The Bare Necessities, Mack the Knife and Hello, Dolly!, the latter of which premieres today with a video of Armstrong performing at BBC Studios. There are also five recordings that have never been released: (Back Home Again) In Indiana, You’ll Never Walk Alone, Ole Miss, Blueberry Hill and What a Wonderful World.
Louis Armstrong - Hello, Dolly! (At The BBC)
Youtube / Louis Armstrong
Tracks from the compilation were recorded live at the BBC on 2 July 1968 – weeks after Armstrong knocked Cliff Richard off the top of the UK charts with his original recording of What a Wonderful World.
Ricky Riccardi, director of research collections for the Louis Armstrong House museum and Grammy-winning author of three Armstrong biographies, has written liner notes for the compilation. He said he was asked by Verve Records to suggest a Louis Armstrong archive that could be reissued, and the BBC recording was his instant recommendation.
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What a Wonderful World and You’ll Never Walk Alone are among five unreleased tracks on compilation Louis in London, performed at the BBC in 1968
Aneesa Ahmed
Wed 22 May 2024 05.26 EDT
Unheard performances by Louis Armstrong at the BBC in 1968, regarded by Armstrong aficionados as some of the jazz legend’s greatest work, are to finally be released.
A compilation titled Louis in London, available in July, will feature well-known numbers The Bare Necessities, Mack the Knife and Hello, Dolly!, the latter of which premieres today with a video of Armstrong performing at BBC Studios. There are also five recordings that have never been released: (Back Home Again) In Indiana, You’ll Never Walk Alone, Ole Miss, Blueberry Hill and What a Wonderful World.
Louis Armstrong - Hello, Dolly! (At The BBC)
Youtube / Louis Armstrong
Tracks from the compilation were recorded live at the BBC on 2 July 1968 – weeks after Armstrong knocked Cliff Richard off the top of the UK charts with his original recording of What a Wonderful World.
Ricky Riccardi, director of research collections for the Louis Armstrong House museum and Grammy-winning author of three Armstrong biographies, has written liner notes for the compilation. He said he was asked by Verve Records to suggest a Louis Armstrong archive that could be reissued, and the BBC recording was his instant recommendation.
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