Louis Armstrong, trompetist și cântăreț american de jazz cunoscut sub pseudonimele Satchmo sau Pops, este considerat una dintre cele mai influente figuri din istoria jazzului din secolul XX. A creat un stil solo propriu prin improvizație și a popularizat stilul vocal distinctiv numit scat.
Compilația Original Album Classics: The Okeh, Columbia & RCA Victor Recordings 1925–1933 a apărut în 2014 la casa de discuri Columbia pe 5 CD și cuprinde 94 de piese din perioada timpurie a carierei lui Armstrong. Documentează colaborarea sa cu trei case de discuri esențiale — Okeh, Columbia și RCA Victor — și ilustrează evoluția jazzului în perioada sa formativă. Printre melodiile remarcabile se numără West End Blues, Basin Street Blues, St. James' Infirmary sau Weather Bird (Rag).
Melodii
CD1 Louis Armstrong And Earl Hines (Volume IV)
1-1 Chicago Breakdown 3:23
1-2 Symphonic Raps 3:10
1-3 Savoyagers' Stomp 3:08
1-4 West End Blues 3:15
1-5 Sugar Foot Strut 3:17
1-6 Two Deuces 2:52
1-7 Squeeze Me 3:20
1-8 Knee Drops 3:21
1-9 No (Papa, No) 2:52
1-10 Basin Street Blues 3:13
1-11 No One Else But You 3:22
1-12 Beau Koo Jack 3:01
1-13 Save It, Pretty Mama 3:19
1-14 Weather Bird (Rag) 2:41
1-15 Muggles 2:48
1-16 Here Me Talkin' To Ya 3:21
1-17 St. James' Infirmary 3:18
1-18 Tight Like This 3:17
CD2 Louis In New York (Volume V)
2-1 Knockin' A Jug 3:23
2-2 I Can't Give You Anything But Love 3:31
2-3 Mahogany Hall Stomp 3:24
2-4 S'Posin' 3:14
2-5 To Be In Love 3:06
2-6 Funny Feathers 3:15
2-7 How Do You Do It That Way? 3:17
2-8 Ain't Misbehavin' 3:22
2-9 (What Did I Do To Be So) Black And Blue? 3:07
2-10 That Rhythm Man 3:08
2-11 Sweet Savannah Sue 3:12
2-12 Ain't Misbehavin' 3:05
2-13 Some Of These Days (vocal) 3:11
2-14 Some Of These Days (non-vocal) 2:58
2-15 When You're Smiling (vocal) 3:28
2-16 When You're Smiling (non-vocal) 2:56
2-17 After You've Gone (vocal) 3:21
2-18 After You've Gone (non-vocal Take B) 3:17
2-19 After You've Gone (non-vocal Take C) 3:19
CD3 St. Louis Blues (Volume 6)
3-1 I Ain't Got Nobody 2:43
3-2 I Ain't Got Nobody 2:57
3-3 Dallas Blues 3:15
3-4 Dallas Blues 3:15
3-5 St. Louis Blues 3:00
3-6 St. Louis Blues 2:59
3-7 St. Louis Blues 2:56
3-8 Rockin' Chair 3:21
3-9 Song Of The Islands 3:28
3-10 Bessie Couldn't Help It 3:22
3-11 Blue, Turning Grey Over You 3:28
3-12 Dear Old Southland 3:17
3-13 My Sweet 3:20
3-14 I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me 3:08
3-15 Indian Cradle Song 2:59
3-16 Exactly Like You 3:30
3-17 Dinah 3:17
3-18 Tiger Rag 3:10
3-19 I'm A Ding Dong Daddy (From Dumas) 3:06
3-20 I'm In The Market For You 3:14
3-21 I'm Confessin' (That I Love You) 3:20
3-22 If I Could Be With You One Hour Tonight 3:36
3-23 Body And Soul 3:16
CD4 You're Driving Me Crazy (Volume 7)
4-1 Memories Of You 3:09
4-2 You're Lucky To Me 3:23
4-3 Sweethearts On Parade 3:14
4-4 You're Driving Me Crazy 3:04
4-5 You're Driving Me Crazy 3:06
4-6 The Peanut Vendor 3:27
4-7 Just A Gigolo 3:17
4-8 Shine 3:20
4-9 Walkin' My Baby Back Home 3:03
4-10 I Surrender Dear 3:07
4-11 When It's Sleepy Down South 3:19
4-12 Blue Again 3:11
4-13 Little Joe 3:11
4-14 I'll Be Glad When You're Dead, You Rascal You 3:12
4-15 Them There Eyes 3:05
4-16 When Your Lover Has Gone 3:07
4-17 Lazy River 3:03
4-18 Chinatown, My Chinatown 3:16
CD5 Stardust
5-1 Chinatown, My Chinatown 3:17
5-2 Stardust 3:36
5-3 Stardust 3:29
5-4 You Can Depend On Me 3:17
5-5 Georgia On My Mind 3:19
5-6 The Lonesome Road 3:31
5-7 I Got Rhythm 3:06
5-8 Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea 3:19
5-9 Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea 3:02
5-10 Kickin' The Gong Around 3:12
5-11 Home (When Shadows Fall) 3:04
5-12 All Of Me 2:57
5-13 Love, You Funny Thing 3:39
5-14 Tiger Rag 3:23
5-15 Keepin' Out Of Mischief Now 3:31
5-16 Lawd, You Made The Night Too Long 3:21
