Yes, this is one of the best of all the original Armstrong All Stars' recordings available: stunning musicianship, excellent vocal, perfect understanding between Louis and Mr T, with Bigard keeping the counterpoint going in spite of the company he's in. Lovely improvisation, with not a fault anywhere.
If you like Louis, there's an excellent dedicated site for him at "dippermouth blogspot" (it's not me!!), with stories about Louis, also details of his various bands, his recordings from 1923 onwards, also audios, videos, photos, gossip, and background information.
'Dippermouth' is Ricky Riccardi, he is a jazz musician, an author, a lecturer in all things about Satchology... and he is the Archivist at the Louis Armstrong House Museum in Queens, NewYork!! (what a wonderful job, eh?).
How glorious Louis' higher notes, where he was one of the few jazz trumpeters whose higher notes remained full and did not become thinner, as happened with most others.
Another example of Big Sid's intuitive drumming occurs at 4:22-23 when he calls out "Here's your break Big Daddy", and, at 4:44 with a faint tip to his splash cymbal, just seconds before Louis repeats "..gold dust at my feet.." - the perfect sound accompaniment to that glorious visual image. This was just one reason other musicians loved playing with Big Sid - he was there for them, not for him.
I will NEVER tire of listening to this! There are no words to describe just how good this - my God what would I give to have been there..........
Pure maestros every one, and what can you say about Satchmo? The man was a genius!
Makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up and brings a lump to the throat and a tear to the eye when Louis finishes his singing at 5 min. and goes on to play his horn.
