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Title: Worth Many Listenings
Review: This is an excellent compilation of Louis Armstrong material. It spans the Hot Fives of the late 1920s to the orchestras and big bands Armstrong led in the 1930s to the All-Stars of the mid-1950s.I prefer the Hot Fives and the All-Stars over the big bands and orchestras because the musicians (Earl Hines, Trummy Young, and Barney Bigard) surrounding Armstrong are better.Among the tracks included are: "West End Blues," a classic whose beauty demands that the listener pay attention; "St. Louis Blues," in which Armstrong transforms the heart-aching song Bessie Smith recorded into a rousing, toe-tapping showstopper; and "Black and Blue," a song that summarizes the racism that existed in the 1930s.I will be listening to this album many times in the future.
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