Basin street blues louis armstrong song info allmusic. Jazz standards songs and instrumentals basin street blues. Basin street blues for saxophone quartet satb or aatb by. Louis armstrong 19011971, nicknamed satchmo or pops, was an american trumpeter, composer, singer and occasional actor who was one of the most influential figures in jazz and in all of american popular music. Basin street in new orleans was jumping with jazz when louis armstrong recorded a song about it.
Armstrongs fourchorus solo is a textbook example of the art of storytelling, getting wonderful. Today were going to focus on a particular solo from louis armstrong thats nearly one hundredyearsold. Dec 12, 2008 four years later, louis armstrong was in a different place. Louis armstrong hot five and hot seven sessions wikipedia.
Louis armstrong basin street blues sheet music piano solo. Ella and louis again is a 1957 studio album by ella fitzgerald and louis armstrong. Louis blues 1929 recorded with his big band in late 1929 after the fall of wall street, armstrong started following the big band trend of fletcher henderson and duke ellington, creating what would eventually be known as swing. Listen online to louis armstrong basin street blues and see which albums it appears on. Basin street blues live in australia louis armstrong duration. Basin street blues by louis armstrong digital sheet. Check out basin street blues album version by louis armstrong and his hot five on amazon music. Louis armstrong and his orchestra 19281929 1991, cd. Louis armstrong basin street blues lyrics genius lyrics. Many critics believe louis armstrongs best work was limited to the innovative 1920s recordings with the hot fives and hot sevens. W g7 ont you c come a g7 long cdim with c me c dm7. Het werd echter niet meteen een hit, wat met een nieuwe opname uit 1938 wel lukte. Louis is joined on stage by the all stars, originally formed in 1947. Listen to the best of louis armstrong playlist with amazon music unlimited.
The regular group of johnny st cyr on banjo, lil hardin on piano, kid ory on. Listen to your favorite songs from the best of louis armstrong. Wikipedia books can also be tagged by the banners of any relevant wikiprojects with class book. Mar 16, 2009 louis armstrong and his hot five play the basin st blues, named after the famous new orleans french quarter avenue. Now wont you come along with me to the mississippi. The entire idiom of classic jazz is defined in part by the lively, welloiled precision of fireworks, the humorous. Louis armstrong basin street blues jazz lp new 180g vinyl 2016 piranha records. First advertised in the baltimore afro american and the chicago defender on june 22, 1929.
The premier site for the history and analysis of the standards jazz musicians play the most. Louis armstrong and the all stars basin street blues 1954. This recording shows that decades later, in 1956 and 1957, he was still a phenomenal live entertainer. Stream basin street blues by louis armstrong and tens of millions of other songs on all your devices with amazon music unlimited.
While recording with the hot five, he also performed with erskine tate and the carroll dickerson orchestra. Basin street hits actual armstrong park with congo square see. Shellac 10 louis armstrong and the all stars basin street blues 1954, shellac discogs. Scrobble songs and get recommendations on other tracks and artists. Print and download basin street blues for saxophone quartet satb or aatb sheet music. Performed by louis armstrong, ella fitzgerald, and many more.
His career spanned five decades, from the 1920s to the 1960s, and different eras in jazz. About basin street blues basin street blues is a song often performed by dixieland jazz bands, written by spencer williams in 1928 and recorded that year by louis armstrong. Listen to your favorite songs from basin street blues by louis armstrong now. Get a low price and free shipping on thousands of items. Free printable and easy chords for song by louis armstrong basin street blues. Well take a trip to the land of dreams blowing down the river, down to new orleans the band is there to. Armstrong sung basin street blues a few times on television in ensuing years including an unforgettable version on the mike douglas show from 1970 that i screened at the satchmo summerfest last year, but as far as i can tell, the last times he really played it were on the historic tour of iron curtain countries in europe in 1965. Update this biography complete biography of louis armstrong. Aint misbehavin basin street blues cabaret dream a little dream of me georgia on my mind hello, dolly mack the knife makin whoopee mame st. Wikipedia books are maintained by the wikipedia community, particularly wikiproject wikipedia books. This is a wikipedia book, a collection of articles which can be downloaded electronically or ordered in print.
Louis armstrong and earl hines 1928 the smithsonian. Louis armstrong basin street blues the jazzomat research. Arranged for jazz combo very playable and very customizable. Basin street blues is a song often performed by dixieland jazz bands, written by spencer williams in 1928 and recorded. Book this book does not require a rating on the projects quality scale. Print and download basin street blues sheet music by louis armstrong arranged for piano. James infirmary session was armstrongs last in chicago before he went to new york in 1929 and began taking over the world, singing aint misbehavin on broadway and recording pop tunes for okeh. Com largest music collection, millions of tracks, fresh music and much more. Basin street blues chords with lyrics by louis armstrong. Basin street blues louis armstrong, john edmonson bishop o connell high school jazz ensemble by n0l3r. Although it didnt prove a hit that year, a 1938 reissue hit the charts. Basin street blues louis armstrong chords and lyrics for.
The area earned a name in the early days of jazz music as being a hub for jazz and blues singers and bands to make a name for themselves. A classic dixieland piece written in 1928 by spencer williams. The verse with the lyric wont you come along with me to the miss. It was reissued in 2006 on a 2 cdset as verve 0602517036918. Eyecatcher recent updates book on the air music trips. Armstrong moved with dickersons orchestra to new york in 1929, and appeared the same year in the broadway music hot chocolates. Louis armstrong basin street blues sheet music piano. Louis armstrong basin street blues musicians friend. Louis armstrong jazz 33 rpm speed vinyl records for sale ebay. Basin street blues 1928 by louis armstrong pandora were sorry, but our site requires javascript to function.
Within hughes writings, he created many books which held the central idea of. Basin street blues by louis armstrong on amazon music unlimited. Louis armstrong s 1928 version of basin street blues vol. It is in 1928, under the name louis armstrong and his stompers, that he records the classic west end blues. Louis armstrong and his savoy ballroom five featuring earl hines, basin street blues. Basin street blues is a song often performed by dixieland jazz bands, written by spencer williams in 1928 and recorded that year by louis armstrong. Louis armstrong made the tune his own with a recording way back in 1928.
Louis armstrong and his orchestra 19281929 allmusic. The verse with the lyric wont you come along with me to the mississippi. As he says, you can approach basin street blues in a bunch of different ways, something that. The first solo i transcribed was louis armstrong s majestic pass through basin street blues, recorded in 1928 as part of the hot fives series of recordings. By june of 1928 louis armstrong had refined himself and his ensemble to the point where nearly every record they made was a study in collective genius, as the mature edition of the hot five resounded with zutty singletons popping cymbals and earl hines modernistic piano. Coming to prominence in the 1920s as an inventive trumpet and cornet player, armstrong was. According to the national recording registry, louis armstrong was jazzs first great soloist and is among american musics most important and influential figures. Having transcribed more early lester than late lester, i thought id check out the other end of his. The listed allstars in the video notes include russell moore on trombone, joe darensbourg on clarinet, billy kyle on piano, arvell shaw on bass, and danny barcelona playing. A heaven on earth, they call it basin street i said, basin street, basin street where the elite always meet down in new orleans, the land of dreams youll never know how nice it seems or just how much it really means just to be, yes, siree, in new orleans the land of dreams where i can lose my basin street blues now, youre glad you came with me. Heaven on earth, they call it basin street basin street is the street where the best folks always meet in new orleans, land of dreams youll never know how nice it seems, or just how much it really means glad to be, oh yessiree where welcomes free and dear to me where i can lose, lose my basin street blues basin street, oh basin street is the. Song information for basin street blues louis armstrong on allmusic. Louis blues what a wonderful world when the saints go marching in zipadeedoodah and more.
Read more about basin street blues, the song written by spencer williams in 1928 and recorded that year by louis armstrong. It went on to be included on numerous anthologies and greatest hits compilations, and recorded by many other artists. Complete your louis armstrong and the all stars collection. Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page. Louis cemetery, scenes were shot for the easy rider. A massive amount of time in relation to the progression of modern music history. C c7 f fm well take a boat to the land of dreams, c gb am7 bb9 g7 c g steam down the river down to new orleans. Features authentic vocalpiano transcriptions of 17 satchmo classics in their original keys includes. Louis armstrong basin st blues 1928 by preservationhall01. Here are instructions on how to enable javascript in your browser. Basin street blues by louis armstrong digital sheet music.
The basin street blues songfacts tells us that basin street is a section of new orleans, in louisiana, which is a thoroughfare running through the storyville quarter. Louis armstrong died at the age of 69 in 1971 and this death reminds us that nothing lasts forever. Louis armstrong made this song famous two years after it was written, recording the most enduring version of on december 4, 1928, with the help of his orchestra. Basin street blues album version by louis armstrong and his hot. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Search basin street blues sheet music at jw pepper. Eprint is a digital delivery method that allows you to purchase music, print it from your own printer and start rehearsing today. Louis armstrong and his savoy ballroom five louis armstrong tp vcl, fred robinson tb jimmy strong cl ts, earl hines p mancy cara bj. Complete your louis armstrong and earl hines collection. Basin street blues basin street blues louis armstrong hal leonard corporation view details.
Louis armstrong and his hot five play the basin st blues, named after the famous new orleans french quarter avenue. It is the sequel to their 1956 album, ella and louis. It has the distinction of being a dixieland standard as well as a jazz standard, because it comes from the era when dixieland was turning into jazz. Basin street blues louis armstrong chords and lyrics for guitar.
The next solo was a late lester young solo from pres and teddy 1956. Louis armstrong and his savoy ballroom five louis armstrong tp vcl, fred robinson tb jimmy strong cl ts, earl hines p mancy cara bj, arthur zutty singleton d recorded in dec 4, 1928. Music by spencer williams basin street blues is a song often performed by dixieland jazz bands, written by spencer williams in 1928 and recorded that year by louis armstrong. Louis armstrong and earl hines is an important rendition of the tune, not to mention an important moment in 1920s jazz. The louis armstrong hot five and hot seven sessions were recorded between 1925 and 1928 by louis armstrong with his hot five and hot seven groups.
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