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Album · 1960

I’ve Got the World on a String

by Louis Armstrong with Russell Garcia and His Orchestra

Released
1960
Label
Verve Records
Catalogue no.
MG VS-6101
Tracklist
10 tracks
Length
39:24
Country
US

“I’ve Got the World on a String” is an album by Louis Armstrong with Russell Garcia and His Orchestra, released in 1960 on Verve Records. The original release has 10 tracks with a running time of 39:24. Jazz standards on the record include “Don't Get Around Much Anymore”, “I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues”, “I've Got The World On A String” and “Little Girl Blue”. The line-up features Louis Armstrong (trumpet, vocals), Russ Garcia & His Orchestra (performing orchestra) and Russell Garcia (arranger, conductor).

Who played on I’ve Got the World on a String

  • Louis Armstrong trumpet, vocals on 2 tracks
  • Russ Garcia & His Orchestra performing orchestra on 1 track
  • Russell Garcia arranger, conductor on 1 track

Tracklist

  1. A1 When Your Lover Has Gone standard — Einar Aaron Swan 4:41
  2. A2 You're the Top standard — Cole Porter 2:34
  3. A3 You Turned the Table on Me 2:37
  4. A4 Don't Get Around Much Anymore standard — Duke Ellington 3:41
  5. A5 Little Girl Blue standard 5:45
  6. B1 Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen — [traditional] 4:55
  7. B2 We'll Be Together Again standard — Carl Fischer 4:07
  8. B3 I've Got the World on a String standard — Harold Arlen 2:53
  9. B4 Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me — Duke Ellington 4:16
  10. B5 I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues standard — Harold Arlen 3:55

More albums by Louis Armstrong with Russell Garcia and His Orchestra

Louis and Earl 1941 · Columbia Louis Armstrong Plays W.C. Handy 1954 · Columbia Satch Plays Fats: A Tribute to the Immortal Fats Waller 1955 · Columbia Louis Armstrong Meets Oscar Peterson 1957 · Verve Louis and the Angels 1957 Satchmo in Style 1958 Louis Under the Stars 1958 · Verve Louis and the Good Book 1958 · Decca Records Louie and the Dukes of Dixieland 1960 · Audio Fidelity Recording Together for the First Time 1961 · Roulette The Great Reunion 1963 · Roulette Hello, Dolly! 1964 · Kapp Records

Frequently asked questions

Who played on I’ve Got the World on a String?

The line-up of I’ve Got the World on a String includes Louis Armstrong (trumpet, vocals), Russ Garcia & His Orchestra (performing orchestra) and Russell Garcia (arranger, conductor).

Which label released I’ve Got the World on a String?

I’ve Got the World on a String was released in 1960 on Verve Records (MG VS-6101).

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