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Album · 1970

Louis Armstrong and His Friends

by Louis Armstrong

Released
1970
Label
Polydor
Catalogue no.
2424 015
Tracklist
10 tracks
Country
CA

“Louis Armstrong and His Friends” is an album by Louis Armstrong, released in 1970 on Polydor. The original release has 10 tracks. Jazz standards on the record include “Mood Indigo”, “My One And Only Love” and “What A Wonderful World”. The line-up features Bernard “Pretty” Purdie (drums (drum set)), Frank Owens (piano), Kenny Burrell (guitar), Louis Armstrong (vocals) and Oliver Nelson (conductor, arranger).

Who played on Louis Armstrong and His Friends

  • Bernard “Pretty” Purdie drums (drum set) all tracks
  • Frank Owens piano all tracks
  • Kenny Burrell guitar all tracks
  • Louis Armstrong vocals all tracks
  • Oliver Nelson conductor, arranger all tracks
  • Sam Brown guitar all tracks
  • Gene Golden congas on 7 tracks
  • Alan Shulman instruments on 6 tracks
  • Alfred Brown viola on 6 tracks
  • Arnold Black violin on 6 tracks
  • Charles McCracken cello on 6 tracks
  • David Schwartz viola on 6 tracks
  • Emanuel Green violin on 6 tracks
  • Emanuel Vardi viola on 6 tracks
  • Gene Orloff violin on 6 tracks
  • George Duvivier double bass on 6 tracks
  • George Ricci cello on 6 tracks
  • Harry Lookofsky violin on 6 tracks
  • James Spaulding flute on 6 tracks
  • Joe Malin violin on 6 tracks
  • John B Williams electric bass guitar on 6 tracks
  • Julien Barber viola on 6 tracks
  • Kermit Moore cello on 6 tracks
  • Max Pollikoff violin on 6 tracks
  • Paul Gershman violin on 6 tracks
  • Richard Davis double bass on 6 tracks
  • Selwart Clarke violin on 6 tracks
  • Winston Collymore violin on 6 tracks
  • Al Grey trombone on 4 tracks
  • Bill Campbell trombone on 4 tracks
  • Billy Harper saxophone on 4 tracks
  • Chuck Rainey electric bass guitar on 4 tracks
  • Danny Bank saxophone on 4 tracks
  • Ernie Royal flugelhorn, trumpet on 4 tracks
  • Garnett Brown trombone on 4 tracks
  • Jerry Dodgion saxophone on 4 tracks
  • Jimmy Owens flugelhorn, trumpet on 4 tracks
  • Marvin Stamm flugelhorn, trumpet on 4 tracks
  • Quentin Jackson trombone on 4 tracks
  • Ray Beckenstein saxophone on 4 tracks
  • Robert Ashton saxophone on 4 tracks
  • Thad Jones flugelhorn, trumpet on 4 tracks
  • Carl Hall background vocals on 2 tracks
  • Ila Govan background vocals on 2 tracks
  • Janice Bell background vocals on 2 tracks
  • Matthew Ledbetter background vocals on 2 tracks
  • Tasha Thomas background vocals on 2 tracks
  • Bobby Hackett background vocals on 1 track
  • Chico Hamilton background vocals on 1 track
  • Eddie Condon background vocals on 1 track
  • Father Norman O'Connor background vocals on 1 track
  • George Wein background vocals on 1 track
  • Leon Thomas background vocals on 1 track
  • Mike Lipskin background vocals on 1 track
  • Miles Davis background vocals on 1 track
  • Ornette Coleman background vocals on 1 track
  • Ruby Braff background vocals on 1 track
  • Stanley Dance background vocals on 1 track
  • Tony Bennett background vocals on 1 track

Tracklist

  1. A1 We Shall Overcome — Charles Albert Tindley
  2. A2 Everybody’s Talkin’ (Echoes) — Fred Neil
  3. A3 What a Wonderful World standard
  4. A4 Boy From New Orleans
  5. A5 The Creator Has a Masterplan (Peace) — Pharoah Sanders
  6. B1 Give Peace a Chance — John Lennon
  7. B2 Mood Indigo standard — Barney Bigard, Duke Ellington
  8. B3 His Father Wore Long Hair
  9. B4 My One and Only Love standard — Robert Mellin, Guy Wood
  10. B5 This Black Cat Has 9 Lives — Lorenzo Pack

Production

  • Bob Thiele producer

More albums by Louis Armstrong

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 I’ve Got the World on a String 1960 · Verve Recording Together for the First Time 1961 · Roulette The Great Reunion 1963 · Roulette

Frequently asked questions

Who played on Louis Armstrong and His Friends?

The line-up of Louis Armstrong and His Friends includes Bernard “Pretty” Purdie (drums (drum set)), Frank Owens (piano), Kenny Burrell (guitar), Louis Armstrong (vocals), Oliver Nelson (conductor, arranger), Sam Brown (guitar), Gene Golden (congas) and Alan Shulman (instruments).

Which label released Louis Armstrong and His Friends?

Louis Armstrong and His Friends was released in 1970 on Polydor (2424 015).

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