LOUIS ARMSTRONG AND HIS ALL STARS - Satch Plays Fats : A Tribute To The Immortal Fats Waller (1955) lp / 24-192 / FLAC (tracks), lossless

In 1955, Louis Armstrong, along with vocalist Velma Middleton, got into the studio to pay tribute to the late Fats Waller. All the standards are here: "Honeysuckle Rose," "Squeeze Me," "Ain't Misbehavin," rendered in fine and mellow but gently, genially swinging fashion. Armstrong's trumpet is superb and his voice carries the good-time spirit of Waller's music.
Louis Armstrong and Fats Waller only worked together twice, briefly in 1925 in Erskine Tate's band and four years later in the New York revue Connie's Hot Chocolates. But Waller made an indelible enough impression for Satchmo to record the tribute album Satch Plays Fats: The Music of Fats Waller in 1955, when such ideas were new. The nine tracks feature Armstrong ably supported by his All-Stars on such classics as "Honeysuckle Rose," "Squeeze Me," and "Ain't Misbehavin'." The mid-'50s was a fertile time for Armstrong, and this makes for a stellar package. by Cub Koda
Tracklist
A1     Honeysuckle Rose    2:53
    Written-By – Razaf, Waller
A2     Blue Turning Grey Over You    4:53
    Written-By – Razaf, Waller
A3     I'm Crazy 'Bout My Baby    4:26
    Written-By – A. Hill, Waller
A4     Squeeze Me    5:04
    Written-By – C. Williams, Waller
A5     Keepin' Out Of Mischief Now    3:20
    Written-By – Razaf, Waller
B1     All That Meat And No Potatoes    5:14
    Written-By – Kirkeby, Waller
B2     I've Got A Feeling I'm Falling    3:10
    Written-By – B. Rose, Waller, Link
B3     (What Did I Do To Be So) Black And Blue    4:37
    Written-By – Razaf, Waller, Brooks
B4     Ain't Misbehavin'    3:59
    Written-By – Razaf, Waller, Brooks

Credits
    Bass [String Bass] – Arvell Shaw
    Clarinet – Barney Bigard
    Drums – Barrett Deems
    Piano – Billy Kyle
    Trombone – Trummy Young
    Trumpet – Louis Armstrong
    Vocals – Louis Armstrong (tracks: A1, A2, A4 to B4), Velma Middleton (tracks: A1, A4)