LOUIS ARMSTRONG AND HIS ORCHESTRA - 1936-1937 {CC, 512} (1990) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Continuing the complete chronological reissue of Louis Armstrong's output for Decca during the swing era, this set finds Satch at his most exhibitionistic (hitting dozens of high notes on "Swing That Music"), fronting Jimmy Dorsey's orchestra, doing a "Pennies from Heaven" medley with Bing Crosby, joining in for two collaborations with The Mills Brothers and, on four selections, even making charming (if weird) music with a group of Hawaiians. Not essential but quite enjoyable. by Scott Yanow
Tracklist :
1     Yes! Yes! My! My! 2:35
Sammy Cahn / Saul Chaplin
2     Somebody Stole My Break 2:44
David Franklin
3     I Come from a Musical Family 2:58
David Franklin
4     If We Never Meet Again 3:07
Louis Armstrong / Horace Gerlach
5     Lyin' to Myself 3:09
Stanley Adams / Hoagy Carmichael
6     Ev'ntide 2:50
Hoagy Carmichael
7     Swing That Music 2:50
Louis Armstrong / Horace Gerlach
8     Thankful 2:54
Sammy Cahn / Saul Chaplin
9     Red Nose 3:01
Bonnie Lake / Marion Lake
10     Mahogany Hall Stomp 2:51
Spencer Williams
11     The Skeleton in the Closet 3:06
Johnny Burke / Arthur Johnston
12     When Ruben Swings the Cuban 2:34
Harry White
13     Hurdy Gurdy Man 2:57
Sammy Cahn / Saul Chaplin
14     Dippermouth Blues 2:43
King Oliver
15     Swing That Music 2:49
Louis Armstrong / Horace Gerlach
16     Pennies from Heaven 4:24
Johnny Burke / Arthur Johnston
17     Pennies from Heaven 4:19
Johnny Burke / Arthur Johnston
18     To You Sweetheart, Aloha 2:56
Harry Owens
19     On a Coconut Island 3:08
Alex Anderson
20     On a Little Bamboo Bridge 3:13
Robert Fletcher / Al Sherman
21     Hawaiian Hospitality 3:04
Ray Kinney / Harry Owens
22     Carry Me Back to Old Virginny 2:59
James A. Bland
23     Darling Nellie Gray 2:42
Louis Armstrong / Don Hanby