LOUIS ARMSTRONG AND HIS ORCHESTRA – 1937-1938 | The Classics Chronological Series – 515 (1990) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

22 of Armstrong's big-band recordings and a couple selections with The Mills Brothers are taken in chronological order. A few ("I Double Dare You," "On the Sunny Side of the Street" and his first version of "The Saints") are classics but mostly it is a matter of Armstrong joyfully uplifting mundane material, often higher up than it deserves. Scott Yanow
Tracklist :
1     In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree 2:19
Egbert VanAlstyne / Harry Williams
2     The Old Folks at Home 2:23
Stephen Foster
3     Public Melody Number One 3:09
Harold Arlen / Ted Koehler
4     Yours and Mine 2:42
Nacio Herb Brown / Arthur Freed
5     Red Cap 3:09
Louis Armstrong / Ben Hecht
6     She's the Daughter of a Planter from Havana 3:18
Sammy Cahn / Saul Chaplin
7     Alexander's Ragtime Band 2:36
Irving Berlin
8     Cuban Pete 3:08
Jose Norman
9     I've Got a Heart Full of Rhythm 3:08
Louis Armstrong / Horace Gerlach
10     Sun Showers 2:41
Nacio Herb Brown / Arthur Freed
11     Once in a While 3:08
Michael Edwards / Bud Green
12     On the Sunny Side of the Street 2:59
Dorothy Fields / Jimmy McHugh
13     Satchel Mouth Swing 2:35
Lil Hardin Armstrong / Louis Armstrong / Clarence Williams / Harry Williams
14     Jubilee 2:36
Stanley Adams / Hoagy Carmichael / Louis Jordan
15     Struttin' With Some Barbecue 2:58
Lil Hardin Armstrong / Louis Armstrong / Lil Hardin / Don Raye
16     The Trumpet Player's Lament 2:54
Johnny Burke / James V. Monaco
17     I Double Dare You 2:57
Jim Eaton / Terry Shand
18     True Confession 3:06
Sam Coslow / Frederick Hollander
19     Let That Be a Lesson to You 2:35
Johnny Mercer / Richard A. Whiting
20     Sweet as a Song 3:05
Mack Gordon / Harry Revel
21     So Little Time (So Much to Do) 2:44
Peter DeRose / Billy Hill
22     Mexican Swing 2:38
Terry Shand
23     As Long as You Live 2:15
Bernie Hanighen / Johnny Mercer
24     When the Saints Go Marching In 2:43
James Black / Traditional