All of Me: The Complete Discography of Louis Armstrong

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Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong was not only jazz's greatest musician and innovator, but also arguably its most famous entertainer and the frontal figure in the development of contemporary popular music. Overcoming social and political obstacles, he created a long and impressive career and an enormous musical output. Now, his ground breaking musical career is amassed and detailed in this discography of all his works, from professionally made commercial releases, to amateur and unissued recordings.

All of Me is a comprehensive, chronological discography born out of love and admiration for Louis Armstrong, and devotion to years of collecting his musical accomplishments. Author Jos Willems has meticulously compiled all of Satchmo's known recordingsboth studio and live performancesand with assistance from internationally renowned specialists, has assembled an impressively detailed, accurate, and complete listing. This volume is superbly formatted and presented, logically organized, and thoroughly indexed by song title and individual. Researchers, collectors, and enthusiasts can easily look up any detail of a recording: issues and releases of particular songs; publishing companies; producers; catalog numbers; dates, times, and locations of recordings; musicians Armstrong played with; and format, be it 78 or 45 RPM records, LPs, CDs, or media appearances. Every detail of Armstrong's career is listed in this impressive volume, shedding light on the enormity of his impact on jazz and popular culture. This is the ultimate reference guide for the complete works of Louis Armstrong.

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Willems has provided the ultimate Armstrong discography that will interest jazz fans and serve as a library reference for years to come. * Library Journal *
Real Armstrong fans - and serious jazz record collectors - will applaud the recent publication of the landmark book... -- Steve Ramm * In The Groove *
Scarecrow Press has published a number of beautiful books on jazz but this has to be one of the best- it is beautifully assembled, durably bound....This is a first class production in every respect. -- 2007 * Jazzbeat *
...very useful... * American Reference Books Annual *
Thank you very much for your impressive Louis Armstrong discography. It will definitely become a vital part of our reference collection. -- Michael Cogswell, Director of the Louis Armstrong House and Archives
This comprehensive chronological discography of the studio and live recordings of Louis Armstrong (1901-1071)only the second on the jazz greatlists solo and group recordings from 1923, beginning with King Oliver's Jazz Band, to his own bands and in shows up to 1971. The detailed entries list artists, bands, shows, or films the recording is associated with, as well as locations, personnel, instrumentation, tune titles, master or take numbers, commercial releases of that song, and relevant notes. Indexes are by tune title and individual. The volume includes a guide to the Armstrong bands, showing personnel and personnel changes from 1935-1971. * Reference and Research Book News *

Author Bio

Jos Willems is a serious collector of Louis Armstrong's music and a dedicated discographer of the great man's records. A native of Belgium, Willems' other collecting passion is music of the baroque and classical eras.