James infirmary session was armstrongs last in chicago before he went to new york in 1929 and began taking over the world, singing aint misbehavin on broadway and recording pop tunes for okeh. Free printable and easy chords for song by louis armstrong basin street blues. Coming to prominence in the 1920s as an inventive trumpet and cornet player, armstrong was. Louis blues what a wonderful world when the saints go marching in zipadeedoodah and more. Basin street hits actual armstrong park with congo square see. Armstrong moved with dickersons orchestra to new york in 1929, and appeared the same year in the broadway music hot chocolates. Armstrong sung basin street blues a few times on television in ensuing years including an unforgettable version on the mike douglas show from 1970 that i screened at the satchmo summerfest last year, but as far as i can tell, the last times he really played it were on the historic tour of iron curtain countries in europe in 1965. Louis armstrong basin street blues the jazzomat research. Wikipedia books are maintained by the wikipedia community, particularly wikiproject wikipedia books. Basin street blues is a song often performed by dixieland jazz bands, written by spencer williams in 1928 and recorded. It has the distinction of being a dixieland standard as well as a jazz standard, because it comes from the era when dixieland was turning into jazz.
Louis armstrong basin street blues sheet music piano. Print and download basin street blues for saxophone quartet satb or aatb sheet music. A massive amount of time in relation to the progression of modern music history. Louis armstrong basin st blues 1928 by preservationhall01. Louis armstrong and the all stars basin street blues 1954. Basin street blues is a song often performed by dixieland jazz bands, written by spencer williams in 1928 and recorded that year by louis armstrong. Het werd echter niet meteen een hit, wat met een nieuwe opname uit 1938 wel lukte. A classic dixieland piece written in 1928 by spencer williams.
Basin street blues louis armstrong chords and lyrics for. Update this biography complete biography of louis armstrong. Basin street blues 1928 by louis armstrong pandora. His career spanned five decades, from the 1920s to the 1960s, and different eras in jazz. About basin street blues basin street blues is a song often performed by dixieland jazz bands, written by spencer williams in 1928 and recorded that year by louis armstrong. Well take a trip to the land of dreams blowing down the river, down to new orleans the band is there to. Louis armstrong made the tune his own with a recording way back in 1928. The verse with the lyric wont you come along with me to the mississippi. Basin street blues 1928 by louis armstrong pandora were sorry, but our site requires javascript to function. It is in 1928, under the name louis armstrong and his stompers, that he records the classic west end blues.
According to the national recording registry, louis armstrong was jazzs first great soloist and is among american musics most important and influential figures. Com largest music collection, millions of tracks, fresh music and much more. It was reissued in 2006 on a 2 cdset as verve 0602517036918. Louis armstrong basin street blues sheet music piano solo. Listen to your favorite songs from the best of louis armstrong. The entire idiom of classic jazz is defined in part by the lively, welloiled precision of fireworks, the humorous.
A heaven on earth, they call it basin street i said, basin street, basin street where the elite always meet down in new orleans, the land of dreams youll never know how nice it seems or just how much it really means just to be, yes, siree, in new orleans the land of dreams where i can lose my basin street blues now, youre glad you came with me. By june of 1928 louis armstrong had refined himself and his ensemble to the point where nearly every record they made was a study in collective genius, as the mature edition of the hot five resounded with zutty singletons popping cymbals and earl hines modernistic piano. Mar 16, 2009 louis armstrong and his hot five play the basin st blues, named after the famous new orleans french quarter avenue. The listed allstars in the video notes include russell moore on trombone, joe darensbourg on clarinet, billy kyle on piano, arvell shaw on bass, and danny barcelona playing. Basin street blues by louis armstrong on amazon music unlimited. Search basin street blues sheet music at jw pepper. C c7 f fm well take a boat to the land of dreams, c gb am7 bb9 g7 c g steam down the river down to new orleans. Louis armstrong died at the age of 69 in 1971 and this death reminds us that nothing lasts forever. Louis armstrong and earl hines is an important rendition of the tune, not to mention an important moment in 1920s jazz. Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page. Louis armstrong and his orchestra 19281929 allmusic. Basin street blues live in australia louis armstrong duration.
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Eprint is a digital delivery method that allows you to purchase music, print it from your own printer and start rehearsing today. Louis armstrong and his orchestra 19281929 1991, cd. Louis armstrong 19011971, nicknamed satchmo or pops, was an american trumpeter, composer, singer and occasional actor who was one of the most influential figures in jazz and in all of american popular music. Armstrongs fourchorus solo is a textbook example of the art of storytelling, getting wonderful. It went on to be included on numerous anthologies and greatest hits compilations, and recorded by many other artists. Basin street blues by louis armstrong digital sheet. Song information for basin street blues louis armstrong on allmusic. It is the sequel to their 1956 album, ella and louis. Louis armstrong and the good book vintage vinyl lp. Louis armstrong august 4, 1901 july 6, 1971, nicknamed satchmo or pops, was an american jazz trumpeter and singer from new orleans, louisiana. Read more about basin street blues, the song written by spencer williams in 1928 and recorded that year by louis armstrong. First advertised in the baltimore afro american and the chicago defender on june 22, 1929. Ella and louis again is a 1957 studio album by ella fitzgerald and louis armstrong.
Basin street blues is one of my favourite songs, and a perfect example of this shifting evolution. Having transcribed more early lester than late lester, i thought id check out the other end of his. Stream basin street blues by louis armstrong and tens of millions of other songs on all your devices with amazon music unlimited. While recording with the hot five, he also performed with erskine tate and the carroll dickerson orchestra. It was written by spencer williams in 1928, and named for basin street, a departed main drag in the by 1928, cleaned up new orleans red light district of storyville, where he had been raised.
Louis armstrong made this song famous two years after it was written, recording the most enduring version of on december 4, 1928, with the help of his orchestra. Many critics believe louis armstrongs best work was limited to the innovative 1920s recordings with the hot fives and hot sevens. Scrobble songs and get recommendations on other tracks and artists. The regular group of johnny st cyr on banjo, lil hardin on piano, kid ory on. The verse with the lyric wont you come along with meto the mississippi. Louis armstrong hot five and hot seven sessions wikipedia. In this song, armstrongs solo has the rhythmic intensity and driving power of a full swing brass section. Louis armstrong and his savoy ballroom five louis armstrong tp vcl, fred robinson tb jimmy strong cl ts, earl hines p mancy cara bj. Complete your louis armstrong and the all stars collection.
The verse with the lyric wont you come along with me to the miss. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Basin street blues album version by louis armstrong and his hot. The premier site for the history and analysis of the standards jazz musicians play the most. Today were going to focus on a particular solo from louis armstrong thats nearly one hundredyearsold. Get a low price and free shipping on thousands of items. As he says, you can approach basin street blues in a bunch of different ways, something that. Louis cemetery, scenes were shot for the easy rider. Listen to your favorite songs from basin street blues by louis armstrong now.
Shellac 10 louis armstrong and the all stars basin street blues 1954, shellac discogs. Basin street blues louis armstrong, john edmonson bishop o connell high school jazz ensemble by n0l3r. The first solo i transcribed was louis armstrong s majestic pass through basin street blues, recorded in 1928 as part of the hot fives series of recordings. Complete your louis armstrong and earl hines collection.
The basin street blues songfacts tells us that basin street is a section of new orleans, in louisiana, which is a thoroughfare running through the storyville quarter. Heaven on earth, they call it basin street basin street is the street where the best folks always meet in new orleans, land of dreams youll never know how nice it seems, or just how much it really means glad to be, oh yessiree where welcomes free and dear to me where i can lose, lose my basin street blues basin street, oh basin street is the. W g7 ont you c come a g7 long cdim with c me c dm7. Jazz standards songs and instrumentals basin street blues. The louis armstrong hot five and hot seven sessions were recorded between 1925 and 1928 by louis armstrong with his hot five and hot seven groups. Print and download basin street blues sheet music by louis armstrong arranged for piano. Louis armstrong basin street blues lyrics genius lyrics. Eyecatcher recent updates book on the air music trips. Arranged for jazz combo very playable and very customizable. Performed by louis armstrong, ella fitzgerald, and many more. Aint misbehavin basin street blues cabaret dream a little dream of me georgia on my mind hello, dolly mack the knife makin whoopee mame st.
Within hughes writings, he created many books which held the central idea of. Basin street blues by louis armstrong digital sheet music. This is a wikipedia book, a collection of articles which can be downloaded electronically or ordered in print. Features authentic vocalpiano transcriptions of 17 satchmo classics in their original keys includes. Basin street blues basin street blues louis armstrong hal leonard corporation view details. Louis armstrong and his hot five play the basin st blues, named after the famous new orleans french quarter avenue. Basin street blues for saxophone quartet satb or aatb by. Louis armstrong basin street blues musicians friend. Wikipedia books can also be tagged by the banners of any relevant wikiprojects with class book. Music by spencer williams basin street blues is a song often performed by dixieland jazz bands, written by spencer williams in 1928 and recorded that year by louis armstrong. Basin street blues chords with lyrics by louis armstrong. The area earned a name in the early days of jazz music as being a hub for jazz and blues singers and bands to make a name for themselves.
Louis armstrong and earl hines 1928 the smithsonian. The next solo was a late lester young solo from pres and teddy 1956. Although it didnt prove a hit that year, a 1938 reissue hit the charts. Louis armstrong and his savoy ballroom five featuring earl hines, basin street blues. Check out basin street blues album version by louis armstrong and his hot five on amazon music. Louis armstrong and his savoy ballroom five louis armstrong tp vcl, fred robinson tb jimmy strong cl ts, earl hines p mancy cara bj, arthur zutty singleton d recorded in dec 4, 1928. Dec 12, 2008 four years later, louis armstrong was in a different place. Book this book does not require a rating on the projects quality scale. This recording shows that decades later, in 1956 and 1957, he was still a phenomenal live entertainer. Listen to the best of louis armstrong playlist with amazon music unlimited. Louis is joined on stage by the all stars, originally formed in 1947. Louis armstrong s 1928 version of basin street blues vol.
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