Louis and the Angels

Louis and the Angels
Louis and the Angels
Studio album by Louis Armstrong
Released	1957
Recorded	January 29–30, 1957
Studio	NYC
Genre	Jazz
Length	39:20
Label	Decca; DL 8488
Louis Armstrong chronology

Louis and the Angels is a studio album by American jazz trumpeter and singer Louis Armstrong, recorded on January 29–30, 1957 and released on Decca later that year. Loosely a concept album, the setlist comprises songs referring to angels.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow says, "This obscure set by Louis Armstrong has its strange appeal. Satch gets off a few good trumpet solos and is quite cheerful throughout, even joking during 'The Prisoner's Song' when the word 'angel' finally shows up.... Although more commercial than Armstrong's usual recordings of the era, this set is more memorable than one would expect and is worth searching for."^[1]

Track listing

All arrangements by Sy Oliver.

Side 1

"When Did You Leave Heaven?" (Richard A. Whiting, Walter Bullock) – 3:42
"You're a Heavenly Thing" (Jack Little, Joe Young) – 3:17
"I Married an Angel" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 3:40
"A Sinner Kissed an Angel" (Mack David, Richard M. Jones, Ray Joseph) – 2:42
"Angela Mia" (Lew Pollack, Ernö Rapée) – 3:22
"Angel Child" (Benny Davis, George Price, Abner Silver) – 2:54

Side 2

"And the Angels Sing" (Ziggy Elman, Johnny Mercer) – 3:23
"Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear to Tread)" (Rube Bloom, Mercer) – 3:32
"I'll String Along with You" (Al Dubin, Harry Warren) – 3:05
"Angel" (Peter DeRose, Mitchell Parish) – 3:40
"The Prisoner's Song" (Guy Massey) – 3:12
"Goodnight, Angel" (Allie Wrubel, Herb Magidson) – 2:51

Personnel

Louis Armstrong – trumpet, vocals
George Dorsey – alto saxophone, flute
Phil Urso, Lucky Thompson – tenor saxophone
Dave McRae – baritone saxophone
Everett Barksdale, George Barnes – guitar
Billy Kyle – piano
Joe Benjamin, Sid Block – bass
Rudy Taylor – drums
Sy Oliver – conductor
- chorus and orchestra

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Louis and the Angels". Allmusic. Retrieved July 20, 2011.

[Allmusic-1] "Louis and the Angels". Allmusic. Retrieved July 20, 2011.

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Discography Filmography
Top Ten singles	"Muskrat Ramble" (1926) "Hotter Than That" "West End Blues" (1928) "Ain't Misbehavin'" (1929) "Chinatown, My Chinatown" (1932) "You Can Depend on Me" "All of Me" "Love, You Funny Thing" "Sweethearts on Parade" "Body and Soul" (1932) "Hobo, You Can't Ride This Train" (1933) "I'm in the Mood for Love/You Are My Lucky Star" (1935) "Public Melody Number One" (1937) "When the Saints Go Marching In" (1939) "You Won't Be Satisfied (Until You Break My Heart)" (1946) "When We Are Dancing" (1951) "What a Wonderful World" (1968)
Albums	Satchmo at Pasadena (1951) Louis Armstrong Plays W.C. Handy (1955) Louis Armstrong at the Crescendo, Vol. 1 (1955) Louis and the Angels (1957) Louis and the Good Book (1958) Satchmo In Style (1959) Hello, Dolly! (1964) Struttin' (1996)
With Ella Fitzgerald	Armstrong-Fitzgerald history Ella and Louis (1956) Ella and Louis Again (1957) Porgy and Bess (1959) The Complete Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong on Verve
Other collaborations	Louis Armstrong Meets Oscar Peterson (1957) Bing & Satchmo (1960) The Great Summit (1961) The Real Ambassadors (1961)
Songs	"Willie the Weeper" "West End Blues" (1928) "Ain't Misbehavin'" "When the Saints Go Marching In" "Mack the Knife" (1956) "Autumn in New York" "On My Way" (1959) "Uncle Satchmo's Lullaby" (1959) "Hello, Dolly!" (1964) "What a Wonderful World" (1967) "We Have All the Time in the World" (1969) "Alexander's Ragtime Band" "April in Paris" "Back Home Again in Indiana" "Basin Street Blues" "Big Butter and Egg Man" "Blue Turning Grey Over You" "Blueberry Hill" "C'est si bon" "Can't We Be Friends?" "Cheek to Cheek" "Cold, Cold Heart" "Cool Yule" "Dippermouth Blues" "Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans?" "Dream a Little Dream of Me" "East of the Sun (and West of the Moon)" "El Choclo" "Everybody Loves My Baby" "Frankie and Johnny" "Georgia on My Mind" "Get Together" "Gone Fishin'" "The Gypsy in My Soul" "Heebie Jeebies" "Hello, Dolly!" "Hey Lawdy Mama" "High Society Calypso" "I Get Ideas" "I Wonder" "I've Got the World on a String" "It's Been a Long, Long Time" "Jeepers Creepers" "A Kiss to Build a Dream On" "(Up A) Lazy River" "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off" "Let's Do It, Let's Fall in Love" "Moon River" "Moonlight in Vermont" "Muggles" "Muskrat Ramble" "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen" "Now You Has Jazz" "On a Little Bamboo Bridge" "On My Way" "On the Sunny Side of the Street" "Pennies from Heaven" "Potato Head Blues" "Red Sails in the Sunset" "Rockin' Chair" "Saint Louis Blues" "Shine" "Skokiaan" "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child" "St. James Infirmary Blues" "Standing on the Corner (Blue Yodel No. 9)" "Stardust" "Stars Fell on Alabama" "Takes Two to Tango" "That Lucky Old Sun" "That's My Desire" "There Must Be Somebody Else" "They All Laughed" "Uncle Satchmo's Lullaby" "La Vie en rose" "When It's Sleepy Time Down South" "When You're Smiling" "Willow Weep for Me" "Winter Wonderland" "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah"
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