Louis Armstrong And His All-Stars – Louis Armstrong Plays W. C. Handy

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Label:	Columbia – CL 591
Series:	Great Jazz Composers Series
Format:	Vinyl , LP, Album, Promo, Mono
Country:	US
Released:	1955
Genre:	Pop
Style:	Vocal

Tracklist

A1		St. Louis Blues Vocals – Velma Middleton Written-By – Handy*
A2		Yellow Dog Blues Vocals – Louis Armstrong Written-By – Handy*
A3		Loveless Love Vocals – Velma Middleton Written-By – Handy*
A4		Aunt Hagar's Blues Vocals – Louis Armstrong Written-By – Handy*
A5		Long Gone (From Bowlin' Green) Vocals – Velma Middleton Written-By – Handy*
B1		The Memphis Blues (Or, Mister Crump) Vocals – Louis Armstrong Written-By – Handy*
B2		Beale Street Blues Vocals – Louis Armstrong Written-By – Handy*
B3		Ole Miss Vocals – Louis Armstrong Written-By – Handy*
B4		Chantez-Les Bas (Sing 'Em Low) Vocals – Louis Armstrong Written-By – Handy*
B5		Hesitating Blues Vocals – Velma Middleton Written-By – Handy*
B6		Atlanta Blues (Make Me One Pallet On Your Floor) Vocals – Louis Armstrong Written-By – Handy*

Credits

Bass – Arvell Shaw
Clarinet – Barney Bigard
Drums – Barrett Deems
Liner Notes – George Avakian
Piano – Billy Kyle
Trombone – Trummy Young
Trumpet – Louis Armstrong
Vocals – Velma Middleton

Notes

Issued on Columbia "6 eye" deep groove labels, with "FREE" printed above the cat. #, and "Not For Sale" printed above "nonbreakable."

"High-Fidelity Plus" company hype sticker affixed to jacket front.

Series printed on jacket front, back and labels.

Title on labels / jacket front & back:
Louis Armstrong Plays W. C. Handy
Title on jacket spine:
W. C. Handy

Artist on labels:
Louis Armstrong And His All-Stars
Artist on jacket spine:
Louis Armstrong

Track title variations on jacket:
A5: Long Gone
B1: Memphis Blues
B4: Chantez-Les Bas
B6: Atlanta Blues

"'The Father of the Blues' interpreted by the master of jazz trumpet and jazz singing"

Printed in U.S.A.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Matrix / Runout (Side A label): x"Lp"32804
Matrix / Runout (Side B label): x"Lp"32805
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout [Variant 1]): XLP32804-1G
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout [Variant 1]): XLP32805-2B
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, stamped [Variant 2]): XLP32804-1A
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, stamped [Variant 2]): XLP32805-1E

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	Louis Armstrong Plays W.C. Handy (LP, Mono)	Columbia	CL 591	Canada	1954
Recently Edited	Louis Armstrong Plays W. C. Handy (LP, Mono)	Columbia	CL 591	US	1954
New Submission	Louis Armstrong Plays W.C. Handy (LP, Album, Laminated)	Philips	B 07038 L	Italy	1954
New Submission	Louis Armstrong Plays W. C. Handy (LP, Mono)	Columbia	CL 591	US	1954
New Submission	Louis Armstrong Plays W.C. Handy (LP, Album, Mono)	Philips	B 07038 L	Netherlands	1954