The Chrono(lo)gical Lil Hardin Armstrong and her Swing Orchestra 1936-1940 (Classics).

Classics 564 (1991). 

Lil Armstrong and her Swing Orchestra

Joe Thomas (trompette), Buster Bailey (clarinette), Chu Berry (saxophone ténor), Teddy Cole (piano), Huey Long (guitare), John Frazier (contrebasse), Lil Armstrong (vocal). Chicago, 27 octobre 1936. 

1. Or Leave Me Alone (Buck) 2:58, Decca 1092. 

2. My Hi-De-Ho Man (Armstrong) 2:39, Decca 1059. 

3. Brown Gal (Armstrong, Avon) 2:43, Decca 1092. 

4. Doin' the Suzie-Q (Armstrong) 2:48, Decca 1059. 

5. Just for a Thrill (Armstrong) 2:48, Decca 1182. 

6. It's Murder (Buck, Armstrong) 2:18, Decca 1182. 

Joe Thomas (trompette), Buster Bailey (clarinette), Robert Carroll (saxophone ténor), James Sherman (piano), Arnold Adams (guitare), Wellman Braud (contrebasse), George Foster (batterie), Lil Armstrong (vocal). New York, 15 avril 1937. 

7. Born to Swing (Armstrong, Avon) 2:33, Decca 1299. 

8. (I'm on a) Sit-Down Strike for Rhythm (Armstrong, Avon) 2:41, Decca 1272. 

9. Bluer Than Blue (Armstrong, Avon) 3:08, Decca 1299. 

10. I'm Knockin' at the Cabin Door (Armstrong, Avon) 2:54, Decca 1272. 

Shirley Clay (trompette), Buster Bailey (clarinette), Prince Robinson (saxophone ténor), James Sherman (piano), Arnold Adams (guitare), Wellman Braud (contrebasse), Manzie Johnson (batterie), Lil Armstrong (vocal). New York, 23 juillet 1937. 

11. Lindy Hop (Armstrong, Avon) 2:49, Decca 1388. 

12. When I Went Back Home (Armstrong, Avon) 2:37, Decca 1388. 

13. Let's Call It Love (Armstrong, Matthews) 3:00, Decca 1502. 

14. You Mean So Much to Me (Jackson) 2:50, Decca 1502. 

Ralph Muzillo ou Johnny McGee (trompette), Al Philburn (trombone), Tony Zimmers (clarinette, saxophone ténor), Frank Froeba (piano), Dave Barbour (guitare), Haig Stephens (contrebasse), Sam Weiss (batterie), Lil Armstrong (vocal). New York, 2 février 1938. 

15. Let's Get Happy Together (Armstrong) 2:54, Decca 1904. 

16. Happy Today, Sad Tomorrow (Livingston, Armstrong) 3:09, Decca 1722. 

17. You Shall Reap What You Sow (Robinson) 2:59, Decca 1722. 

18. Oriental Swing (Spencer) 2:58, Deca 1904. 

Reunald Jones (trompette), J.C. Higginbotham (trombone), Buster Bailey (clarinette), Lil Armstrong (piano, vocal), Wellman Braud (contrebasse), O'Neil Spencer (batterie). New York, 9 septembre 1939. 

19. Safely Locked Up in My Heart (Armstrong, Avon) 2:54, Decca 2234. 

20. Everything's Wrong, Ain't Nothing Right (Armstrong, Evans) 3:02, Decca 2542. 

21. Harlem on Saturday Night (Johnson, Smith) 2:40, Decca 2234. 

22. Knock-Kneed Sal (on the Mourner's Bench) (Randolph, Armstrong) 2:31, Decca 2542. 

Lil "Brown Gal" Armstrong and her Dixielanders

Jonah Jones (trompette), Don Stovall (saxophone alto), Russell Johns (saxophone ténor), Lil Armstrong (piano), Wellman Braud (contrebasse), Manzie Johnson (batterie), Midge Williams (vocal sur 25), Hilda Rogers (vocal sur 26). New York, 18 mars 1939. 

23. Sixth Street (Fitzpatrick) 2:47, Decca 7739. 

24. Riffin' the Blues (Fitzpatrick) 2:37, Decca 7803. 

25. Why is a Good Man So Hard to Find? (Davis) 3:00, Decca 7803. 

26. My Secret Flame (Armstrong, Avon) 3:09, Decca 7739. 

Notes de pochette: Anatol Schenker. 

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