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West End Blues by Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra

First released: 1957, Length: 3:11
studio, 1939-04-05; Decca matrix 65346-A

Creators (18)

Orchestra

  1. Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra (05 Apr 1939)
  2. Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra (1939)

Instruments

  1. Bingie Madison (05 Apr 1939) reeds
  2. Charlie Holmes (05 Apr 1939) reeds
  3. George "Pops" Foster (05 Apr 1939) double bass
  4. George Washington (05 Apr 1939) trombone
  5. Henry “Red” Allen (05 Apr 1939) trumpet
  6. J.C. Higginbotham (05 Apr 1939) trombone
  7. Joe Garland (05 Apr 1939) reeds
  8. Lee Blair (05 Apr 1939) guitar
  9. Louis Armstrong (05 Apr 1939) trumpet
  10. Luis Russell (05 Apr 1939) piano
  11. Otis Johnson (05 Apr 1939) trumpet
  12. Rupert Cole (05 Apr 1939) reeds
  13. Shelton "Scad" Hemphill (05 Apr 1939) trumpet
  14. Sid Catlett (05 Apr 1939) drums (drum set)
  15. Wilbur de Paris (05 Apr 1939) trombone

Vocals

  1. Louis Armstrong (05 Apr 1939)

Works (1)

Recording Of

  1. West End Blues (05 Apr 1939)

    Arranger

    1. Louis Armstrong (1928)

    Composer

    1. King Oliver (1928)

Releases containing this recording (34)

Official

Album - Compilation

  1. Jazz Classics 1957 Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra
  2. Louis Armstrong of New Orleans 21 Dec 1989 Louis Armstrong
  3. The Chronological Classics: Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra 1939–1940 1991 Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra
  4. Louis Armstrong & Luis Russell 1929 - 1940 1992 Louis & Luis
  5. Louis Armstrong 1997 Louis Armstrong
  6. The Ultimate Collection 25 Jul 2000 Louis Armstrong
  7. Louis Armstrong 2000 Louis Armstrong
  8. The Complete Decca Studio Master Takes 1935-1939 2000 Louis Armstrong
  9. The Chronological Classics: Louis Armstrong, Volume 2: 1932–1940 2000 Louis Armstrong
  10. Louis Armstrong 2000 Louis Armstrong
  11. Louis Armstrong 2000 Louis Armstrong
  12. The Satchmo Era 2001 Louis Armstrong
  13. Louis Armstrong, Volume 1 2001 Louis Armstrong
  14. The Satchmo Era 2001 Louis Armstrong
  15. All That Jazz 2002 Various Artists
  16. It’s Louis Armstrong 06 Jun 2005 Louis Armstrong
  17. High Society 2005 Louis Armstrong Jazz Edition series
  18. Jazz 55 2005 Various Artists
  19. Jazz in the Charts 049 (1939) 2006 Various Artists
  20. Non Stop Music 08 Jan 2007 Louis Armstrong
  21. The Encyclopedia of Jazz, Part 3/5: Big Bands - The Giants of the Swing Big Band Era 24 Oct 2008 Various Artists
  22. The Complete Louis Armstrong Decca Sessions (1935–1946) 2009 Louis Armstrong mispressed CD 1 version
  23. The Complete Louis Armstrong Decca Sessions (1935–1946) 2009 Louis Armstrong replaced CD 1 version
  24. 100 Hits Legends: Louis Armstrong 2010 Louis Armstrong
  25. Satchmo: The Louis Armstrong Collection 19 Aug 2011 Louis Armstrong
  26. The Complete Masters 1925–1945 21 Nov 2011 Louis Armstrong
  27. Klara Best of Jazz 2013 Various Artists
  28. Late Night Jazz: Essential Jazz for a Midnight Mood 2014 Various Artists
  29. 50 Essentials Of Louis Armstrong 2014 Louis Armstrong
  30. TSF Jazz 100% Jazz 03 Nov 2017 Various Artists
  31. The Best of New Orleans 29 Jun 2018 Various Artists
  32. Louis Armstrong Louis Armstrong
  33. All That Jazz Various Artists