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What Is This Thing Called Swing?
by
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra
First released:
1939,
Length:
3:07
Creators
(17)
Instruments
Albert Nicholas
(18 Jan 1939)
tenor saxophone
Bingie Madison
(18 Jan 1939)
tenor saxophone
Bull City Red
(18 Jan 1939)
trombone
Charlie Holmes
(18 Jan 1939)
alto saxophone
George "Pops" Foster
(18 Jan 1939)
bass
Henry “Red” Allen
(18 Jan 1939)
trumpet
J.C. Higginbotham
(18 Jan 1939)
trombone
Lee Blair
(18 Jan 1939)
guitar
Louis Armstrong
(18 Jan 1939)
trumpet
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra
(18 Jan 1939)
Luis Russell
(18 Jan 1939)
piano
Otis Johnson
(18 Jan 1939)
trumpet
Rupert Cole
(18 Jan 1939)
alto saxophone
Shelton "Scad" Hemphill
(18 Jan 1939)
trumpet
Sid Catlett
(18 Jan 1939)
drums (drum set)
Wilbur de Paris
(18 Jan 1939)
trombone
Vocals
Louis Armstrong
(18 Jan 1939)
Works
(1)
Recording Of
What Is That Thing Called Swing
(18 Jan 1939)
Composer
Cole Porter
Lyricist
Cole Porter
Releases containing this recording
(25)
Official
Album - Compilation
The Chronological Classics: Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra 1938-1939
1990
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra
I Got Rhythm, Vol 3
1999
Various Artists
It’s a Swing Thing
1999
Various Artists
The Complete Decca Studio Master Takes 1935-1939
2000
Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong
2000
Louis Armstrong
The Chronological Classics: Louis Armstrong, Volume 2: 1932–1940
2000
Louis Armstrong
The Satchmo Era
2001
Louis Armstrong
The Satchmo Era
2001
Louis Armstrong
It’s Louis Armstrong
06 Jun 2005
Louis Armstrong
Non Stop Music
08 Jan 2007
Louis Armstrong
Harlem Was the Place 1929-1952
21 Aug 2007
Various Artists
The Encyclopedia of Jazz, Part 3/5: Big Bands - The Giants of the Swing Big Band Era
24 Oct 2008
Various Artists
The Complete Louis Armstrong Decca Sessions (1935–1946)
2009
Louis Armstrong
mispressed CD 1 version
The Complete Louis Armstrong Decca Sessions (1935–1946)
2009
Louis Armstrong
replaced CD 1 version
The Complete Masters 1925–1945
21 Nov 2011
Louis Armstrong
Single
Jeepers Creepers / What Is This Thing Called Swing?
1939
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra
Jeepers Creepers / What Is This Called Swing?
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra
Jeepers Creepers / What Is This Thing Called Swing
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra
Jeepers Creepers / What Is This Thing Called Swing
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra
Jeepers Creepers / What Is This Thing Called Swing?
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra
Jeepers Creepers / What Is This Thing Called Swing?
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra
Jeepers Creepers / What Is This Thing Called Swing?
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra
Jeepers Creepers / What Is This Thing Called Swing?
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra
Other - Compilation
Jazz (Integral Collection)
2011
Various Artists