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True Confession by Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra

First released: 1938, Length: 3:07
studio, 1938-01-13; Decca matrix # DLA 1137-B, alternate take

Creators (10)

Orchestra

  1. Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra (13 Jan 1938)

Instruments

  1. Bingie Madison (13 Jan 1938) saxophone
  2. Charlie Holmes (13 Jan 1938) alto saxophone
  3. George "Pops" Foster (13 Jan 1938) bass, double bass
  4. J.C. Higginbotham (13 Jan 1938) trombone
  5. Lee Blair (13 Jan 1938) guitar
  6. Louis Armstrong (13 Jan 1938) trumpet
  7. Luis Russell (13 Jan 1938) piano
  8. Paul Barbarin (13 Jan 1938) drums (drum set)

Vocals

  1. Louis Armstrong (13 Jan 1938)

Works (1)

Recording Of

  1. True Confession (13 Jan 1938)

    Composer

    1. Friedrich Hollaender
    2. Sam Coslow

Releases containing this recording (24)

Official

Album - Compilation

  1. The Chronological Classics: Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra 1937-1938 1990 Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra
  2. Big Bands: Louis Armstrong 1993 Louis Armstrong
  3. Pocketful of Dreams 1995 Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra
  4. Pocketful of Dreams 1995 Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra
  5. A Portrait of Louis Armstrong 1997 Louis Armstrong
  6. Louis Armstrong 2000 Louis Armstrong
  7. The Complete Decca Studio Master Takes 1935-1939 2000 Louis Armstrong
  8. The Chronological Classics: Louis Armstrong, Volume 2: 1932–1940 2000 Louis Armstrong
  9. The Satchmo Era 2001 Louis Armstrong
  10. The Satchmo Era 2001 Louis Armstrong
  11. The Essential Louis Armstrong 2003 Louis Armstrong
  12. It’s Louis Armstrong 06 Jun 2005 Louis Armstrong
  13. Non Stop Music 08 Jan 2007 Louis Armstrong
  14. Complete Jazz Series: 1937-1938 15 Oct 2008 Louis Armstrong
  15. The Encyclopedia of Jazz, Part 3/5: Big Bands - The Giants of the Swing Big Band Era 24 Oct 2008 Various Artists
  16. The Jazz Legends 2008 Various Artists
  17. The Complete Louis Armstrong Decca Sessions (1935–1946) 2009 Louis Armstrong replaced CD 1 version
  18. The Complete Louis Armstrong Decca Sessions (1935–1946) 2009 Louis Armstrong mispressed CD 1 version
  19. The Complete Louis Armstrong Decca Sessions (1935–1946) 2009 Louis Armstrong replaced CD 1 version
  20. The Complete Louis Armstrong Decca Sessions (1935–1946) 2009 Louis Armstrong mispressed CD 1 version
  21. The Complete Masters 1925–1945 21 Nov 2011 Louis Armstrong
  22. The Great Louis Armstrong Louis Armstrong