| Identifier | 3143674 |
| Created At | Tue May 23 2023 23:54:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) |
| Media Type | CD |
| Media Count | 2 |
| Source Info | Unknown (Professional, probably SBD > Reel) |
| J-Card Comment | Louis Armstrong - Trumpet, Vocals Kenny Johns - Drums Billy Kyle - Piano Arvel Shaw - Bass Trummy Young - Trombone Barnie Begard - Clarinet Thelma Middleton - Vocals |
| Tech Note | Daily Tar Heel, May 9, 1954 "Armstrong Serves Up Hot Jazz With Smile to Rock, Delight Memorial Hall Concert Crowd" by Jerry Reece It was jazz with a chuckle and a grin yesterday afternoon, and "King Louis the Great" had it to spare. Playing to a completely packed and frantic Memorial Hall, Satchmo and company literally had them rolling in the aisles. After opening up with their traditional theme, "Sleepy Time Down South," the jazzers swung right into "Back Home Again In Indiana" with a dixieland beat. From that point on the concert was "gone." Armstrong continued with two of his favorite recordings, "A Kiss to Build A Dream On," and "Blueberry Hill." Then, breaking all concert tradition, Louis and three of his boys left the stage, leaving only the clarinet man, Barnie Bigard, drummer Kenny John. The crowd seemed a little awed at this and Barnie soon gave it reason to be. He blew some of the hottest and sweetest licks to be heard in the old hall for a long time. After Louis had warmed up the crowd, he called on "little" Velma Middleton, 200 pounds of voice and personality. She scattered her way thru one number, then she and Satchmo teamed up on "Baby It?s Cold Outside." As the curtain closed on Armstrong and company for intermission, Satchmo gave the last note a final accent and let out an easily audible chuckle. The other members of the band grinned back at their leader, and it was obvious that they were all enjoying it as much as the audience. A boy with a crew-cut wearing Bermuda shorts pushed his way backstage to "get Louie?s autograph," a blonde who looked like Marilyn Monroe rustled through the crowd in a starched white dress trying to get a glimpse of the trumpet king, and a dozen photographers crowded around the musicians. After intermission the combo (6 pieces) got down to the business of playing "old style"dixieland. The group gave its interpretation of a New Orleans funeral and then played approximately eight choruses of "The Saints." Louis and Velma teamed up on one more number and that was the concert _ the most to say the least. |
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| Louis Armstrong 1954-05-08 Memorial Hall, University Of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC | |
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| Set 1 | When It's Sleepy Time Down South (Back Home Again In) Indiana A Kiss To Build A Dream On My Bucket's Got A Hole In It Blueberry Hill Tin Roof Blues Stuttin' With Some Barbecue S' Wonderful All The Things You Are The Man I Love Margie Velma's Blues AKA Big Mama's Back In Town Baby, It's Cold Outside Stompin' At The Savoy> When It's Sleep Time Down South (Theme) |
| Set 2 | New Orleans Function C'est Si Bon Up A Lazy River Shadrack When The Saints Go Marching In High Society The Dummy Song Interview Struttin' With Some Barbecue |
| Set 3 | |
| Comment | Circulates misdated as 05/01, 05/04, 05/05, 05/12, 05/14, and 12/05 and perhaps other dates. May 8, 1954 is the correct and only date: http://ils.unc.edu/afporch/audio/louie/louie.html Armstrong apparently performed twice for the German club's Spring Dance: in the afternoon at Memorial Hall for the public and in the evening, 8:00 to midnight, for a formal dinner. The afternoon performance circulates widely. Louis Armstrong - Trumpet, Vocals Billy Kyle - Grand Piano Arvell Shaw - Double Bass Trummy Young - Trombone, Vocals Barnie Begard - Clarinet, Vocals Thelma Middleton - Vocals Kenny Johns - Drums Song titles from All Of Me: The Complete Discography Of Louis Armstrong, by Jos Willems |