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Satchmo's Final Recordings to Be Released by Smithsonian

April 4, 2012 By Mike Duquette Leave a Comment

More than 40 years after his passing, one of the final recordings of jazz legend Louis Armstrong is coming to CD from Smithsonian Folkways Recordings.

Satchmo at the National Press Club: Red Beans and Rice-ly Yours presents Armstrong's five-song set given before members of the National Press Club at a black-tie gala honoring the inauguration of club president Vernon Louviere, who, like Armstrong, was a native of Louisiana. The biggest surprise to the audience was Pops' bringing his trusty horn out of semi-retirement, having spent the previous year in poor health and focusing far more on singing in concert.

After the set ("When It's Sleepy Time Down South,"  "Hello, Dolly," "Rockin' Chair," "Boy from New Orleans" and "Mack the Knife") on January 29, 1971, Armstrong performed for the public only twice more - once on The Dick Cavett Show in February, and for The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson the month after. In July, he died of a heart attack, a month before his 70th birthday.

This premiere wide release of the show - pressed onto a 300-unit limited edition vinyl disc some years ago - will be available April 24 on CD and digital download from Smithsonian Folkways as well as all major digital retailers. The release will be commemorated at the National Press Club on April 27 featuring a news conference and panel discussion with as-yet-unannounced panelists.

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Comments

  1. Lawrence Schulman says

    April 4, 2012 at 12:57 pm

    This is indeed great news.

    Reply
  2. Kevin says

    April 4, 2012 at 1:28 pm

    Also, great news, but (not to be too technical), Armstrong made two live appearances on TV after this gig (Dick Cavett and Johnny Carson), playing 5 songs, and he recorded in his "home studio" a reading of "The Night Before Christmas" after this date.

    The discography lists these. Both the late night TV performances were very likely preserved in Cavett's and Carson's archives
    http://michaelminn.net/armstrong/index.php?section8

    The recording of Night Before Christmas has been issued on 45 RPM (back in the day) and on LP and CD many times and is a true masterpiece, and a great way to conclude his "studio" recordings.

    However, I think it is likely that Armstrong continued to record recitations and maybe even music in his home studio even after the Christmas reading, as he loved recording his memoirs and other things at home.

    It may help sales, and I have no complaint about that, to say this is the great Armstrong's final recording, but it is not.

    I will be joining the line to buy this.

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    • Kevin says

      April 4, 2012 at 1:30 pm

      OOPS, I see you mentioned the TV gigs, sorry.

      But I still say that the Christmas record is a great career closer

      Reply
  3. Amy Louviere says

    April 20, 2012 at 11:43 am

    Dad would be so proud.

    Reply

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