Louis Armstrong | Louis Armstrong Plays W.C. Handy | Album

Louis Armstrong "Plays W.C. Handy"

LP (NEW) - Vinyl, Music on Vinyl, Europe, 2014, MOVLP892, 8718469533824, 180g Vinyl, Remastered, Reissue

Louis Armstrong Plays W.C. Handy (1954) is widely celebrated as Louis Armstrong’s finest recording of the 1950s and a masterpiece in jazz history. Recorded in July 1954 for Columbia Records, this landmark collaboration bridges early blues and mid-century jazz, prompting music critic Nat Hentoff to give it a flawless 5-star review in DownBeat and call it "one of the greatest recordings... of jazz history.

Artist Website: louisarmstronghouse.org

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