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Collector's Checklists
LOUIS ARMSTRONG CDs
by Music Librarian Christopher Popa

1201 Music 9007-2, Louis Armstrong’s All Stars: Basin Street Blues •
Ambassador CLA 1901, Louis Armstrong Vol 1 “1935”: Revised edition, 1998
Ambassador CLA 1902, Louis Armstrong Vol 2 “1936,” 1990
Ambassador CLA 1903, Louis Armstrong Vol 3 “1936 – 37,” 1995
Ambassador CLA 1903X, Louis Armstrong Vol 3 “1936 – 37”: Revised . . . , 2002
Ambassador CLA 1904, Louis Armstrong Vol 4 “1938,” 1994
Ambassador CLA 1905, Louis Armstrong Vol 5 “1938–39,” 1993 Waller
Ambassador CLA 1906, Louis Armstrong Vol 6 “1939-40,” 1992
Ambassador CLA 1907, Louis Armstrong Vol 7 “1940-41,” 1994
Ambassador CLA 1908, Louis Armstrong Vol 8 “1941 – 1942,” 1996
Ambassador CLA 1909, Louis Armstrong Vol 9 “1944–49,” 2000
Ambassador CLA 1910, LA Live at The Cotton Club 1939 – 40, 2005 •
Ambassador CLA 1912, Louis Armstrong in Philadelphia Vol 1 1948, 2008 •
Ambassador CLA 1915, Louis Armstrong “When You And . . . ” 1946 – 1951, 1992
Ambassador CLA 1916, Louis Armstrong “Heavenly Music” 1949-1957, 1992
Ambassador CLA 1917, Louis Armstrong “Moments To Remember” 1952-1956, 1995
Ambassador CLA 1918, Louis Armstrong “Because of You” 1950 – 1953, 1998
Ambassador CLA 1919, Louis Armstrong Carnegie Hall Concert 1947, 1998 •
Ambassador CLA 1920-3, Louis Armstrong "The Happy Fifties" 3-CDs
Archives of J (Holland) 3801202, The All Stars In Philadelphia Teagarden, Hines
Archives of J (Holland) 3801402 – see under “Various Artists”
Audio File DVSB450 – see under “Various Artists”
Black Cat Records 55 835, The Great LA, 2004 3-CDs [ 15 700, 15 773, 15 798 ] •
Bb 63961-2, Louis Armstrong And His Friends, 2002 Hackett •
Blue Moon (Sp) BMCD 3511 – see under “Gene Krupa”
Blue Note 7087 6 14614 2 8 – see under “Duke Ellington”
Cap 42771-2-2 – see under “Various Artists”
Classics (Fr) 509, The Chronogical Louis Armstrong 1934 – 1936, 1992 •
Classics (Fr) 512, The Chronogical Louis Armstrong 1936 – 1937, 1990 J Dorsey •
Classics (Fr) 515, The Chronogical Louis Armstrong 1937 – 1938, 1990 •
Classics (Fr) 523, The Chronogical Louis Armstrong 1938 – 1939, 1990 •
Classics (Fr) 529, The Chronogical Louis Armstrong 1932 – 1933, 1990 •  
Classics (Fr) 536, The Chronogical Louis Armstrong 1931 – 1932, 1990 •
Classics (Fr) 547, The Chronogical Louis Armstrong 1930 – 1931, 1990 •
Classics (Fr) 557, The Chronogical Louis Armstrong 1929 – 1930, 1990 •
Classics (Fr) 615, The Chronogical Louis Armstrong 1939 – 1940, 1991 •  
Classics (Fr) 685, The Chronogical Louis Armstrong 1940 – 1942, 1993 •
Classics (Fr) 928, The C LA 1944 – 1946, 1997 Teagarden, Hackett, Eldridge •
Classics (Fr) 992, The Chronogical Louis Armstrong 1946 – 1947, 1998 •
Classics (Fr) 1072, The C LA 1947, 1999 Hampton, T Dorsey, Goodman •
Classics (Fr) 1144, The Chronogical Louis Armstrong 1947 Vol 2, 2000 •  
Classics (Fr) 1179, The Chronogical Louis Armstrong 1949-1950, 2001 •
Classics (Fr) 1233, The Chronogical Louis Armstrong 1950-1951, 2002 •
Classics (Fr) 1283, The Chronogical Louis Armstrong 1951-1952, 2003 •
Classics (Fr) 1352, The Chronogical Louis Armstrong 1952-1953, 2004 •  
Classics (Fr) 1402, The Chronological Louis Armstrong 1954, 2005 •  
Col CK 40378, Louis Armstrong And His All-Stars: Satch Plays Fats, 1986 •
Col CK 57176, Portrait of the Artist As a Young Man
Col / Legacy ACK 8658, LA: Satch Blows The Blues promo •
Col / Legacy C5K 61432 – see under “Various Artists”
Col / Legacy CK 62170, Louis Armstrong – Satchmo The Great promo •
Col / Legacy CK 62170, Satchmo The Great, 2009  
Col / Legacy CK 62219, louis armstrong: love songs, 2000 promo •
Col / Legacy C4K 63527, LA: The Complete Hot Five And Hot Seven . . . , 2000 •
Col / Legacy CK 64925, Louis Armstrong Plays W.C. Handy, 1997 •
Col / Legacy CK 64926, Louis Armstrong – Ambassador Satch promo •
Col / Legacy CK 64926, Ambassador Satch, 2009 •
Col / Legacy CK 64927, Satch Plays Fats: A Tribute to . . . , 2000 •
Col / Legacy CSK 6934, selections from the boxed set . . . Portrait of the Artist . . . •
Dec B0002017-02 – see under “Red Nichols”
Doctor J (Neth) DJ 010 – see under “Various Artists”
Dot Time Legends DT8005, Louis Armstrong: The Standard Oil Sessions, 2017 •
Dot Time Legends DT8008, Louis Armstrong: The Nightclubs, 2017 •
Dot Time Legends DT8011, Louis Armstrong: Sparks, Nevada 1964!, 2018 • 
DRG 91515, Bing & Satchmo: Arranged And Conducted By Billy May, 2009 •
Echo J EJCD 07, Louis Armstrong & Jack Teagarden
Essential J Classics EJC55404, The Complete LA And The D Of Dixieland 3-CDs •
Forte Records (Fr) 38001/2/3 – see under “Fletcher Henderson”
Fresh Sound Records (Sp) FSRCD 3004, Historic Barcelona Concerts . . . 2-CDs •
Fuel 2000 Records 302 061 242 2, Satchmo Plays King Oliver, 2002 •
GHB Records BCD-500, LA And His All Stars . . . Concert, March 26, 1956, 2002 •
GNP Crescendo GNPD 1001, G Norman Presents An Evening With . . . •
GNP Crescendo GNPD 11002, Satch: Louis and His Friends, 1993   Brown •
GRP / Dec J GRD2-601 – see under “Various Artists”
GRP / Dec J GRD-602, Louis Armstrong: Rhythm Saved The World, 1991 •
GRP / Dec J GRD-603 – see under “Various Artists”
GRP / Dec J GRD-613, Louis Armstrong: The California Concerts, 1992 4-CDs •
GRP / Dec J GRD-620, LA & His Orchestra Vol 2: Heart Full Of Rhythm, 1993 •
GRP / Dec J GRD-2-629 – see under “Various Artists”
GRP / Dec J GRD-642 – see under “Various Artists”
GRP / Dec J GRD-649, Vol III Pocketful of Dreams: L Armstrong & His Orch, 1995 •
Hip-O 3-40138, An American Icon 3-CDs
Jasmine (E) JASMCD 2638, New Orleans: Orig Film Sound Track, 2018 •
Jass Records J-CD-3 – see under “Various Artists”
Jass 19, Live in ‘43
J Crusade JCCD-3120, LA & his All-Stars: A Vancouver Concert Live-1951 •
J Heritage Soc 5282215, I’ve got the world on a string / Louis Under The Stars •
J Heritage Soc 5289147, Fleischmann’s Yeast Show & . . . Tapes, 2008 2-CDs •
J Unlimited (Den) JUCD 2048 – see under “Various Artists”
JSP (E) J Box Jazz Box2 – see under “Various Artists”
Jubilee (Den) 501 1006 – see under “Various Artists”
Jubilee (Den) 501 1007 – see under “Various Artists”
Jubilee (Den) 501 1008 – see under “Various Artists”
Laser Light 12 774, Louis Armstrong: Christmas Through the Years, 1996 •
Laser Light 15 700 – see Black Cat Records 55 835
Laser Light 15 773 – see Black Cat Records 55 835
Laser Light 15 798, Louis Armstrong: On The Road, 1992 •
Laser Light 17 086, LA: When the Saints Go Marchin’ In, 1996 [ 1968 ] •
Laser Light 17 200, LA: A Song Was Born, Jun 2002 •
LRC CDC 9067, Singin’ n’ Playin’ / When the Saints Go Marchin’ In 2-CDs •
MCA 088 112 225-2, LA Sings: Back Through The Years 2-CDs Jordan •
MCA 088 112 433-2, Hello, Dolly!: Louis Armstrong, 2000 •
MCA MCAD-25204, Louis Armstrong: What A Wonderful World, 1988 •
Milan 35686-2, What a Wonderful World – The Elisabethville Concert, 1994 •
Milan 35908-2, Louis Armstrong: The Katanga Concert, 2000 •
MJF Records MJFR-30311, Live At The 1958 Monterey Jazz Festival, 2007 •
Milan 35986-2, Louis Armstrong: Mr. President: Hot Club de France, 2002 •
Moon Records MCD056-2, Louis Armstrong: Radio Days, 1994 Rey •
Mosaic MD6-146, The Complete Dec Studio Recordings Of LA And The All Stars •
Mosaic MD7-243, The Complete LA Decca Sessions (1935-1946) •
Mosaic MD9-257, Col and RCA Vic Live Recordings Of LA And The All Stars •
Mr Music MMCD-7015, A Rare Batch Of ‘Live’ Satch: Louis Armstrong, 2008 •
Mr Music MMCD-7040 - see under "Various Artists"
Mr Music MMCD-7043, Louis Armstrong 'live': On The Small Screen, 2015 •
Mr Music MMCD-9001 – see under “Various Artists”
Mr Music MMCD-9003, LA All Stars: ‘Live’ At Basin St., 2012 2-CDs •
Neatwork RP 2020, Vol 1 1926-1935: The Alternative Takes in Chronological Order •
Neatwork RP 2029, Vol 2 1935-1944: The Alternative Takes in Chronological Order •
Pickwick PK 540 – see under “Various Artists”
Poll Winners Records PWR 27293, The Real Ambassadors, 2012 •
RCA J Tribune 66541-2, LA At Town Hall: “The Complete . . . ”, 1992 2-CDs •
RCA Vic 68682-2, LA: The Complete RCA Victor Recordings, 1997 4-CDs •
RCA (Sp) 60986 2 - see under "Tributes"
R Dig KCD12-8902 – see under “Various Artists”
Redmond Nostalgia CD-1957 - see under "Various Artists"
Retrograde FSM 80126-2 – see under “Benny Carter”
Rhino PRCD 400021 – see under “Various Artists”
Rhino R2 72877, Louis Armstrong At M-G-M: Now You Has Jazz, 1997 •
Rhino R2 78285 – see under “Various Artists”
Rhino R2 79805 – see under “Various Artists”
Rhino R2 79998 – see under “Various Artists”
Roulette 24548 2 – see under “Duke Ellington”
Ryko RCD 10713 – see under “Duke Ellington”
Sepia (E) 1122 – see under “Various Artists”
Sepia (E) 1342 – see under "Various Artists"
Smithsonian RD 030 – see under “Various Artists”
Smithsonian Folkways SFS 60005, Satchmo At The National Press Club, 2012 •
Solar Records 4569891, Louis Armstrong: Live in Amsterdam 1959, 2011 •
Solid / Br (J) CDSOL-5822, Louis Armstrong: I Will Wait For You, 2015 •
Sounds of YesterYear (E) DSOY642, Louis Armstrong: New Orleans Master
Sterling STCD 1-31-07, LA and the All Stars: “Live” . . . Canada . . . May 13, 1958 •
Storyville (Den) 108 8602, Louis Armstrong In Scandinavia 4-CDs •
Storyville (Den) STCD 4095, Louis Armstrong & His All Stars [ San Francisco, 1954 ] •
Storyville (Den) STCD 8232, Live At The Hollywood Empire 1949, 2001 •
Storyville (Den) STCD 8242, Live At Winter Garden, NY & Blue Note, Chicago •
SWR Jazz Haus (G) JAH-462, Jazz Heroes: LA All Stars: Stuttgart 1959, 2016 •
Tax (Sw) 3712-2, Louis Armstrong: Americans In Sweden 1959, 1989 •
Time-Life M19270, Legends of A Music: The Wonderful World of LA 2-CDs+DVD •
Time-Life R139-39 – see under “Various Artists”
Time-Life TCD-0015, Big Bands: Louis Armstrong, 1993 •
Time-Life TCD-0023 – see under “Various Artists”
TVT Records TVT 9427-2, The Sullivan Years: louis armstrong, 1990 •
Universal 0600753336557, Satchmo: LA: Ambassador of Jazz, 2011 10-CDs •
Universal (E) MLCD19379, Louis And The Angels / Louis and The Good Book •
Universal (E) MLCD19383, Satchmo sings / Satchmo Serenades, 1998 •
Universal (Fr) 013 031-2, Jazz in Paris: Louis Armstrong: The best live concert vol 2 •
Universal (Fr) 013 979-2, Jazz in Paris: Louis Armstrong and friends, 2001 •
V-Disc, V-Disc: A Musical Contribution By America’s Best . . . Louis Armstrong, 1998 •
Varese Sarabande 302 066 405 2 – see under “Various Artists”
Verve 314 537 284-2, the complete E Fitzgerald & LA on Verve, 1997 3-CDs •  
Verve 314 539 060 2, Louis Armstrong meets Oscar Peterson, 1997 •
Verve 314 543 822-2, LA: Satchmo: A Musical Autobiography 3-CDs •
Verve 314 549 592-2, Louis And The Angels, 2001 Oliver •
Verve 314 549 594-2, Satchmo In Style: LA and Gordon Jenkins, 2001 •
Verve B0010794-02, New Orleans Nights: Louis Armstrong . . . , 2008 •
Verve B0012372-02, Satchmo At Pasadena, 2009 •
Verve B0014388-02, LA: Hello, Louis!: The Hit Years (1963-1969), 2010 2-CDs •
Verve B0015738-02 – see under “Various Artists”
Verve B0027518-02, LA: Pops Is Tops: The Verve Studio Albums, 2017 4-CDs •
Vintage J Classics VJC-1016 – see under “Various Artists”
Walt Disney 60920-7, Disney Songs the Satchmo Way: Louis Armstrong, 1996 •

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