Looking for recommendations on the best Louis Armstrong LP to start with. See several on Acoustic Sounds and Music Direct... Love his voice; what's a top notch LP to get first?
If you are talking vinyl ... try The Great Summit: Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington. Two other excellent albums are Satch Plays Fats (Waller) and Louis Armstrong Plays W.C Handy.
The Armstrong/Ellington LPs are great performances and I play them regularly, but the sound quality is only okay. Better sonics and still great music will be found on:
Ella and Louis, Verve 4003 (Speakers Corner reissue)
Satchmo Plays King Oliver, Audio Fidelity ST-91058 (Classic Records reissue. For a real treat, get the 45 r.p.m. two-song sampler containing "St. James Infirmary")
Louis Armstrong meets Oscar Peterson, Verve VS 6062 (Speakers Corner reissue) .
If you start with just one, I would second Rushton's recommendation of the Satchmo Plays King Oliver LP. Both the musicianship and the recording quality are stunning.
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