Best Louis Armstrong LP to Start With?

Come on! Just get all the Hot 5's and 7's and be done with it!! (However watch for those terrible late 70's and 80's pressings).

I'd say Ella & Louis Again on MoFi. The 45 RPM St. James Infirmary LP is also stunning, but it's just two songs.

Second the Ella & Louis Again. Vintage Armstrong and very decent non-monkeyed with recordings.

satchmo plays king oliver on classic records 200gm release is one of my favorites. entire album is great from start to finish. Another good one is the verve release of i've got the world on a string.

If you can find the 180G pressings of "Louis Under the Stars" and "I've Got the World On a String" snatch them up! The vocals sound very rich on these 2.

Louis and Duke's first "The Great Summit" is also otstanding.