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(to be moved to Louis Armstrong discography, eventually)

Original singles
The following singles were released during Armstrong's lifetime.

1923 King Oliver sessions
Armstrong was only an intrumentalist in these recordings with King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band. The singles are listed roughly chronologically by recording date (since release dates are not known) then by label and catalog number of first commercial release (all 78 rpm records). While the artist credits are given exactly as they appear on the original printed disc labels, the songwriter credits are often more specific than those shown on the original discs.


 * Notes

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 * Okeh 8148 [] "I Ain't Gonna Tell Nobody" [R. M. Jones] 1923-10 Chicago, IL
 * Okeh 8148 [] "Room Rent Blues" [I. Newton] 1923-10 Chicago, IL
 * Okeh 8235 [] "Mabel's Dream" [Ike Smith] 1923-10 Chicago, IL
 * Okeh 8235 [] "Sweet Baby Doll" [G. W. Thomas; W. LeRoy] 1923-10 Chicago, IL
 * Columbia 13003-D [] "Chattanooga Stomp" [Oliver; A. Picou] 1923-10-15 Chicago, IL
 * Columbia 13003-D [81304²] "New Orleans Stomp" [Lil Hardin; Armstrong] 1923-10-16 Chicago, IL
 * Columbia 14003-D [] "Camp Meeting Blues" [Oliver] 1923-10-16 Chicago, IL
 * Columbia 14003-D [] "London (Cafe) Blues" [F. Morton] 1923-10-16 Chicago, IL
 * Columbia [rejected] [81301-1, -2, -3] "Junkman Blues" 1923-10-15 Chicago, IL
 * Columbia [rejected] [81302-1, -2, -3] "London (Cafe) Blues" [F. Morton] 1923-10-15 Chicago, IL


 * Unreleased 1923 recordings

Also recorded during the Gennett session of October 5, 1923:
 * "Zulus Ball" (Oliver; J. R. Robinson) / "Workingman Blues" (Oliver; Lil Hardin) were pressed as Gennett 5275[G5k]//www.google.com/search?tbm=isch&q=Gennett+5275 GI but not released; later the pairing was "reissued" as "Zulu's Ball" / "Working Man Blues" on Biltmore 1028 (c. 1950),[Bltm]//www.google.com/search?tbm=isch&q=Zulu%27s+Ball+Working+Man+Blues GI and in the UK on Tempo R-29 (early 1950s).
 * "That Sweet Something, Dear" (Spikes Bros.) / "If You Want My Heart (You've Got To 'Low It, Babe)" (unknown) were paired to become Gennett 5276, but no evidence exists even of a test pressing being made; the recordings, with master numbers 11634-C and 11639-B, respectively, have never been found.
 * "When You Leave Me Alone to Pine" (Armstrong) and "Someday Sweetheart" (J. & B. Spikes?) were rejected and never assigned release numbers; the recordings, with master numbers 11632-ABC and 11637-ABC, respectively, have never been found. The melody line of the first song was discovered by George Avakian (in written form) in the Library of Congress and developed into a full arrangement by trumpeter Randy Sandke, who then recorded the song for his 2000 album The Re-Discovered Louis & Bix. The second song is probably "Someday Sweetheart" by John and Reb Spikes; Armstrong performed this song in the 1966 film A Man Called Adam.


 * References


 * Works cited



Original albums
These LPs and EPs were released during Armstrong's lifetime and contained original studio and/or live recordings. The year and label information is for the first vinyl release, unless otherwise noted. Additional information such as number of tracks is given only when necessary to distinguish between different releases under the same title. In most cases, the number of CD releases listed is limited, with preference given to the label that originally released the album.

Posthumous releases
The following recordings were released after Armstrong's 1971 death. To be included a recording must either contain previously unreleased material or be a particularly notable (e.g., critically acclaimed) compilation of previously released material.


 * Louis Armstrong Hot Five and Hot Seven Sessions
 * Hot Fives & Sevens (JSP, 1998)
 * The Complete Hot Five & Hot Seven Recordings (Columbia/Legacy)
 * Struttin' (Drive Archive, 1996) — 8 February 1947 concert with Edmond Hall's All-Stars
 * The Complete Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong on Verve (1997) — repackaging of Ella and Louis, Ella and Louis Again, and Porgy and Bess
 * rereleases of Together For The First Time and The Great Reunion
 * The Great Summit: The Master Takes (2001)
 * Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington: The Great Summit/Complete Sessions (2000) — includes additional CD of alternate takes
 * The Legendary Berlin Concert (Jazzpoint Records, 2000) — 22 March 1965 concert with Billy Kyle, Tyree Glenn, Eddie Shu, Arvell Shaw and Danny Barcelona

