''Satchmo in Style'' is a 1959 studio album by

Louis Armstrong Louis Daniel Armstrong (August 4, 1901 – July 6, 1971), nicknamed "Satchmo", "Satch", and "Pops", was an American trumpeter and vocalist. He was among the most influential figures in jazz. His career spanned five decades and several era ...

, arranged by Gordon Jenkins.

Reception

The

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review by Ken Dryden awarded the album two stars and said that "...the jazz content is minimal and the music is plagued by the rather dated charts and a rather nauseating choir on over half of the tracks. Likewise, the strings (when present) are overbearing and haven't stood the test of time as well as Armstrong's warm vocals and still potent trumpet, though he isn't featured as a trumpeter all that much." Dryden praised Armstrong's duet with Velma Middleton on "You're Just In Love", and "I Want a Butter and Eggman".

Track listing

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) – 2:54 # " It's All In the Game" ( Carl Sigman, Charles Dawes) – 3:24 # "Jeannine (I Dream of Lilac Time)" (

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, L. Wolfe Gilbert) – 3:24 # "Chloe" (

Gus Kahn Gustav Gerson Kahn (November 6, 1886October 8, 1941) was an American lyricist who contributed a number of songs to the Great American Songbook, including " Pretty Baby", " Ain't We Got Fun?", " Carolina in the Morning", " Toot, Toot, Tootsie (G ...

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) – 3:06 # " Indian Love Call" (

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, Richard Milburn) – 3:06 # "That Lucky Old Sun (Just Rolls Around Heaven All Day)" (

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) – 3:06 # "The Whiffenpoof Song (Baa! Baa! Baa!)" (Tod Galloway,

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" (Oscar Rasbach,

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) – 3:06 # "Bye and Bye" (Traditional) – 3:20 # "Spooks!" (Matt Dubey, Harold Karr) – 2:37 # " When It's Sleepy Time Down South" (

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Irving Berlin Irving Berlin (born Israel Isidore Beilin; May 11, 1888 – September 22, 1989) was a Russian-born American composer and songwriter. His music forms a large part of the Great American Songbook. Berlin received numerous honors including an Acade ...

) – 2:43 (with Velma Middleton) # "If" (Stanley Damerell, Tolchard Evans) – 3:23 # "I Want a Big Butter and Eggman" (

, Percy Venable) – 3:17 # "When It's Sleepy Time Down South" (alternative lyrics) – 3:14

Personnel

– trumpet, vocals *Hollis King – art direction *Sherniece Smith – art producer *Jack Lesberg – double bass *Arvell Shaw *Phil Stephens *Bob McCracken – clarinet: *Isabelle Wong – design *Johnny Blowers – drums * Cozy Cole *Nick Fatool *Romeo Penque – flute, woodwind *Carl Kress – guitar *Allan Reuss *Art Ryerson *Philip Bailey –

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*Kevin Reeves – mastering *Peter Keepnews – notes editing *Burt Korall – original liner notes *Milt Gabler – producer *Cynthia Sesso – photo research * Charlie LaVere – piano *Bernie Leighton *Marty Napoleon *Bryan Koniarz – production supervisor *Ben Young – reissue producer *Carlos Kase – research *Wayne E. Songer –

alto saxophone The alto saxophone is a member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments. Saxophones were invented by Belgians, Belgian instrument designer Adolphe Sax in the 1840s and patented in 1846. The alto saxophone is pitched in the key of E♭ ( ...

*Milt Yaner *Art Drelinger –

tenor saxophone The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor and the alto are the two most commonly used saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B (whi ...

*Dent Eckels *Eddie Miller *Thomas Parshley *Red Ballard – trombone *Will Bradley *Billy Butterfield – trumpet *Charles Gifford * Chris Griffin *Bruce Hudson *Yank Lawson *Carl Poole *George Thow * Velma Middleton – vocals *George Berg – woodwind * Gordon Jenkins – arranger, conductor

References

{{Authority control Decca Records albums Louis Armstrong albums Albums produced by Milt Gabler Albums arranged by Gordon Jenkins 1959 albums