Louis Armstrong - Satchmo Plays King Oliver

Contains the track "St. James Infirmary."

Satchmo Plays King Oliver is one of those titles that audiophiles have known about for years and a favorite at Hi Fi shows for demonstration. The first cut - "St. James Infimary" is out of this world like many of the other tunes including a great version of "Frankie and Johnny". Originally issued on Audio Fidelity, this classic reissue is available on 200-gram. There is also a companion 45 rpm disc of "St. James Infirmary" to be co-released as well. Not to be missed!!

"...The King Oliver tribute is a stunning find, with Pops and his sextet blazing through the likes of 'St. James Infirmary,' 'Frankie & Johnny,' and 'Jelly Roll Blues' picked up by Telefunken microphones arrayed in an M-S pattern. Satch's brass-blare trumpet, Peanuts Hucko's licorice clarinet, and Trummy Young's slide trombone are right there in the room." - Fred Kaplan, The Absolute Sound, December 2005 (included in Kaplan's "Best-Sounding Jazz LPs")

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