The Complete Billie Holiday with the Ellingtonians (1935-37)
Billie Holiday – voc
with:
Duke Ellington, Teddy Wilson, Louis Armstrong, Johnny Hodges, Cootie Williams, Barney Bigard, Gene Krupa, Jonah Jones, Ben Webster, Cozy Cole, Buster Bailey, Lester Young, J. C. Higginbotham, Albert Nicholas, George “Pops” Foster, and many more
Rec. 1935 – 1937
Louis Armstrong and his All-Stars
Louis Armstrong – tr
Earl ‘Fatha’ Hines – p
Jack Teagarden – trombone
Barney Bigard – clarinet
Big Sid Catlett – dr
Arvell Shaw – b
Velma Middleton – voc
Rec. possibly 1951 (?) or later
Wow, that’s a cool session!
This is my favourite ‘Satchmo’ – Recording! Velma Middleton sings very great, especially on “Blue Skies”.
You can listen a 1000 times! (minimum)
JazzCrisis: * * * * *
Louis Armstrong Complete 1950-51 All Stars Decca Recordings
Louis Armstrong – tr
Jack Teagarden – trombone
Barney Bigard – cl
Earl “Fatha” Hines – p
Arvell Shaw – b
Cozy Cole – dr
Velma Middleton – voc
Rec. in NYC, 26 & 27 Apr 1950
Los Angeles, 23 Apr 1951
