Details

Field of Interest

Jazz

Conductor

Toots Camarata, Sy Oliver, 1910-1988

Content Type

Music recording

Duration

49 mins

Ensemble

Sy Oliver & His Orchestra

Format

Audio

Sub Genre

New Orleans Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Early Jazz and Dixieland

Label

Universal Classics & Jazz

Performer

Louis Armstrong, 1901-1971, Don Abney, 1923-2000, Joe Benjamin, 1919-1974, Everett Barksdale, 1910-1986, Barney Bigard, 1906-1980, Wallace Bishop, Sandy Block, Johnny Blowers, 1911-2006, Joe Bushkin, 1916-2004, Billy Butterfield, Henderson Chambers, Buck Clayton, 1911-1991, Cozy Cole, 1909-1981, Bobby Donaldson, George Dorsey, Art Drelinger, fl. 1938, George Duvivier, 1920-1985, Raul Ferrão, Horace Henderson, 1904-1988, Earl Hines, 1905-1983, Bill Holcombe, 1924-2010, Dick Jacobs, Charlie Holmes, James "Trummy" Young, 1912-1984, Melvin Taz, Arvell Shaw, George Walter Rose, 1920-1988, Bernie Privin, Marty Napoleon, Lou McGarity, Carmen Mastren, Bernie Leighton, 1921-1994, Billy Kyle, 1914-1966, Budd Johnson, 1910-1984, Fred Netting, Sy Oliver, 1910-1988

UPC (Physical)

00731454379229

Date Recorded

1949-09

Release Date

2000-08-29

Review

Satchmo Serenades was originally comprised of sessions recorded between 1949 and 1951; the Verve By Request CD reissue in 2000 expands the album by ten tracks, all recorded between 1952 and 1953. These sessions were in the same spirit as the original album, featuring many of the same players and arrangers (particularly Sy Oliver), so it's easy to see why these were added to the program, and the transition from the original album to the bonus tracks is seamless. This incarnation of Satchmo Serenades actually feel no different than the original album -- just a bit longer. It remains a pleasant collection of ballads and mid-tempo romantic tunes, highlighted by the instrumental sections where Armstrong glides with the lush arrangements. When Satchmo serenades, his voice is a little too rough and sly to be truly seductive, but it's nevertheless charming, and while this album is hardly a significant work in his catalog, it's still enjoyable for the Armstrong fan looking for mid-period ballads. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Subject

Jazz, Music & Performing Arts, New Orleans Jazz, Jazz de Nueva Orleans, New Orleans Jazz

Keywords and Translated Subjects

Jazz de Nueva Orleans, New Orleans Jazz