Louis Armstrong Centennial Celebration
August 4, 2001 marks the 100th birthday of New Orleans' trumpet player and singer and America's most important jazz musician--Louis Armstrong. In celebration of Satchmo's century mark, we speak with members of his All-Stars band, Joe Muranyi (clarinet) and Arvell Shaw (bass). On the ground in New Orleans young trumpeters Nicholas Payton and Kermit Ruffins offer their perspectives on "Pops'" influence today. Also, a look at how the Marsalis family is honoring Satchmo this weekend, and music from Armstrong collaborators King Oliver, Jimmie Rodgers, Bing Crosby and Billie Holiday.
HOUR ONE
When It's Sleepy Time Down South Louis Armstrong
Satchmo the Great, Columbia/Legacy
Heebie Jeebies Louis Armstrong
The Complete Hot Five and Hot Seven Recordings, Columbia/Legacy
Pop's Confession Dizzy Gillespie
School Days, Savoy Jazz
Old Man Mose Louis Armstrong
Highlights from His Decca Years, Decca
Dinah Louis Prima
1935-1936, Jazz Classics
Mack the Knife Lotte Lenya & Louis Armstrong
Lenya sings Weill: The American Theatre Songs, Sony
Instrumental: Mack The Knife Oscar Peterson Trio w/ Clark Terry
Oscar Peterson Trio + One, Clark Terry, Mercury
SEGMENT: Arvelle Shaw and Joe Muranyi from Louis Armstrong Allstars
Solitude Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington
The Great Summit: The Master Takes, Blue Note
They Can't Take That Away from Me Louis Armstrong & Ella Fitzgerald
The Complete Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong, Verve
Instrumental: They Can't Take That Away From Me Mary Lou Williams
Mary Lou Williams: 1952-1971, Giants of Jazz
SEGMENT: Armstrong's own words
Struttin' with Some Barbecue Louis Armstrong
The Complete Hot Five and Hot Seven Recordings, Columbia/Legacy
Struttin' with Some Barbecue Lee Konitz
Lee Konitz Duets, Fantasy
When The Saints Go Marching In The Rebirth Marching Jazz Band
New Orleans Brass Bands: Down Yonder, Rounder
HOUR TWO
Open Bed: Potato Head Blues Louis Armstrong
The Complete Hot Five and Hot Seven Recordings, Columbia/Legacy
Basin Street Blues Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, Sony
St. Louis Blues Bessie Smith
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, Sony
Blue Yodel #9 Jimmie Rodgers
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, Sony
Basin Street Blues Bob Wills & his Texas Playboys
Anthology, Rhino
Jeepers Creepers Doc Cheatham & Nicholas Payton
Doc Cheatham & Nicholas Payton, Verve
INTERVIEW: Nicholas Payton
Instrumental: West End Blues Nicholas Payton
Dear Louis, Verve
Wild Man Blues Louis Armstrong & the All-Stars
Satchmo: A Musical Autobiography, Jazz Unlimited
Now You has Jazz Bing Crosby with Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong at MGM, Rhino
INTERVIEW: Kermit Ruffins
Go Down Moses Louis Armstrong
Louis & the Good Book, Decca
Instrumental: Struttin' with Some Barbecue Lee Konitz Nonet
Chiaroscuro, Candid
Do You Know What it Means to Miss New Orleans? Billie Holiday with Louis Armstrong
New Orleans Soundtrack, Disconforme
When It's Sleepytime Down South Louis Armstrong
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, Sony