 Исполнитель: Louis Armstrong Название альбома: Louis Armstrong And His Friends Год выпуска: 1970, Flying Dutchman Формат файлов: Mp3, 320 Размер архива: 85 Mb Скачать с: turbobit
Scott Yanow, AMG
Louis Armstrong and His Friends isn't among the trumpeter/singer's essential releases, but it is certainly interesting, enjoyable, and historically important. Recorded in May 1970, Louis Armstrong and His Friends was his next-to-last studio session -- on July 6, 1971, the jazz giant passed away. When this album (which Bluebird/RCA reissued on CD in 2002) was recorded, Armstrong was in poor health; in fact, he wasn't well enough to do any trumpet playing on this album. But he was still able to sing, and he gets his points across on songs that range from "My One and Only Love" and Duke Ellington's "Mood Indigo" to unlikely choices such as "Give Peace a Chance," Pharoah Sanders' "The Creator Has a Master Plan (Peace)," and the civil rights anthem "We Shall Overcome." Produced by Bob Thiele and arranged by Oliver Nelson, Louis Armstrong and His Friends sometimes goes out of its way to sound contemporary (by early-'70s standards). And for the most part, it works. "The Creator Has a Master Plan (Peace)" and "Give Peace a Chance" aren't songs that Armstrong's longtime fans would have expected him to record, but they work surprisingly well for him. Meanwhile, Nelson's string arrangement on "Everybody's Talkin' (Echoes)" sounds dated (although not in a bad way) and even somewhat disco-ish. The disco era didn't really get started until around 1974, but in 1970 there were certain soul arrangers who were paving the way for disco (including Isaac Hayes and the Kenneth Gamble/Leon Huff team). And on "Everybody's Talkin' (Echoes)," Nelson sounds like he was paying close attention to some of the people who were taking soul into the '70s. Again, this CD falls short of essential, but for Armstrong's truly devoted fans, it is a fascinating (if imperfect) album to listen to.
Alex Henderson, AMG
Side 1
A1. We Shall Overcome 6:42
A2. Everybody's Talkin' (Echoes) 3:00
A3. What A Wonderful World 3:19
A4. Boy From New Orleans 3:55
A5. The Creator Has A Masterplan (Peace) 4:15
Side 2
B1. Give Peace A Chance 4:35
B2. Mood Indigo 3:19
B3. His Father Wore Long Hair 2:31
B4. My One And Only Love 3:17
B5. This Black Cat Has 9 Lives 2:39
Recorded May 26, 1970; New York City
Arranged By, Producer – Oliver Nelson (трек: A2, A3, A5, B2, B3, B4)
Bass – George Duvivier (трек: A2, A3, A5, B2, B3, B4), Richard Davis (трек: A2, A3, A5, B2, B3, B4)
Cello – Allan Schulman (трек: A2, A3, A5, B2, B3, B4), Charles McCracken (трек: A2, A3, A5, B2, B3, B4), George Ricci (трек: A2, A3, A5, B2, B3, B4), Kermit Moore (трек: A2, A3, A5, B2, B3, B4)
Chorus – Carl Hall (трек: A1, A4, B1, B5), Ila Govan (трек: A1, A4, B1, B5), Janice Bell (трек: A1, A4, B1, B5), Matthew Ledbetter (трек: A1, A4, B1, B5), Ornette Coleman (трек: A1, B1), Tasha Thomas (трек: A1, A4, B1, B5)
Congas – Gene Golden (трек: A1,A2, A4, A5, B1, B3, B5)
Drums – Pretty Purdie
Electric Bass – Chuck Rainey (трек: A1, A4, B1, B5), John Williams Jr. (трек: A2, A3, A5, B2, B3, B4)
Flute – James Spaulding (трек: A2, A3, A5, B2, B3, B4)
Guitar – Kenny Burrell, Sam Brown
Piano – Frank Owens
Saxophone – Billy Harper (трек: A1, A4, B1, B5), Daniel Bank (трек: A1, A4, B1, B5), Jerry Dodgion (трек: A1, A4, B1, B5), Ray Beckenstein (трек: A1, A4, B1, B5), Robert Ashton (трек: A1, A4, B1, B5)
Trombone – Al Grey (трек: A1, A4, B1, B5), Bill Campbell (трек: A1, A4, B1, B5), Garnett Brown (трек: A1, A4, B1, B5), Quentin Jackson (трек: A1, A4, B1, B5)
Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Ernie Royal (трек: A1, A4, B1, B5), Jimmy Owens (трек: A1, A4, B1, B5), Marvin Stamm (трек: A1, A4, B1, B5), Thad Jones (трек: A1, A4, B1, B5)
Viola – Alfred Brown (трек: A2, A3, A5, B2, B3, B4), David Schwartz (трек: A2, A3, A5, B2, B3, B4), Emanuel Vardi (трек: A2, A3, A5, B2, B3, B4), Julien Barber (трек: A2, A3, A5, B2, B3, B4)
Violin – Arnold Black (трек: A2, A3, A5, B2, B3, B4), Manny Green (трек: A2, A3, A5, B2, B3, B4), Gene Orloff (трек: A3, B2, B4), Harry Lookofsky (трек: A2, A3, A5, B2, B3, B4), Joe Malin (трек: A2, A3, A5, B2, B3, B4), Matthew Raimondi (трек: A2, A5, B3), Max Pollikoff (трек: A2, A3, A5, B2, B3, B4), Paul Gershman (трек: A2, A3, A5, B2, B3, B4), Selwart Richard Clarke (трек: A2, A3, A5, B2, B3, B4), Winston Collymore (трек: A2, A3, A5, B2, B3, B4)
Vocals – Leon Thomas (трек: A5)
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