Louis Armstrong - What A Wonderful World FLAC

Louis Armstrong 1988 US

Tracklist Hide Credits

1	What A Wonderful World Written-By – B. Thiele, G. D. Weiss	3:21
2	Everybody's Talkin' (Echoes) Written-By – Fred Neil	3:00
3	Boy From New Orleans Written-By – Katz, Thiele, Roberts*	3:56
4	We Shall Overcome Written-By – F. Hamilton, G. Carawan, P. Seeger, Z. Horton	5:44
5	The Creator Has A Master Plan (Peace) Vocals [Special Guest Vocalikst] – Leon ThomasWritten-By – Leon Thomas, Pharoah Sanders	4:11
6	Mood Indigo Written-By – A. Bigard, D. Ellington, I. Mills*	3:21
7	This Black Cat Has 9 Lives Written-By – Lorenzo Pack	2:41
8	My One And Only Love Written-By – Woods, Mellin	3:19
9	His Father Wore Long Hair Written-By – R. Thiele, G. D. Weiss, P. Rivelli*	2:32
10	Give Peace A Chance Written-By – John Lennon, P. McCartney*	4:19

Credits

Arranged By, Conductor – Oliver Nelson
Art Direction – J.J. Stelmach*
Bass – George Duvivier (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9), Richard Davis (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9)
Cello – Allan Schulman* (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9), Charles McCracken (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9), George Ricci (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9), Kermit Moore (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9)
Chorus – Carl Hall (tracks: 3, 4, 7, 10), Ila Govan (tracks: 3, 4, 7, 10), Janice Bell (tracks: 3, 4, 7, 10), Matthew Ledbetter (tracks: 3, 4, 7, 10), Ornette Coleman (tracks: 4,10), Tasha Thomas (tracks: 3, 4, 7, 10)
Congas – Gene Golden (tracks: 2 to 5, 7, 9, 10)
Drums – Pretty Purdie*
Electric Bass – Chuck Rainey (tracks: 3, 4, 7, 10), John Williams Jr.* (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9)
Executive-Producer – Steve Backer
Flute – James Spaulding (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9)
Guitar – Kenny Burrell, Sam Brown
Illustration [Cover Illustration] – Nancy Stahl
Mixed By [Sound Mixer] – Bob Simpson
Piano – Frank Owens
Producer – Bob Thiele
Remastered By [Digital Mastering By] – James P. Nichols
Saxophone – Billy Harper (tracks: 3, 4, 7, 10), Daniel Bank* (tracks: 3, 4, 7, 10), Jerry Dodgion (tracks: 3, 4, 7, 10), Ray Beckenstein (tracks: 3, 4, 7, 10), Robert Ashton (tracks: 3, 4, 7, 10)
Trombone – Al Grey (tracks: 3, 4, 7, 10), Bill Campbell* (tracks: 3, 4, 7, 10), Garnett Brown (tracks: 3, 4, 7, 10), Quentin Jackson (tracks: 3, 4, 7, 10)
Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Ernie Royal (tracks: 3, 4, 7, 10), Jimmy Owens (tracks: 3, 4, 7, 10), Marvin Stamm (tracks: 3, 4, 7, 10), Thad Jones (tracks: 3, 4, 7, 10)
Viola – Alfred Brown (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9), David Schwartz (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9), Emanuel Vardi (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9), Julien Barber (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9)
Violin – Arnold Black (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9), Manny Green* (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9), Gene Orloff (tracks: 1, 6, 8), Harry Lookofsky (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9), Joe Malin (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9), Matthew Raimondi (tracks: 2, 5, 9), Max Pollikoff (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9), Paul Gershman (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9), Selwart Richard Clarke* (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9), Winston Collymore (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9)

Notes

© 1988 BMG Music

Digitally remastered directly from the original analog tapes.
This album contains previously released material.

Tracks 1, 6, 8: Recorded Tuesday May 26, 1970.
Tracks 2, 5, 9: Recorded Wednesday May 27, 1970.
Tracks 3, 4, 7, 10: Recorded Friday May 29, 1970.

Information not provided on release:
Original album released in 1970 titled "Louis Armstrong And His Friends" (Flying Dutchman AMS 12009 & GNP Crescendo GNPD 1002). This release has been re-released by RCA as "What A Wonderful World", capitalizing on the posthumous popularity of the hit song that was featured in the 1988 hit film "Good Morning, Vietnam". The "What A Wonderful World" track included here is not the well-known version from 1968, but a more up-tempo version from 1970.

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
AM-12009	Louis Armstrong	And His Friends ‎(LP, Album, Gat)	Flying Dutchman, Amsterdam	AM-12009	US	1970
9279512	Louis Armstrong	Louis Armstrong & His Friends ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Fontana	9279512	Brazil	1979
2424 015	Louis Armstrong	And His Friends ‎(LP, Album, Gat)	Polydor	2424 015	Canada	1970
ST 9099	Louis Armstrong	Untitled ‎(Cass, Comp)	Gorg, S. A.	ST 9099	Spain	1977
9286 300	Louis Armstrong	Attention! Louis Armstrong Vol.2 ‎(LP, RE)	Fontana	9286 300	Germany	Unknown