1960 studio album by Bing Crosby and Louis Armstrong
Bing & Satchmo Bing Crosby and Louis Armstrong that was arranged and conducted by Billy May .[ 2] MGM .
Crosby and Armstrong worked together many times before they recorded this album, appearing in films such as Pennies from Heaven Here Comes the Groom High Society [ 3]
The lyrics of the songs were adapted for them by a number of notable songwriters.[ 4]
Eleven tracks were issued on the LP, excluding "(Up A) Lazy River " because Armstrong had recorded it for another company. Permission was granted for it to be included in the All Star Festival LP issued in 1963 on behalf of the United Nations to help refugees around the world.[ 5] Johnny Mercer sings a few lines with the chorus on this track.
"Dardanella " and "Muskrat Ramble " were released as singles in October 1960. Billboard jocks ".[ 6]
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [ 2]
The Billboard magazine review from 31 October 1960 selected the album for its pop spotlight and called it a "group of nostalgic tunes that provide excellent easy listening programming."[ 7]
Variety [ 8]
John Bush on Allmusic.com gave the album three and half stars out of five. Bush said that "Could anything but warmth and playfulness result when the two most seminal, expressive voices of the 20th century found the room to stretch out on a full LP together?". Bush reserved criticism for the vocal chorus that appears on the album.[ 2]
Title Writer(s) 1. "Muskrat Ramble " Kid Ory , Ray Gilbert 3:03 2. "Sugar (That Sugar Baby O' Mine) " Maceo Pinkard , Edna Alexander, Sidney D. Mitchell 5:13 3. "The Preacher " Horace Silver 2:21 4. "Dardanella " Fred Fisher , Felix Bernard , Johnny S. Black2:50 5. "Let's Sing Like a Dixieland Band" Alan Bergman 2:21 6. "Way Down Yonder in New Orleans " Joe Turner Layton , Henry Creamer 3:09 7. "Brother Bill" Louis Armstrong 3:01 8. "Little Ol' Tune" Johnny Mercer 3:07 9. "At the Jazz Band Ball " Nick LaRocca , Larry Shields , Johnny Mercer 3:02 10. "Rocky Mountain Moon" Johnny Mercer 3:42 11. "Bye Bye Blues " Fred Hamm , Dave Bennett, Bert Lown , and Chauncey Gray3:48 12. "(Up a) Lazy River " (bonus song on 2009 CD reissue) Hoagy Carmichael , Sidney Arodin 3:14
Bing Crosby – vocalsLouis Armstrong – trumpet, vocalsDick Cathcart – trumpetShorty Sherock – trumpetAbe Lincoln – tromboneTommy Pederson – tromboneMoe Schneider – trombone Chuck Gentry – saxophoneMatty Matlock – saxophoneWilbur Schwartz – saxophoneJustin Gordon – reeds Stan Wrightsman – pianoGeorge Van Eps – guitarMorty Corb – double bassNick Fatool – drumsJohnny Mercer – special effects, vocalsBilly May – arranger, conductorJudd Conlon – choir contractor, choir directorGil Mershorn – choir, Bernie Parks, Thomas D. Kenny, Joseph Pryor, Burton A. Dole, Jack Graberman, Paul Ely Production
Simon Rady – record producer Wild Bill Thompson – choir arrangement Reissue CD
Will Friedwald – liner notesAnaida Garcia – associate producer Hugh Fordin – reissue producer ^ Willems, Jos (1 January 2006). All of Me: The Complete Discography of Louis Armstrong ISBN 9780810857308 . Retrieved 18 August 2013 . ^ a b c Bush, John. "Bing & Satchmo – Louis Armstrong, Bing Crosby" . AllMusic . Retrieved 28 July 2017 . ^ Stein, Daniel (3 May 2012). Music Is My Life: Louis Armstrong, Autobiography, and American Jazz ISBN 978-0472051809 . Retrieved 18 August 2013 . ^ "Rady Cutting Bing-Satchmo Dust Package" . Google Books . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 12 October 1959. Retrieved 18 August 2013 .^ Reynolds, Fred. The Crosby Collection 1926-1977 (Part Four: 1951-1960 ed.). Fred Reynolds. p. 304. ^ "Billboard" . Google Books . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 24 October 1960. Retrieved 18 August 2013 .^ "Discourse" . Google Books . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 31 October 1960. Retrieved 18 August 2013 .^ "Variety". Variety . November 30, 1960.
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