Louis Armstrong The Complete Decca Studio Recordings Flac Patched

Proved that popular American standards were highly legitimate vehicles for deep jazz expression.

Standard commercial CDs and early downloads of this set suffered from: Armstrong was not just a trumpeter

For the casual listener, Louis Armstrong is the gravelly-voiced crooner of "What a Wonderful World." For the jazz archivist and audiophile, however, he is the seismic pivot point upon whom the entire architecture of 20th-century music turns. But between 1935 and 1946, Armstrong was not just a trumpeter; he was a pop star locked in a contract with Decca Records—a period that produced the most explosive, swinging, and commercially vital work of his career. Armstrong was not just a trumpeter

Sourced directly from original metal parts and lacquer discs. Includes rare alternate takes. 1950–1958 Mosaic Records Armstrong was not just a trumpeter