Louis Wishes You a Cool Yule

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Armstrong’s first holiday album out to the world,” added Jamie Krents, President, Verve, Impulse and Verve Forecast Records. Louis Wishes You a Cool Yule, is the first Louis Armstrong Christmas record ever and presents his holiday tracks as cohesive body of work for the first time! Includes a previously unheard recording of Louis' touching reading of Samuel Clement Moore's poem 'A Visit from St.

It’s been an amazing honor to work with our colleagues at UMe and the Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation team to get Mr. Includes: six Decca singles from the 1950s, a pair of duets with two of his favourite vocal partners, Ella Fitzgerald and Velma Middleton, and 'What a Wonderful World,' which has become something of a year-long hymn of hope.Nicholas' (also known as 'The Night Before Christmas'), with fellow New Orleans jazz icon Sullivan Fortner providing a gorgeous musical underbed. The narration is one of two tapes of it recorded by Armstrong and this one is unedited and released for the first time. Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation is thrilled to see this iconic music from our favorite artist earn a spot on today’s music charts, and we are thankful that Verve chose to share this compilation around the world,” said Jackie Harris, LAEF executive director.

Nicholas” (also known as “The Night Before Christmas”), with fellow New Orleans jazz icon Sullivan Fortner providing a gorgeous musical underbed.Louis Wishes You a Cool Yule', is the first Louis Armstrong Christmas record ever and presents his holiday tracks as cohesive body of work for the first time. When the Foundation transferred the Armstrong archives to Queens College in 1971, we wanted to put his vast collection of music, papers and memories in a place where they could be easily accessed and presented for the world to enjoy. Beloved around the world just like Santa Claus himself, Louis 'Satchmo' Armstrong devoted his life to 'the cause of happiness', as he once put it, giving the gift of joy every time he put his trumpet to his lips or crooned with his gravel voice. Track 11 poem recorded by Louis Armstrong at his home on February 26, 1971, Sullivan Fortner's piano accompaniment recorded May 17, 2022 at Sear Sound, New York City. Just seeing how this holiday record is being embraced is proof positive that LAEF’s archival placement is something to celebrate.