Radio Free Amsterdam

WWOZ-FM, New Orleans -
Tuesday, December 25, 2007 [NO-071225-2]
Direct from the Crescent City

The second hour of Tom Morgan’s Christmas Special on WWOZ-FM in New Orleans is another prolonged homage to Louis Armstrong, exploring his long and fruitful career from 1928 through the ’30s and checking out his collaborations with Hoagy Carmichael, Jimmy Rodgers, the Mills Brothers, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, and his own fabulous orchestra.

Playlist #8

[01] Opening Theme: Paul Gayten: Backtrackin’ with Tom Morgan Intro
[02] Louis Armstrong: St. James Infirmary
[03] Louis Armstrong with Hoagy Carmichael: Rockin’Chair
[04] Louis Armstrong: Hobo, You Can’t Ride This Train
[05] Louis Armstrong with Jimmy Rodgers: Blue Yodel No. 9
[06] Louis Armstrong: Laughin’ Louie
[07] Louis Armstrong: Mighty River
[08] Tom Morgan ID & Comments
[09] Louis Armstrong: I Cover the Waterfront
[10] Louis Armstrong: You Rascal You
[11] Louis Armstrong: On Treasure Island
[12] Louis Armstrong: Somebody Stole My Break
[13] Louis Armstrong: Hawaiian Hospitality
[14] Louis Armstrong with the Mills Brothers: My Walking Stick
[15] Louis Armstrong: Sleepy Time Down South
[16] Louis Armstrong with Ella Fitzgerald: Frim Fram Sauce
[17] Louis Armstrong with Billie Holiday: My Sweet Hunk of Trash
[18] Tom Morgan ID & Comments
[19] Louis Armstrong: Walkin’ My Baby Back Home
[20] Louis Armstrong: Just a Gigolo
[21] Louis Armstrong: The Last Time

Hosted by Tom Morgan for WWOZ-FM, New Orleans
Produced, engineered & recorded by Tom Morgan
Editing & post-production by John Sinclair
Mastered by Henk Botwinik for Radio Free Amsterdam
Posted by Larry Hayden
Annotated by John Sinclair

© 2008 Tom Morgan, Used with permission.

 

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