Satchmo at Symphony Hall (1947)

The first live document of Armstrong’s return to the small group format after the big band era. The All Stars—Jack Teagarden on trombone, Barney Bigard on clarinet, Sid Catlett on drums, Arvell Shaw on bass and Velma Middleton joining Armstrong on vocals—all got featured spots in a set that covered the entire history of jazz up until that point, from Armstrong classics of the 1920s to the bop-era vehicle “Mop Mop.”

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