| Louis Armstrong Plays W. C. Handy | ||||
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| Studio album by Louis Armstrong and His All Stars | ||||
| Released | 1954 | |||
| Recorded | July 12–14, 1954[1] | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 76:37 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | George Avakian | |||
| Louis Armstrong and His All Stars chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |  [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [3] |
| Tom Hull | A[4] |
Louis Armstrong Plays W. C. Handy is a 1954 studio release by Louis Armstrong and His All Stars, described by Allmusic as "Louis Armstrong's finest record of the 1950s" and "essential music for all serious jazz collections".[5] Columbia CD released the album on CD in 1986 in a much altered form, with alternative versions in place of many of the original songs, but restored the original with its 1997 re-issue, which also included additional tracks: a brief interview by the producer, George Avakian, with W. C. Handy; a joke told by Louis Armstrong; and several rehearsal versions of the songs.
- ^ "The Louis Armstrong Discography: The All-Stars (1946 - 1956)".
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 44. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.
- ^ Hull, Tom (n.d.). "Essential Jazz Albums of the 1950s". tomhull.com. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
- ^ Louis Armstrong Plays W.C. Handy at AllMusic