Ok, so this isn't primo Louis. But you know something works right in the universe when Satchmo is annointed to knock the Beatles out of #1. Like, who else was qualified?

Hello Dolly is the kind of song you wouldn't bother to hear in any version but the one here. Jeepers Creepers is perfect for him (check out Tony Bennett's devotional rendition of the tune with Count Basie). Got A Lot of Livin' to Do never sounded better. The band is ragged & far beneath Armstrong's jazz abilities, but as a Sixties pop album this is pretty good. Face it, you were sick of the Beatles anyway.

Bob Rixon, WFMU

This is a great first album for those who are interested in Satchmo. Tunes from broadway shows from the fifties and sixties as only Louis Armstrong can interpret them. Great fun for Louis Armstrong fans and those who want to take a first listen. You won't be sorry. Extremely popular when it was released in mono in the sixties.

I purchased this item based on the description that it was "Vinyl". When it arrived, it was not a record, but a CD. I would never have bought it if the description read CD. I had intended to give it as a present for a music-lover with a record player. I basically threw the money away, and still don't have a present, as I am not going to give a CD. Returning the item isn't worth it. I would appreciate better advertising for products, this was disappointing.

I bought this album in 1964 and the CD is every bit as good. Armstrong's version of "Got A Lot of Living to do" is very good and is my favorite from the album. Armstong's trumpet was the sharpest and cleanest trumpet as ther ever was & singing style is good