Louis Armstrong - Blueberry Hill

Artist: Louis Armsrtong with Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra
Title: "Blueberry Hill" (Lewis-Stock-Rose)

Label: Decca Personality
Cat No: 24752-B
Release Year: 1949
Country: Canada
Format: 10" Shellac Record

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Louis
• Armstrong
• Gordon
• Jenkins
• Orchestra
• Blueberry
• Hill
• Dixieland
• Jazz
• 78
• RPM
• Record
• Dual
• Turntable

[fromthesidelines]

YOU know and I know what "78"'s are, 'Vinyl'- but not everyone visiting this page does. Especially that "War Of the Speeds" period between 1949 and '51, when Columbia and RCA refused to adapt to each other's new speeds, and most of the other record companies refused to "take sides", issuing their recordings in all three speeds...

[VinylToVideo]

Yes but a simple question like that doesn't require a lecture about RCA and Columbia's 1949-1951 history, 'fromthesidelines.'

[fromthesidelines]

"78"'s and "45"'s had one recording on each side [EARLY 78's just ONE side], 'midna'. When the "33" disc was introduced by Columbia in 1948 [and quickly adapted by virtually all record companies except RCA, who finally issued their own in January 1950], they had a longer playing time, with up to 12 songs on each side [sometimes more]. "Extended play", introduced during 1951-'52, made some 33 and 45 records last longer- four songs on each side. The "78" was officially phased out by 1958.

[VinylToVideo]

Thanks for the overly detailed reply to an already answered simple question.

[keyris6]

nobody can sing better than Louis Armstrong (:

[AustinGal0817]

I am 54 YO and my dad use to play this on a 45record when I was a little girl. He loved big band music. Brings back memories.

[Sflair]

You are right..it is irrelevant. A lot of misinformation has been in many books and will remain as "gospel". However, Bobby and Louis were very good friends and played together many time.

It is still a great recording, regardless of our statements. Thanks for posting.

[jgubenko]

@Sflair It is quite irrelevant whether you knew both Bobby and Billy. What is relevant is what happened at the recording session. In this respect I will quote from the book "Goodbye" by Bruce Jenkins who quoted his father.Gordon on the recording session,page 57, "He (Billy Butterfield) played a wonderful muted solo that sounded a lot like Louis."

[Sflair]

@jgubenko It is Bobby Hackett. The original was miscredited. I knew both Bobby and Billy.

[TheWhitePriestess]

This was my grandfather's favorite song before he passed away last January. It always makes me think of him. :)

[jgubenko]

The trumpet is Billy Butterfield.

[Sflair]

Classis!!!.. Sounds like Bobby Hackett's muted trumpet behind Louis. They were great friends.

[luvmyrecords]

@VinylToVideo Yes, although mine are on the Victor label; one is on Gennett. However, you are right...until those "Top Hits" things (and similar releases on other small labels) came out in the late 40's and 50s, it was one song per side. Oh - I forgot to say what a great video this is...the record and the fidelity, too!

[VinylToVideo]

@luvmyrecords This is only common on off label releases for such things as Childrenss songs. 99% of commercially released 78s were one song per side.

[luvmyrecords]

@VinylToVideo I have some records from the teens and twenties with multiple songs on each side - they're for children, so each selection is very short.

[eric1299171]

Awesome!!!