Louis Armstrong was considered an almost saintly figure by those who were content to ignore his industrial pot-smoking and occasional lapses of temperament. It is entirely fitting that one of the founders of modern jazz should have explored some of the music’s root materials. In the role of a stylized preacher, which Louis embodied to perfection, and surrounded by the choir of gospel singers of Sy Oliver and his own group, the legendary All Stars, he combines his unique voice and trumpet playing and achieves an amazing depth of interpretation. 1. Nobody Knows the Trouble Ive Seen 2. Shadrack 3. Go Down, Moses 4. Rock My Soul 5. Ezekiel Saw the Wheel 6. On My Way 7. Down By the Riverside 8. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot 9. Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child 10. Jonah and the Whale 11. Didnt It Rain 12. This Train 13. When Did You Leave Heaven? 14. Youre a Heavenly Thing 15. I Married an Angel 16. A Sinner Kissed an Angel 17. Angela Mia 18. Angel Child 19. And the Angels Sing 20. Fools Rush In 21. Ill String Along With You 22. Angel 23. The Prisoners Song 24. Good Night, Angel 25. Dear Old Southland
