Louis Armstrong and His Friends


Louis Armstrong and His Friends is an album by the Louis Armstrong recorded in 1970 and originally released by Flying Dutchman on their Amsterdam subsidiary label.

Reception

AllMusic reviewer Alex Henderson stated "Louis Armstrong and His Friends isn't among the trumpeter/singer's essential releases, but it is certainly interesting, enjoyable, and historically important. Recorded in May 1970, Louis Armstrong and His Friends was his next-to-last studio session... Armstrong was in poor health; in fact, he wasn't well enough to do any trumpet playing on this album. But he was still able to sing, and he gets his points across... Louis Armstrong and His Friends sometimes goes out of its way to sound contemporary. And for the most part, it works... short of essential, but for Armstrong's truly devoted fans, it is a fascinating album to listen to".

Track listing

  1. "We Shall Overcome" − 6:43
  2. "Everybody's Talkin' (Echoes)" − 3:04
  3. "What a Wonderful World" − 3:21
  4. "Boy from New Orleans" − 3:57
  5. "The Creator Has a Master Plan " − 4:15
  6. "Give Peace a Chance" − 4:35
  7. "Mood Indigo" − 3:20
  8. "His Father Wore Long Hair" − 2:32
  9. "My One and Only Love" − 3:19
  10. "This Black Cat Has Nine Lives" − 2:47
  11. "Here Is My Heart for Christmas" − 2:38 Additional track on CD reissue
  12. "The Creator Has a Master Plan " − 5:56 Additional track on CD reissue
  13. "The Creator Has a Master Plan − 5:53 Additional track on CD reissue

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