Trompeter und Sänger Louis Armstrong hatte gleich zwei Spitznamen: "Satchmo" und "Pops". "Pops Is Tops" - Tops ist der Beste - heißt eine randvoll mit grandioser Armstrong-Musik gefüllte 4-CD-Box, auf der der populäre Jazz-Entertainer in Bestform zu hören ist.
Unter dem Untertitel "The Verve Studio Albums" versammeln die vier CDs drei berühmte Verve-LPs ("I've Got the World on a String", "Louis Under the Stars" und "Louis Armstrong Meets Oscar Peterson") mit einer erstaunlichen Menge seltener bis nie gehörter Bonustracks. Der fleißige Armstrong nahm die Alben, heute alle längst Klassiker, an einer Handvoll Tage im August und Oktober 1957 auf, die ersten beiden mit einem All-Star-Orchester unter der Leitung von Russel Garcia, die dritte mit dem swingenden Oscar Peterson Quartet.
Ganz gleich ob man einfach nur Hits wie "Makin' Whoopee", "I Get a Kick Out of You" oder "I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues" genießen oder als Sammler tief in die Materie einsteigen will, dieses Box-Set ist einfach "tops"!
Ausstattung: Digital remastered, 4-CD-Digipak, 20-seitiges Booklet mit ausführlichen Linernotes, Coverabbildungen und diskographischen Angaben
Unter dem Untertitel "The Verve Studio Albums" versammeln die vier CDs drei berühmte Verve-LPs ("I've Got the World on a String", "Louis Under the Stars" und "Louis Armstrong Meets Oscar Peterson") mit einer erstaunlichen Menge seltener bis nie gehörter Bonustracks. Der fleißige Armstrong nahm die Alben, heute alle längst Klassiker, an einer Handvoll Tage im August und Oktober 1957 auf, die ersten beiden mit einem All-Star-Orchester unter der Leitung von Russel Garcia, die dritte mit dem swingenden Oscar Peterson Quartet.
Ganz gleich ob man einfach nur Hits wie "Makin' Whoopee", "I Get a Kick Out of You" oder "I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues" genießen oder als Sammler tief in die Materie einsteigen will, dieses Box-Set ist einfach "tops"!
Ausstattung: Digital remastered, 4-CD-Digipak, 20-seitiges Booklet mit ausführlichen Linernotes, Coverabbildungen und diskographischen Angaben
| CD 1 | |||
| 1 | When Your Lover Has Gone | 00:04:42 | |
| 2 | You're The Top | 00:02:34 | |
| 3 | You Turned The Tables On Me (Mono Version) | 00:02:37 | |
| 4 | Don't Get Around Much Anymore | 00:03:41 | |
| 5 | Little Girl Blue (Stereo Version) | 00:05:45 | |
| 6 | Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen (Re-record) | 00:04:56 | |
| 7 | We'll Be Together Again | 00:04:08 | |
| 8 | I've Got The World On A String | 00:02:52 | |
| 9 | Do Nothing 'Til You Hear From Me | 00:04:16 | |
| 10 | I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues | 00:04:05 | |
| 11 | You Turned The Tables On Me (Stereo Version) | 00:02:38 | |
| 12 | Little Girl Blue (Stereo Version) | 00:05:45 | |
| 13 | You Turned The Tables On Me (False Starts / Alternate Take 1) | 00:05:30 | |
| 14 | You Turned The Tables On Me (Partial / Alternate Take 3) | 00:02:54 | |
| 15 | You Turned The Tables On Me (Edit Inserts) | 00:09:14 | |
| 16 | I've Got The World On A String (False Starts / Alternate Take 2) | 00:05:09 | |
| 17 | I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues (False Starts Breakdown / Takes 2 & 3) | 00:02:01 | |
| 18 | I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues (Alternate Take 4) | 00:04:03 | |
| CD 2 | |||
| 1 | Top Hat, White Tie, And Tails | 00:04:14 | |
| 2 | Have You Met Miss Jones? | 00:04:41 | |
| 3 | I Only Have Eyes For You | 00:04:16 | |
| 4 | Stormy Weather | 00:04:19 | |
| 5 | Home | 00:05:52 | |
| 6 | East Of The Sun (West Of The Moon) (Mono Version) | 00:03:20 | |
| 7 | You're Blase | 00:05:01 | |
| 8 | Body And Soul (Mono Version) | 00:04:41 | |
| 9 | East Of The Sun (West Of The Moon) (Stereo Version) | 00:03:17 | |
| 10 | Body And Soul (Stereo Version) | 00:04:55 | |
| 11 | Stormy Weather (Breakdown / Alternate Edit) | 00:05:13 | |
| 12 | Stormy Weather (Alternate Take 3) | 00:04:46 | |
| 13 | Stormy Weather (Breakdown 4) | 00:03:56 | |
| 14 | Stormy Weather (Edit Inserts) | 00:05:11 | |
| CD 3 | |||
| 1 | That Old Feeling | 00:02:44 | |
| 2 | Let's Fall In Love | 00:03:18 | |
| 3 | I'll Never Be The Same | 00:03:32 | |
| 4 | Blues In The Night | 00:05:14 | |
| 5 | How Long Has This Been Going On? | 00:06:01 | |
| 6 | I Was Doing All Right | 00:03:23 | |
| 7 | What's New? | 00:02:43 | |
| 8 | Moon Song | 00:04:35 | |
| 9 | Just One Of Those Things | 00:04:05 | |
| 10 | There's No You | 00:02:18 | |
| 11 | You Go To My Head | 00:06:28 | |
| 12 | Sweet Lorraine | 00:05:15 | |
| 13 | Blues In The Night (Rehearsal Take) | 00:02:44 | |
| 14 | Let's Fall In Love (Take 1) | 00:03:36 | |
| 15 | Let's Fall In Love (Take 2) | 00:03:17 | |
| 16 | Indiana (Studio Warm-up) | 00:05:28 | |
| CD 4 | |||
| 1 | Makin' Whoopee (Breakdown) | 00:01:16 | |
| 2 | Makin' Whoopee (Take 1) | 00:04:33 | |
| 3 | Makin' Whoopee (Take 2 / Complete Alternate Take) | 00:04:25 | |
| 4 | Makin' Whoopee (Take 3 / False Start) | 00:00:39 | |
| 5 | Makin' Whoopee | 00:04:11 | |
| 6 | I Get A Kick Out Of You (Take 1 Reindexed) | 00:01:45 | |
| 7 | I Get A Kick Out Of You (Take 3 Reindexed) | 00:00:21 | |
| 8 | I Get A Kick Out Of You (Take 4 Reindexed) | 00:04:20 | |
| 9 | I Get A Kick Out Of You (Take 5 / False Start) | 00:02:31 | |
| 10 | I Get A Kick Out Of You (Take 6 / False Start) | 00:00:29 | |
| 11 | I Get A Kick Out Of You (Take 7 / False Start) | 00:00:18 | |
| 12 | I Get A Kick Out Of You | 00:04:20 | |
| 13 | I Get A Kick Out Of You (Takes 9 & 12) | 00:02:19 | |
| 14 | I Get A Kick Out Of You (Take 13) | 00:04:18 | |
| 15 | Let's Do It (Let's Fall In Love) (Breakdowns Including Warm-up) | 00:03:13 | |
| 16 | Let's Do It (Let's Fall In Love) (Take 3) | 00:08:33 | |
| 17 | Let's Do It (Let's Fall In Love) | 00:08:44 | |
| 18 | Willow Weep For Me (Take 1) | 00:01:38 | |
| 19 | Willow Weep For Me (Take 2 / Complete Alternate Take) | 00:05:08 | |
| 20 | Willow Weep For Me (Take 3 / Long False Start) | 00:02:49 | |
| Weitere 4 Tracks anzeigen | |||
| 21 | Willow Weep For Me (Take 4) | 00:04:38 | |
| 22 | Willow Weep For Me (Take 5 / False Start) | 00:01:37 | |
| 23 | Willow Weep For Me (Take 6 / False Start) | 00:00:12 | |
| 24 | Willow Weep For Me | 00:04:23 | |