Louis and the Good Book

Louis Armstrong

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Louis and the Good Book Review

by AllMusic

An unusual album in the Louis Armstrong canon, this collection of gospel songs, spirituals, homilies, and comic vignettes was the only religious album this determinedly secular musician recorded. Backed by a gospel vocal group led by the celebrated jazz arranger Sy Oliver, Armstrong performs a variety of religious-themed favorites, including "Ezekiel Saw De Wheel," "Going to Shout All Over God's Heaven," and "Didn't it Rain," as well as "Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat" from GUYS AND DOLLS. There's an affecting version of the traditional spiritual "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child," and a particular highlight is the inclusion of two comic sermons by the musician's alter ego, Elder Eatmore.

Track Listing

Title/Composer Performer Time Stream
1 Louis Armstrong 03:02 SpotifyAmazon
2 Louis Armstrong feat: Sy Oliver 02:46 SpotifyAmazon
3 Louis Armstrong 03:41 SpotifyAmazon
4 Louis Armstrong 02:58 SpotifyAmazon
5 Louis Armstrong 02:33 SpotifyAmazon
6 Louis Armstrong feat: Sy Oliver 03:05 SpotifyAmazon
7 Louis Armstrong 03:10 SpotifyAmazon
8 Louis Armstrong 03:09 SpotifyAmazon
9 Louis Armstrong 03:29 SpotifyAmazon
10 Louis Armstrong 02:39 SpotifyAmazon
11 Louis Armstrong 02:52 SpotifyAmazon
12 Louis Armstrong 02:31 SpotifyAmazon
13 Louis Armstrong 03:18 SpotifyAmazon
14 Louis Armstrong 02:58 SpotifyAmazon
15 Louis Armstrong feat: Sy Oliver 02:36 SpotifyAmazon
16 Louis Armstrong 02:49 SpotifyAmazon
17 Louis Armstrong 03:12 SpotifyAmazon
18 Louis Armstrong 02:49 SpotifyAmazon
19 Louis Armstrong 04:22 SpotifyAmazon
20 Louis Armstrong 04:22 SpotifyAmazon
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