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.
Louis and the Good Book
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by AllMusic
Track Listing
Title/Composer | Performer | Time | Stream | |||
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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 |