Additional information about Louis Armstrong House and new Visitor Center which plans to be opened early 2012. http://blog.livedoor.jp/coltranehouse/archives/2010-03.html Fuji Yasuhiro "Fuji" Fujioka ----- Original Message ----- From: "Matt Sohn" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Sunday, April 04, 2010 7:44 AM Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Louis Armstrong home recordings >> Hello, >> Does anybody have any information on home recordings of Louis >> Armstrong? I read that he made recordings up until his death. What >> format >> is it in? Where can I get it? What was the earliest recording? Any help >> would be greatly appreciated. >> James Hong > > I was the transfer engineer who preserved these recordings. The are housed > at the Louis Armstrong Archive at Queens College in Flushing, NY. > There are 650 1/4" reels of tape in the collection, and they can be > listened to by visiting the archive. The website offers a few short clips > at: http://www.louisarmstronghouse.org/louie_armstrong/multimedia.htm > > A few years ago the Jazz Heritage Society released a double CD containing > Louis' 1938 Fleischman's Yeast Program recordings on one disc, and a > second disc of excerpts from the home recordings. A review of the CD with > audio clips can be found at: > http://dippermouth.blogspot.com/2008/07/historic-fleischmanns-yeast-broadcasts.html > Amazon.com lists 2 copies for sale @ $55: > http://www.amazon.com/Louis-Armstrong-Fleischmanns-Yeast-Recorded/dp/B001DCDZVA > > I haven't seen it yet, but apparently, the recently released book "Pops" > by Terry Teachout makes extensive use of the recordings as source > material. > http://www.amazon.com/Louis-Armstrong-Fleischmanns-Yeast-Recorded/dp/B001DCDZVA > > Hope this helps, > Matt Sohn