Louis Armstrong was one of the acknowledged innovative pioneers of early jazz, and one of the finest and most powerful trumpeters and cornetists in the genre, who shifted the focus from ensemble playing to solo performance during the 1920s with his legendary Hot Five. 

However, with a career spanning five decades he had a long history of making hit records and having big sellers, not only during the early New Orleans era but through the swing and big band years until he transitioned into mainstream pop in the 1950s. 

Very few collections have been based purely on his chart hits, so this 70-track 3-CD collection features just about all his releases on the Okeh, Columbia, Decca and Vocalion labels which were listed as hits during this 30-year period. 
It features his 1932 No. 1 with “All Of Me”, plus timeless classics like “Muskrat Ramble”, “Chinatown, My Chinatown”, “Body And Soul”, “Shine”, “West End Blues”, and “Jeepers Creepers” right through to his US and UK success with “Mack The Knife” in 1956. 

Inevitably it features performances with some of the most renowned jazz musicians of  the day, like Kid Ory, Johnny Dodds, Earl Hines, Zutty Singleton, Lionel Hampton, Lonnie Johnson and many more. It’s a substantial and entertaining overview of his extraordinary career from a particular standpoint, and a fine showcase for his prowess as one of the true greats of jazz.

CD 1
1. MUSKRAT RAMBLE Louis Armstrong Hot Five (Okeh 8300) 1926 
2. BIG BUTTER AND EGG MAN Louis Armstrong's Hot Five (Okeh 8423) 1927 
3. KEYHOLE BLUES Louis Armstrong's Hot Five (Okeh 8496) 1927 
4. POTATO HEAD BLUES Louis Armstrong's Hot 7 (Okeh 8503) 1927 
5. HOTTER THAN THAT Louis Armstrong's Hot Five (Okeh 8535) 1928 
6. STRUTTIN' WITH SOME BARBEQUE Louis Armstrong's Hot Five (Okeh 8566) 1928 
7. WEST END BLUES Louis Armstrong Hot Five (Okeh 8597) 1928 
8. A MONDAY DATE Louis Armstrong's Hot Five (Okeh 8609) 1928 
9. ST JAMES INFIRMARY Louis Armstrong's Hot Five (Okeh 8657) 1929 
10. AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' Louis Armstrong's Hot Five (Okeh 8714) 1929 
11. WHEN YOU'RE SMILING Louis Armstrong  (Okeh 8729) 1929 
12. ST LOUIS BLUES Louis Armstrong  Orch (Okeh 41350) 1930 
13. I'M A DING DONG DADDY FROM DUMAS Louis Armstrong & His Orch (Okeh 41442) 1930 
14. IF I COULD BE WITH YOU ONE HOUR TONIGHT Louis Armstrong & His  New Cotton Club Orch (Okeh 41448) 1930 
15. MEMORIES OF YOU Louis Armstrong And His Sebastian New Cotton Club Orch (Okeh 41463) 1930 
16. THE PEANUT VENDOR Louis Armstrong And His Sebastian New Cotton Club Orch (Okeh 41478) 1931 
17. I'LL BE GLAD WHEN YOU'RE DEAD, YOU RASCAL YOU Louis Armstrong & His New Cotton Club Orch (Okeh 41504) 1931 
18. STARDUST Louis Armstrong & His Orch (Columbia 2574D) 1931 
19. CHINATOWN, MY CHINATOWN Louis Armstrong & His Orch (Columbia 2574D) 1931 
20. YOU CAN DEPEND ON ME Louis Armstrong & His Orch (Columbia 2590D) 1932 
21. I GOT RHYTHM Louis Armstrong Orch. (Columbia 2590D) 1932 
22. KICKIN' THE GONG AROUND Louis Armstrong & His Orch (Columbia 2600D) 1932 
23. BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA Louis Armstrong & His Orch (Columbia 2600D) 1932

CD 2
1. ALL OF ME Louis Armstrong  (Columbia 2606D) 1932 
2. HOME Louis Armstrong & His Orch (Columbia 2606D) 1932 
3. LOVE, YOU FUNNY THING! Louis Armstrong & His Orch (Columbia 2631D) 1932 
4. KEEPIN' OUTA MISCHIEF NOW Louis Armstrong & His Orch (Columbia 2646D) 1932 
5. LAWD, YOU MADE THE NIGHT TOO LONG Louis Armstrong & His Orch (Columbia 2646D) 1932 
6. ROCKIN' CHAIR Louis Armstrong & His Orch (Columbia 2688D) 1932 
7. SWEETHEARTS ON PARADE Louis Armstrong & His Orch (Columbia 2688D) 1932 
8. BODY AND SOUL Louis Armstrong & His Orch (Columbia 2707D) 1932 
9. SHINE Louis Armstrong And His Sebastian New Cotton Club Orch (Columbia 2707D) 1932 
10. AFTER YOU'VE GONE Louis Armstrong & His Orch (Columbia 2727D) 1932 
11. HOBO YOU CAN'T RIDE DIS TRAIN Louis Armstrong & His Orch (Columbia 24200) 1933 
12. THAT'S MY HOME Louis Armstrong  (Columbia 24200) 1933 
13. I GOTTA RIGHT TO SING THE BLUES Louis Armstrong & His Orch (Columbia 24233) 1933 
14. I'M IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE Louis Armstrong & His Orch (Decca 579) 1935 
15. YOU ARE MY LUCKY STAR Louis Armstrong & His Orch. (Decca 580) 1935 
16. RED SAILS IN THE SUNSET Louis Armstrong & His Orch. (Decca 648) 1936 
17. THANKS A MILLION Louis Armstrong (Decca 666) 1936 
18. I HOPE GABRIEL LIKES MY MUSIC Louis Armstrong & His Orch. (Decca 672) 1936 
19. LYIN' TO MYSELF Louis Armstrong  (Decca 835) 1936 
20. ON A COCONUT ISLAND Louis Armstrong & Polynesians (Decca 914) 1936 
21. DARLING NELLY GRAY Mills Bros & Louis Armstrong (Decca 1245) 1937 
22. PUBLIC MELODY NUMBER ONE Louis Armstrong & His Orch. (Decca 1347) 1937 
23. ALEXANDER'S RAGTIME BAND Louis Armstrong & His Orch. (Decca 1408) 1937

CD 3
1. ONCE IN A WHILE Louis Armstrong & His Orch (Decca 1560) 1938 
2. I DOUBLE DARE YOU Louis Armstrong & His Orch (Decca 1636) 1938 
3. LOVE WALKED IN Louis Armstrong & His Orch. (Decca 1842) 1938 
4. BASIN STREET BLUES Louis Armstrong & His Orch (Vocalion 3008) 1938 
5. GOING TO SHOUT ALL OVER GOD'S HEAVEN Louis Armstrong With The Decca Mixed Chorus (Decca 2085) 1938 
6. WHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHING IN Louis Armstrong & His Orch. (Decca 2230) 1939 
7. JEEPERS CREEPERS Louis Armstrong & His Orch. (Decca 2267) 1939 
8. WEST END BLUES Louis Armstrong & His Orch. (Decca 2480) 1939 
9. W.P.A Louis Armstrong & Mills Bros (Decca 3151) 1940 
10. YOU WON'T BE SATISFIED Ella Fitzgerald / Louis Armstrong (Bob Haggart's Orch) (Decca 23496) 1946 
11. THAT LUCKY OLD SUN Louis Armstrong (Decca 24752) 1949 
12. LA VIE EN ROSE Louis Armstrong & His Orch. (Decca 27113) 1950 
13. GONE FISHIN' Louis Armstrong & Bing Crosby (Decca 27623) 1951 
14. (WHEN WE ARE DANCING) I GET IDEAS Louis Armstrong (Decca 27720) 1951 
15. A KISS TO BUILD A DREAM ON Louis Armstrong (Decca 27720) 1951 
16. WHEN IT'S SLEEPYTIME DOWN SOUTH Louis Armstrong (Decca 27899) 1952 
17. KISS OF FIRE Louis Armstrong & His Orch. (Decca 28177) 1952 
18. IT TAKES TWO TO TANGO Louis Armstrong (Decca 28394) 1952 
19. CHLO-E Louis Armstrong.Gordon Jenkins (Decca 28524) 1953 
20. SKOKIAAN,PT.1 Louis Armstrong  (Decca 29256) 1954 
21. MUSKRAT RAMBLE Louis Armstrong & His All Stars (Decca 29280) 1954 
22. THEME FROM THE THREEPENNY OPERA (MACK THE KNIFE)  (Columbia 4-40597) 1956 
23. THE FAITHFUL HUSSAR Louis Armstrong & His All Stars (Phillips PB604) 1956 
24. BLUEBERRY HILL Louis Armstrong & His All Stars (Decca 24752/30091) 1956