1957 was a pivotal year for Louis Armstrong. As “Ambassador Satch,” he traveled the world for the U.S. State Department, even as he publicly challenged the government over the Little Rock desegregation crisis. That March, Armstrong and his All Stars played a fundraiser at Highland Park High School in Illinois. Student stage manager Joel Goldstein recorded the concert, preserving what biographer Ricky Riccardi calls “sensational, one of his best.”
Tracklist
Side A
When It’s Sleepy Time Down South
Indiana
The Gypsy
Ole Miss
High Society Calypso
Side B
Giant Steps ft. Shabaka, Joel Ross
After The Rain ft. Jeff Parker, Elena Pinderhughes
A Love Supreme, Pt. II ft. Justin Brown, Devin Daniels, Javier Santiago
Central Park West
Tracklist
Side A
When It’s Sleepy Time Down South
Indiana
The Gypsy
Ole Miss
High Society Calypso
Side B
Giant Steps ft. Shabaka, Joel Ross
After The Rain ft. Jeff Parker, Elena Pinderhughes
A Love Supreme, Pt. II ft. Justin Brown, Devin Daniels, Javier Santiago
Central Park West
Tracklist
When It’s Sleepy Time Down South
Indiana
The Gypsy
Ole Miss
High Society Calypso
Giant Steps ft. Shabaka, Joel Ross
After The Rain ft. Jeff Parker, Elena Pinderhughes
A Love Supreme, Pt. II ft. Justin Brown, Devin Daniels, Javier Santiago
