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1	Top Hat, White Tie, And Tails Written-By – Irving Berlin	4:09
2	A Foggy Day Drums – Buddy RichVocals – Ella Fitzgerald	4:31
3	Tin Roof Blues Banjo – Alfred Di LerniaPiano – Marty Napolean*Written-By – George Brunies, Leon Rappolo*, The New Orleans Rhythm Kings*	2:58
4	A Woman Is A Sometime Thing Written-By – DuBose Heyward	4:46
5	What's New? Written-By – Bob Haggart, Johnny Burke	2:40
6	Home (When Shadows Fall) Written-By – Jeff Clarkson*, Harry Clarkson, Peter Van Steeden	5:47
7	Someday You'll Be Sorry Bass – Mort HerbertClarinet – Peanuts HuckoTrombone – Trummy YoungWritten-By – Louis Armstrong	3:51
8	Mame Banjo – Alfred Di LerniaPiano – Marty Napolean*Written-By – Jerry Herman	2:21
9	We'll Be Together Again Written-By – Carl Fischer , Frankie Laine	4:03
10	How Long Has This Been Going On? Drums – Louis Bellson	5:56
11	Body And Soul Written-By – Edward Heyman, Frank Eaton*, Johnny Green, Robert Sour	4:40
12	Pretty Little Missy Banjo – Everett BarksdaleBass – Arvell ShawClarinet – Joe DarensbourgTrombone – "Big Chief" Russell MooreWritten-By – Louis Armstrong	2:18
13	I Got Rhythm	1:23
14	There's No You Written-By – Harold Hopper*, Thomas Adair*	2:14
15	I Got Plenty O' Nuttin' Vocals – Ella FitzgeraldWritten-By – DuBose Heyward	3:50
16	Indiana (Previously Unissued) Drums – Louis BellsonWritten-By – Ballard MacDonald, James F. Hanley	5:27

Credits

• Arranged By, Conductor – Russel Garcia* (tracks: 1, 4, 6, 9, 11, 15)
• Art Direction – Alli Truch
• Artwork – Laura Levine
• Bass – Buddy Catlett (tracks: 3, 8, 13), Ray Brown (tracks: 2, 10, 16)
• Clarinet – Buster Bailey (tracks: 3, 8, 13)
• Compilation Producer – Michael Lang
• Design – Patricia Lie
• Drums – Danny Barcelona (tracks: 3, 7, 8, 12, 13)
• Guitar – Herb Ellis (tracks: 2, 10, 14, 16)
• Liner Notes [Comments] – Harvey Pekar, Will Friedwald
• Liner Notes [Notes Editor] – Peter Pullman
• Photography By – Michael Ochs
• Piano – Billy Kyle (tracks: 7, 12, 13), Oscar Peterson (tracks: 2, 5, 10, 16)
• Producer [Assistant] – Cliff Preiss, Matt Brown
• Remastered By – Gary Mayo
• Trombone – Tyree Glenn (tracks: 3, 8, 13)
• Trumpet – Louis Armstrong (tracks: 1 to 4, 6, 7, 9, 11 to 13, 15, 16)
• Vocals – Louis Armstrong
• Written-By – George Gershwin (tracks: 2, 4, 10, 13, 15), Ira Gershwin (tracks: 2, 4, 10, 13, 15)

Notes

"Verve presents The Essentials, an introduction to the best performances by the greatest jazz artists."

Total Running Time 61:46

Track 1 Recorded August, 15 1957 in Los Angeles.
Track 2 Recorded August 16-18, 1957 in Los Angeles.
Track 3 & 8 Recorded May 1966 in New York.
Track 4 Recorded August 19, 1957 in Los Angeles.
Track 5, 10, 14 & 16 Recorded October 14, 1957 in Chicago.
Track 6 & 11 Recorded August 16, 1957 in Los Angeles.
Track 7 Recorded September or October 1958 in Hollywood.
Track 9 Recorded August 14, 1957 in Los Angeles.
Track 12 Recorded September 3, 1964 in New York.
Track 13 Recorded September , 1965 in Los Angeles.
Track 15 Recorded August 18, 1957 in Los Angeles.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 7 314-517169-2 8

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
314 517 169-2	Louis Armstrong	The Essential Louis Armstrong ‎(CD, Comp, Club)	Verve Records	314 517 169-2	US	Unknown
314 517 169-2	Louis Armstrong	The Essential Louis Armstrong ‎(CD, Comp)	Verve Records	314 517 169-2	Canada	1997