On YouTube, jazz lover Jonathan Holmes I’ll declare it“I can assure you that this is the cleanest sound Louis Armstrong record you’ve heard! Nick Derowthis is the mother’s record that was shipped by Oke In Germany for them Odeon Press. The sound is fantastic, instant and transparent. “It’s a way that Holmes describes the untouched recordings that can be heard on the Louis Armstrong classic “Ai n’t Misbehavin.” Below, we will listen to another “mother metal” recording of another Armstrong song, “Knee Drop.” Enjoy early Satchmo with all of its incredible clarity.
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Note: Previous versions of this post were published on our site in 2016.
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