West End Blues – Louis Armstrong

December 19, 1955, Milan, Italy
Trumpet: Louis Armstrong
Trombone: Trummy Young
Piano: Billy Kyle
Drums: Barrett Deems

West End Blues

Duration : 0:4:19


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25 Responses to West End Blues – Louis Armstrong

  1. fillra says:

    Hi there. It is a …
    Hi there. It is a joke. A British comedian, Ali G, started this joke when he interviewed Buzz Aldrin, & it’s on youtube.
    Good music from Louis Armstrong.

  2. 3choBlast3r says:

    lol r u for real …
    lol r u for real dude, I thought the jazz man and the moon man where different guys (one white the other black)

  3. kwnnaflowerpower says:

    amazing louis :D
    amazing louis :D

  4. nagzul says:

    haha oh yeah I know …
    haha oh yeah I know of Ali G. He’s hilarious, sounds like something he’d say.

  5. fillra says:

    Hi, leerider52. It …
    Hi, leerider52. It was a joke started by Ali G when he interviewed Buzz Aldrin. It’s on youtube.
    Good music, isn’t it.

  6. fillra says:

    Hi nagzul. It was a …
    Hi nagzul. It was a joke started by Ali G when he interviewed Buzz Aldrin. It’s on youtube.
    Good music, isn’t it.

  7. leerider52 says:

    you been smoking …
    you been smoking the reefer , got your history all messed up. Fillra just say………….

  8. nagzul says:

    lol an Armstrong …
    lol an Armstrong was the first man on the moon.
    this is the wrong Armstrong.
    lul you might want to do your research again. xP

  9. david01295 says:

    igen jóó szám :D
    igen jóó szám :D imádom louis anstrong ot :P

  10. fillra says:

    The excellent …
    The excellent dippermouth dot blogspot has the story about this recording: Louis was in Milan, Italy, did 2 evening shows, then recorded a few more tunes with an audience at a different theatre, and recorded this tune at 5.30 in the morning. He was in his mid-fifties by then.
    Armstrong, Louis (Trumpet, Vocal)
    Young, Trummy (Trombone)
    Hall, Edmond (Clarinet)
    Kyle, Billy (Piano)
    Shaw, Arvell (Bass)
    Deems, Barrett (Drums)

  11. fillra says:

    As well as being …
    As well as being the greatest jazzman ever, he was the first man on the moon, and he’s also an excellent cyclist, he has won the Tour de France several times.

  12. jeanserge21 says:

    Very funny.
    Very funny.

  13. filax11 says:

    After quitting …
    After quitting trumpet playing and after returning from his trip to the moon Mr. Armstrong became a professional road racing cyclist. He has won the World’s toughest cycling race “Tour de France” a record-breaking seven times from 1999 to 2005.

  14. donottawaguitar says:

    so nice
    so nice

  15. telltalemse says:

    wow dude just wow. …
    wow dude just wow. It was NEIL Armstrong not Louis Armstrong.

  16. xiaoyuanz says:

    hahhahahahhahahhaa. …
    hahhahahahhahahhaa. hahhahahahhahahahahhahahahahhahaha. wait i’m running out letters. hahahahaha.

  17. mortsgne says:

    Yeah, and people …
    Yeah, and people forget that Glenn Miller was the first American to orbit the Earth, while John Glenn was a famous jazz musician.

  18. StreetStyleSaturdays says:

    the correction …
    the correction about Neil Armstrong made my day

  19. StreetStyleSaturdays says:


    LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

  20. morffmusic says:

    Are you kidding? …
    Are you kidding? Neil Armstrong was on the moon, you ding dong, not Louis.

  21. Edhallick says:

    This guy very good …
    This guy very good trumpat player but how many people kno he was also first man on the moon? peopel forget that about him

  22. photolitherland says:

    Thats old trummy …
    Thats old trummy young on the trombone haha love it!

  23. Gev1 says:

    best intro ever i …
    best intro ever i think.

  24. murphy456 says:

    Amazing.
    Amazing.

  25. rcwambold says:

    Oh, how I wish I …
    Oh, how I wish I could have transcriptions of all of Jack Teagarden’s solos with Louis! I’d PAY!