I never knew!
I knew the Louis Armstrong recording with his own band, but I never knew that Louis also did it with Jimmy Dorsey's band! Both recordings are from 1936. What a treat!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Yu8j8pPArA - Louis and his orchestra
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qe3AoTMvJVE - Louis with Jimmy Dorsey & his orchestra
phredl:
This version of the song was recorded on 8/7/36. However it was not released until early 1940. It so happened that Louis also recorded it with his own orchestra on 4/29/36. This one was released in 1936. Louis plays the solo's almost exactly the same, but the bands are very different.
"Swing That Music" by Louis and by Louis and Jimmy Dorsey
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"Swing That Music" by Louis and by Louis and Jimmy Dorsey
Will big bands ever come back?