Previously unheard performances by Louis Armstrong at the BBC in 1968, regarded by Armstrong aficionados as some of the jazz legend’s greatest work, are to finally be released.
A compilation titled Louis in London, available in July, will feature well-known numbers “The Bare Necessities,” “Mack the Knife” and “Hello, Dolly!,” the latter of which premiered last month with a video of Armstrong performing at BBC Studios. There are also five recordings that have never been released: “(Back Home Again) In Indiana,” “You’ll Never Walk Alone,” “Ole Miss, Blueberry Hill” and “What a Wonderful World.”
