Archival Tape Edition No. 15 § Louis Armstrong meets Oscar Peterson

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Norman Granz signed Armstrong to his Verve roster and placed him with label hero Oscar Peterson's trio, augmented by Bellson, for these 2 relaxed, unhurried sessions r ecorded on October 14, 1957 first issued on LP in 1959. Undoubtedly, 1957 was a momentous year for the 56-year old Satchmo. It encompassed his major Musical Autobiography recordings, the various Ella and Louis sessions, the Porgy and Bess album and sundry other band releases, plus the tyranny of his perpetual round of one-nighters