For Father's Day, host Joe Bev presents an hour of early and late recordings of one of the Fathers of Jazz: Louis Armstrong, including: Willie The Weeper; Mack The Knife; Down In Honky Tonk Town; Cornet Chop Suey; Kiss Of Fire; Satchelmouth Swing; Gut Bucket Blues; C'est Si Bon; Laughin' Louie; High Society; A Kiss To Build A Dream; and On Mahogany Hall Stomp (four versions). Nicknamed Satchmo or Pops, Armstrong had a long and successful career as a American jazz trumpeter and singer from New Orleans, Louisiana. Coming to prominence in the 1920s as an "inventive" trumpet and cornet player, Armstrong was a foundational influence in jazz, shifting the focus of the music from collective improvisation to solo performance. With his instantly-recognizable gravelly voice, Armstrong was also an influential singer, demonstrating great dexterity as an improviser, bending the lyrics and melody of a song for expressive purposes. He was also skilled at scat singing (vocalizing using sounds and syllables instead of actual lyrics). On this show: Louis Armstrong and His Hot Seven May 7, 1927, Chicago, IL Willie The Weeper (Melrose, W.; Rymal, G.D.; Bloom, M.) [master W.80847-C] -- OKeh 8482 Armstrong, Louis (Cornet) Thomas, John (Trombone) Dodds, Johnny (Clarinet) Armstrong, Lil Hardin (Piano) St. Cyr, Johnny (Banjo) Briggs, Pete (Tuba) Dodds, Baby (Drums) --- Louis Armstrong and The All Stars September 28, 1955, Los Angeles, CA Mack The Knife (Weill, Kurt; Brecht, B.; Blitzstein, M.) [master CO 53818] -- Columbia 40587 Armstrong, Louis (Trumpet, Vocal) Young, Trummy (Trombone) Bigard, Barney (Clarinet) Kyle, Billy (Piano) Shaw, Arvell (Bass) Deems, Barrett (Drums) --- Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra May 27, 1940, New York, NY Down In Honky Tonk Town (Smith; McCarron) [master 67819-B] -- Decca 18091 Armstrong, Louis (Trumpet, Vocal) Jones, Claude (Trombone) Bechet, Sidney (Clarinet, Saxophone) Russell, Luis (Piano) Addison, Bernard (Guitar) Braud, Wellman (Bass) Singleton, Zutty (Drums) One-time gathering of these musicians. --- Louis Armstrong And His Hot Five February 26, 1926, Chicago, Illinois Cornet Chop Suey (Armstrong, Louis) [master 9535-A] -- OKeh 8320 Armstrong, Louis (Cornet, Vocal) Ory, Kid (Trombone) Dodds, Johnny (Clarinet, Alto Saxophone) Armstrong, Lil Hardin (Piano, Vocal) St. Cyr, Johnny (Banjo) --- Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra April 19, 1952, Denver, Colorado Kiss Of Fire (Allen, L.; Hill, R.) [master 82703] -- Decca 28177 Armstrong, Louis (Trumpet, Vocal) Phillips, Russ (Trombone) Bigard, Barney (Clarinet) Ruffell, Donald (Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone) Napoleon, Marty (Piano) Jones, Dale (Bass) Cole, Cozy (Drums) --- Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra January 12, 1938, Los Angeles, CA Satchelmouth Swing (Armstrong, Louis; Armstrong, Lil; Williams, Clarence) [master DLA-1132-A] -- Decca 1636 Armstrong, Louis (Trumpet, Vocal) Hemphill, Shelton (Trumpet) Bacon, Louis (Trumpet) Allen, Henry Red (Trumpet) Wilbur de Paris (Trombone) Washington, George (Trombone) Higginbotham, J.C. (Trombone) Clark, Pete (Alto Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone) Holmes, Charlie (Alto Saxophone) Nicholas, Albert (Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone) Madison, Bingie (Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone) Russell, Luis (Piano) Blair, Lee (Guitar) Callender, Red (Bass) Barbarin, Paul (Drums, Vibrophone) --- Louis Armstrong And His Hot Five November 12, 1925, Chicago, Illinois Gut Bucket Blues (Armstrong, Louis) [master 9486-A] -- OKeh 8261 Armstrong, Louis (Cornet) Ory, Kid (Trombone) Dodds, Johnny (Clarinet) Armstrong, Lil Hardin (Piano) St. Cyr, Johnny (Banjo) --- Louis Armstrong With Sy Oliver's Orchestra June 26, 1950, New York, NY C'est Si Bon [master 76529] -- Decca 27113 Armstrong, Louis (Trumpet, Vocal) Oliver, Sy (Conductor, Arranger) Solomon, Melvin (Trumpet) Privin, Bernie (Trumpet) Webster, Paul (Trumpet) Bullman, Morton (Trombone) Schertzer, Hymie (Alto Saxophone) Yaner, Milt (Alto Saxophone) Drellinger, Art (Tenor Saxophone) Holcomb, Bill (Tenor Saxophone) Hi