How many pieces did Louis Armstrong perform or compose?

Question

Please? I need this badly for my music assignment. Please don't include things like look it up in google, etc.

Answer 1

Louis Armstrong, Vol. 5: Louis in New York (Columbia/Legacy; Mar. 5, 1929-Nov. 26, 1929)

Louis Armstrong Collection, Vol. 6: St. Louis Blues (Columbia/Legacy; Dec. 10, 1929-Oct. 9, 1930)

Big Bands, Volume 1, 1930-31 (JSP Records; Apr. 1930-Apr. 1931)

Louis Armstrong Collection, Vol. 7: You're Driving Me Crazy (Columbia/Legacy; Oct. 16, 1930-Nov. 3, 1931)

Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra 1934-1936 (Classics; Oct. 1934-Feb. 4, 1936)

Rhythm Saved the World (GRP/ MCA; Oct. 1935-Feb. 1936)

Pocketful of Dreams, Vol. 3 (GRP; Oct. 3, 1935-Jun. 21, 1938)

Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra 1936-1937 (Classics; Feb. 4, 1936-Apr. 7, 1937)

Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra, Vol. 2 (1936-1938): Heart Full of Rhythm (GRP/Decca; Apr. 28, 1936-Jan. 15, 1938)

Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra 1937-1938 (Classics; Jun. 29, 1937-May 13, 1938)

Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra 1940-1942 (Classics; May 1, 1940-Apr. 17, 1942)
Armstrong with the All Stars

Pops: 1940s Small Band Sides (RCA/Bluebird; Sep. 6, 1946-Oct. 16, 1947)

The Complete Town Hall Concert (RCA; May 17, 1947) (2-CD set)

Satchmo at Symphony Hall (GRP; Nov. 30, 1947)

The Complete Decca Studio Louis Armstrong All-Stars (Mosaic; Apr. 26, 1950-Oct. 8, 1958) (6-CD set)

Louis Armstrong and His All-Stars [Storyville] (Storyville; 1954)

Louis Armstrong Plays W.C. Handy (Columbia; Jul. 12, 1954-Jul. 14, 1954)

Satch Plays Fats: The Music of Fats Waller (Columbia/Legacy; Apr. 26, 1955-May 3, 1955)

Satchmo the Great (Columbia/Sony; 1955-1956)

Ambassador Satch (Columbia/Legacy; 1956)

Great Chicago Concert 1956 (Sony; Jun. 1, 1956)

Let's Do It (Verve; Aug. 1957-Sep. 1964) (2-CD set)

Hello, Dolly! (Kapp; Dec. 3, 1964-Apr. 18, 1964)

The Essential Louis Armstrong (Verve; Jun. 4, 1965) (2-CD set)

What A Wonderful World (Bluebird; 1970)
Collaborations with Other Artists

Louis Armstrong and the Blues Singers (Affinity; Oct. 16, 1924-Jul. 16, 1930) (6-CD set)

Verve Jazz Masters 24: Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong (Verve; 1956-1957)

Louis Armstrong Meets Oscar Peterson (Verve; 1957)

Armstrong/Ellington: The Complete Session (EMI/Blue Note 24546) Recommended: http://www.union.edu/PUBLIC/LIBRARY/PLAY/2000/reviews_hotfives.html

Apr. 3, 1961-Apr. 5, 1961) (2-CD set)
Armstrong/ Ellington: Together for the First Time/ The Great Reunion (Mobile Fidelity)

Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington: The Great Summit/Complete Sessions (Roulette; Apr. 3, 1961-Apr. 5, 1961) (2-CD set)

Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington: The Complete Blue Note Sessions (Blue Note; originally recorded for Roulette Records; Apr. 3, 1961-Apr. 5, 1961) (2-CD set)
Compilations and Box Sets

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (Columbia/Legacy; Apr. 6, 1923-Oct. 1934) (4-CD set)

Louis Armstrong 1923-1931 (Classics; Jun. 1923-Nov. 1931)

The Ultimate Collection (Verve; 1924-1968) (3-CD set)

Louis Armstrong: A 100th Birthday Celebration (BMG/RCA; 1932-1947) (2-CD set)

From the Big Band to the All-Stars (1946-1956) (RCA; Aug. 12, 1932-Jan. 8, 1956) (2-CD set)

The Complete RCA Victor Recordings (RCA; Dec. 8, 1932-Aug. 1, 1956) (4-CD set)

Louis Armstrong Sings Back Through the Years: A Centennial Celebration (MCA; 1938-1967)

Satchmo: A Musical Biography (Jazz Unlimited; Nov. 1947-Jan. 1957) (3-CD set)

An American Icon (Hip-O Records; 1946-1968) (3-CDset)

For a comprehensive discography, see http://www.satchography.com






Serious Collection Building — A Critical Consensus

1.

The Complete Hot Five And Hot Seven Recordings. (Sony/Columbia)
[Source: AMG, BML, EPM, MH, P, RS/ Score=65]



Louis Armstrong And Earl Hines.
[Source: AMG, BML, EPM, MH, P, RS/ Score=65]

3.

Armstrong/Ellington. The Complete Session. (EMD/Blue Note 24546)
[Source: AMG, BML, EPM, MH, P, RS, RG/ Score=61]

4.

Louis In New York.
[Source: AMG, BML, MH, P, RS/ Score=56]

5.

Louis Armstrong Plays W.C. Handy.
[Source: BML, EPM, MH, P, RG/ Score=49]

6.

Pops: The 1940s Small Band Sides.
[Source: AMG, BML, RS, RG/ Score=40]

7.

Ella & Louis. (Verve)
[Source: BML, EPM, MH, P/ Score=37]

8.

Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Man.
[Source: AMG, BML, P, RS/ Score=36]



St. Louis Blues.
[Source: AMG, MH, P, RS/ Score=36]

10.

Satchmo At Symphony Hall.
[Source: AMG, EPM, MH, P/ Score=34]

11.

You're Driving Me Crazy.
[Source: BML, P, RS/ Score=33]

12.

Highlights from the Decca Years. (UNI/GRP 638). 2-CD set. 1994.
[Source: AMG, BML, P, RS/ Score=32]

13.

The Complete Town Hall Concert.
[Source: AMG, EPM, P, RS/ Score=30]

14.

Satch Plays Fats.
[Source: BML, MH, P/ Score=27]

15.

Rhythm Saved The World.
[Source: AMG, BML, P, RS/ Score=23]

16.

The Ultimate Collection. (UNI/Verve 543699). 2000.
[Source: EPM, RG/ Score=20

Answer 2

He recorded thousands of songs. I don't imagine anyone could give you an exact number. He recorded from 1923 until 1971.