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 Arm