A true Jazz legend, Louis Armstrong left an indelible mark on the history of American Popular Music. From his beginnings in Louisiana at the turn of the 20th century to the iconic "What a Wonderful World" in 1967, the trumpet virtuoso with the unique voice took Jazz far from the complex dogmas of a music that many would have imagined reserved for initiates without him.
In 1969, in Louis Armstrong's living room in New York, guests were invited to listen to the quality of his latest High-Fidelity equipment. To do so, the absolute master of Jazz pulled out the tapes of the BBC live session recordings from one year earlier (July 1968). Very quickly, the listening focused on the work rather than on the sound of the maestro's latest toy. It was while listening to this live recording that Armstrong, physically weakened but still driven by his passion for music, decided to recover from his health problems to return to the energy and power of these London sessions.
After contacting all the protagonists of this live recording for the BBC, Louis realized and declared he was "out" of the idea of reliving this moment of music and communion. The tapes sent to the All Star members present at the BBC, all bearing the mention "For The Fans," are released for the first time, enhanced with two unreleased rehearsal sessions. The masterings for this 180-gram vinyl edition have been re-engineered from the original tapes.
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