Nocturnes Remodelled is a striking 2025 release from acclaimed Scottish composer Craig Armstrong, offering a fresh perspective on his 2021 album Music for 2 Pianos. This collection features twelve reimagined pieces, each transformed by a global roster of collaborators across electronic, ambient, and post-classical genres. Artists such as Alva Noto, Mogwai, Robert Ames, aus, and Scott Fraser bring distinct sonic identities to Armstrong's minimalist compositions, creating immersive soundscapes that blur the lines between acoustic intimacy and digital abstraction. The album also includes remixes by Armstrong himself and his son Jack Armstrong, adding a personal layer to the project. From Berlin to Tokyo, Glasgow to London, the remodelling process reflects a cross-cultural dialogue rooted in texture, emotion, and spatial depth. The result is a contemplative yet forward-thinking body of work, ideal for fans of Max Richter, Ryuichi Sakamoto, and ambient experimentalism. Mastered for clarity and dynamic range, both the CD and vinyl editions offer a pristine listening experience tailored to each format. Whether for collectors of modern classical or curators of ambient playlists, Nocturnes Remodelled is a refined and resonant addition to Armstrong's celebrated discography.

Louis Armstrong was without question one of the most important artists in the development of jazz - his technical skill, his powerful presence and his improvisational genius was such that his peers rapidly recognised him as a model, and his work helped shape the way the language of jazz evolved over the years. From quite early in his career, from the late '30s onwards, he became an entertainer who transcended the genres, appearing in many films, and acquiring a role and relevance outside pure jazz, although his influence continued to pervade the way the music was performed, especially during the New Orleans revival of the '50s and '60s. This collection, however, focuses on that first key decade, when he helped shift the emphasis from collective improvisation to virtuoso solo performance simply through the power and quality of his contribution to the ensembles he played with and led. It includes some of his first recordings as part of the hugely important King Oliver Creole Jazz Band along with selected recordings with the Fletcher Henderson Orchestra and Clarence Williams' Blue Five, before drawing most particularly on his landmark recordings with his Hot Five and Hot Seven, which are such an important element of the entire jazz canon. The final section of the collection comprises recordings with his orchestra during the early '30s as he developed his technique further and established his role as a singer and entertainer as much as virtuoso trumpeter and cornettist. It's a great value 48-track 2-CD set at budget price, which provides an insight into a vital formative decade of jazz

This package features stunningly remastered sound (even the earliest cuts from 1938 are hiss free, full-bodied and remarkably clear), along with a classy 16-page booklet with rare photos and detailed session liner notes. It's not the final word on the prolific and multi-talented musician who some consider the most influential jazzman ever, but is an excellent overall portrait of Satchmo, covering numerous highlights in the career of this legendary American artist. Hip-O. 2006.

The Verve Master Edition series is new reissues of the '50s & '60s which have been digitally remastered and include bonus tracks, alternative takes and studio conversations.

One of the best-selling catalog jazz albums has now been updated (previously MCA25204). Selections include "Cabaret," "Dream a Little Dream of Me," "Hellzapoppin'" and the classic title track.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LOUIS: LIVE AT NEWPORT FESTIVAL

Not many people knew about jazz improvisation until these historic numbers were recorded in the late 1920s! Hear the brilliant horn and scat singing that made Armstrong a star on West End Blues; Heebie Jeebies and Muggles.

Satchmo's adventures in the 1940's are dealt with in this four CD box set. From big bands sides, via duets Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Louis Jordan and the Mills Brothers to the classic live recordings from the Town Hall and Symphony Hall with the All Stars. Includes over 86 tracks, four hours of music and a 48 page fully illustrated booklet.

ULTIMATE LOUIS ARMSTRONG

AMBASSADOR SATCH

VERY BEST OF LOUIS

What a wonderful world-the great Satchmo live Louis Armstrong 4 discs 24 songs.

GREAT SUMMIT

UK collection. Louis Armstrong had one of the longest recording careers of any artist of the 20th Century. Whilst parts of his career are well represented digitally, his singles from the mid-1950s to the early '60s are often overlooked, mainly because they were issued by many different labels. The collection attempts to remedy this. It features sides from Capitol, Columbia, Dot, MGM, Pye, RCA, Roulette, Verve and more. Some on CD for the first time in their single edits with some previously unissued on CD stereo versions including the complete unedited single versions of 'Calypso' and 'Now You Has Jazz' from High Society and The Five Pennies' 'Saints'. Almost all recordings are extremely rare on CD and of course mastered to Jasmine's usual high standards. A set to fill holes in many an Armstrong collection.

Part of Dot Time's Legends Series, Louis Armstrong Live in France features the audio from a quintessential European performance by the great Louis Armstrong which was recovered from the archives of the Louis Armstrong House Museum. Louis Armstrong Live in France features the audio from a 1948 performance recorded from Louis Armstrong and His All Stars' run at the Nice Opera House in Paris. This historical concert marked Armstrong's performance at the first ever Nice International Jazz Festival.

GOLDEN HITS

LOUIS ARMSTRONG MEETS OSCAR PETERSON + 6 BONUS

Translucent Blue. An absolute treasure, with outstanding sound that brings the great instrumental and vocal prowess of the greatest jazz man ever front and center. Louis has long been recognized as the most influential trumpeter ever, but his vocal talents have often been overlooked.

* All Music Guide. 2-CD Set. Includes 16-page booklet

Perhaps the greatest gift that Jazz bestowed upon the world was the great Louis Armstrong. The collection focuses on rare, mostly live recordings from the 1950's featuring Armstrong performing fan favorites such as "When the Saints Go Marching In" and "On the Sunny Side of the Street". All selections newly remastered.

HEART FULL OF RHYTHM

PLATINUM & GOLD COLLECTION

JAZZ MOODS: HOT

180-Gram Vinyl Limited Edition. The Real Ambassadors features Louis Armstrong's first and only recorded collaborations with Dave Brubeck (also co-composer and conductor of the album), singer Carmen McRae, and the vocal trio of Dave Lambert, Jon Hendricks, and Annie Ross. The Real Ambassadors project, which delivered a strong political message condemning racism, was an original Broadway play written and composed by Brubeck and his wife Iola. THE COMPLETE ALBUM + 2 BONUS TRACKS 180-GRAM VIRGIN VINYL LIMITED EDITION

Japanese UHQCD pressing. Universal. 2024.