“Come Back Sweet Papa” – Louis Armstrong and his Hot FIve (1926)

The second hot five session finds the group doing “Come Back Sweet Papa”, a tune by Paul Barbarin and Luis Russell.

Satch and Ory seem to be lit up and swingin’ hard on this track!

0:00 Intro (Armstrong & Ory)
0:08 Alto Sax solo (Dodds)
0:48 Cornet solo (Armstrong) over ensemble chorus
1:27 Ensemble
1:48 Piano solo (Lil Armstrong)
2:07 Ensemble and Cornet solo (Armstrong)

Recorded in Chicago, Illinois on February 22, 1926
Released as Okeh 8318 – this copy is a master pressing reissued in the 1930s.

Louis Armstrong – cornet
Kid Ory – trombone
Johnny Dodds – alto saxophone, clarinet
Lil Armstrong – piano
Johnny St. Cyr – banjo