Louis Armstrong is at his most barnstorming best on the archival 2026 album One Night in Highland Park: Live! Recorded in March 1957, it features the trumpeter/vocalist’s then-lineup of trombonist Trummy Young, clarinetist Edmond Hall, pianist Billy Kyle, bassist Squire Gersh, and drummer Barrett Deems. The band had traveled to Highland Park High School in Illinois for a special fundraiser concert where a savvy student stage manager, Joel Goldstein, had the presence of mind to record the proceedings. Minus bassist Arvell Shaw, this is almost the same lineup that appeared alongside Armstrong in the film High Society. He even makes mention of the movie, revisiting the soundtrack favorite “High Society Calypso.” In keeping with what was his tradition at the time…

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