Louis Armstrong & Dave Brubeck
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Description
The complete album + 2 bonus tracks pressed on limited edition 180g vinyl.
The Real Ambassadorsfeatures Louis Armstrong's first and only recorded collaborations with Dave Brubeck, singer Carmen McRae, and the vocal trio of Dave Lambert, Jon Hendricks, and Annie Ross. The Real Ambassadorsproject, which delivered a strong political message condemning racism, was an original Broadway play written and composed by Brubeck and his wife Iola.
The Real Ambassadorsis ajazzmusical developed in the late 1950s and early 1960s byDave Brubeck and Lola Brubeck in collaboration withLouis Amstrongand his band. It addressed theCivil Rights Movement, the music business, America's place in the world during theCold War, thenature of God, and other themes.
It was set in afictional African nation called Talgalla, and its central character was based on Louis Armstrong and his time as ajazz ambassador for the US State Department.It was the first major large scale musical collaboration between Dave and Iola Brubeck and served as a template for their future musical collaborations. Songs from the musical were recorded by Columbia Records and a soundtrack album was released in 1962, just before the show's premiere at the 1962 Monterey Jazz Festival with an all-star cast.
Tracklisting
Oliver Nelson
Nina Simone
Dave Brubeck Quartet
Sonny Rollins
Miles Davis
Count Basie
Nina Simone
Miles Davis
Louis Armstrong & Dave Brubeck
