Mike Cugginoimagination Records | Greenlawn, NY United States | 11/16/2002
(5 out of 5 stars)
"If I was told that I could keep only
one CD from my collection, this would
be the one I would choose.
The sound and the mood are unbelievable.
If you close your eyes, you are sitting
in a front row seat. This recording simply
oozes feeling and soul and energy."
A great Xmas...
Lizzy | New Orleans, LA United States | 12/29/2002
(5 out of 5 stars)
"WWOZ.com (New Orleans jazz and heritage radio) played this whole show for its Christmas morning programming and just blew us all away at our house. Too busy dancing to get the presents opened! I ordered my own copy, and recommend it highly- it's not just a great concert, but very much of a time and place, and so has a special kind of magic. All the intensity you want in a live show, with Satch at the top of his form. Amazing."
Not the best recorded concert
Blues Bro | Lakewood, Colorado USA | 08/07/2004
(4 out of 5 stars)
"Satchmo and the band are on fire and the program is really special. But I have a big letdown: the CD boasts that it is 20 bit mastered and super bit mapping. But nowhere on the cover they mention that on many selections Louis and the band are caught off mike. And since this CD is rather pricy, I felt a little cheated by Columbia/Legacy this time."
Front row seat
R. J. Marsella | California | 06/07/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)
"The mood of this set is infectious. Pops is in top form throughout. I especially enjoy disk 2 where each band member is featured on a track. Just listen to Louis play ensemble style while backing up his other players and his joy of performance and love of music comes right through the speakers. This is not my favorite Armstrong CD but it is by far my favorite live recording. Listening to this is as close as I'll ever get to seeing/hearing this incredible band play live unless as I suspect these guys are playing in heaven and I get in."