Louis Armstrong Et Son Orchestre - Thanks A Million Solitude

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Review by Matthew MacDonald

Alright, buckle up. Louis Armstrong Et Son Orchestre’s Thanks A Million Solitude ain’t your grandma’s jazz record—this thing swings hard and hits you right in the feels. Released under Decca with that Belgian twist (yeah, Belgium!), this album proves why jazz is still alive and kickin’. It's raw, real, and doesn’t give a damn about modern trends. First off, “Thanks A Million.” Man, if this track doesn’t slap, I don’t know what does. Armstrong’s voice comes through like butter melting on hot toast—it’s smooth but packs a punch. The horns? Oh, they’re screamin’, alright, like some wild party you didn’t wanna miss. You can almost picture Satchmo himself leaning into the mic, sweat dripping, just owning it. This song sticks because it’s not trying too hard; it knows exactly what it is—a classic ode to gratitude wrapped up in swing vibes. No frills, no nonsense—just pure magic. Then there’s “Solitude.” Damn, this one cuts deep. If you’ve ever felt alone in a crowded room or stared outta a rainy window thinking life’s unfair, this tune gets you. Armstrong’s trumpet cries louder than words ever could, like he’s pouring his soul straight into your ears. And those slow, moody chords? They drag you down memory lane whether you asked for it or not. It’s haunting, beautiful, and honestly kinda messed me up the first time I heard it. Like… who knew loneliness could sound so good? Now, here’s the kicker: listening to this album made me realize something weird. Jazz isn’t dead—it’s just chillin’, waiting for people to stop being robots obsessed with playlists and algorithms. Thanks A Million Solitude reminds us music doesn’t need flashy production or auto-tune to knock you sideways. Sometimes all it takes is an old-school cat from New Orleans blowing his horn like the world’s ending tomorrow. So yeah, props to Louis and the gang for keeping it real back then. Makes ya wonder what today’s artists would sound like if they had half the guts these guys did. Hell, maybe we’d actually have something worth spinning more than once.

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Artist: Louis Armstrong Et Son Orchestre
Album: Thanks A Million Solitude

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Tracks

TrackDurationPreview
Thanks A Million
Solitude

Catalog Numbers

9060

Labels

Decca

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Formats

  • Shellac
  • 10"
  • 78 RPM

Notes

Recorded december 19, 1935, in NYC.

About Louis Armstrong Et Son Orchestre

Name Vars

  • Armstrong And His Orchestra
  • His Orchestra
  • L. Armstrong And His Orchestra
  • Louis Amstrong & His Orchestra
  • Louis Armstrong
  • Louis Armstrong & Band
  • Louis Armstrong & His Orch.
  • Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra
  • Louis Armstrong & Louis Armstrong Orchestra
  • Louis Armstrong & Orchestra
  • Louis Armstrong & Son Orchestre
  • Louis Armstrong & Sua Orquestra
  • Louis Armstrong &His Orchestra
  • Louis Armstrong + His Band
  • Louis Armstrong A. His Orchestra
  • Louis Armstrong And His Big Band
  • Louis Armstrong And His Dance Orchestra
  • Louis Armstrong And His Orc.
  • Louis Armstrong And His Orch.
  • Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra (1926)
  • Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra (1932-1933)
  • Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra (Chick Webb And His Orchestra)
  • Louis Armstrong And His Solists
  • Louis Armstrong And Orchestra
  • Louis Armstrong And The Ambassador Orchestra
  • Louis Armstrong Bigband
  • Louis Armstrong Con L'Orchestra
  • Louis Armstrong E La Sua Orchestra
  • Louis Armstrong Et Son Orchestre
  • Louis Armstrong I Njegov Orkestar
  • Louis Armstrong Mit Orchester
  • Louis Armstrong Mit Seinem Orchester
  • Louis Armstrong Orch
  • Louis Armstrong Orch.
  • Louis Armstrong Orchestra
  • Louis Armstrong Orchestra & Chorus
  • Louis Armstrong U. S. Orchester
  • Louis Armstrong U. S. Orchestra
  • Louis Armstrong U.S. Orchester
  • Louis Armstrong Und Sein Orchester
  • Louis Armstrong Und Sein Orchester Mit Englischem Gesang
  • Louis Armstrong With His Orchestra
  • Louis Armstrong With Jazz Ensemble And Choir
  • Louis Armstrong With Orchestra
  • Louis Armstrong With Orchestral Accompaniment
  • Louis Armstrong With The Louis Armstrong Orchestra
  • Louis Armstrong With The Orchestra
  • Louis Armstrong Y La Orchestra
  • Louis Armstrong Y Su Conjunto
  • Louis Armstrong Y Su Orquesta
  • Louis Armstrong's Orchestra
  • Louis Armstrong's Orchestra And Chorus
  • Louis Armstzrong & His Orch.
  • Luis Armstrong Y Su Orquesta
  • Orch. Louis Armstrong
  • Orchestra
  • Orchestra Louis Armstrong
  • Orkestar Louis Armstrong
  • The Louis Armstrong Orchestra
  • Оркестр П/У Л. Армстронга
  • ë¤û¢üà¹Èíó°ॽۣ

Aliases

  • Ted Shawne And His Orchestra

Members

  • Louis Armstrong
  • Rupert Cole
  • Charlie Green
  • Lionel Hampton
  • Keg Johnson
  • Dexter Gordon
  • Johnny Williams
  • Louis Jordan
  • Teddy Wilson
  • Bobby Hackett
  • Joe Garland
  • Earl Hines
  • Sidney Bechet
  • Buck Washington
  • Arthur Rollini
  • George Koenig
  • Lawrence Brown
  • Lucky Thompson
  • Al Casey
  • Bunny Berigan
  • Red Callender
  • Art Drelinger
  • George James
  • Chick Webb
  • Dave Barbour
  • Gerald Wiggins
  • Eddie Lang
  • Hoagy Carmichael
  • Jack Teagarden
  • Fulton McGrath
  • Wellman Braud
  • Zutty Singleton
  • Don Redman
  • Zilner Randolph
  • Henry Hicks
  • Marvin Johnson
  • Prince Robinson
  • Homer Hobson
  • Joe Bailey
  • Mike McKendrick
  • Pete Briggs
  • Tubby Hall
  • Albert Nicholas
  • Lonnie Johnson
  • Harold Scott
  • Bernard Addison
  • Ed Anderson
  • Jimmy Strong
  • Ted McCord
  • Joe Sullivan
  • Otis Johnson
  • Claude Jones
  • Louis Bacon
  • Preston Jackson
  • J.C. Higginbotham
  • Stan king
  • Crawford Wethington
  • Harry White
  • Castor McCord
  • Luis Russell
  • Paul Barbarin
  • Bert Curry
  • Lawrence Lucie
  • Lester Boone
  • Les Hite
  • Teddy Hill
  • Edgar Sampson
  • Henry Prince
  • Gene Anderson
  • Greely Walton
  • Hayes Alvis
  • Johnny Dodds
  • Shelton Hemphill
  • Fred Robinson
  • Charlie Alexander
  • Pops Foster
  • Mancy Carr
  • John Lindsay
  • Mort Herbert
  • Billy Butterfield
  • Joe Turner
  • Sam Weiss
  • Midge Williams
  • Leonard Davis
  • Sidney Catlett
  • Haig Stephens
  • Joe Bushkin
  • Lee Blair
  • Carl Frye
  • Wilbur De Paris
  • Pete Peterson
  • Al Philburn
  • Gus Aiken
  • Bingie Madison
  • George Washington
  • Charlie Holmes
  • Al Hall
  • Yank Porter
  • Teddy McRae
  • Henry Jones
  • Budd Johnson
  • Marshall Royal
  • Johnny Blowers
  • Dorothy Dandridge
  • Arvell Shaw
  • Dick Cary
  • Eddie Condon
  • Danny Barcelona
  • Peanuts Hucko
  • John Brown
  • Scotville Brown
  • Bill Oldham
  • Bob Haggart
  • Dave Bowman
  • Elmer Whitlock
  • George Oldham
  • Henry \"Red\" Allen
  • George Matthews
  • Pete Clark
  • Harvey Brooks
  • Elmer James
  • \"Big Chief\" Russell Moore
  • Maceo Jefferson
  • Leslie Thompson
  • Henry Tyree
  • Jack Hamilton
  • Peter Duconge
  • Oliver Tines
  • Alfred Pratt
  • Herman Chittison
  • Jake Hanna
  • Carl Kress
  • Trigger Alpert
  • John Simmons
  • Charlie Jones
  • Taswell Baird
  • Scoville Brown
  • Henderson Chambers
  • Friedrich Hollaender
  • Jimmy Archey
  • John Trueheart
  • Charlie Beal
  • Kaiser Marshall
  • Ed Mullens
  • Will Johnson
  • Ceele Burke
  • James Whitney
  • Elmer Williams
  • Fud Livingston
  • George Orendorff
  • Bill Perkins
  • Luther \"Sonny\" Craven
  • Nat Jaffe
  • William Blue
  • Alfred Moore
  • Arthur Dennis
  • Elmer Warner
  • Danny Perri
  • Bill Stegmeyer
  • Paul Ricci
  • Andrew Ford
  • Sid Stoneburn
  • Ed Swanston
  • Norman Greene
  • Gene Prince
  • Frank Galbraith
  • Bernard Flood
  • Jack Greenberg
  • Carroll Dickerson
  • Fletcher Hereford
  • Jules Rubin
  • Happy Caldwell
  • Willie Lynch
  • Albert Washington
  • Willard Brown
  • Robert Cusumano
  • Amos Gordon
  • Thomas Grider
  • Earl Mason
  • Louis Hunt
  • Billy Hicks
  • Alton Moore
  • Charlie Gaines
  • Jesse Brown
  • Adam Martin
  • Bob Mayhew
  • Leo \"Snub\" Mosley
  • Philip Waltzer
  • Sidney Trucker
  • Lester Currant
  • James Harris
  • Milton Schatz
  • Arthur Davey
  • Benny Hill
  • Wesley Robinson
  • Ed Hayes
  • Ellsworth Blake
  • John Sparrow
  • Waddet Williams
  • Nathaniel Allen
  • Edmund McConney
  • Don Hill
  • Ernest Thompson
  • Louis Gray
  • Robert Butler
  • Chiefy Scott
  • German Arago
  • Lionel Guimaraes
  • Howard Davis
  • Johnny McGhee
  • Emitt Slay
  • Larry Anderson
  • Don Kirkpatrick
  • William Randolph Cole

Interesting fact about Album

Here’s something cool: Louis Armstrong’s album *Thanks A Million Solitude* is a hidden gem in jazz history. It was recorded in Belgium and released under the Decca label. The album features just two tracks—“Thanks A Million” and “Solitude”—but they pack a punch. It’s wild to think such a small collection of songs can leave such a big mark. Jazz fans still rave about it today.