The Recorded Sound Archives (RSA) is a unit of FAU Libraries Special Collections department. We are located in the Wimberly Library on FAU's Boca Raton campus.

Originally established in 2002 as a small project dedicated to the preservation of recorded Jewish music, it has matured into a robust digitization operation for all types of sound recordings.

The Genius of Louis Armstrong Volume 1: 1923-1933


Additional information (PDF) is only available
through the Research Station

Recordings restricted by copyright will only play 45 seconds to give you a sense of what that recording originally sounded like. These recordings can be identified by the words (Research Station) in the music player.

If a song listed below has not been digitized yet, it will NOT show up within the player. If you need us to digitize this song/album, you can make a formal request here.
1 - Mandy, Make Up Your Mind
Composer(s) : G. Clarke; R. Turk; G.W. Meyer; A. Johnston
2 - Lonesome, All Alone And Blue
Composer(s) : M. Jones
3 - The Bridwell Blues
Composer(s) : N/A
4 - Cornet Chop Suey
Composer(s) : L. Armstrong
5 - Oriental Strut
Composer(s) : J. St.; Cyr
6 - Willie The Weeper
Composer(s) : W. Melrose; G. Rymal; M. Bloom
7 - Wild Man Blues
Composer(s) : L. Armstrong; F. Morton
8 - Chicago Breakdown
Composer(s) : F. Morton
9 - Alligator Crawl
Composer(s) : T. Waller; A. Razaf; J. Davis
10 - Potato Head Blues
Composer(s) : L. Armstrong
11 - Weary Blues
Composer(s) : A. Matthews; M. Greene; C. Cates
12 - S.O.L Blues
Composer(s) : N/A
13 - That's When I'll Come Back To You
Composer(s) : F. Biggs
14 - Once In A While
Composer(s) : W. H. Butler
15 - Fireworks
Composer(s) : S. Williams
16 - A Monday Date
Composer(s) : E. Hines; S. Robin
17 - West End Blues
Composer(s) : C. Williams; J. Oliver
18 - Sugar Foot Strut
Composer(s) : B. Pierce; H. Myers; C. Schwab
19 - Squeeze Me
Composer(s) : C. Williams; T. Waller
20 - Savoyageur's Stomp
Composer(s) : N/A
21 - Beau Koo Jack
Composer(s) : A. Hill; L. Armstrong; W. Melrose; D. Redman
22 - Save It, Pretty Mama
Composer(s) : J. Davis; P.denniker; D. Redman
23 - Mahogany Hall Stomp
Composer(s) : S. Williams
24 - St. Louis Blues
Composer(s) : W. C. Handy
25 - I'm A Ding Dong Daddy
Composer(s) : P. Baxter
26 - I'll Be Glad When You're Dead, You Rascal, You
Composer(s) : S. Theard
27 - The Lonesome Road
Composer(s) : N. Shilkret; G. Austin
28 - Kickin' The Gong Around
Composer(s) : T. Koehler; H. Arlen
29 - Lawd, You Made The Night Too Long
Composer(s) : S. Lewis; V. Young