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Louis Armstrong's trumpet solo is the sole improvisation on this recording. Spanning half a chorus of the 34-bar ABAC form at a moderate 113 BPM with a swing feel, the solo runs approximately 35 seconds. George Gershwin's "A Foggy Day" receives a swinging treatment on the 1956 Verve album Ella and Louis, with Louis Armstrong contributing a half-chorus trumpet solo over the 34-bar ABAC form at 113 beats per minute in C major. Louis Armstrong was 54 to 55 years old at the time of this 1956 recording. A Foggy Day, originally titled A Foggy Day (In London Town), was composed by George Gershwin with lyrics by Ira Gershwin in early 1937 for the RKO film A Damsel in Distress.
Louis Armstrong was 54 to 55 years old at the time.
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