1957 was a pivotal year for Louis Armstrong. As "Ambassador Satch," he traveled the world for the U.S. State Department, even as he publicly challenged the government over the Little Rock desegregation crisis. That March, Armstrong and his All Stars played a fundraiser at Highland Park High School in Illinois. Student stage manager Joel Goldstein recorded the concert, preserving what biographer Ricky Riccardi calls "sensational, one of his best."
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11.1 When It's Sleepy Time Down South [Live at Highland Park]
21.2 (Back Home Again in) Indiana [Live at Highland Park]
31.3 Gypsy [Live at Highland Park]
41.4 Ole Miss [Live at Highland Park]
51.5 High Society Calypso [Live at Highland Park]
61.6 Blueberry Hill [Live at Highland Park]
71.7 Tin Roof Blues [Live at Highland Park]
81.8 My Bucket's Got a Hole in It [Live at Highland Park]
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1.9 Mack the Knife [Live at Highland Park]
101.10 Tiger Rag [Live at Highland Park]
111.11 When the Saints Go Marching in [Live at Highland Park]
121.12 Star-Spangled Banner [Live at Highland Park]
