Decca matrix 76744. Life is so peculiar / Louis Armstrong ; Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five

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Ruppli session note: Both titles also issued on MCA (England) MCL-1772, MCL-1807, (France) 510176, Lotus (Italy) LOP 14120, CD Bear Family (Germany) BCD 15557/6.
Ruppli additional catalog number(s): Decca (Japan) DL14.
Ruppli session personnel note: Louis Armstrong (trumpet, vocals), Aaron Izenhall (trumpet), Louis Jordan (alto saxophone, vocals), Josh Jackson (tenor saxophone), Bill Doggett (piano), Bill Jennings (electric guitar), Bob Bushnell (bass), Joe Morris (Christopher Columbus) (drums).
Documentation of Decca Records derives from Michel Ruppli's "The Decca labels: a discography" (Greenwood Press, 1996). Data has not been systematically reviewed or edited by ADP staff, except as indicated.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
8/23/1950 New York, New York A Master Decca 27212 10-in.
8/23/1950 New York, New York A Master Decca 9-27212 45-rpm
8/23/1950 New York, New York A Master MCA (England) MCL-1772 LP
8/23/1950 New York, New York A Master MCA (England) MCL-1807 LP
8/23/1950 New York, New York A Master MCA (France) 510176 LP
8/23/1950 New York, New York A Master Lotus (Italy) LOP 14120 LP
8/23/1950 New York, New York A Master Bear Family (Germany) BCD 15557/6 Compact disc

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Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Decca matrix 76744. Life is so peculiar / Louis Armstrong ; Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000304961/76744-Life_is_so_peculiar.

Decca matrix 76744. Life is so peculiar / Louis Armstrong ; Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000304961/76744-Life_is_so_peculiar.

"Decca matrix 76744. Life is so peculiar / Louis Armstrong ; Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.

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