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Verve Records presents Louis In London, the last great performance from the one and only Louis Armstrong. This legendary session was recorded live at the BBC on July 2, 1968, just weeks after Armstrong hit the #1 spot on the uk charts with “What A Wonderful World”, and features a 13-track collection spanning a groundbreaking career; from W.C. Handy’s “ole miss” to worldwide hits like “Mack The Knife”. In July 1968, Armstrong and his renowned band, The All-Stars, traveled to England and entered the BBC’s London studios to record a performance, full of vitality and joy, that manifested some of the most inspired singing and trumpet playing of his remarkable career. Captured in high fidelity audio and video, Louis In London presents Armstrong delivering everything from the first composition he’s known to have played in public—W.C. Handy’s “Ole Miss”—to the chart-topping “What A Wonderful World.” He also offers classic versions of such worldwide hits as “Mack The Knife” and “Hello, Dolly!,” the latter of which has premiered alongside a high definition official performance video streaming now at YouTube. Check that out above. First broadcast on September 22, 1968 as BBC TV’s “Show Of The Week – Louis Armstrong,” the session poignantly proved to be Armstrong’s last great performance. From the moment Armstrong received a copy of the 1968 London recording, he became determined for the world to hear this music, affixing a note to the outside of the tape box on which he wrote, “For The Fans.”