Details
- Ensembles:
- String Quartet
- Genres:
- Jazz
- Composers:
- George David Weiss Bob Thiele
- Publishers:
- Peet du Toit
- Format:
- Score and Parts
- Item types:
- Digital
- Level:
- Early Intermediate
- Artist:
- Louis Armstrong
- Usages:
- School and Community
- Number of Pages:
- 6
SKU: A0.1601516
By Louis Armstrong. By Bob Thiele and George David Weiss. Arranged by Harry Likas & Peet du Toit. This edition: pdf. Jazz. 6 pages. Peet du Toit #1172108. Published by Peet du Toit (A0.1601516)."What a Wonderful World" is a song written by Bob Thiele (as "George Douglas") and George David Weiss. It was first recorded by Louis Armstrong on August 16, 1967. In April 1968, it topped the pop chart in the United Kingdom, but performed poorly in the United States because Larry Newton, the president of ABC Records, disliked the song and refused to promote it.
After it was heard in the film Good Morning, Vietnam, it was reissued as a single in 1988, and rose to number 32 on the Billboard Hot 100. Armstrong's recording was inducted to the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999.
A clever arrangement by Harry Likas prompted me to orchestrate it for a string quartet, and I am really happy wih the outcome!
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- ArrangeMe:
- Peet du Toit
- Artists:
- Louis Armstrong George David Weiss Bob Thiele
- Ensemble:
- String Quartet
- Publisher:
- Peet du Toit