Satchmo at the Waldorf Satchmo was one of Louis Armstrong’s nicknames, and that it derived from “satchel-mouth” . Waldorf refers to the luxurious hotel in Manhattan called the Waldorf Astoria New York, where Louis Armstrong played and where he also stayed. The whole play takes place at what is supposed to be Louis Armstrong’s room. The printed programme (2018) indicates that the original off-Broadway production’s World Premiere was presented in Lenox, Massachusetts and in New Haven, Connecticut, in the year 2012; the play was previously premiered in Orlando, Florida in 2011. The theatrical work is based on his biography written in 2009, and titled:
Woody Shaw: The Complete Columbia Albums Collection Woody Shaw: The Complete Columbia Albums Collection Woody Shaw: The Complete Columbia Albums Collection is a 6-CD box set compilation of recordings by jazz trumpeter, composer and bandleader Woody Shaw, released in September 2011 on Pop Market, a division of Legacy Recordings. The box set includes Shaw's original five Columbia albums plus a CD of previously-unreleased recordings entitled "Stepping Stones Bonus Tracks" taken from the original master tapes of Shaw's "" session. The collection was produced by Shaw's long-time producer, Michael Cuscuna, and curated, designed and co-produced by Shaw's son, Woody Louis Armstrong Shaw III. It includes new liner notes,