New Orleans Nights, aLouis Armstrongalbum originally released on Decca in 1957, is a compilation of recordings made in 1950 and 1954 by two different bands operating under the noble mantle ofLouis Armstrong and The All Stars. “Panama,” “New Orleans Function,” “My Bucket’s Got a Hole in It,” and “Bugle Call Rag” testify to the integrity of the earlier group, withArmstrongleadingJack Teagarden,Barney Bigard,Earl Hines,Arvell Shaw, and Cozy Cole, who is granted extra long drum breaks during the “Bugle Call Rag.” On “Struttin’ with Some Barbecue” and “Basin Street Blues,”Teais replaced byTrummy Young,HinesbyBilly Kyle, andColebyKenny John. Tenor saxophonistBud Freemansat in on “Basin Street”; it’s a pity that he didn’t participate on “Barbecue,” as the warmth and ease that characterizes this elegant update of Lil Hardin Armstrong’s magnum opus would have fitFreeman’spersonality like a favorite pair of argyles.