I Think To Myself: What a Wonderful World—The Songs of Louis Armstrong

This past weekend our family took a trip up to the Rocky Mountains to see the colors on the Aspen trees.

It’s just beautiful, the way the sun lights up the leaves until the trees look like sparkling gold torches.

And every now and then, you’ll see a touch of red.

When I saw that Freegal had Louis Armstrong, I knew that “What a Wonderful World” was the song to go with this photo.

The single was released in 1968—a bad year in America which saw race riots in over 100 cities.
The Jewish-American creators of the song were hoping Armstrong could use the song to calm the populace and bring people together.

It didn’t get such a great reception here at first, but now it’s entered a realm called the “sacred-secular,” a meditative and joyful piece.

Freegal has lots of Louis Armstrong music, including a “Greatest Hits” compilation.