What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong: studio, gear and credits

What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong: produced by Bob Thiele. See the credits and gear, then recreate the sound in your DAW.

Details

Song: What a Wonderful World
Artist: Louis Armstrong
Genre / Style: Traditional Pop / Vocal Jazz
Date(s) Recorded: August 16, 1967 (Session began at 2:00 AM and stretched to 6:00 AM)
Original Record Company & Catalog #: ABC Records (ABC 10982 in US, HMV POP 1615 in UK)
Release Date: September 1967 (UK), February 1968 (US)
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Personnel and session credits

Producer(s): Bob Thiele
Musicians & Session Performers:

Louis Armstrong - Lead Vocals

Studio and recording technology

Studio details for this recording are still being verified.

Reported gear and setup (not independently verified)

Tracking Studio & Room: United Recording Studios, Las Vegas, Nevada (Bill Putnam's facility) (Inferred: no studio documented in Discogs/MusicBrainz)
Mixing / Overdub Studio: United Recording Studios, Las Vegas (Live mix/bounce)
Mixing Console / Desk: Universal Audio Custom Tube/Solid-State Hybrid Console (Putnam-designed)
Multitrack Tape Machine & Format: Ampex AG-300 or 300-series 4-Track or 8-Track half-inch/1-inch at 15 IPS
Studio Monitors: Altec 604E Super Duplex
Key Outboard Processors & Hardware Units:

Universal Audio 175B Tube Limiter, Teletronix LA-2A, EMT 140 Plate Reverb, Pultec EQP-1A

Signal chains covered in the full track sheet

Instrument-by-instrument recording pathways, including: Lead Vocal (Louis Armstrong), Orchestral Strings & Woodwinds, Rhythm Section (Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Drums).

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