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Vor 22 Stunden · A number of books assemble short bios under one heading: Greatest Swing Trumpet Players, Best Bop Bassists and the like. What’s unusual about The Jazzmen is that — under one cover — it presents fairly exhaustive biographies of Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, and Count Basie. Of course, the question immediately arises of what might be ...
Vor 2 Tagen · Louis Armstrong, affectionately known as “Satchmo” or “Pops,” was not just a pivotal figure in the world of jazz but a symbol of American culture whose influence reverberated across racial, national, and generational lines. Born in New Orleans in 1901, Armstrong’s life was a journey of monumental artistic achievements interspersed with significant personal and societal challenges.
Vor 2 Tagen · Essay. Louis Armstrong’s Serious Showmanship The jazz master’s crowd-pleasing routines, often criticized by younger Black audiences, hid his true emotions but not his genius.
Vor 2 Tagen · Larry Tye tells us about his new book, The Jazzmen: How Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie Transformed America. It’s a fresh look at three titans of the Jazz Age. Then, we re-air our 2020 interview with Larry Tye about his biography of Senator Joe McCarthy, Demagogue. Writers Voice— in depth conversation with writers of all ...
Vor 2 Tagen · Sixty years ago, on May 9, 1964, Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong made chart history when his version of “Hello, Dolly!” reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.The legendary jazz trumpeter was 62 ...
Vor 5 Tagen · Louis Armstrong and the Vipers - JAZZIZ Magazine. A Short History of …. Louis Armstrong and the Vipers. In the ’20s and ’30s, marijuana was the jazz world’s drug of choice. Many musicians made use of it and accepted it as a gift from fans and well-wishers. An entire body of songs written during those years was created around it.
Vor 4 Tagen · From the New York Times bestselling author, a sweeping and spellbinding portrait of the longtime kings of jazz—Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie—who, born within a few years of one another, overcame racist exclusion and violence to become the most popular entertainers on the planet. This is the story of three revolutionary American musicians, the maestro jazzmen who ...
