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Author: Joshua Berrett
Publisher: Schirmer Trade Books
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 338
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDrawing on the rich resources of the Louis Armstrong Archives, jazz historian Joshua Berrett has compiled a wonderful tribute to the multitalented trumpeter, vocalist, and "Ambassador of Jazz". 20 photos.
Author: Louis Armstrong
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 318
ISBN-13: 9780195140460
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLouis Armstrong has been the subject of countless biographies and music histories. Yet scant attention has been paid to the remarkable array of writings he left behind. Louis Armstrong: In His Own Words introduces readers to a little-known facet of this master trumpeter, bandleader, and entertainer. Based on extensive research through the Armstrong archives, this important volume includes some of his earliest letters, personal correspondence, autobiographical writings, magazine articles, and essays.
Author: Scott Allen Nollen
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 2004-01-01
Total Pages: 244
ISBN-13: 9780786418572
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLouis Armstrong was not only a virtuoso musician, singer, composer and actor, but also a dedicated writer who typed hundreds of letters and reminiscences, carrying a typewriter with him on his constant travels around the globe. The man never stopped creating, and constantly communicated with friends and acquaintances. His unique verbal, musical and visual content and style permeated everything he touched. Included in this extensive career biography are the major events of his life, his artistic innovations and cultural achievements, a detailed survey of his recordings and live performances, and in-depth discussions of his screen performances--not only his Hollywood feature film appearances, but his performances in short films, European concert films, and dozens of television shows broadcast from Hollywood, New York and Europe.
Author: Joshua Berrett
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2008-10-01
Total Pages: 256
ISBN-13: 0300127472
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn Louis Armstrong and Paul Whiteman the jazz scholar Joshua Berrett offers a provocative revision of the history of early jazz by focusing on two of its most notable practitioners—Whiteman, legendary in his day, and Armstrong, a legend ever since. Paul Whiteman’s fame was unmatched throughout the twenties. Bix Beiderbecke, Bing Crosby, and Jimmy and Tommy Dorsey honed their craft on his bandstand. Celebrated as the “King of Jazz” in 1930 in a Universal Studios feature film, Whiteman’s imperium has declined considerably since. The legend of Louis Armstrong, in contrast, grows ever more lustrous: for decades it has been Armstrong, not Whiteman, who has worn the king’s crown. This dual biography explores these diverging legacies in the context of race, commerce, and the history of early jazz. Early jazz, Berrett argues, was not a story of black innovators and white usurpers. In this book, a much richer, more complicated story emerges—a story of cross-influences, sidemen, sundry movers and shakers who were all part of a collective experience that transcended the category of race. In the world of early jazz, Berrett contends, kingdoms had no borders.
Author: Bernett
Publisher: Macmillan Reference USA
Published: 1998-08-01
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ISBN-13: 9780028647180
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Edward Brooks
Publisher: Studies in Jazz
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 576
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKComprehensive chronological survey and analysis of every recording on which Louis Armstrong played during the period 1923 to 1928. Armstrong's immense impact on the evolution of jazz is found primarily in these early recordings, and Brooks's close examination of this period is important, as much of this influence becomes obscured by later recordings. Glossary, bibliography, and title index.
Author: Terry Teachout
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 496
ISBN-13: 9780151010899
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCertain to be the definitive word on Louis Armstrong, "Pops" paints a gripping portrait of the man, his world, and his music. Drawing on a cache of new sources, the author has crafted a sweeping new narrative biography of this towering figure.
Author: Muriel Harris Weinstein
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Published: 2010-12-07
Total Pages: 110
ISBN-13: 159990375X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPresents the early life of the famous African American cornet player, describing his humble beginnings on the streets of New Orleans to his emergence as a legend among the biggest jazz clubs of the city.
Author: Ricky Riccardi
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2020-08-05
Total Pages: 352
ISBN-13: 0190914130
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNearly 50 years after his death, Louis Armstrong remains one of the 20th century's most iconic figures. Popular fans still appreciate his later hits such as "Hello, Dolly!" and "What a Wonderful World," while in the jazz community, he remains venerated for his groundbreaking innovations in the 1920s. The achievements of Armstrong's middle years, however, possess some of the trumpeter's most scintillating and career-defining stories. But the story of this crucial time has never been told in depth until now. Between 1929 and 1947, Armstrong transformed himself from a little-known trumpeter in Chicago to an internationally renowned pop star, setting in motion the innovations of the Swing Era and Bebop. He had a similar effect on the art of American pop singing, waxing some of his most identifiable hits such as "Jeepers Creepers" and "When You're Smiling." However as author Ricky Riccardi shows, this transformative era wasn't without its problems, from racist performance reviews and being held up at gunpoint by gangsters to struggling with an overworked embouchure and getting arrested for marijuana possession. Utilizing a prodigious amount of new research, Riccardi traces Armstrong's mid-career fall from grace and dramatic resurgence. Featuring never-before-published photographs and stories culled from Armstrong's personal archives, Heart Full of Rhythm tells the story of how the man called "Pops" became the first "King of Pop."
Author: Daniel Stein
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Published: 2012-05-03
Total Pages: 360
ISBN-13: 0472051806
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA groundbreaking study of Louis Armstrong’s autobiographical practices
