Play, Louis, Play!

Play, Louis, Play!

Author: Muriel Harris Weinstein

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2010-12-07

Total Pages: 110

ISBN-13: 159990375X

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Presents 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.


Louis Armstrong Plays Standards (Songbook)

Louis Armstrong Plays Standards (Songbook)

Author: Louis Armstrong

Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation

Published: 2004-03-01

Total Pages: 63

ISBN-13: 1476885737

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(Artist Transcriptions). The All Music Guide regards trumpet virtuoso Louis Armstrong as "the most important musician in (jazz's) history." This collection assembles note-for-note transcriptions of his trumpet playing on 16 fantastic standards: Ain't Misbehavin' * All of Me * Body and Soul * Hello, Dolly! * Lazy River * Mack the Knife * Stardust * and more. Includes a bio and discography.


Watson's Classic Book

Watson's Classic Book

Author: Louis H. Watson

Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks

Published: 1971-01-01

Total Pages: 504

ISBN-13: 9780064632096

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This book, by one of the first and foremost authorities on contract bridge, is regarded as the classic exposition of playing strategy. Practically all variations of play, both in attack and in defense, are explained and illustrated in it.


What a Wonderful World

What a Wonderful World

Author: Ricky Riccardi

Publisher: Vintage

Published: 2011-06-21

Total Pages: 417

ISBN-13: 030737923X

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In this richly detailed and prodigiously researched book, jazz scholar and musician Ricky Riccardi reveals for the first time the genius and remarkable achievements of the last 25 years of Louis Armstrong’s life, providing along the way a comprehensive study of one of the best-known and most accomplished jazz stars of our time. Much has been written about Armstrong, but the majority of it focuses on the early and middle stages of his career. During the last third of his career, Armstrong was often dismissed as a buffoonish if popular entertainer. Riccardi shows us instead the inventiveness and depth of his music during this time. These are the years of his highest-charting hits, including “Mack the Knife” and “Hello, Dolly"; the famed collaborations with Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington; and his legendary recordings with the All Stars. An eminently readable and insightful book, What a Wonderful World completes and enlarges our understanding of one of America’s greatest and most beloved musical icons.


Alfred's Piano 101, Book 1

Alfred's Piano 101, Book 1

Author: E. L. Lancaster

Publisher: Alfred Music

Published: 2005-05-03

Total Pages: 162

ISBN-13: 1457409194

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This comprehensive approach to functional musicianship at the keyboard includes varied repertoire, theory, technique, sight-reading, harmonization from lead sheets, ear training and ensembles. Great for college non-music majors, continuing education classes, music dealer in-store programs and group piano classes at the middle and high school levels. Book 1 contains 15 units each with a variety of repertoire, exercises, unit review worksheets and an assignment page.


Saint Louis Armstrong Beach

Saint Louis Armstrong Beach

Author: Brenda Woods

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2011-09-01

Total Pages: 92

ISBN-13: 1101547707

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The gripping story of a boy, a dog and a hurricane Saint is a boy with confidence as big as his name is long. A budding musician, he earns money playing clarinet for the New Orleans tourists. His best friend is a stray dog named Shadow, and it's because of Shadow that Saint's still in town when Hurricane Katrina hits. Saint's not worried about the hurricane at first--he plans to live to be a hundred just to defy his palm-reader friend Jupi, who told him he had a short life line. But now the city has been ordered to evacuate and Saint won't leave without Shadow. His search brings him to his elderly neighbor's home and the three of them flee to her attic when the waters rise. But when Miz Moran's medication runs out, it's up to Saint to save her life--and his beloved Shadow's.


Satchmo at the Waldorf

Satchmo at the Waldorf

Author: Terry Teachout

Publisher: Dramatists Play Service, Inc.

Published: 2015-01-01

Total Pages: 40

ISBN-13: 0822231573

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THE STORY: SATCHMO AT THE WALDORF is a one-man, three-character play in which the same actor portrays Louis Armstrong, the greatest of all jazz trumpeters; Joe Glaser, his white manager; and Miles Davis, who admired Armstrong's playing but disliked his onstage manner. It takes place in 1971 in a dressing room backstage at the Empire Room of New York's Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, where Armstrong performed in public for the last time four months before his death. Reminiscing into a tape recorder about his life and work, Armstrong seeks to come to terms with his longstanding relationship with Glaser, whom he once loved like a father but now believes to have betrayed him. In alternating scenes, Glaser defends his controversial decision to promote Armstrong's career (with the help of the Chicago mob) by encouraging him to simplify his musical style, while Davis attacks Armstrong for pandering to white audiences.


Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong

Author: Stéphane Ollivier

Publisher: First Discovery Music

Published: 2016-03-17

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781851034369

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This illustrated biography of Louis Armstrong contains a CD with the narrative of the book, plus highlights of some of his recordings.