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Author: Gene H. Anderson
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2015-03-01
Total Pages: 31
ISBN-13: 0190268751
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Biography of jazz trumpeter and singer Louis Armstrong. This ebook is a static version of an article from Grove Music Online, a continuously updated online resource, offering comprehensive coverage of the world’s music written by leading scholars. For more information, visit www.oxfordmusiconline.com.
Author: Mark Tucker
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2015-03-01
Total Pages: 113
ISBN-13: 0190268719
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →An historical survey of jazz. This ebook is a static version of an article from Grove Music Online, a continuously updated online resource, offering comprehensive coverage of the world’s music written by leading scholars. For more information, visit www.oxfordmusiconline.com.
Author: Geoffrey Block
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2015-03-01
Total Pages: 68
ISBN-13: 0190268743
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A survey of the history of musical theater in the United States. This ebook is a static version of an article from Grove Music Online, a continuously updated online resource, offering comprehensive coverage of the world’s music written by leading scholars. For more information, visit www.oxfordmusiconline.com.
Author: Elijah Wald
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2015-03-01
Total Pages: 42
ISBN-13: 0190268735
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →An historical survey of Blues music. This ebook is a static version of an article from Grove Music Online, a continuously updated online resource, offering comprehensive coverage of the world’s music written by leading scholars. For more information, visit www.oxfordmusiconline.com.
Author: Gene Henry Anderson
Publisher: Pendragon Press
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 282
ISBN-13: 9781576471203
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Between 1925 and 1928 the Hot Five--the incomparable Louis Armstrong and four seasoned practitioners of the burgeoning jazz style--recorded fifty-five performances in Chicago for the OKeh label. Oddly enough, the quintet immortalized on vinyl with recent technology rarely performed as a unit in local nightspots. And yet, like other music now regarded as especially historic, their work in the studio summarized approaches of the past and set standards for the future. Remarkable both for popularity among the members of the public and for influence on contemporary musicians, these recordings helped make "Satchmo" a familiar household name and ultimately its bearer an adored public figure. They showcased Armstrong's genius, notably his leadership in transforming the practice of jazz as an ensemble improvisation into jazz as the art of the improvising soloist. In his study Professor Anderson--for the first time--provides a detailed account of the origins of this pioneering enterprise, relates individual pieces to existing copyright deposits, and contextualizes the music by offering a reliable timeline of Armstrong's professional activities during these years. All fifty-five pieces, moreover, are described in informed commentary [Publisher description].
Author: Scott Allen Nollen
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 2004-01-01
Total Pages: 244
ISBN-13: 9780786418572
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Louis 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: Ricky Riccardi
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 2020
Total Pages: 433
ISBN-13: 0190914114
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Featuring never-before-published photographs and brand new stories culled from Armstrong's personal archives, Heart Full of Rhythm: The Big Band Years of Louis Armstrong tells the story of how the man called "Pops" became the first "King of Pop."
Author: Gary Giddins
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Published: 2009-03-05
Total Pages: 218
ISBN-13: 0786731451
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Gary Giddins has been called "the best jazz writer in America today" (Esquire). Louis Armstrong has been called the most influential jazz musician of the century. Together this auspicious pairing has resulted in Satchmo, one of the most vivid and fascinating portraits ever drawn of perhaps the greatest figure in the history of American music. Available now at a new price, this text-only edition is the authoritative introduction to Armstrong's life and art for the curious newcomer, and offers fresh insight even for the serious student of Pops.
Author: Tamra Orr
Publisher: Mitchell Lane Publishers, Inc.
Published: 2012-09-30
Total Pages: 52
ISBN-13: 1612283403
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →When a very young Louis Armstrong felt the policeman grab his arm and haul him off to jail, he had no idea that his life was about to change. What started out as punishment turned into the best thing that could have happened to the young African American. He discovered that he had a passion for music, and a real talent for the horn. The combination led him to become one of the nation’s most beloved and respected jazz musicians in history. Armstrong’s music thrilled audiences throughout the world and his joy for life infected anyone who listened to his soaring horn or his gravelly voice. Louis Armstrong—Satchmo to those who knew and loved him—made jazz music what it is today. Open the cover and find out how.
