Louis Armstrong è il jazz, così esordisce Enrico Rava nella prefazione a questa autobiografia del grande musicista americano. E insieme al jazz Armstrong è cresciuto nei bassifondi di quella città leggendaria che era la New Orleans d'inizio Novecento, quando le brass band si sfidavano a duelli musicali per le strade, e durante i funerali si potevano ascoltare le marce e i primi ragtime suonati da Kid Ory e King Oliver. La prima volta che Satchmo suona la tromba è in riformatorio, quando è ...

Louis Armstrong (1900-1971) ist einer der Väter der Jazzmusik und des Swing. Mit seinem Trompetenspiel, aber auch mit seiner unverwechselbaren Gesangsstimme hat «Satchmo» ganze Generationen von Musikern geprägt und beeinflusst. Zugleich war er stets ein Botschafter des «Schwarzen Amerika» und hat sich mit seinen Mitteln gegen Rassendiskriminierung engagiert. In dieser Monographie werden die wichtigsten Stationen seiner Karriere nachgezeichnet und seine berühmtesten Stücke vorgestellt.

Louis Armstrong was the founding father of jazz and one of this century's towering cultural figures, yet the full story of his extravagant life has never been told.Born in 1901 to the sixteen-year-old daughter of a slave, he came of age among the prostitutes, pimps, and rag-and-bone merchants of New Orleans. He married four times and enjoyed countless romantic involvements in and around his marriages. A believer in marijuana for the head and laxatives for the bowels, he was also a ...

Unravel the story of Louis Armstrong, the jazz legend who captivated the world.From his humble New Orleans beginnings to global fame, this biography delves into Armstrong's remarkable career. Explore his groundbreaking music, complex personal life (including the revelation of his secret daughter!), and unwavering passion that defied challenges.Enriched with Armstrong's own quotes, this book celebrates his musical legacy and paints a vivid portrait of the man behind the trum...

Louis Armstrong, also known as “Satchmo” and “Pops”, became an American jazz legend in the 1920s. His voice and skill with instruments helped him become a popular musician in a time where America was racially divided. Watch as this skilled musician learns to play, buys his first instrument, and becomes one of the best music makers of the era.

In the twentieth century, African Americans not only helped make popular music the soundtrack of the American experience, they advanced American music as one of the preeminent shapers of the world's popular culture. Vast numbers of black American musicians deserve credit for this remarkable turn of events, but a few stand out as true giants. David Stricklin's superb new biography explores the life of one of them, Louis Armstrong.The life story of this great instrumentalist, bandlea...

(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.

(Artist Transcriptions). The All Music Guide regards trumpet virtuoso Louis Armstrong as "the most important musician in (jazz's) history." This great songbook features note-for-note transcriptions of this legend's trumpet playing on 16 songs he's famous for: Basin Street Blues * Cornet Chop Suey * Gut Bucket Blues * Hotter Than Hot * Shine * Tiger Rag * When the Saints Go Marching In * and more. Includes a bio and discography.

(Vocal Piano). Features authentic vocal/piano transcriptions of 17 Satchmo classics in their original keys! Includes: Ain't Misbehavin' * Basin Street Blues * Cabaret * Dream a Little Dream of Me * Georgia on My Mind * Hello, Dolly! * Mack the Knife * Makin' Whoopee! * Mame * St. Louis Blues * What a Wonderful World * When the Saints Go Marching In * Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah * and more.

Louis Armstrong, also known as “Satchmo” and “Pops”, became an American jazz legend in the 1920s. His voice and skill with instruments helped him become a popular musician in a time where America was racially divided. Watch as this skilled musician learns to play, buys his first instrument, and becomes one of the best music makers of the era.

If not for a stint in reform school, young Louis Armstrong might never have become a musician. It was a teacher at the Colored Waifs Home who gave him a cornet, promoted him to band leader, and saw talent in the tough kid from the even tougher New Orleans neighborhood called Storyville. But it was Louis Armstrong's own passion and genius that pushed jazz into new and exciting realms with his amazing, improvisational trumpet playing. His seventy-year life spanned a critical time in American...

**Finalist for the 2015 Pulitzer Prize in Biography."Profoundly evocative and altogether admirable…The writing and detail are so brilliant that I found the volume revelatory." —Tim Page, Washington Post**Nearly 100 years after bursting onto Chicago’s music scene under the tutelage of Joe "King" Oliver, Louis Armstrong is recognized as one of the most influential artists of the twentieth century. A trumpet virtuoso, seductive crooner, and consummate entertainer, Arm...