Louis - The Louis Armstrong Story, 1900-1971 (Paperback, New ed)

As trumpet player and singer, Louis Armstrong is the single most important figure in jazz history, and one of the most influential musicians--in any category--in this century. He was also, as this book relates, a wonderful character: actor, clown, raconteur, a tough kid when he came to Chicago from New Orleans who mellowed into one of the music's true statesmen. This biography includes not only a gripping narrative written by two of the most reliable jazz historians, but also a chronology, film list, and selection of photos. He was the most beloved of jazz musicians, a hero to everyone from Eddie Condon and Bobby Hackett to Miles Davis and Ornette Coleman. His basically happy life is here memorably told, with a new preface by Dan Morgenstern who describes Armstrong's central place in world music.

General

Imprint:	Da Capo Press Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 1988
First published:	April 1988
Authors:	John Chilton • Max Jones
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	302
Edition:	New ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-306-80324-6
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Film, television, music, theatre Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Contemporary popular music > Jazz Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Contemporary popular music > Blues Books > Biography > Film, television, music, theatre Books > Music > Contemporary popular music > Blues Books > Music > Contemporary popular music > Jazz
LSN:	0-306-80324-0
Barcode:	9780306803246

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