Essay Archive - Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong was famous around the world for his jazz
interperitations on the trumpet and the many styles of jazz he produced
and played. Not to mention, he also had many great accomplishments
throughout his allustrious career.
"Armstrong was the seminal artist of jazz history -- the first to
combine trumpet virtuosity and an original musical vision with an
entertainer's sense of presence and persona". (www.downbeatjazz.com) The
result would make him the most influential instrumentalist of his
generation, and bring him the respect of musicians of all eras to come,as
well as alot....
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