Louis Armstrong

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Born: Aug 4, 1901 in New Orleans, LA
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Died: Jul 6, 1971 in New York, NY
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Classic Jazz, New Orleans Jazz, Dixieland, Vocal Jazz, Swing, Traditional Pop
Biography: Louis Armstrong was the first important soloist to emerge in jazz, and he became the most influential musician in the music's history. As a trumpet virtuoso, his playing, beginning with the 1920s studio recordings made with his Hot Five and Hot Seven ensembles, charted a future for jazz in highly imaginative, ...Read full biography
Louis Armstrong Plays W. C. Handy
Released: 1954
Label: LEGACY/COLUMBIA
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This recording was not only Louis Armstrong's finest record of the 1950s but one of the truly classic jazz sets. Out of print for years, it was reissued quite shoddily in 1986 on a Columbia CD with alternates ...Read full review
Ella and Louis [Master Edition]
Released: 1956
Label: Verve Records
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Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong make for a charming team on this CD. Accompanied by pianist Oscar Peterson, guitarist Herb Ellis, bassist Ray Brown, and drummer Buddy Rich, Fitzgerald and Armstrong ...Read full review
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