Pops : a life of Louis Armstrong

Teachout, Terry.

Book 2009

Louis Armstrong was the greatest jazz musician of the twentieth century and a giant of modern American culture. Offstage he was witty, introspective and unexpectedly complex, a beloved colleague with an explosive temper whose larger-than-life personality was tougher and more sharp-edged than his worshipping fans ever knew. Wall Street Journal arts columnist Terry Teachout has drawn on new sources unavailable to previous biographers, including hun...

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ISBN:

9780151010899
0151010897

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xii, 475 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 441-448) and index

Contents:

Bastards from the start : apprenticeship in New Orleans, 1901-1919
All those tall buildings : leaving home, 1919-1924
A flying cat : Harlem and Chicago, 1924-1927
It's got to be art : with Earl Hines, 1928
The way a trumpet should play : on the move, 1929-1930
Don't let 'em cool off, boys : on the run, 1930-1932
I didn't blow the horn : crisis, 1932-1935
Always have a white man : with Joe Glaser, 1935-1938
The people who criticize : losing touch, 1938-1947
Keep the horn percolating : renewal, 1947-1954
The nice taste we leave : ambassador Satch, 1954-1963
I don't sigh for nothing : at the top, 1963-1971

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2009006035

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716871

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