What a Wonderful World
- 24 pages
- 1 hour of reading
Children put on a puppet show using the words to the song "What a Wonderful World," made famous by Louis Armstrong.
Louis Armstrong Book order (chronological)
August 4, 1901 – July 6, 1971
Louis Armstrong, nicknamed Satchmo and Pops, was an American jazz trumpeter and singer. He was a charismatic, innovative performer whose improvised soloing was the main influence for a fundamental change in jazz, shifting its focus from collective improvisation to the solo player and improvised soloing. As one of the most famous jazz musicians of the 20th century, he was first known as a cornet player, then as a trumpet player, and toward the end of his career he was best known as a vocalist, becoming one of the most influential jazz singers.
Età di da 7 anni.
Louis Armstrong has inspired numerous biographies and music histories, yet his extensive writings remain largely overlooked. This volume reveals a lesser-known aspect of the legendary trumpeter, band leader, and entertainer. Drawing from the Armstrong archives, it features early letters, personal correspondence with a biographer from 1943-44, autobiographical pieces, magazine articles, and essays. Readers gain insight into Armstrong's life and career, from his impoverished beginnings in New Orleans to his performances in Storyville's cafes and saloons. It chronicles his breakthrough in 1922 with the King Oliver band, his rise in New York, his role in breaking color barriers in Hollywood, the notorious King of the Zulus incident in 1949, and his final days in Queens. Throughout, Armstrong shares poignant reflections on his era and candid, often controversial views on racism, marijuana, bebop, and fellow jazz musicians like Jelly Roll Morton and Coleman Hawkins. These writings create a nuanced portrait of him as a musician, entertainer, civil rights advocate, and cultural icon. His unique language and punctuation style are preserved, offering an authentic glimpse into the life of this compelling artist. The volume also includes introductions to the writings and an annotated index of names and places significant to Armstrong's journey.
Jazz
- 119 pages
- 5 hours of reading
Alive with jazz and tropical flowers, its streets an intoxicating 24-hour party, New Orleans exerts a hypnotic effect on virtually every visitor and resident, but perhaps none have been more susceptible to its exotic charm than the writers who have lived there. From Mark Twain to William Faulkner to Anne Rice; from Kate Chopin to Zora Neale Hurston to Ellen Gilchrist; from Tennessee Williams to Truman Capote to Walker Percy, the authors in this remarkable collection celebrate the city that stirs their imaginations as no other can. Third in our best-selling series of anthologies centered around America's great cities, New Orleans Stories includes not only "literature," but also interviews, ghost stories, and voodoo charms. Perfect for first-time visitors as well as longtime residents, it re-creates the heady, mesmerizing atmosphere of New Orleans itself.
A captivating book with every word. Witty, at times harsh, and in any case a quality autobiography discussing the life of one of the greatest figures of early jazz. (Ending with the period when Louis Armstrong comes to play in Chicago with Joe "King" Oliver).
Kein intellektuelles Ivy-League-Gelaber über Jazztheorie, das ist Armstrong über Armstrong, die Geschichte des musikalischen Genies, des Schlüssel-Künstlers des Jahrhunderts, komplett mit seinen grammatikalischen Fehlern und Schreibfehlern.
