Louis Armstrong Knihy

Každým slovem čtivá kniha. Vtipná, místy i drsná, v každém případě kvalitní autobiografie pojednávající o životě jednoho z největších představitelů rané podoby jazzu. (Konče obdobím, kdy Luis Armstrong přichází hrát do Chicaga za Joe "Kingem" Oliverem) .

Children put on a puppet show using the words to the song "What a Wonderful World," made famous by Louis Armstrong.

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.

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.

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.

Età di da 7 anni.