At the end of his career, every note from Louis Armstrong still exuded the joy of being alive. That’s true of a live album out Friday titled “Louis in London,” heralded in promotional material as his ...
Louis Armstrong’s 1968 BBC session in London — which the legendary trumpeter and singer felt was his “last great” performance — will finally be released this summer. Ahead of the LP’s release, listen ...
In the 1950s Dave and Iola Brubeck had the idea of creating a Broadway musical about the jazz experience starring Louis Armstrong. The music was just performed at Jazz at Lincoln Center. An ensemble ...
On July 12, Verve Records will deliver Louis in London, the last great performance by one of the most influential figures in jazz music, Louis Armstrong. The recording captures the musician and his ...
Verve Records will be releasing LOUIS IN LONDON, the last great performance by the most influential American musician of all time, Louis Armstrong. Recorded live at the BBC on July 2, 1968 – just ...
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Louis Armstrong? Or Parliament-Funkadelic, Earth, Wind & Fire, and proto-rap group The Last Poets? It is perfectly logical to assume New Orleans-bred trumpeter and Pulitzer Prize-winning jazz composer ...
“Stomp Off, Let’s Go: The Early Years of Louis Armstrong” by Ricky Riccardi, Oxford University Press, 488 pages. Ricky Riccardi, the preeminent Louis Armstrong scholar, has become one of the ...
Louis Armstrong’s 1968 BBC session in London — which the legendary trumpeter and singer felt was his “last great” performance — will finally be released this summer. Louis in London, out July 12 via ...