| Description |
xii, 475 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
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. |
| Subject |
Armstrong, Louis, 1901-1971.
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Jazz musicians -- United States -- Biography.
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| ISBN |
9780151010899 |
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0151010897 |
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