This decade saw the rise of Louis Armstrong, whose innovative trumpet solos and scat singing set new standards for jazz performance. Duke Ellington brought a refined elegance to jazz with his ...
“If you play 30 seconds or 10 seconds of Louis Armstrong for any professional jazz trumpet player, they will be able to tell you that that's Louis Armstrong,” he said. “One of the things ...
When you think of Louis Armstrong, your mind probably drifts to the sweet sounds of jazz and his unforgettable trumpet solos. But did you know the legendary musician had a car as smooth and ...
(JTA) — Hurricane Ida flattened the New Orleans home where a youthful Louis ... whistle was Armstrong’s first instrument. The Karnofsky patriarch bought Armstrong’s first trumpet, with ...