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Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong was not only jazz's greatest musician and innovator, but also arguably its most famous entertainer and the frontal figure in the development of contemporary popular music. Overcoming social and political obstacles, he created a long and impressive career and an enormous musical output. Now, his ground breaking musical career is amassed and detailed in this discography of all his works, from professionally made commercial releases, to amateur and unissued recordings. All of Me is a comprehensive, chronological discography born out of love and admiration for Louis Armstrong, and devotion to years of collecting his musical accomplishments. Author Jos Willems has meticulously compiled all of Satchmo's known recordings-both studio and live performances-and with assistance from internationally renowned specialists, has assembled an impressively detailed, accurate, and complete listing. This volume is superbly formatted and presented, logically organized, and thoroughly indexed by song title and individual. Researchers, collectors, and enthusiasts can easily look up any detail of a recording: issues and releases of particular songs; publishing companies; producers; catalog numbers; dates, times, and locations of recordings; musicians Armstrong played with; and format, be it 78 or 45 RPM records, LPs, CDs, or media appearances. Every detail of Armstrong's career is listed in this impressive volume, shedding light on the enormity of his impact on jazz and popular culture. This is the ultimate reference guide for the complete works of Louis Armstrong.
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Real Armstrong fans - and serious jazz record collectors - will applaud the recent publication of the landmark book...--Steve Ramm "In The Groove "
Scarecrow Press has published a number of beautiful books on jazz but this has to be one of the best- it is beautifully assembled, durably bound....This is a first class production in every respect.--2007 "Jazzbeat "
Thank you very much for your impressive Louis Armstrong discography. It will definitely become a vital part of our reference collection.--Michael Cogswell, Director of the Louis Armstrong House and Archives
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Scarecrow Press has published a number of beautiful books on jazz but this has to be one of the best- it is beautifully assembled, durably bound....This is a first class production in every respect.--2007 "Jazzbeat "
Thank you very much for your impressive Louis Armstrong discography. It will definitely become a vital part of our reference collection.--Michael Cogswell, Director of the Louis Armstrong House and Archives
This is a discography of jazz trumpeter and singer Louis Armstrong's groundbreaking musical career, with detailed information about all his works, from professionally made commercial releases to amateur and unissued recordings.
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- PublisherScarecrow Press
- Publication date2006
- ISBN 10 0810857057
- ISBN 13 9780810857056
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages470
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