Americas Most Influential Jazz Artists Audiobook Libro.fm

Louis Armstrong once claimed that Every time I close my eyes blowing that trumpet of mineI look right in the heart of good old New OrleansIt has given me something to live for This statement conjures an image which most anyone familiar with jazz music can recall Armstrong clutching his trumpet forcefully his eyes closed in a manner that distances him from his physical surroundings in favor of a perfect harmony between the man and his instrument As Armstrong alludes to in this remark this connection also speaks to the enduring influence of his New Orleans background which informed his musical style and indeed continued to live on through his music