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Louis Armstrong, Master of Modernism

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Description for Louis Armstrong, Master of Modernism Hardcover. The definitive account of Louis Armstrong-his life and legacy-during the most creative period of his career. Num Pages: 608 pages, 65 illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 161 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1006.
Nearly 100 years after bursting onto Chicago’s music scene under the tutelage of Joe "King" Oliver, Louis Armstrong is recognized as one of the most influential artists of the twentieth century. A trumpet virtuoso, seductive crooner, and consummate entertainer, Armstrong laid the foundation for the future of jazz with his stylistic innovations, but his story would be incomplete without examining how he struggled in a society seething with brutally racist ideologies, laws, and practices.

Thomas Brothers picks up where he left off with the acclaimed Louis Armstrong's New Orleans, following the story of the great jazz musician into his most ... Read more

Louis Armstrong, Master of Modernism blends cultural history, musical scholarship, and personal accounts from Armstrong's contemporaries to reveal his enduring contributions to jazz and popular music at a time when he and his bandmates couldn’t count on food or even a friendly face on their travels across the country. Thomas Brothers combines an intimate knowledge of Armstrong's life with the boldness to examine his place in such a racially charged landscape. In vivid prose and with vibrant photographs, Brothers illuminates the life and work of the man many consider to be the greatest American musician of the twentieth century.

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
720
Condition
New
Number of Pages
608
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780393065824
SKU
V9780393065824
Shipping Time
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About Thomas Brothers
Thomas Brothers is the author of Help! The Beatles, Duke Ellington, and the Magic of Collaboration; Louis Armstrong’s New Orleans; and Louis Armstrong, Master of Modernism, which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. A professor of music at Duke University, he lives with his family in Durham, North Carolina.

Reviews for Louis Armstrong, Master of Modernism
"Thomas Brothers has brought together startling new discoveries and insights, a fresh look at hallowed recordings, and an understanding of the multifold influences that helped shape Louis Armstrong. In so doing, he has written by far the most complete and original look at an American icon whose influence continues into its second century."
Loren Schoenberg, artistic director, the National ... Read more

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