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Louis Armstrong, Master of Modernism
Thomas Brothers
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Description for Louis Armstrong, Master of Modernism
Paperback. "Profoundly evocative and altogether admirable.. The writing and detail are so brilliant that I found the volume revelatory."-Tim Page, Washington Post Num Pages: 608 pages, 65 illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVH; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 139 x 38. Weight in Grams: 482.
A biography of Louis Armstrong’s prolific years in the 1920s and early 1930s, this book examines the cultural forces that shaped his life and, ultimately, jazz itself. Thomas Brothers picks up where he left off with the "compelling" (Literary Review), "scholarly without being scholastic" (Financial Times), Louis Armstrong’s New Orleans (ISBN 978 0 393 33001 4), blending personal accounts to tell the story of how Armstrong navigated the legacies of racial inequality to forge two new musical styles—one vocal and one instrumental—that permanently altered the course of popular music. Combining biography, cultural history and musical scholarship, Louis Armstrong, Master of ... Read more illuminates the life and work of the man often considered to be the greatest American artist of the twentieth century. Show Less
A biography of Louis Armstrong’s prolific years in the 1920s and early 1930s, this book examines the cultural forces that shaped his life and, ultimately, jazz itself. Thomas Brothers picks up where he left off with the "compelling" (Literary Review), "scholarly without being scholastic" (Financial Times), Louis Armstrong’s New Orleans (ISBN 978 0 393 33001 4), blending personal accounts to tell the story of how Armstrong navigated the legacies of racial inequality to forge two new musical styles—one vocal and one instrumental—that permanently altered the course of popular music. Combining biography, cultural history and musical scholarship, Louis Armstrong, Master of ... Read more illuminates the life and work of the man often considered to be the greatest American artist of the twentieth century. Show Less
Product Details
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
481g
Number of Pages
608
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780393350807
SKU
V9780393350807
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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 now produced a second wonderful book in his multi-volume study of Armstrong's life and music."
Literary Review "Evokes the quick-fingered, megawatt-smiled music legend's formative years, when he moved from New Orleans to Chicago and on to New York in pursuit of musical fame—and a style all his own."
Vogue "It makes for a rounded, rigorous, ... Read more
Literary Review "Evokes the quick-fingered, megawatt-smiled music legend's formative years, when he moved from New Orleans to Chicago and on to New York in pursuit of musical fame—and a style all his own."
Vogue "It makes for a rounded, rigorous, ... Read more