Louis Armstrong... and All That Jazz
In honor of the 45th anniversary of Armstrong's death, we explore the impact the trumpeter had on jazz and the general landscape of American music.
Scott Yanow
Scott Yanow is a jazz journalist/historian and author of 11 books including Duke Ellington, Swing, The Jazz Singers and Jazz On Record 1917-76.
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