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Louis Armstrong’s improvisations permanently altered the landscape of jazz by making the improvising soloist the focal point of the performance. From the beginning of his career as a bandleader, Armstrong created ensembles to showcase his spectacular trumpet playing.
One of the pioneers and the most well-known African American musicians of this time period is Louis Armstrong. He and his music inspired and influenced other African American artists of the Harlem Renaissance. Louis Armstrong was a jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and a singer.
His rough and throaty voice became, almost instantly, the internationally recognized voice of jazz itself. His 1956 recording with Ella Fitzgerald of George Gershwin’s “ Porgy and Bess ” was one...
Titled Louis in London, the record showcases both Armstrong's jazz genius and vaudevillian silliness. It also hints at the more contentious complexities of Armstrong's attitude to racism....
It is widely acknowledged that Louis Armstrong—Satchmo to some, Pops to others—had a huge, world-wide influence on jazz music. Most often, the trumpeter, vocalist and composer is given props for popularizing the use of solo improvisations rather than those simply within an ensemble.
During 1925-28, Armstrong’s recordings with his small groups (the Hot Five, Hot Seven and his Savoy Ballroom Five), revolutionized jazz, containing some of his most brilliant trumpet playing.
Louis Armstrong's monumental contributions to jazz revolutionized the genre, pioneering innovations in improvisation, trumpet playing, and vocal style. Discover how this legendary musician shaped the world of jazz.
One of the first soloists on record, Louis was at the forefront of changing jazz from ensemble-oriented folk music into an art form that emphasized inventive solo improvisations. His relaxed phrasing was a major change from the staccato style of the early 20’s and helped to set the stage for the Swing Era.
Vital and productive from the 1920s to the 1960s, Louis Armstrong provided jazz with its quantum leap forward - his Hot Five and Hot Seven group recordings for the OKeh Records label between 1925 and 1928.
His rendition of Ain’t Misbehavin’ (a hit when recorded later in July) created a sensation, and this marks the point when Armstrong’s career in show business as an entertainer takes off, sometimes at the expense of jazz content.