Satchmo The Genius of Louis Armstrong

by Giddins, Gary

• ISBN13: 9780306810138
• ISBN10: 0306810131
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-01-18
• Publisher: Da Capo Press

Summary

Gary Giddins has been called "the best jazz writer in America today" (Esquire). Louis Armstrong has been called the most influential jazz musician of the century. Together this auspicious pairing has resulted inSatchmo,one of the most vivid and fascinating portraits ever drawn of perhaps the greatest figure in the history of American music. Available now at a new price, this text-only edition is the authoritative introduction to Armstrong's life and art for the curious newcomer, and offers fresh insight even for the serious student of Pops.

Author Biography

Gary Giddins is a columnist for the Village Voice and winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Visions of Jazz. He is also the author of a biography of Bing Crosby. His work has won numerous prizes, including a Guggenheim Fellowship, five ASCAP-Deems Taylor awards, and an American Book Award. He lives in New York City.

Table of Contents

A Note to the New Edition	xi
Preface	xv
Part 1 The Entertainer as Artist
One	3	(10)
Two	13	(8)
Three	21	(20)
Four	41	(4)
Five	45	(14)
Six	59	(14)
Seven	73	(8)
Part 2 The Artist as Entertainer
One	81	(10)
Two	91	(14)
Three	105	(12)
Four	117	(6)
Five	123	(10)
Six	133	(12)
Seven	145	(6)
Appendix: New Orleans	151	(10)
Discography	161	(14)
Bibliography	175	(6)
Acknowledgments	181	(4)
Index	185