Satchmo : the wonderful world and art of Louis Armstrong /

Satchmo : the wonderful world and art of Louis Armstrong /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Brower, Steven.
Imprint:	New York : Abrams, 2009.
Description:	256 p. : chiefly ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Armstrong, Louis, -- 1901-1971. Armstrong, Louis, -- 1901-1971 -- Pictorial works. Armstrong, Louis, -- 1901-1971. Jazz musicians -- United States -- Biography. Jazz musicians -- United States -- Pictorial works. Jazz musicians. United States. Illustrated works. Biography. Pictorial works.
Format:	E-Resource Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7914066

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ISBN:	9780810995284 081099528X
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 252-253).
Summary:	"The quintessential American artist Louis Armstrong was born in 1901 in New Orleans and died in 1971 in New York City, where he had lived for many years in a modest house in Queens. The house is now a museum in his honour. This work tells the story of Armstrong's life through his writings, scrapbooks and artworks".--Publisher's description.

Table of Contents:

A Louis Armstrong timeline
Introduction
Red beans and rice : the early years, 1901-1921
Hear me talkin' to ya : 1920s
Hobo, you can't ride that train : 1930s
Swing that music : 1940s
High society : 1950s
What a wonderful world : 1960s and beyond
I hope Gabriel likes my music
A Louis Armstrong glossary.