Louis Armstrong In His Own Words

Louis Armstrong Jazz MusicLouis Armstrong In His Own Words (Oxford Univ. Press 1999)

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“Louis Armstrong was a wonderful writer, vivid and candid, but until now his most personal reflections were known only to researchers. Thomas Brothers has superbly collected them in an entertaining volume that will prove indispensable to anyone who wants to understand the genius who transformed American music.”–Gary Giddins, author of Visions of Jazz

 

“A remarkable book, taking us inside the heart and head of the man in ways that, until now, only the music had done.”—Jonathan Yardley, The Washington Post

 

“To read Armstrong like this is to get another crack at understanding an improvisational genius at work, and another chance to bask in the warm, irrepressible spirit that came twinkling through his every expression.”—Tom Moon, The Philadelphia Inquirer

 

Reviewed in many places, including The Washington Post, The New York Times Book Review, The New Republic, and Notes.