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Satchmo

The Genius of Louis Armstrong

Contributors

By Gary Giddins

Formats and Prices

On Sale
Mar 5, 2009
Page Count
216 pages
Publisher
Da Capo Press
ISBN-13
9780786731459

Price

$14.99

Price

$18.99 CAD

Format

Format:

  1. ebook $14.99 $18.99 CAD
  2. Trade Paperback $19.99 $25.99 CAD

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 in Satchmo, 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.

Gary Giddins

About the Author

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.

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