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Louis Armstrong: The Armstrong Box – review

4488 days ago
Guardian Music(Storyville, 7 CDs + DVD)Last summer, Universal Records and Sony BMG released Louis Armstrong's great recordings from the 1920s to the 1960s in a 10-disc collector's box. One of its highlights was a 1956 live show by the trumpeter with his postwar Al... more info

Don't buy my music

4504 days ago
Guardian MusicWhy is Elvis Costello telling fans not to buy a new box set of his music? Tim Jonze reports on the fine art of career sabotageI wouldn't read this article if I were you. And if you've spent any of your own money getting hold of it, then more fool you... more info

Costello urges fans to save money

4504 days ago
Jam! Showbiz Music, CanadaBritish singer-songwriter Elvis Costello has told fans not to buy a pricey limited edition box set of his music on sale next month, recommending they purchase some Louis Armstrong instead. more info

Why is Elvis Costello: Don't buy my box set

4504 days ago
USA Today MusicThe singer is causing a lot of buzz with a blog post on his website in which he tells fans to buy Louis Armstrong instead. more info

Elvis Costello says buy Louis Armstrong, not me

4504 days ago
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - British singer-songwriter Elvis Costello has told fans not to buy a pricey limited edition box set of his music on sale next month, recommending they purchase some Louis Armstrong instead. more info

Buy the My Favourite Album series as an ebook

4510 days ago
Guardian MusicLooking for a lovingly compiled Christmas read? Then put your favourite record on and download our new ebookHere at the Guardian we take pride in the quality of our music writing, both in print and online. Whether it's Simon Reynolds on the trends of... more info

Butch Ballard

4515 days ago
Guardian MusicJazz drummer who performed with Basie, Ellington and ArmstrongThe drummer Butch Ballard, who has died aged 92, was one of a handful of African-American jazz musicians who performed with both the Count Basie and Duke Ellington orchestras. Having also ... more info

Trailer trash

4521 days ago
Guardian MusicAs his silent Louis Armstrong movie premieres in London, director Dan Pritzker reveals he has another treat for jazz fansTo Bolden go…Billionaire Dan Pritzker premieres his charming silent jazz movie Louis tonight at the Barbican, with live orchest... more info

'You want to make a silent film – about jazz?'

4523 days ago
Guardian MusicCharlie Chaplin's City Lights and its live score opened Dan Pritzker's eyes to the possibilities of silent movies. But was choosing Louis Armstrong as his subject a step too far?I was working on a screenplay about Buddy Bolden, "inventor" of jazz, wh... more info

Our favourite albums: your opinions

4545 days ago
Guardian MusicAs the My favourite album series concludes, we look back at the highlights and see what readers had to say about our choicesAs the My favourite album series closes with Peter Robinson on Now That's What I Call Music 11, it seemed like a good opportun... more info

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