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Happy birthday Django Reinhardt

5690 days ago
The gypsy king, who was born 100 years ago today, is now regarded as the world's most influential pre-rock'n'roll guitaristFrom Robert Johnson to Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page, the guitar is inextricably linked with the mythologised troub... more info
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Bob Willoughby obituary

5694 days ago
Guardian Music — American photographer whose informal shots defined the youthful glamour of the 1950s and 1960sWith his artfully informal shots of Audrey Hepburn and Chet Baker, the American photographer Bob Willoughby, who has died of cancer aged 82, defined the you... more info
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PERFORMANCE/TOUR: A Band Has Its Contemporary Way with Old-Time New Orleans Hits

5712 days ago
All About Jazz — Among the assorted black-and-white photographs in the entry stairwell of the Jazz Standard, one has stood out since the club opened in its current form eight years ago. Its a snapshot of Louis Armstrong in his dressing room at the Paramount Theater, ... more info
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What a wonderfully definitive biography of Louis Armstrong

5715 days ago
Within the history of modern culture, it is extremely rare to find an artistic genius who is also a universally popular entertainer. more info
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Ian Warren obituary

5722 days ago
Guardian Music — My father, Ian Warren, who has died aged 96, enjoyed the fine things in life: fast cars, dashing clothes, good food, fine wine and entertaining friends. He also loved music and rugby. He was one of the earliest jazz fans in Britain, had his own band ... more info
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Review: A revisionist biography of jazz legend Louis Armstrong

5728 days ago
Mercury News, California — Satchmo's determination to entertain won him disdain from many who dismissed much of what he did after 1929 as middlebrow slumming. With this eloquent new biography, critic and cultural historian Terry Teachout restores this jazz man to his deserved ... more info
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Twenty-five recordings added to Grammy Hall of Fame

5749 days ago
Reuters — LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Recording Academy on Tuesday added songs by James Brown, Bob Marley, the Beach Boys, Louis Armstrong and others to its Grammy Hall of Fame, bringing the total number of titles in the collection to 851. more info
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CD/DOWNLOAD/ALBUM: Tom Talbert: Bix, Duke, Fats

5756 days ago
All About Jazz — I tend to avoid tribute albums. Barring a handful of gems, among them Louis Armstrong's salutes to Fats Waller and W.C. Handy, most miss the mark because they try too hard to one-up or mimic the subject of their adulation. One of the rare exceptions ... more info
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WTF: Louis Armstrong Sings Pharaoh Sanders

5776 days ago
Destination Out — THE CREATOR HAS A MASTER PLAN (PEACE) Louis Armstrong Louis Armstrong and his Friends Flying Dutchman :  1970 LA, vocals; Leon Thomas, vocals, percussion; James Spaulding, flute; Kenny Burrell, guitar; Sam Brown, guitar; Frank Owens, piano; Richar... more info
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MUSIC INDUSTRY: Jazz and Folk Intermingle - Paying It Forward

5782 days ago
All About Jazz — Louis Armstrong is credited with saying: "All music is folk music; I ain't never heard no horse sing a song." Another variation on the quote is "All music is folk music, because we're all just folk."Quotations aside, there are some interesting jazz-f... more info
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