Louis Armstrong, Master of Modernism

Posted on 26 November 2017 by Thomas Brothers

Nearly 100 years after bursting onto Chicago s music scene under the tutelage of Joe King Oliver, Louis Armstrong is recognized as one of the most influential artists of the twentieth century A trumpet virtuoso, seductive crooner, and consummate entertainer, Armstrong laid the foundation for the future of jazz with his stylistic innovations, but his story would be incomplete without examining how he struggled in a society seething with brutally racist ideologies, laws, and practices.Thomas Brothers picks up where he left off with the acclaimed Louis Armstrong s New Orleans, following the story of the great jazz musician into his most creatively fertile years in the 1920s and early 1930s, when Armstrong created not one but two modern musical styles Brothers wields his own tremendous skill in making the connections between history and music accessible to everyone as Armstrong shucks and jives across the page Through Brothers s expert ears and eyes we meet an Armstrong whose quickness and sureness, so evident in his performances, served him well in his encounters with racism while his music soared across the airwaves into homes all over America.Louis Armstrong, Master of Modernism blends cultural history, musical scholarship, and personal accounts from Armstrong s contemporaries to reveal his enduring contributions to jazz and popular music at a time when he and his bandmates couldn t count on food or even a friendly face on their travels across the country Thomas Brothers combines an intimate knowledge of Armstrong s life with the boldness to examine his place in such a racially charged landscape In vivid prose and with vibrant photographs, Brothers illuminates the life and work of the man many consider to be the greatest American musician of the twentieth century. New Download Louis Armstrong, Master of Modernism Author Thomas Brothers For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr view spoiler Bettie s Books hide spoiler From BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week Account of the life and legacy of the influential musical artist.After 138 pages, not only have I given this book a fair shake, I ve come to one inescapable conclusion This is intended for either readers who know a whole lot about music or readers who want to learn a whole lot about music I, unfortunately, am neither, falling somewhere in between, wanting to knowabout Louis Armstrong the man and musician than this book ever hints at.Author Thomas Brothers is a professor of music at Duke University and I assume his observations regarding music histor After 138 pages, not only have I given this book a fair shake, I ve come to one inescapable conclusion This is intended for either readers who know a whole lot about music or rea...Armstrong was probably the most influential jazz musician of the 20th century Enjoyed the audible version of this book Couldn t help but think that it would have been improved greatly if audible had included the music Brothers talked about Unfortunate that Brothers cut things off largely at the end of the thirties Armstrong continued to have a highly successful carrier for the next thirty years as well He dethroned the Beatles from the top of the charts as well as becoming the oldest person Armstrong was probably the most influential jazz musician of the 20th century Enjoyed the audible version of this book Couldn t help but think that it would have been improved greatly if audible had included the music Brothers talked about Unfortunate that Brothers cut things off largely at the end of the thirties Armstrong continued to have a highly successful carrier for the next thirty years as well He dethroned th...I am not a professional musician, but I took classes in University so it helped with a lot of the terminology It is difficult to describe music on paper There are references throughout to specific records along with time indications so you can hear for yourself This book is cultural history, biography, music school, and so muchI appreciate the author s discussion of Louis Armstrong and Civil Rights I ve always thought it easier for the young to take on grand things, for those older ha I am not a professional musician, but I took classes in University so it helped with a lot of the terminology It is difficult to describe music on paper There are references throughout to specific records along with time indications so you can hear for you...This was a very good and enlightening musician biography I like the music cues for select CDs to go and hear what is being written about This has a nice balance career biography and the necessary social biography as this i...Awesome Also listen to the music Love it BBC book of the week starts April 07 view spoiler A definitive account by Thomas Brothers of Louis Armstrong, his life and legacy, during the most creative period of his career.Nearly 100 years after bursting onto Chicago s music scene under the tutelage of Joe King Oliver, Louis Armstrong is recognized as one of the most influential artists of the twentieth century A trumpet virtuoso, seductive crooner, and consummate entertainer, Armstrong la Awesome Also listen to the music Love it BBC book of the week starts April 07 view spoiler A definitive account by Thomas Brothers of Louis Armstrong, his life and legacy, during the most creative period of his career.Nearly 100 years after bursting onto Chicago s music scene under the tutelage of Joe King Oliver, Louis Armstrong is recognized as one of the most influential artists of the twentieth century A trumpet virtuoso, seductive crooner, and consummate entertainer, Armstrong laid the foundation for the future of jazz with his stylistic innovations But his story would be incomplete without examining how he struggled in a society seething with brutally racist ideologies, laws, and practices.1 Little Louis Armstrong makes the long journey north from New Orleans to Chicago to join his mentor, King Oliver...Thomas Brothers has done a most amazing thing Somehow he figured out a way to combine an accessible, masterful, and well researched biography of old Pops himself with a just as masterful, scholarly analysis and breakdown of Louis Armstrong s music, which to this reader I have never seen done before Because of the wide range of his artistic talent and just the size and memory of his persona in the popular consciousness of America and the world, it s easy to take Armstrong for granted in terms o Thomas Brothers has done a most amazing thing Somehow he figured out a way to combine an accessible, masterful, and well researched biography of old Pops himself with a just as masterful, scholarly analysis and breakdown of Louis Armstrong s music, which to this reader I have never seen done before Because of the wide range of his artistic talent and just the size and memory of his persona in the popular consciousness of America and the world, it s easy to take Armstrong for granted in terms of the actual technical aspects of what he brought to music in general and what would be termed jazz in particular This was not only an enjoyable read that made me feel like I got insights into Armstrong as a person, but was also an education into the specifics of the evolution of the composition and performance in this region of music Building off of from the late 19th early 20th century s seminal New Orleans cornet play...This book does a great job of covering Louis Armstrong s time in Chicago, which was pivotal to the artist and cultural icon he grew into The author cites recordings and gigs throughout Armstrong s career in the 20s and 30s mostly He really gets into the details of Armstrong s playing and writing style, which I appreciated It gave me an appreciation for how influential Armstrong really was as a musician and artist, something I wasn t altogether clear about before reading this book While much This book does a great job of covering Louis Armstrong s time in Chicago, which was pivotal to the artist and cultural icon he grew into The author cites recordings and gigs throughout Armstrong s career in the 20s and 30s mostly He really gets into the details of Armstrong s playing and writing style, which I appreciated It gave me an appreciation for how influential Armstrong really was as a musician and artist, something ...This book brings alive Chicago in the 1920s It is exhaustively researched but Tom Brothers brings all those facts together to make some original conclusions about Armstrong, pop culture and the meaning of race in history of American music This isn t a biography but a piece of cultural history with Armstrong at the epicenter You have to listen to the music as you read to really appreciate Armstrong s genius Knowledge of theory helps, but I know very little and I was still able to appreciate t This book brings alive Chicago in the 1920s It is exhaustively researched but Tom Brothers brings all those facts together to make some original conclusions about Armstrong, pop culture and the meaning of race in history of American music This isn t a biography but a piece of cultural history with Armstrong at...

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26 November 2017

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