Louis Armstrong Ken Burns JAZZ The Definitive Music Cd

Louis Armstrong - Louis Armstrong Ken Burns JAZZ The Definitive

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Louis Armstrong: Ken Burns JAZZ (The Definitive)      Artist : Louis Armstrong      List Price : $11.98 USD        Your Price : $7.99 USD      ProductGroup: Music      Release Date : 2000-11-07      Studio : Sony      Label : Sony      Avg. Customer Rating : (28 reviews)

Reviews Customer Reviews for Louis Armstrong Ken Burns JAZZ The Definitive      A Good Cover Of Mr. Armstrong's Recording Highlights      Rating:      Covering a wide range of Mr. Armstrong's career, showcasing his diverse taste in songs from blues to Broadway. A good way to familiarize one's self with one of America's greatest ambassadors to the rest of the world. One of the original innovators of the art form known as Jazz.     Customer Reviews for Louis Armstrong Ken Burns JAZZ The Definitive Cd      Good basic intro to Satch      Rating:      This is a good basic overall view of the great legend Louis Daniel Armstrong. It begins with his very first record "Chimes Blues" (1923) with the King Oliver Band. He doesn't sing yet, but you can easily tell its him on the Cornet. Among other delights are "Heebie Jeebies" (1926), which is as joyful today as it was when it was released (Contrary to popular belief, this wasn't the first scat record-Bert Williams used crazy nonsense syllables 20 years earlier with George Walker in "My Little Zulu Babe" and "Pretty Desdamone," but I digress), West End Blues," which can be considered a soundtrack to its era, some Hoagy Carmicheal chestnuts such as "Rockin Chair" and "Lazy River," and his best known later tunes "Hello Dolly" (which knocked out the Beatles from #1 on the Billboard charts in 1964) and the tune most younger people know him for today, "What a Wonderful World." Anyone who hates this Cd probably also hates Santa Claus, sunsets, and the 4th of July. Editorial Reviews for Louis Armstrong Ken Burns JAZZ The Definitive Audio Cd      Amazon.com      For much of his life, Louis Armstrong was the embodiment of jazz for millions of people, both a great creative artist and a beloved popular entertainer. Whether playing trumpet or singing, adding his own definitive touch to a ballad or spearheading a hot New Orleans-style band, Armstrong was a uniquely compelling figure. It's hard to compress such a career into a single CD, but this one includes many of the milestones, reaching back to 1923 for "Chime Blues" with Armstrong playing in the band of his mentor, King Oliver. At the opposite end of Armstrong's life is 1967's "What a Wonderful World," which only became famous decades after it was recorded. In between are the creative peaks, including a good sampling of Armstrong's Hot Five and Hot Seven bands from the late 1920s--the most influential of his recordings--and a superb small-group version of "Old Rockin' Chair" from 1947. Armstrong's 1931 version of Hoagy Carmichael's "Stardust" retains its special luster seven decades later, and there's also a good selection of trademark hits from his later career, like "Mack the Knife" and "Hello, Dolly!" --Stuart Broomer