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Publisher
W.W. Norton
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
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A narrative of the early life of jazz artist Louis Armstrong describing his impoverished childhood, Jim Crow legislation, vigilante terrorism, and how his life was shaped by the culturally rich African-American traditions of New Orleans.
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English
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Arthur Briggs's life was Homeric in scope. Born on the the tiny island of Grenada, he set sail for Harlem during the Renaissance, then to Europe in the aftermath of WWI, where he was among the first pioneers to introduce jazz music to the world. During the legendary Jazz Age in Paris, Briggs's trumpet provided the soundtrack while Hemingway, Fitzgerald, and the rest of the Lost Generation got drunk. By the 1930s, Briggs was considered the Louis Armstrong...
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