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Stomp Off, Let's Go: The Early Years of Louis Armstrong

Stomp Off, Let's Go: The Early Years of Louis Armstrong

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Availability:In StockContributor:Ricky RiccardiPublish date:02/03/25Pages:488
Language:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University PressISBN-13:9780197614488ISBN-10:197614485UPC:9780197614488Book Category:Music, Biography & Autobiography, HistoryBook Subcategory:Genres & Styles, Entertainment & Performing Arts, African American & BlackBook Topic:JazzSize:9.31 x 6.48 x 1.00 inchesWeight:1.702Product ID:SC5N7SQMJ9
The revelatory origin story of one of America's most beloved musicians, Louis Armstrong

How did Louis Armstrong become Louis Armstrong?

In Stomp Off, Let's Go, author and Armstrong expert Ricky Riccardi tells the enthralling story of the iconic trumpeter's meteoric rise to fame. Beginning with Armstrong's youth in New Orleans, Riccardi transports readers through Armstrong's musical and personal development, including his initial trip to Chicago to join Joe "King" Oliver's band, his first to New York to meet Fletcher Henderson, and his eventual return to Chicago, where he changed the course of music with the Hot Five and Hot Seven recordings.

While this period of Armstrong's life is perhaps more familiar than others, Riccardi enriches extant narratives with recently unearthed archival materials, including a rare draft of pianist, composer, and Armstrong's second wife Lillian "Lil" Hardin Armstrong's autobiography. Riccardi similarly tackles the perceived notion of Armstrong as a "sell-out" during his later years, highlighting the many ways in which Armstrong's musical style and personal values in fact remained steady throughout his career. By foregrounding the voices of Armstrong and his contemporaries, Stomp Off, Let's Go offers a more intimate exploration of Armstrong's personal and professional relationships, in turn providing essential insights into how Armstrong evolved into one of America's most beloved icons.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University PressISBN-13:9780197614488ISBN-10:197614485UPC:9780197614488Book Category:Music, Biography & Autobiography, HistoryBook Subcategory:Genres & Styles, Entertainment & Performing Arts, African American & BlackBook Topic:JazzSize:9.31 x 6.48 x 1.00 inchesWeight:1.702Product ID:SC5N7SQMJ9
Ricky Riccardi is Director of Research Collections for the Louis Armstrong House Museum, and author of What a Wonderful World: The Magic of Louis Armstrong's Later Years and Heart Full of Rhythm: The Big Band Years of Louis Armstrong. In 2022, he won a GRAMMY Award for Best Album Notes for The Complete Louis Armstrong Columbia and RCA Studio Sessions 1946-1966. He has delivered lectures on Armstrong at venues around the world and has taught Armstrong courses for Jazz at Lincoln Center's Swing University and at Queens College, CUNY. Riccardi has a degree in Jazz History and Research from Rutgers University.
Publisher: Oxford University Press

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