Louis Amstron

USA

Born: 04 August 1901

Died: 06 July 1971

Years Active: 40, 50, 60, 70

Genres: Jazz, Vocal

Styles: Dixieland, Early Jazz, New Orleans/Classic Jazz, New Orleans Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Vocal/Standards, Swing, Big Band/Swing, Traditional Pop

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Louis Armstrong was the first important soloist to emerge in jazz, and he became the most influential musician in the music's history. As a trumpet virtuoso, his playing, beginning with the 1920s studio recordings made with his Hot Five and Hot Seven ensembles, charted a future for jazz in highly imaginative, emotionally charged improvisation. For this, he is revered by jazz fans. But Armstrong also became an enduring figure in popular music, due to his distinctively phrased bass singing and engaging personality, which were on display in a seri...

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