August 04, 2005
Cornet Chop Suey
Today is Louis Armstrong's birthday.
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Don't forget to listen to a Louis Armstrong song today.
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Satchmo!! 
My favorite, and I'm probably not the only one here, is "What a Wonderful World."
My favorite, and I'm probably not the only one here, is "What a Wonderful World." Posted by: Amy Bo Bamy at August 04, 2005 12:26 PM (kxatG)
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Thanks for the reminder Annika. And Amy, you should check out his stuff from the 20s and 30s. "What A Wonderful World" is okay, but he's not really showing off his true skill--wailing on that trumpet--in that particular song. Tight Like This, Basin Street Blues, Saint Louis Blues, West End Blues.
God, now I sound like one of those assinine jazz guys who claims that you can only listen to jazz on vinyl and that Ken Burns is a tool. Well, just for the record, all my jazz is on CD and I think the Ken Burns doc was cool. I'm also a sucker for Armstrong's duets with Ella Fitzgerald--and real jazz snobs wouldn't own up to that (too 'commercial'... translation: too accessible)
Posted by: ken at August 04, 2005 03:56 PM (xD5ND)
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I dunno what it is about that song, but it just seems to make my eyes well up. I'll dig further.
Posted by: Amy Bo Bamy at August 04, 2005 04:38 PM (kR4Xi)
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Well, Hello Dolly! Actually, there is nothing better than his 1930's version of La Vie En Rose.
Posted by: Casca at August 04, 2005 05:48 PM (qBTBH)
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I support listening to a Louis Armstrong song every day.
Posted by: irishlass at August 08, 2005 06:36 PM (s/na6)
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