ARMSTRONG, Louis [Barney Bigard].
Satchmo: My Life in New Orleans.
First Edition of Satchmo: My Life in New Orleans; signed by Louis Armstrong and Barney Bigard
New York: Prentice-Hall, Inc, 1954.
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Item Number: RRB-148635
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First edition of the autobiography of one of the most influential figures in the history of jazz, Louis "Pops" Armstrong. Octavo, original half cloth, top stain red, pictorial endpapers, illustrated with black and white photographs. Boldly signed by the musician and his bandmate, jazz clarinetist Barney Bigard, on the half-title page. Barney Bigard (1906–1980) was a pivotal figure in early jazz, renowned for his expressive clarinet playing and significant contributions to the development of swing music. Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket photograph by Burt Owen. A unique example.
American trumpeter, composer and vocalist Louis Armstrong was one of the most influential figures in the history of jazz. His career spanned five decades, from the 1920s to the 1960s, and he was renowned for his charismatic stage presence and voice almost as much as for his trumpet playing. Armstrong was one of the first popular African-American entertainers to "cross over"; whose skin color became secondary to his music in an America that was extremely racially divided at the time.
Satchmo: My Life in New Orleans.
$2,500.00
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