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The Undiscovered Louis Armstrong

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Monday, December 07, 2009

Louis Armstrong was a bundle of contradictions: a dazzling trumpeter who knocked the Beatles off the pop charts; a prolific writer and composer who was threatened by the mob. Today, Terry Teachout, author of the book Pops explains the mystery of Louis Armstrong. Also: Tenor Mark Padmore explains his love of Schubert's wintery song cycle "Winterreise."

Guests:

Mark Padmore and Terry Teachout

Louis Armstrong

Jazz great Louis Armstrong is one of the most important American musicians of the 20th century. He knocked The Beatles from the pop charts, wrote himself the finest jazz autobiography ever and did sophisticated collages. But he was also a womanizer, a pot smoker, explosive and introspective. Wall Street Journal ...

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Mark Padmore

As New Yorkers get ready to brave the ice, frost and snow, English tenor Mark Padmore joins us with a shivery assortment of music. We hear about Schubert's song-cycle Winterreise, which Padmore has performed with jazz pianist Ethan Iverson and is now taking to Lincoln Center in a new theater ...

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Remembering Louis Armstrong. Sort Of.

It’s a measure of Louis Armstrong's popularity that people who had no connection to jazz whatsoever knew who he was. His work on TV and film made sure of that.

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Gig Alerts: Chicha Libre

Chicha Libre
"Six Pieds Sous Terre"
Playing at: Barbès
(376 9th St., Park Slope)
Get: Tickets ($10 at door) | Directions

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Gig Alerts: Coyote Eyes

Coyote Eyes
"Yellow Red"
Playing at: Cameo Gallery
(93 N. 6th St., Williamsburg)
Get: Tickets ($10 at door) | Directions

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Gig Alerts: Under the Rasta Influence

Every weekday, we're offering downloadable songs from artists playing in the New York City area that night. Here's one from an adventurous reggae band with roots upstate.

 

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Hackamore Brick

Worth the Wait? Hackamore Brick Returns to Bitter End After 39 Years

The largely forgotten Brooklyn duo Hackamore Brick hadn’t played the venerable Village stage of the Bitter End since 1970. Yet, here they were, an unsung harmony group from the turn of the '70s, back to try again.

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Soundcheck Live With Tori Amos in the Greene Space

The singer/pianist Tori Amos joins host John Schaefer in the Greene Space to perform and discuss her latest album, "Midwinter Graces."

 

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