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 drama critic Terry Teachout joins us to talk about the man and his music, the subject of his new book Pops.
- Blog: John Schaefer on Louis Armstrong [WNYC Culture]
- Terry Teachout's blog
- Pops: A Life of Louis Armstrong (Hardcover) on Amazon.com
Comments [8]
Hey Stuart,
The edit on "Hello Dolly" has often been noted, but never explained. Until now. During the break between segments today, Terry said it was because of Armstrong's ongoing lip problems - it took several seconds for him to get his lip ready for the solo, so to save time they just edited out that half chorus during which he was neither singing nor playing. How did Terry know? He asked the producer. No one had bothered to ask him before.
John
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Mr. Teachout, I've listened to Louis's Hot Fives and Sevens for 50 years. I could not do that with his later works.
I've been listening to Louis's Hot Fives and Sevens fairly consistently for over 50 years. I could not do this with his post-1930 cuts.
found it,,, Lewisohn Stadium on the campus of CCNY in Manhattan, 135-136street and Amsterdam ave. http://www.libertyhall.com/stamp/concert.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewisohn_Stadium
are we going to hear any of the tapes ?
The Stadium concert conducted by Leonard Bernstein... what stadium was that?
On "Hello Dolly" - What is that horrible edit that splices the solo into the song?
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