Gary Giddins has been called "the best jazz writer in America today" (Esquire). Louis Armstrong has been called the most influential jazz musician of the century. Together this ...

A valuable, jubilant look at a great man and artist.-New York Times Book Review

Born on the Fourth of July, 1900, Louis Armstrong was a living symbol of twentieth-century American culture, revolutionizing the world of music in the field of jazz. 200 black ...

Born on the Fourth of July, 1900, Louis Armstrong was a living symbol of twentieth-century American culture, revolutionizing the world of music in the field of jazz. 200 black ...