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Louis Armstrong, in his own words : selected writings
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- ISBN: 019514046X (pbk.)
- ISBN: 9780195140460 (pbk.)
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xxvii, 255 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm. - Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press, 2001, c1999.
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| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-227) and index. |
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| Subject: | Armstrong, Louis 1901-1971 Jazz musicians United States Biography Jazz History and criticism |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Kirtland Community College Library | ML 419 .A75 A3 2001 | 30535656 | General Collection | Available | - |
Louis Armstrong, in His Own Words : Selected Writings
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Table of Contents
Louis Armstrong, in His Own Words : Selected Writings
| Section | Section Description | Page Number |
|---|---|---|
| "Swing a Lot of Type Writing": An Introduction to Louis Armstrong's Writings | p. vii | |
| Editorial Policy | p. xxv | |
| Acknowledgments | p. xxvii | |
| I. | "Home Sweet Home": Childhood and Apprenticeship in New Orleans | p. 1 |
| 1 | "Louis Armstrong + the Jewish Family in New Orleans, La., the Year of 1907" (March 31, 1969-1970) | p. 3 |
| 2 | "Joe Oliver Is Still King" (1950) | p. 37 |
| 3 | "Bunk Didn't Teach Me" (1950) | p. 40 |
| 4 | Letter to Isidore Barbarin (September 1, 1922) | p. 42 |
| II. | "Some Kind of a God": Chicago, New York, and California, 1922-1931 | p. 45 |
| 5 | "The Armstrong Story" (1954) | p. 47 |
| 6 | Letters to Robert Goffin (May 7 and July 19, 1944) | p. 77 |
| 7 | The "Goffin Notebooks" (ca. 1944) | p. 82 |
| 8 | "The Satchmo Story" (early 1959) | p. 111 |
| 9 | "Jazz on a High Note" (1951) | p. 127 |
| III. | "Book Anywhere--Anytime": Life on the Road during the 1940s and 1950s | p. 137 |
| 10 | Early Years with Lucille (ca. 1970) | p. 139 |
| 11 | Letter to Leonard Feather (September 18, 1941) | p. 145 |
| 12 | Letter to Betty Jane Holder (February 9, 1952) | p. 150 |
| 13 | Letter to Joe Glaser (August 2, 1955) | p. 157 |
| 14 | "Lombardo Grooves Louis!" (1949) | p. 164 |
| IV. | "Music Has No AGe": Late Years in Corona, New York | p. 167 |
| 15 | Letter to L/Cpl. Villec (1967) | p. 169 |
| 16 | "Scanning the History of Jazz" (1960) | p. 173 |
| 17 | "Our Neighborhood" (ca. 1970) | p. 176 |
| 18 | Open Letter to Fans (June 1, 1970) | p. 179 |
| 19 | "Goodbye to All of You" (1969) | p. 189 |
| Appendix | p. 191 | |
| Bibliography of Writings Louis Armstrong | p. 221 | |
| Works Cited | p. 225 | |
| Annotated Index of Proper Names, Places, Songs, and Shows | p. 229 |
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