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Louis Armstrong

Name: Louis Armstrong
Author: Sam Tanenhaus
ISBN: 9780791002216

by Sam Tanenhaus

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Overview

One of America's most beloved entertainers, Louis Armstrong revolutionized jazz and helped establish it as the nation's first highly popular black art form.

A biography of the famous trumpeter who was one of the first great improvisers in jazz history.

About the Author, Sam Tanenhaus

Sam Tanenhaus

Sam Tanenhaus is the editor of The New York Times Book Review, a position he has held since March 2004. Mr. Tanenhaus also contributes periodic columns to the Arts & Leisure section. From December 2007 to March 2010, Mr. Tanenhaus simultaneously held the position of editor of the Week in Review. Mr. Tanenhaus had previously worked for The Times from 1997 until 1999 as the assistant editor of the Op-Ed pages. He has also written for the Book Review and the Op-Ed page, as well as Arts & Ideas and the Week in Review.