excerpt from 'Hear Me Talkin' To Ya: The Classic Story of Jazz as Told by the Men Who Made It' pp. 98-99 (136 words)
excerpt from 'Hear Me Talkin' To Ya: The Classic Story of Jazz as Told by the Men Who Made It' pp. 98-99 (136 words)
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Although he didn't have what is usually called a "personality", Joe Oliver impressed me from the first the I saw him. He was a tranquil man and it was surprising to see him blow such joyous music. In this era [1920's prohibition era, the Royal Garden, Chicago], Louis Armstrong played in the ensemble and Oliver took the majority of solos. He had a real 'gutbucket tone' and really moved. Armstrong was only rarely heard playing solo [... When he did solo,] Louis really played, showing everyone present all he knew, all his tricks, and he received after each song tremendous acclamations. One can say that from that time on there was a question only of Louis. The school kids began to imitate the acts of "Satchmo". Hearing Louis after Oliver it seemed that Louis was more powerful. |
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