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Valentina ha all'attivo album e concerti, e naviga ogni giorno nelle acque profonde dello swing, del jazz, del blues e anche del pop. Louis Armstrong e le note inconfondibili della sua tromba sono entrati nella storia della musica del Novecento. Universalmente riconosciuto come uno dei padri del genere musicale del jazz, Armstrong ebbe una vita di alti e bassi, da cui uscì vittorioso, e una carriera costellata di avventure: era un ribelle nella musica, amava rompere gli schemi accademici, stupire, far sorridere e far piangere allo stesso tempo.

The definitive account of Louis Armstrong - his life and legacy - during the most creative period of his career. Thomas Brothers picks up where he left off with the acclaimed Louis Armstrong's New Orleans, following the story of the great jazz musician into his most creatively fertile years in the 1920s and early 1930s, when Armstrong created not one but two modern musical styles. Brothers wields tremendous skill in making the connections between history and music accessible to everyone.

Louis Armstrong, Trompeter und Jazz-Legende: Leben und Werk in einer Kurzbiografie! Alles, was man wissen muss, kurz und knapp. Infotainment, Bildung und Unterhaltung vom Feinsten!

"Ich denke, ich hatte ein wunderschönes Leben. Ich hatte keine Wünsche, die ich mir nicht erfüllen konnte, und ich habe nahezu alles erreicht, weil ich dafür hart gearbeitet habe." So beschreibt Louis Armstrong kurz vor seinem Tod im Alter von 69 Jahren seinen Lebensweg. Das Lebenswerk des "Satchmo", wie er liebevoll genannt wurde, hinterlässt bis heute seine Spuren. In einem der ärmsten Viertel in New Orleans aufgewachsen, steigt der junge Louis Armstrong zu Weltruhm auf, wie es bis dato kein anderer Jazzmusiker vor ihm erlebt hatte.

Distinguished guests nominate a great musician for BBC Radio 4's Great Lives For 20 years, Great Lives has been a linchpin of Radio 4, presented by Joan Bakewell, Humphrey Carpenter, Francine Stock and Matthew Parris. In it, a household name is invited to choose one of their heroes to discuss...