Word: armstrong
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Careers?" The first in this series will be devoted to Journalism and will feature three Nieman follows, Hodding Carter, Stephen Fitzpatrick, and William P. Vegol. 8:30 Light Theatre Music 8:45 Reading of his own poetry by Dr. Howard Baker 9:15 Jazz-Lab: Louis Armstrong 9:45 Masters of Music: Beethoven 10:45 CRIMSON News, Sports results, interview...
...bands of the twenties have never been touched by any outfit in the past few years, nor can I say that I have much expectation of seeing it touched in the future. I, who am certainly the only collector in the country with every single copy of Louis Armstrong's Hot Five recordings (including Big Butter and Egg Man and Irish Black Bottom, on both of which Louis takes superb vocals), can assure you that this is strictly hep information...
Space will not permit of dilation on the many all-night, private jam sessions I have attended, listening to the all-star jamming of such gates as Chu Berry, Louis Armstrong, Leon Roppolo, and Jimmy Harrisson. But I have not listened to their improvising purely with my emotions, for me "toujours I'approche intellectuelle au sujet" (always the intellectual approach for any subject). For instance, I am ravished by the celestial ninths which J. C. Higginbotham (Higgy to his friends, among whom I am proud to say I am numbered) plays on that good old slush-pump...
...attempts at the righteous stuff. The hope of jaxx is the new string, reed, and brass ensemble of Artie Shaw. He plays strictly out of this world stuff. It is RELAXED and SINCERE. And that's what jazz needs, relaxation and sincerity. Artie informs me by telegram that Louis Armstrong may soon add depth to the orchestra by taking the second chair in the trumpet section...
...both sides appeared to be taking greater liberties with the air over neutral countries. Anti-aircraft gunners in Belgium, Denmark, even in Norway, went into action against foreign war planes crossing their skies. Most extraordinary was an occurrence one dawn near Rotterdam. A big Armstrong Whitley bomber flew over the heart of Holland toward its base in Britain after a night's work over Germany. Lieut. P. Noomen of The Netherlands Air Force was called from his bed. Pulling his flying suit over his pajamas he leaped into his Fokker fighter and roared aloft, signaled the British ship...