Other editions of book Swing That Music

Not only biography, but also one of the earliest American attempts to trace the development of jazz."--from the foreword by Dan MorgensternThe first autobiography of a jazz musician, Louis Armstrong's Swing That Music is a milestone in jazz literature. Armstrong wrote most of the biographical material, which is of a different nature and scope than that of his other, later autobiography, Satchmo: My Life in New Orleans (also published by Da Capo). Satchmo covers in intimate detail Armstrong's life until his 1922 move to Chicago; but Swing That Music also covers his days on Chicago's South Side with "King" Oliver, his courtship and marriage to Lil Hardin, his 1929 move to New York, the formation of his own band, his European tours, and his international success. One of the most earnest justifications ever written for the new style of music then called "swing" but more broadly referred to as "Jazz," Swing That Music is a biography, a history, and an entertainment that really "swings."

First edition. "The author, Louis Satchmo Armstrong, is universally acknowledged to be the world's foremost conductor of Swing Music and one of the greatest trumpet players of all time." dust jacket This book is complete with the special section of ten swing arrangements of the same Louis Armstrong tune as performed by Benny Goodman, Joe Venuti, Tommy Dorsey, Bud Freeman, Red Norvo, Louis Armstrong, Claude Hopkins, Carl Kress, Stanley Dennis and Ray Baudec. Book has a little scattered foxing and a slight spine slant. Previous owner's name written in pencil on the free front endpaper. Dust jacket is worn with many small chips and tears. Very unusual to find this classic in jacket. xii, ii ,136 pages followed by ten fold-out musical scores. cloth, dust jacket. 8vo.