Why don’t people listen to Louis Armstrong anymore? Maybe they do. I’ll rephrase. Why don’t people talk about Louis Armstrong anymore? It’s impossible to imagine jazz without Louis Armstrong. Though he didn’t come out of nowhere &#8212; he apprenticed with King Oliver and Fletcher Henderson before setting out on his own &#8212; he stunned listeners…

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