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Louis Armstrong "Tiger Rag" 1932

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Uploaded by on Mar 3, 2009

Louis and his touring band in Europe, live on stage in Copenhagen.

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  • Although his solo is not filled with many notes with the few he uses is still pure beauty

  • @fineyoungspecimen It is pure beauty BECAUSE he uses few notes!

  • The audience reminds me of the applauding old ladies from Monty Python.

  • @Gorboduc - Yes I see what you mean! It's mainly because of the way the applause is inserted into the film and obviously not a genuine part of it.

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  • Eighty years gone and its still electrifying

  • Tiger Rag from film "Louis Armstrong and His Harlem Hot Band". Filmed October 21, 1933 in Copenhagen, Denmark.

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  • Krayzie Fast.!!!;; Those Guys.!!!

  • 2:38 to 2:41 he's giving us the middle finger

  • 1:09

    "And where is the camera? Oh here, ok."

  • GOOO LSU!!!

    

  • increible 

  • @gjc82071 It was Dizzy Gillespie. Wynton is a HUGE proponent and supporter or Louis. I saw it in Ken Burns Jazz documentary. It is said that Dizzy called Louis a hasbeen and outdated. He took it back though.

  • It's like he almost wanted to daaaance but....too lazy.

  • @fineyoungspecimen There you go. Somebody who can actually "get it". Armstrong was criticized by Wynton Marsalis (who has lightning speed) & or (I forget which 1) Dizzy Gillespie, for his lack of velocity/solos, while playing. I think they later recanted, but anyway, Armstrong can say more with a single note, then most trumpet players can in 20.  He has a very special tonal quality in the way he plays.

  • That's all there is. There isn't any more.

  • Man, he plays with the timing so much, starting at like 2:26!  Thee genius of all musical geniuses!

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