[Dixielandjazz] the weary lip blues

[Cebuisle2 at aol.com]

Truth is, Armstrong's lips looked like they had been through a meat  
grinder-pieces were actually missing from his lips due to his "exaggerated  playing."  
I remember reading that at one performance he bled all over his  white shirt 
and had to quit blowing. 
 
No amount of rest would have helped. Perhaps this is why he sang more and  
more, and played less and less as he grew older. While I liked his scat songs, I 
 was always disappointed when a recording I purchased failed to have the 
sound of  his trumpet- Just a personal preference I guess-
 
                                                                        
tradjazz