[Dixielandjazz] FW: Louis and WAWW

[woodlanders]

This is not just someone's blog. It is Ricky Riccardi's blog. Ricky is the 
author of What a Wonderful World, The Magic Of Louis Armstrong's Later 
Years, a great book by all means, and a fantastic account of Louis Armstrong 
All Stars years. Anyone with a slight interest in Louis Armstrong shoud have 
read it and treasure it in his own personal library. In this book is the 
answer to the question you ask, and many more.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Kashishian" <jim at kashprod.com>
To: "Louis" <woodlanders at free.fr>
Cc: "Dixieland Jazz Mailing List" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2013 1:34 PM
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] FW: Louis and WAWW


> Gary wrote:
>>according to the Wynton Marsalis PBS series 'Jazz', Armstrong could not
> longer play the trumpet by this point and indeed what impressed everyone 
> at
> the time was how, despite being told by doctors he'd never play again, he
> would release such a positive song.
>
>
> Now, far from being an expert on Armstrong, this struck me as being 
> strange.
> Searched a bit on the net, and found this:
> http://dippermouth.blogspot.com.es/2010/03/st-james-infirmary-november-14-19
> 67.html
>
> Interesting reading, and there is a small clip at the end of the text with
> Louis playing St. James Infirmary with great strength...in, apparently 
> 1967.
>
> I know, I know, it's just someone's blog, and I'm sure some of our fellow
> experts can add much more...or dismiss it all.
>
> I'd be interested in knowing whether it is true that he was only left to
> singing by the time he recorded WW?
>
> Jim
>
>
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