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Stomp off, Let's Go : The Early Years of Louis Armstrong by Ricky Riccardi (2025, Hardcover)

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By foregrounding the voices of Armstrong and his contemporaries.

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PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated

ISBN-100197614485

ISBN-139780197614488

eBay Product ID (ePID)10066173294

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Book TitleStomp Off, Let's Go : the Early Years of Louis Armstrong

Number of Pages488 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2025

TopicGenres & Styles / Jazz

IllustratorYes

GenreMusic

AuthorRicky Riccardi

FormatHardcover

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Item Height1 in

Item Weight27.2 Oz

Item Length9.3 in

Item Width6.5 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition23

Reviews"Written in an easygoing, detail-laden, conversational style and relying extensively on Armstrong's own writings.... Riccardi leaves no stone unturned in this expansive biography that jazz fans will enjoy." -- Kirkus Reviews

Dewey Decimal781.65092

Table Of ContentPrologue - "My Whole Life, My Whole Soul, My Whole Spirit" 1. "A Firecracker Baby!" - 1901-1906 2. "Everything Happened in the Brick Row" - 1906-1910 3. "Like a Human Being" - 1910-1911 4. "Nothing Could Stop Him" - 1911-1912 5. "Blessed Assurance" - 1912 6. "Hooray for Louis Armstrong!" - 1913-14 7. "I Would Gladly Live It Over Again" - 1914 8. "Destined to be Great" - 1914-1915 9. "The Memory of the Bullies and Trouble Makers" - 1916 10. "My Fairy God Father" - 1916-17 11. "Just Wasn't My Time to Die, Man" - 1917 12. "Had to Eat" - 1917-1918 13. "Nothing But Fuck and Fight" - 1918-1919 14. "They Loved Us" - 1919 15. "Descending the Sky Like a God" - 1919-1921 16. "Son, You Got a Chance" - 1921-1922 17. "I Always Played Pretty Under Him" - 1922 18. "The Hot Miss Lil" - 1922-23 19. "He's Got to be Better" - 1923-1924 20. "Second Trumpet to No One" - 1924 21. "Big Headed Motherfuckers" - 1924-25 22. "I Know I Can Play and I Know I Can Sing" - 1925 23. "The World's Greatest Jazz Cornetist" - 1925-1926 24. "I Got the Heebies" - 1926 25. "The Latest Novelty" - 1926 26. "Just Keep on Blowing" - 1927 27. "Awful Glorious Days" - 1927-1928 28. "A Record of Importance" - 1928 29. "Louis Had Changed the Whole World" - 1929 Epilogue - "I Never Did Leave New Orleans" Index

SynopsisThe revelatory origin story of one of America's most beloved musicians, Louis Armstrong How did Louis Armstrong become Louis Armstrong? In Stomp Off, Let's Go , author and Armstrong expert Ricky Riccardi tells the enthralling story of the iconic trumpeter's meteoric rise to fame. Beginning with Armstrong's youth in New Orleans, Riccardi transports readers through Armstrong's musical and personal development, including his initial trip to Chicago to join Joe "King" Oliver's band, his first to New York to meet Fletcher Henderson, and his eventual return to Chicago, where he changed the course of music with the Hot Five and Hot Seven recordings. While this period of Armstrong's life is perhaps more familiar than others, Riccardi enriches extant narratives with recently unearthed archival materials, including a rare draft of pianist, composer, and Armstrong's second wife Lillian "Lil" Hardin Armstrong's autobiography. Riccardi similarly tackles the perceived notion of Armstrong as a "sell-out" during his later years, highlighting the many ways in which Armstrong's musical style and personal values in fact remained steady throughout his career. By foregrounding the voices of Armstrong and his contemporaries, Stomp Off, Let's Go offers a more intimate exploration of Armstrong's personal and professional relationships, in turn providing essential insights into how Armstrong evolved into one of America's most beloved icons., The revelatory origin story of one of America's most beloved musicians, Louis ArmstrongHow did Louis Armstrong become Louis Armstrong?In Stomp Off, Let's Go, author and Armstrong expert Ricky Riccardi tells the enthralling story of the iconic trumpeter's meteoric rise to fame. Beginning with Armstrong's youth in New Orleans, Riccardi transports readers through Armstrong's musical and personal development, including his initial trip to Chicago to join Joe "King" Oliver's band, his first to New York to meet Fletcher Henderson, and his eventual return to Chicago, where he changed the course of music with the Hot Five and Hot Seven recordings. While this period of Armstrong's life is perhaps more familiar than others, Riccardi enriches extant narratives with recently unearthed archival materials, including a rare draft of pianist, composer, and Armstrong's second wife Lillian "Lil" Hardin Armstrong's autobiography. Riccardi similarly tackles the perceived notion of Armstrong as a "sell-out" during his later years, highlighting the many ways in which Armstrong's musical style and personal values in fact remained steady throughout his career. By foregrounding the voices of Armstrong and his contemporaries, Stomp Off, Let's Go offers a more intimate exploration of Armstrong's personal and professional relationships, in turn providing essential insights into how Armstrong evolved into one of America's most beloved icons., In Stomp Off, Let's Go, author Ricky Riccardi offers a fresh take on the most widely discussed period of Louis Armstrong's life. Tracing the trumpeter's meteoric rise to fame from childhood in New Orleans all the way to Chicago, where he changed the course of music with the Hot Five and Hot Seven recordings, Riccardi foregrounds the voices of Armstrong and his contemporaries to explore Armstrong's path and relationships more intimately, in turn providing essential insights into how Armstrong rose to become one of America's most beloved icons.