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Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

{\an8}The so-called jazz scale is usedonly melodically

{\an8}The so-called jazz scale is used
only melodically

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{\an8}The so-called jazz scale is used only melodically.
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5 seconds
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Timestamp in Movie
00:34:28
Uploaded
Apr 30, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography, music
Production
Imagine Documentaries,Polygram Entertainment,Imagine Entertainment

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Follow the life and legacy of the master and so-called founding father of jazz, America's first pop star, and cultural ambassador.
In the harmony underneath, we still use our old un-flatted notes - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:09
In the harmony underneath, we still use our old un-flatted n...
It's because they are looking for a note that isn't actually there, - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:07
It's because they are looking for a note that isn'...
The quarter tone comes to us from Africa, which is, after all, the cradle of jazz - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:09
The quarter tone comes to us from Africa, which is, after al...
Now, ladies and gentlemen, - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:08
Now, ladies and gentlemen,
Gonna take a few choruses to catch him, so I want y'all to count with me. - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:05
Gonna take a few choruses to catch him, so I want y'all...
{\an8}At this time in his career, Louis was having problems with managers, - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:07
{\an8}At this time in his career, Louis was having problems ...
There were certain interests in New York - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:05
There were certain interests in New York
The gangster which was the toughest man in Chicago at that time, Frankie Foster, - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:11
The gangster which was the toughest man in Chicago at that t...
Nobody told me nothing about it." - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:08
Nobody told me nothing about it."
I said, "Well, maybe I am going to New York." - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:12
I said, "Well, maybe I am going to New York."
They were not all manipulating Black people, - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:05
They were not all manipulating Black people,
It was very difficult for a Black musician - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:07
It was very difficult for a Black musician
But Louis was one of those few, rare people - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:07
But Louis was one of those few, rare people
Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. I'm Mr Armstrong. - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:05
Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. I'm Mr Armstrong.
And we're gonna swing one of the good old good ones for you. - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:04
And we're gonna swing one of the good old good ones for...
Beautiful number, "I Cover the Waterfront." - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:06
Beautiful number, "I Cover the Waterfront."
In 1932, first time I went to Europe. - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:04
In 1932, first time I went to Europe.
When I arrived in Plymouth, England, on the ship, - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:16
When I arrived in Plymouth, England, on the ship,
They're doing everything but protecting their trumpet." - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:05
They're doing everything but protecting their trumpet.&...
I say, "Well, that ain't what I wanna do." - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:17
I say, "Well, that ain't what I wanna do."