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People are accustomed to saying, and I've heard it said a lot,that he was a genius

Name: People are accustomed to saying, and I've heard it said a lot,that he was a genius
Uploaded: 2025-04-30T10:09:09+00:00
Duration: 5 s
Description: People are accustomed to saying, and Ive heard it said a lot,that he was a genius - scene from Louis Armstrongs Black & Blues. People are accustomed to saying, and Ive heard it said a lot, that he was a genius

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues • 2022

People are accustomed to saying, and I've heard it said a lot,
that he was a genius

Full Transcript

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People are accustomed to saying,

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and I've heard it said a lot, that he was a genius.

Duration

5 seconds

Views

57

Timestamp in Movie

00:33:34

Uploaded

Apr 30, 2025

Genres

documentary, biography, music

Production

Imagine Documentaries,Polygram Entertainment,Imagine Entertainment

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Movie Summary

Follow the life and legacy of the master and so-called founding father of jazz, America's first pop star, and cultural ambassador.

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But very few people talk about why he was a genius

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I could say now that what he was really doing

${\an8}Louis Armstrong is the first important soloist - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues$ 00:17
{\an8}Louis Armstrong is the first important soloist

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It's like discovering a secret scale just made for this...

${\an8}The so-called jazz scale is used only melodically. - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues$ 00:05
{\an8}The so-called jazz scale is used only melodically.

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In the harmony underneath, we still use our old un-flatted n...

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It's because they are looking for a note that isn'...

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The quarter tone comes to us from Africa, which is, after al...

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Now, ladies and gentlemen,

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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 ...

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There were certain interests in New York

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The gangster which was the toughest man in Chicago at that t...

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Nobody told me nothing about it."

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I said, "Well, maybe I am going to New York."

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They were not all manipulating Black people,

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It was very difficult for a Black musician

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But Louis was one of those few, rare people

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Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. I'm Mr Armstrong.

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And we're gonna swing one of the good old good ones for...