Armstrong, Louis. (1898-1971) Jazz trumpeter and singer, a popular and influential jazz musician who established the central role of the improvising soloist.
Autograph Musical Program Signed Three Times. Color Program, Twenty-two pages, 9 x 12", n.d.[circa 1950s], for "Louis Armstrong and His Concert Group." Evidently a concert program for a tour Armstrong's band made in the early 1950s. The title page reads.
"Louis Armstrong and His Concert Group
The Program
Due to the ad lib quality of this music no formal program is
possible. It is likely, however, that the following numbers
will be heard..."
The printed text then goes on to enumerate the titles of thirty-eight of the jazz trumpeter's greatest numbers, including "Ain't Misbehavin," "Mack the Knife," et al. Profusely illustrated with Black & White photographs, with a biography, profiles, and testimonials written by noted jazzologists. Includes images of Armstrong's band, besides which each of the players has signed his or her name: Velma Middleton, Trummy Young, Peter Hucko, Billy Kyle, Danny Barcelona, and Mort Herbert. Armstrong himself has signed the program twice on the front cover in bright green ink, once "Louis Armstrong," and again as "Satchmo." He has also signed on the program's first page, besides an enlarged black & white image of his wide-eyed grimacing mug.
The cover is slightly worn by a few areas of light abrasion. Ten Jazz signatures in all.
Estimated Value $200-300.
From the Gerald Burg collection.
