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What a Wonderful Christmas

Louis Armstrong

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Album Review

Although this Christmas compilation is credited to "Louis Armstrong & Friends," it's really more aptly categorized as a various artists anthology, since Armstrong only has six of the fourteen tracks. The disc is filled out with seasonal offerings by Dinah Washington, Mel Torme, Louis Jordan, Lionel Hampton, Peggy Lee, Eartha Kitt, and Lena Horne, Duke Ellington, mostly from the 1950s. It's pleasant pop-jazz that doesn't rate among the highlights of any of these talented artists' careers. But it makes for an above-average Christmas disc, especially on Lionel Hampton's "Merry Christmas, Baby," Louis Armstrong's "Cool Yule," and Louis Jordan's "May Everyday Be Christmas," which celebrate the holiday with more gutsy hipness than the usual Yuletide fare.

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Spread the Christmas Cheer- Old School Style

Wow! This album has been a Christmas time classic in my family for years. No matter how often I hear it throughout the season, it always puts me in wonderful Christmas spirit. The sounds of Louis Armstrong’s trumpet and his deep, rumbling vocals provide a southern, jazzy style throughout his pieces in this collection. The album is very well rounded and I highly recommend adding it to your holiday collection. It’s been a cornerstone of my family’s for years...

Biography

Born: August 4, 1901 in New Orleans, LA

Genre: Jazz

Years Active: '10s, '20s, '30s, '40s, '50s, '60s, '70s

Louis Armstrong was the first important soloist to emerge in jazz, and he became the most influential musician in the music's history. As a trumpet virtuoso, his playing, beginning with the 1920s studio recordings made with his Hot Five and Hot Seven ensembles, charted a future for jazz in highly imaginative, emotionally charged improvisation. For this, he is revered by jazz fans. But Armstrong also became an enduring figure in popular music,...
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