katharsisMag vielleicht eine dumme Frage sein, aber gibt es von Armstrong auch Modern Jazz-Small group sessions, oder etwas ähnliches?
Das habe ich mich auch schon öfter gefragt. Die LP „Louis Armstrong Meets Oscar Peterson“ aus dem Hause Verve war ein Schritt etwas mehr in diese Richtung. Eher „contemporary“ vielleicht, aber es passte sehr gut.
By 1957, hard bop was firmly established as the jazz of now, while pianist Oscar Peterson and his ensemble with bassist Ray Brown and guitarist Herb Ellis were making their own distinctive presence known as a true working band playing standards in the swing tradition. Louis Armstrong was more recognizable to the general public as a singer instead of the pioneering trumpet player we all know he was. But popularity contests being the trend, Armstrong’s newer fans wanted to hear him entertain them, so in retrospect it was probably a good move to feature his vocalizing on these tracks with Peterson’s band and guest drummer Louie Bellson sitting in….
– Michael G. Nastos
http://www.allmusic.com/album/louis-armstrong-meets-oscar-peterson-r134700
http://www.npr.org/2007/08/01/12208712/louis-armstrong-the-man-and-his-music-part-1
http://www.npr.org/2007/08/08/12484983/louis-armstrong-the-man-and-his-music-part-2
http://www.npr.org/2007/08/22/13829155/louis-armstrong-the-singer
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