Louis Armstrong
Jazz Legend

Too brief a look at the long and complex life of one of the world's great men. There really a sense of how terrific a musician and composer Armstrong was. Nothing on the racism he experienced nor the transition of music tastes that Armstrong had to face. Nothing much at all for children in my view.......more

I liked how he loved to played instruments.When he was little he always wanted to play.When he got older he made a band and his friends were in it and they enjoyed it because everyone liked how the instruments were different. I liked that his dad played to so he started it to.I liked the book becaus......more

From his hospital bed, Louis Armstrong looks back on his life growing up poor in New Orleans, being drawn to music, and being arrested when he was young. His distinctive voice and musical ability brought him worldwide fame, and readers will learn quite a lot about the man behind the notes in this gr......more

Unexpectedly very good, given that it is a slender paperback original. Loads of quotes from Armstrong. Illustrations done in a loose, rough pastel or pencil in a cool palette of blues and greens.......more