[78-L] Louis Armstrong

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Billie Holiday got more from Louis Armstrong than she did from Crosby. I'm tempted to say Mildred Bailey, too. Connee Boswell. Tons of female singers learned how to phrase from Louis; everybody did.



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From: "Jeff Sultanof" <jeffsultanof at gmail.com>
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Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2010 6:59:53 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific
Subject: Re: [78-L] Louis Armstrong

Cary,

Point well taken. And yet where would Crosby have been without Armstrong?
When Bing wanted to, he could swing with the best of them.

I think this is one of those issues where it depends on one's semantics. I
personally think Bing and Satch are both equally important and influential
in different ways. Personally, I think most jazz and many pop singers were
certainly touched by Armstrong, and many jazz and pop artists were touched
by Crosby. I daresay that Buble, Feinstein and Krall would be different
singers if they had not heard Armstrong.

My take, anyway.

Jeff Sultanof

On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 9:49 PM, Cary Ginell <soundthink at live.com> wrote:

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> Now please bear in mind that my intention is not to denigrate Armstrong's
> importance as a singer. He did things to a song that nobody did before him
> or could do since. I just wouldn't go as far as some who have already
> spoken. All you have to do is listen today to Michael Buble, Michael
> Feinstein, or Diana Krall, and tell me who you hear in their voices: Louis
> Armstrong or Bing Crosby?
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> Cary Ginell
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