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Louis Armstrong
is the most famous figure in the early history of jazz. As a trumpet player, his legendary tone, stamina, and ferocity of musical attack remain, for the most part, unsurpassed. His style of playing is believed by many to have transformed jazz from an ensemble activity to a soloist's art form. And, even had he not played trumpet, Armstrong's influence on jazz vocalists (as demonstrated by the “scat singing
” of artists such as Ella...