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LOUIS "SATCHMO" ARMSTRONG

INCLUDING LOUIS, AND BAND MEMBERS ORIGINAL AUTOGRAPHS

Louis Armstrong was the best "Jazz" musician of the twentieth century.

~ "Louis Armstrong and His Concert Group", 20 pages, 9"x 12" ~

Original Autograph of "Louis Armstrong" on the Front cover(clear & large autograph in ball point blue ink pen), and inside the front cover is the original autographs of Band Members Danny Barcelona (drummer), and Billy Kyle (pianist). Condition is good. No tears, t is a round coffee stain on the front cover, can be seen in pictures. It does not obliterate any autographs. Some wear is shown on the spine, and a small crease on the front cover about 1" long.

Danny Barcelona (drummer); Danny Barcelona was introduced to Louis Armstrong in 1956 by Trummy Young (Sachmo's trombonist). Barcelona became Armstrong's drummer for 15 years. A native Hawaiian , Barcelona joined Young's Hawaii All-Stars in the early 1950s, and then later assumed leadership of the said band - a sextet known as the Hawaiian Dixieland All-Stars - when Young himself left to join Louise Armstrongâe(tm)s combo in 1952. Barcelona toured around the Hawaiian Islands , Japan and the rest of the Far East . In the fall of 1957, Barcelona moved to New York City . Barcelona, again through Trummy Young's recommendation, formally joined Armstrong's All-Stars band in February 1958 to replace retiring drummer Barrett Deems and to record jazz music with Armstrong for more than 130 times. Barcelona was only 27 years old when he was introduced by Young to Armstrong. Barcelona's recording career with Armstrong included the jazz music hits " Hello, Dolly! " (1968) and " What a Wonderful World ". ,

Billy Kyle (pianist); A fluent pianist with a light touch, Billy Kyle never achieved much fame, but he always worked steadily. A professional from the time he was 18, Kyle played in the big bands of Tiny Bradshaw and Lucky Millinder and then became an important part of the John Kirby Sextet (1938-1942), a perfect vehicle for his style. He was forced to leave the band when he was drafted and, after three years in the military (1942-1945), Kyle freelanced, working fairly often with Sy Oliver. He joined Louis Armstrong's All-Stars in 1953 and was t for nearly 13 years until his death.

This brochure also contains a list of songs being played with a notation above the list of songs; "Due to the ad lib quality of this music no formal program is possible. It is likely, however, that the following numbers will be heard." Then it lists 38 tunes that most likely were heard.

The rest of the content has the following information:

an official Biography of Louis Armstrong "The Trumpet-Blowing Ambassador" a number of press releases and comments by famous persons of the time an article reprint from the November issue of Flair, called "An Appreciation of Louis Armstrong, by Tallulah Bankhead and last but not least a fascinating collection of photographs, facts, and anecdotes from Louis.

This brochure was obtained by my parents for my brother Matthew who was, at that time, playing the trumpet and eventually went on to become a drummer. Matthew is since deceased , and this is from my brother's collection.

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