【美国人物志】路易斯·阿姆斯特朗 (4/8)

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提起爵士音乐，人们最先联想到的人，很可能是一位具有小丑般形象的，绰号叫做Uncle Satchmo（书包嘴大叔）的，活泼可爱的小人物。他是一位声音沙哑的歌手，手中常常拿着一支小号。他以新奥尔良爵士乐风格，在迪克西兰爵士乐配曲下，演奏结构简单、富有戏剧性的作品。这个人就是路易斯·阿姆斯特朗。他是爵士乐坛无人不知、无人不晓的大人物。每一本关于爵士乐的书，都会提及他的名字。他对于爵士乐的重要意义，就好像古典音乐的巴赫，摇滚乐的猫王。
Hints:
Armstrong
Chicago
Hot Five
Hot Seven
"Heebie Jeebies"
New York
"Hot Chocolates."
Fats Waller
"Ain't Misbehavin'"

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Armstrong returned to Chicago in 1926 and formed his own group. They were called the Hot Five and later the Hot Seven. Their recordings are considered some of the most influential in jazz history. Armstrong could make his voice sound like a musical instrument. He could make an instrument sound like a singer's voice. The song "Heebie Jeebies" is said to be the first recorded example of what became known as scat singing. He recorded it with the Hot Five.
By 1929, Armstrong was becoming very popular. He returned to New York to play in an all-black Broadway musical called "Hot Chocolates." The show included the music of Fats Waller. Armstrong's version of Waller's song, "Ain't Misbehavin'", was a huge hit.