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Not Even Bing's: On Louis Armstrong

David Schiff
February 11, 2010   |    This article appeared in the March 1, 2010 edition of The Nation.
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Terry Teachout's new biography of Louis Armstrong is stuck in the discophile groove.

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David Schiff
David Schiff, a professor of music at Reed College, is the composer of the opera Gimpel the Fool and author of books on...

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David Schiff
February 11, 2010   |    This article appeared in the March 1, 2010 edition of The Nation.
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