Louis Armstrong

ADrub That Sack (25)
BJazz Me Blues (Pierce)

Label: Brunswick
Catalogue number: 02502
Genre: Jazz
Condition: Good
Format: 78rpm shellac disc, 10 inch unless noted
Reference: #20442

Louis Armstrong was the most influential jazz musician of the 20th century. This Brunswick recording from 1930 of two early jazz standards documents his most celebrated period.

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