"If anybody was Mr. Jazz it was Louis……" — Duke Ellington

If anybody was Mr. Jazz it was Louis Armstrong. He was the… - Duke Ellington

"If anybody was Mr. Jazz it was Louis Armstrong. He was the epitome of jazz and always will be. He is what I call an American standard, an American original. ... I merely took the energy it takes to pout and wrote some blues. ... I don't need time, I need a deadline. ...There are two kinds of music. Good music, and the other kind. ... Music is my mistress, and she plays second fiddle to no one."

— Duke Ellington

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