Armstrong Quote by Eddie Condon

Louis Armstrong playing trumpet on the Judgment Day.

— Al Stewart

[Louis Armstrong] was the only musician who ever lived, who can't be replaced by someone.

— Bing Crosby

What [Louis Armstrong] does is real, and true, and honest, and simple, and even noble. Every time this man puts his trumpet to his…

— Leonard Bernstein

In my opinion, Louis Armstrong is the greatest trumpet stylist of all time and has influenced every trumpet player of his time and long…

— Al Hirt

Like Louie Armstrong, played the trumpet. I'll hit that bong and break ya off somethin soon.

— Cypress Hill

My uncle gave me a trumpet, but I loved the Louis Armstrong sound and the Harry James sound and I played by ear and…

— Dick Dale

Louis Armstrong changed all the brass players around, but after Bird, all of the instruments had to change - drums, piano, bass, trombones, trumpets,…

— Anonymous

Man, you'd be surprised how much I'm learning - not only about myself, but about the musicians who came before me. You don't realize…

— Freddie Hubbard

A very few musicians passed across all decades. In terms of trumpet playing, Louis Armstrong does it of course but Sweets [Edison] is right…

— Freddie Hubbard

Louis Armstrong is jazz. He represents what the music is all about.

— Wynton Marsalis

And my dad wanted me to play the trumpet because that's what he liked. His idol was Louis Armstrong. My dad thought my teeth…

— Jackson Browne

“If you have to ask what jazz is you will never know." Louis Armstrong”

— Louis Armstrong