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Armstrong Quote by Steve Lacy

“If you listen to Louis Armstrong from 1929, you will never hear anything better than that really, and you will never hear anything more free than that.” quote by Steve Lacy — Download Open image

“If you listen to Louis Armstrong from 1929, you will never hear anything better than that really, and you will never hear anything more free than that.”

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