Armstrong Quote by Wynton Marsalis

If anybody was Mr. Jazz it was Louis Armstrong. He was the epitome of jazz and always will be. He is what I call…

— Duke Ellington

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

— Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong was the primary contributor to jazz music in the 20th century. His improvisational skills served as the principal model for all who…

— Ellis Marsalis, Jr

I was interested in Armstrong to begin with because he is the most important figure in Jazz in the 20th Century. There's simply no…

— Terry Teachout

Louis Armstrong is quite simply the most important person in American music. He is to 20th century music (I did not say jazz) what…

— Ken Burns

I listen to jazz about three hours a day. I love Louis Armstrong.

— Philip Levine

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

I do a very good impression of Louis Armstrong.

— Joe Lycett

Jazz comes from our way of life, and because it's our national art form, it helps us to understand who we are.

— Wynton Marsalis

Louis Armstrong is the master of the jazz solo. He became the beacon, the light in the tower, that helped the rest of us…

— Ellis Marsalis, Jr

If anybody was Mr. Jazz it was Louis Armstrong. He was the epitome of jazz and always will be. He is what I call…

— Duke Ellington

“ORIGIN OF JAZZ It was 1906. People were coming and going as usual along Perdido Street in a poor neighborhood of New Orleans. A…

— Eduardo Galeano