Analyze, compare, and discuss the improvisation styles and musical philosophies of both Louis Armstrong and Bix Beiderbecke. Discuss the musical background and influences of each, as well as the political and/or social conditions that played a part in shaping their musical lives. Take into account the Langston Hughes piece you just read (Langston Hughes: The Negro Artist and the Racial Mountain) How do some of the points in Hughes’ text apply here?
Focus the “hot style” approach of Armstrong in contrast to the “cool, reflective” side of Beiderbecke. Investigate the reasons for Armstrong’s world-wide popularity as opposed to Beiderbecke’s relative obscurity.
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