Louis Armstrong discusses music
Studs Terkel Archive Podcast
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The Changes in Jazz in the 50 Years
I was play something that people would understand. That's what he meant by lead. You can take liberties of course, great many of the things you improvise. But not to wander too far away from the melody. Do you feel that there's too much wandering today? I mean, there's one at all to tune in and no lead at all. It's like a record album in the two kinds of music, good and bad.
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