Is Louis Armstrong underrated?
Absolutely.
He's accepted as the most influential jazz musician in history, possibly the most influential musician in popular history, so not really.
>>60322653
On /mu/ he is though.
>>60322653
Further proof
Probably since most people casual jazz fans never listen to the Hot Fives and Sevens recordings
>>60322653
Actually, jazz critics have long recognized that the greatest jazz musicians of all times are Duke Ellington and John Coltrane.
Overrated in his day, underrated today
>>60322900
>Overrated in his day
Explain why.
>>60322777
trips don't lie
I dig me some Louis armstrong
I SEE SKIES OF BLUE
>>60323921
CLOUDS OF WHITE
>>60322876
Scaruffi is pretty clueless.
Check out the Louis Armstrong Museum in Corona,Queens,NY. It was his house and all the Fifties style furniture and appliances are still there.