When it comes to jazz music, the first thing people will probably think of is a large figure in the image of a clown, nicknamed Uncle Satchmo. The man was Lewis Armstrong. He is a robust singer, often with a trumpet in his hand. He played dramatic works of simple structure in the jazz style of Orleans and to the accompaniment of Dick's jazz music. Each of the books on jazz music will mention his name. Lewis Armstrong is to jazz music what Bach is to classical music and Presley is to rock music (Berrett 230). This essay will present an introduction to the king of jazz music: Lewis Armstrong and his great influence on the history of jazz. It was not possible to verify when and by whom the jazz music was found. People began listening to jazz music in the early 1900s. It originated from It has left a rich jazz legacy for people around the world. People can appreciate the excellence of a great master from the following classic singles, West End Blues, Savoy Blues, Potato Head Blues, Weather Bird, I'm Not Rough and Heebie Jeebies and so on. No jazz musician could be known and gain the support of every family like him. His works have been reprinted several times over the past thirty years (Gourse and Louis 342). He had a large collection of his own and others' recordings. He enjoyed listening to his recordings and comparing his performances musically. Furthermore, the enthusiasm and sense of humor in Armstrong's stage performance are the main reason for the popularity of jazz music. Many young people began to appreciate jazz after listening to his songs or seeing his shows. He was a jazz musician who appeared in various media, and even today Armstrong's music often surfaced on radio programs and concert programs. This makes Armstrong's name forever remain in the development of jazz music and in the hearts of people. He attached great importance to exchanges with the audience and tried to make them happy, which made him a master of comedy. People often had two kinds of opinions about him, one was to consider him as an artist, the other was to consider him to be an entertainment artist in general. Armstrong believed that even if a person considered music as important as his life, it did not mean that he should not be a public artist and not appreciated by the masses (Whyton 122). Armstrong is not only a trumpet player, he has also been very successful as a singer. For many years, jazz lovers have ecstatically tried to imitate his unique voice and his nonsensical yet rhythmic scat singing. Armstrong was the first to successfully use scat singing, which eventually became a major feature of jazz concerts. His singing method influenced almost all jazz singers, including Coypin Crosby in the 1940s, the most charismatic singers in the history of jazz Billie Holly and Frank Sinatra. Of course, Armstrong's achievements in jazz music cannot be summarized by the above description. He is the greatest and most important musician in the history of jazz and brought an innovation to jazz music. It is no exaggeration to say that, in some sense, Armstrong was the pioneer of jazz
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