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Schuman, Michael A.

Louis Armstrong: "Jazz Is Played from the Heart"

128 pp. | Enslow | June, 2007 | Library ISBN 978-0-7660-2700-8 $31.93
(4) YA African-American Biography Library series. These entries in the competent series trace the lives and contributions of outstanding personalities in the performing arts. Information in each title includes a well-balanced presentation of the trials and triumphs of the subject, fostered by social attitudes during his time. The text, though uninspired, is useful. Formulaic design includes photos, sidebars, and boxed quotes throughout each book. Reading list, timeline, websites. Ind. Review covers these African-American Biography Library titles: Duke Ellington, Paul Robeson, and Louis Armstrong.
Reviewer: Henrietta M. Smith

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