Louis Armstrong Quote
Posted: Mon May 09, 2016 2:08 pm
I'm trying to track down a soundbyte of Louis Armstrong's wonderful "definition" of swing:
I don't suppose anyone knows which one it is?
It's attributed to one of his guest spots on the Bing Crosby radio show. I've been trawling through all the recordings I can find with Louis appearing, and I've yet to find it.Ah, swing, well, we used to call it syncopation — then they called it ragtime, then blues — then jazz. Now, it's swing. Ha! Ha! White folks, yo'all sho is a mess.
I don't suppose anyone knows which one it is?