Lil Hardin Armstrong: The Early Years (PART 1/2)

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In this episode of "Wild Women of Song" we begin talking about the early years in the life of our first lady of jazz - Lil Hardin Armstrong!

Lil, who is usually only mentioned as an incidental footnote to her husband Louis Armstrong, is frankly overlooked as a jazz pianist. Yet her powerful, rhythmic style was remarked upon by many musicians, and although certainly not a soloist like Earl Hines, she did something few musicians still know how to do: delight in the role of supporting the singer or soloist, and play in a manner meant almost to disappear within the fabric of the rhythm section. She played a straight ahead, no nonsense 4/4 groove that drove every band she was in.

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