The New York Times Book Review,
Terry Teachout
Armstrong's grammar and punctuation may have been homemade, but he had a
wonderfully personal voice (he wrote the way he talked) and a fine knack for storytelling.
Jonathan Yardley, The Washington
Post
It is remarkable book, taking us inside the heart and head of a man in ways that,
until now, only the music had done....[Armstrong] gave joy to millions because he was
joyful-full of joy-himself, as almost every word of this book attests. read more
Don Rose, Chicago Sun-Times,
November 7, 1999
It's an intriguing assemblage of material for both its social-historical content as
well as the author's generous but sometimes surprising musical views. Brothers' extensive
annotations are highly enlightening. read more |