Comments on: Jazz and the City

By: jabart

jabart — Mon, 20 Mar 2017 20:24:29 +0000

My wife and I went to the Louis Armstrong House Museum as well this past January, 2017. My wife and I made it a place we HAD to visit on our first time to NYC. We couldn’t miss it. And so glad we didn’t.

By: japhy

japhy — Tue, 07 Mar 2017 19:04:01 +0000

With all due respect, Al, I’m secretly glad that none of your three experiences entailed you stumbling upon an amazing collection of records. 😉

By: Al

Al — Mon, 06 Mar 2017 13:34:20 +0000

If I recall correctly, I’m pretty sure it was a Dual turntable.

By: bill

bill — Sun, 05 Mar 2017 19:22:58 +0000

Great minds think alike. Recently, Ethan Iverson from Bad Plus wrote a wonderful piece on his blog Do The M@th called Pops Slept Here about his visit to the Armstrong house including some wonderful pictures.
RIP Horace Parlan, Mischa Mengelberg and NY Times jazz coverage.

By: Clifford Allen

Clifford Allen — Sun, 05 Mar 2017 17:35:06 +0000

The Armstrong house is rad. The archives are extraordinary as well; while currently housed at Queens College they’ll be moving to a building closer to the house and more accessible to the public. Ricky Riccardi has done an extraordinary job as lead archivist and curator at the Queens College spot.

By: JerryM

JerryM — Sun, 05 Mar 2017 13:03:13 +0000

Al, I am curious about Louis’ audio gear as shown in the photo… was it still in the study and if so what kind of turntable, etc.. did he have? I think I see an Eico amp or pre perhaps?