The memory of things gone is important to a jazz musician. Things like old folks singing in the moonlight in the back yard on a hot night or something said long ago.
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Jazz is what I play for a living.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Jazz is a crucial part of Louis Armstrong's professional identity.
In this quote, Louis Armstrong expresses that jazz is not just a genre of music to him, but it is his profession and passion. He indicates that his livelihood is intertwined with the art form, highlighting both the importance of jazz in his life and the meaningful connection between a musician and their craft.
Themes
JazzMusicProfessionArtPassion
In practice
Example use cases
In a speech about the importance of arts in education, one might quote Louis Armstrong to emphasize dedication to one's craft.
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Very few of the men whose names have become great in the early pioneering of jazz and of swing were trained in music at all. They were born musicians: they felt their music and played by ear and memory. That was the way it was with the great Dixieland Five.
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My whole life, my whole soul, my whole spirit is to blow that horn.
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I've Got the World on a String.
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It's America's classical music ... this becomes our tradition ... the bottom line of any country in the world is what did we contribute to the world? ... we contributed Louis Armstrong
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