When the world-renowned jazz icon Louis Armstrong (1901-1971) was on tour, he would always put up a small Christmas tree in the hotel he and his wife Lucille were staying. When they were home for the ...

It’s still a wonderful world for Louis Armstrong fans. Just in time for the holidays, the jazz great — known for songs such as the seasonal classic “What a Wonderful World” — has a hit album. More ...

CD1: I Cover the Waterfront; Dinah; Tiger Rag; Chinatown My Chinatown; You Rascal You; On The Sunny Side of the Street; Twelfth Street Rag; Steak Face; When It's Sleepy Time Down South; Indiana; A ...

Louis Armstrong, “Louis Wishes You a Cool Yule” (Verve/UMe): It’s hard to believe, but Satchmo never compiled his Christmas recordings onto an album during his lifetime. “Cool Yule” does the job in ...

Upon its November release, “Louis Wishes You a Cool Yule” (Verve/UMe) landed among Billboard’s Top 10 of jazz album sales, where it remains. With this collection of Christmas-themed recordings, Louis ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This cover image released by Verve/UMG shows “Louis in London (Live at the BBC)” by Louis Armstrong. (Verve/UMG via AP) At the end ...

The Carpenters, “Christmas Once More” Don’t fix what ain’t broke is an expression for a reason: Sometimes the best holiday album listening experience is enjoying the classics, but newly remixed and ...

Jazz at Lincoln Center is presenting four concerts this weekend that will reimagine Louis Armstrong’s and Dave Brubeck’s 1962 album, The Real Ambassadors. Iola Brubeck and Dave Brubeck during Dave ...

At the end of his career, every note from Louis Armstrong still exuded the joy of being alive. That’s true of a live album out Friday titled “Louis in London,” heralded in promotional material as his ...

At the end of his career, every note from Louis Armstrong still exuded the joy of being alive. That’s true of a live album out Friday titled “Louis in London,” heralded in promotional material as his ...