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Show Iilty Kyle jazzmans abilities as- a showman. One critic has written of Armstrong "His phrasing and style were the admitted inspiration for almost every other prominent jazz trumpet player and vocalist. . Many of the jazz stars on instruments other than the trumpet have been influenced by Armstrong. Composers of "riff tunes today are still borrowing, sometimes unconsciously, phrases invented in some of Armstrong's recorded improvisations a decade or two ago. Playing with Satchmo" this Saturday will be Buster Bailey, clarinet; Tyree Glenn, trombone; Jewel Brown, vocalist; Billy Kyle, piano; George Buddy Catlett, bass; and Danny Barcelona, drums. Tickets are available at Lagoon or The Terrace. He has become over the years a . . favorite guest artist on TV shows, the intense smile and the wavt handkering, mopping chief. But he is still known best as a jazz musician of consumate skill. When Armstrong played at the Fairmont in San Francisco a few years back the Chronicle reviewer, Ralph Gleason wrote "Louis sings the corny ballads and they come to life, have meaning and move. When he plays, just like when the other real ones play, you know that this was it the first time it happened and it has never been equalled in his lifetime nor will be. He is more than a musician, more than an entertainer. Wrapped up in his music and in his sandpaper voice, is a way of life, a point of view and an attitude that this world will be much the poorer without. Dont miss nim." with ever-presen- Tyree Glenn |