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Introduction
Chapter 1: "The Tuxedo Brass Band, 1921"
Chapter 2: "The Saints"
Chapter 3: "Larenzo's Soul ('Blues is What Cause the Fellows to Start Jazzing')"
Chapter 4: "Street Hustler"
Chapter 5: "Jail"
Chapter 6: "Lessons with Oliver"
Chapter 7: "Ragtime and Buddy Bolden"
Chapter 8: "Most of the Musicians Were Creoles"
Chapter 9: "Musicians as Men"
Chapter 10: "Rough and Beautiful"
Chapter 11; "Movin' On Up"
Chapter 12: "Melody that Changed the World"
Bibliography
Acknowledgements
End notes
Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication:
Armstrong, Louis, 1901-1971.
Jazz musicians -- United States -- Biography.
Jazz -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- History and criticism.