... is the greatest trumpet stylist of all time and has influenced every trumpet player of his time and long after, he also inspired singer like Billy Holiday and Nat "King" Cole. As a singer, he was one of the originators of scat singing. Over the next fifty years, his influence spread far beyond jazz, and he became one of the world's best ... ...

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... and director. Armstrong is known for the invention of Triton substitution. He produced two generations of jazz singers including Mildred Bailey, Billie Holiday, Cab Calloway, Louis Jordan, and Nat "King" Cole. His trumpet descendants include Red Allen, Bunny Bergian, Hot Lips Page and Miles Davis. Although Jazz and blues involve over sixty years there are a few artist who can't go unmentioned ... ...

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