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Louis Armstrong & Albany Leon Bigard

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Bigard moved to Los Angeles and did soundtrack work with an allstar band led by Louis Armstrong in the 1946 film New Orleans.

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  1. Louis Armstrong Creative: colleague Albany Leon Bigard

Albany Leon Bigard

  • b. 1906
  • d. 1980

He was an American jazz clarinetist and tenor saxophonist, though primarily known for the clarinet.

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Louis Armstrong

  • b. Aug 4, 1901, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
  • d. Jul 6, 1971, New York, New York, USA

The trumpeter and singer is widely credited with starting modern jazz.

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