FWSO Pop Series: A Tribute To Louis Amrstrong

LOUIS ARMSTRONG

                                                                       SATCHMO


Well Dear Readers, it was Pops time again and a Dear Friend accompied The Travelling Toe to the Sunday matinee performance.  This time we were treated to some New Orleans jazz.  The FWSO was lead by guest conductor Stuart Chafetz.  The star of the show was Byron Stripling on trumpet and vocals. The program was a tribute to Louis Armstrong.

 

Stuart Chafetz

The song selection was wonderful.  Here are just a few that Byron featured:

• Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans
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• Saint Louis Blues
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• Sweet Georgia Brown
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• Alexanders' Ragtime Band
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• Ain't Misbehavin'

And of course you can't have New Orleans jazz without "When The Saints Go Marching In" to close the program!

Byron Stripling

Byron Stripling

Byron was fabulous.  He really played that trumpet and got some wonderful high notes out of it.  He sure has some marvelous breath power.  Plus he is a great singer and really brought life to those songs.  And in addition, he is a very  funny host telling the audience stories about the songs, or the songwriter, or the artist or how Louis Armstrong was related to it.

This was by far one of the best programs that the Pop Series has presented.  Hope that Byron comes back again soon...."won't you come home, Byron Stripling....back to Fort Worth"?