Love Songs And Monster Songs: Jad Fair's Favourite Albums | Page 13 of 14 | The Quietus

Baker's Dozen

Artists discuss the 13 records that shaped their lives

Both my parents were big fans of Louis Armstrong and they had the records at the house, so very early on I was listening to Louis Armstrong and then later to Ella Fitzgerald. Louis Armstrong’s influence on jazz is so profound. Certainly, jazz music would have been much different without his talent.

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