Pops: a life of Louis Armstrong

Bastards from the start: apprenticeship in New Orleans, 1901-1919

All those tall buildings: leaving home, 1919-1924

A flying cat: Harlem and Chicago, 1924-1927

It's got to be art: with Earl Hines, 1928

The way a trumpet should play: on the move, 1929-1930

Don't let 'em cool off, boys: on the run, 1930-1932

I didn't blow the horn: crisis, 1932-1935

Always have a white man: with Joe Glaser, 1935-1938

The people who criticize: losing touch, 1938-1947

Keep the horn percolating: renewal, 1947-1954

The nice taste we leave: Ambassador Satch, 1954-1963

I don't sigh for nothing: at the top, 1963-1971.