Allen Lowe and the Constant Sorry Orchestra: Louis Armstrong’s America, Vols. 1 and 2

In a massive four-CD set, Allen Lowe and his adventurous ensemble conjure an alternate past while exploring real history. Their tribute to Louis Armstrong, the country he grew up in and the worlds he created employs a wealth of traditions and styles, from Dixieland to fusion. A sprawling, eccentric mix of contradictions, confluences and celebrations, it rewrites the past and charts a weird vision for the future . . .

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