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Satchmo Jokes

Satchmo: "My trumpet is very handy. It tells me what time it is." Sanborn: "Seriously?" Satchmo launches into a jazzy riff.

Immediately, the occupant of the apartment next door bangs on the wall and hollers, "Hey, pipe down! Don't you know it's three o'clock in the morning?"

My favorite Louis Armstrong story.

Pops (and his wife at the time) were on a jazz ambassador world tour, and made a stop in Rome. An audience was arranged with the Pope.

As was his frequent wont, Louis smoked a joint in the limo on the way.

He and Mrs Armstrong met the Pope, pleasantries were exchanged, and through an...

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