Louis Armstrong
Trumpet Solo on
Under a Blanket of Blue

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Louis Armstrong's trumpet solo is the sole improvisation on this recording. Spanning half a chorus of the 32-bar AABA form at a relaxed 99 BPM with a swing feel in A♭, the solo runs approximately 42 seconds. "Under a Blanket of Blue" features a half-chorus trumpet solo from Louis Armstrong on the 1956 Verve album Ella and Louis, his warm, burnished tone lending the Jerry Livingston composition an intimacy that perfectly suits its romantic lyric. Louis Armstrong was 54 to 55 years old at the time of this 1956 recording.

Louis Armstrong was 54 to 55 years old at the time.