NEW YORK, Feb. 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Dot Time
Records is proud to announce its partnership with the Louis
Armstrong Educational Foundation, Inc. This newly established
agreement will include four previously unreleased productions from
the archives of Queen's College, which houses the Louis Armstrong collection. The releases will be
part of the Dot Time Records 'Legends' series.
Jerry Roche, who heads the
Legends Series for Dot Time Records, was in search of undiscovered
gems by Armstrong and was stunned by what he found when researching
the archives. "When I heard this music by Louis Armstrong", said Roche, "I was totally
overwhelmed. Producing this music would mean people could connect
again with the greatness of Louis
Armstrong." Roche who will be producing this series of never
before commercially released music said, "I made it my mission to
make the music available." The productions will be available in CD,
Vinyl and Digital formats. A special collector's edition will also
be available.
Oscar Cohen, who was Louis Armstrong's manager and is the sole and
exclusive agent for the Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation,
Inc. and the estate of Louis
Armstrong said, "Louis
Armstrong is the most beloved and iconic artist of our time.
His sound, his voice, his love – he forever touches the hearts of
people everywhere". Lisa Cohen, Vice
President of Associated Booking Corp. and on the board of directors
of Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation, Inc. said, "We are so
happy to be working with Dot Time Legends to bring more of
Louis Armstrong's beautiful
recordings to the world, to hear the music and feel the love".
It is with gratitude to the Louis Armstrong Educational
Foundation that Dot Time Records is able to release these
works.
For more information, visit
http://www.dottimerecords.com/news/louis-armstrong-educational-foundation-partners-with-dot-time-records/.
For more information about the Louis Armstrong Education
Foundation, visit http://www.louisarmstrongfoundation.org
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