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What explains Louis Armstrong’s significance to jazz during the Harlem Renaissance?

He was the first recorded jazz artist and considered the best jazz composer.
He was a leading saxophonist and toured all over the world with his big band.
He released more albums than any other jazz artist, both solo and with his big band.
He was the first great jazz soloist and made movie, radio, and television appearances

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He was the first great jazz soloist and made movie, radio, and television appearances.

Armstrong transformed jazz by elevating the soloist role with virtuosic trumpet playing and improvisation, popularized jazz nationally and internationally, and crossed into mass media (film, radio, TV), helping spread jazz during the Harlem Renaissance.