the period for full DGME payment as the minimum number of years of formal training required to satisfy the initial board requirements of the longest program, plus one year. As discussed above, Medicare now imposes a limit on the number of residents it supports.
Louis Armstrong was the greatest of all Jazz musicians. Armstrong defined what it was to play Jazz. His amazing technical abilities, the joy and spontaneity, and amazingly quick, inventive musical mind still dominate Jazz to this day. Only Charlie Parker comes close to having as much influence on the history of Jazz as Louis Armstrong did.
Armstrong joined the band in 1922. Although the emphasis is on the ensemble playing, there are several instances where the various musicians are given a chance to solo. Louis first solo was on Chimes Blues, and instantly it is apparent that here was a musician with something new and special to offer.