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The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong (1999)

★ 0.0/10 64 min Unknown English
Director: John Akomfrah
Streaming: Not available

Description

Louis Armstrong is one of the most recognizable figures in jazz, with his incomparable trumpet playing and beaming smile. This video profiles Armstrong from his humble beginnings in New Orleans through his career as America's Ambassador of Good Will. Film clips, vintage photographs and interviews with family, friends, fellow musicians and Armstrong himself are woven together to tell the story of this legendary personality.

Top Cast

Danny Glover
Danny Glover Narrator (voice)
Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong Self (archive footage)
Lillian Hardin Self
Gary Giddins Self
Stanley Crouch
Stanley Crouch Self
George Avakian
George Avakian Self
Laurence Bergreen Self
Mollyne Karnofsky Self

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