Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
2022-10-27 | 104 minutes
Plot Summary
An intimate and revealing look at the world-changing musician, presented through a lens of archival footage and never-before-heard home recordings and personal conversations. This definitive documentary honors Armstrong's legacy as a founding father of jazz, one of the first internationally known and beloved stars, and a cultural ambassador of the United States.
Cast
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Louis ArmstrongSelf (archive footage)
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NasSelf
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Wynton MarsalisSelf
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Dwight D. EisenhowerSelf (archive footage)
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Orson WellesSelf (archive footage)
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Archie SheppSelf (voice) (archive sound)
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Count BasieSelf (voice) (archive sound)
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Steve AllenSelf (voice) (archive sound)
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Danny BakerSelf- Voice
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George JonesSelf (voice) (archive sound)
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Mike DouglasSelf (archive footage)
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James BaldwinSelf (archive footage)
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Jimi HendrixSelf (archive footage)
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Dick CavettSelf (archive footage)
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Ray CharlesSelf (archive footage)