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Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

Documentary

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.

Date: 10/27/2022
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Louis Armstrong, Nas, Wynton Marsalis, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Orson Welles, Archie Shepp, Count Basie, Lucille Armstrong, Dan Morganstern, Steve Allen, Edward R. Marrow, Danny Baker, George Jones, Mike Douglas, Jelly Roll Morton, James Baldwin, Jimi Hendrix, Dick Cavett, Tommy Rockwell, Ray Charles, Sam Cooke, James Brown, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Leonard Bernstein, Al Capone, Ed Sullivan, Martin Luther King Jr., James Stewart, Bing Crosby, Barbra Streisand, Miles Davis, Slim Thompson, Ossie Davis, Sammy Davis Jr., John F. Kennedy, Walter Cronkite

Louis Armstrong as Self (archive footage) in Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues Louis Armstrong

Nas as Self in Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues Nas

Wynton Marsalis as Self in Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues Wynton Marsalis

Dwight D. Eisenhower as Self (archive footage) in Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues Dwight D. Eisenhower

Orson Welles as Self (archive footage) in Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues Orson Welles

Archie Shepp as Self (voice) (archive sound) in Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues Archie Shepp

Count Basie as Self (voice) (archive sound) in Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues Count Basie

Lucille Armstrong

Dan Morganstern

Steve Allen as Self (voice) (archive sound) in Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues Steve Allen

Edward R. Marrow

Danny Baker as Self- Voice in Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues Danny Baker

George Jones as Self (voice) (archive sound) in Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues George Jones

Mike Douglas as Self (archive footage) in Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues Mike Douglas

Jelly Roll Morton

James Baldwin as Self (archive footage) in Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues James Baldwin

Jimi Hendrix as Self (archive footage) in Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues Jimi Hendrix

Dick Cavett as Self (archive footage) in Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues Dick Cavett

Tommy Rockwell

Ray Charles as Self (archive footage) in Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues Ray Charles

Sam Cooke as Self (archive footage) in Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues Sam Cooke

James Brown as Self (archive footage) in Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues James Brown

John Lennon as Self (archive footage) in Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues John Lennon

Paul McCartney as Self (archive footage) in Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues Paul McCartney

George Harrison as Self (archive footage) in Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues George Harrison

Ringo Starr as Self (archive footage) in Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues Ringo Starr

Leonard Bernstein as Self (archive footage) in Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues Leonard Bernstein

Al Capone as Self (archive footage) in Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues Al Capone

Ed Sullivan as Self (archive footage) in Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues Ed Sullivan

Martin Luther King Jr. as Self (archive footage) in Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues Martin Luther King Jr.

James Stewart as Self - Glenn Miller (archive footage) in Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues James Stewart

Bing Crosby as Self - C.K Dexter-Haven (archive footage) in Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues Bing Crosby

Barbra Streisand as Self (archive footage) in Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues Barbra Streisand

Miles Davis as Self (voice) (archive sound) in Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues Miles Davis

Slim Thompson

Ossie Davis as Self (archive footage) in Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues Ossie Davis

Sammy Davis Jr. as Self (archive footage) in Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues Sammy Davis Jr.

John F. Kennedy as Self (archive footage) in Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues John F. Kennedy

Walter Cronkite as Self (voice) (archive sound) in Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues Walter Cronkite

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