THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF LOUIS ARMSTRONG (1999)
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The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong
August 27, 1999
English
1h 4m
England
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.
Cast & Characters
Danny Glover
Narrator (voice)
Louis Armstrong
Self (archive footage)
Lillian Hardin
Self
Gary Giddins
Self
Stanley Crouch
Self
George Avakian
Self
Milton Gabler
Self
Jack Bradley
Self
John Barry
Self