Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

2022-10-27 - 104 minutes

6.70 / 10

Overview

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.

Screenplay

Director - Sacha Jenkins

Genres

Documentary

Videos

Official Trailer

Trailer

Images

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Cast

Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong

Self (archive footage)

Nas

Nas

Self

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Self (archive footage)

Orson Welles

Orson Welles

Self (archive footage)

Archie Shepp

Archie Shepp

Self (voice) (archive sound)

Count Basie

Count Basie

Self (voice) (archive sound)

Lucille Armstrong

Lucille Armstrong

Self (voice) (archive sound)

Steve Allen

Steve Allen

Self (voice) (archive sound)

Edward R. Marrow

Edward R. Marrow

Self (archive footage)

Danny Baker

Danny Baker

Self- Voice

George Jones

George Jones

Self (voice) (archive sound)

Mike Douglas

Mike Douglas

Self (archive footage)

Jelly Roll Morton

Jelly Roll Morton

Self (voice) (archive sound)

James Baldwin

James Baldwin

Self (archive footage)

Jimi Hendrix

Jimi Hendrix

Self (archive footage)

Dick Cavett

Dick Cavett

Self (archive footage)

Tommy Rockwell

Tommy Rockwell

Self (archive footage)

Ray Charles

Ray Charles

Self (archive footage)

Sam Cooke

Sam Cooke

Self (archive footage)

James Brown

James Brown

Self (archive footage)

John Lennon

John Lennon

Self (archive footage)

Paul McCartney

Paul McCartney

Self (archive footage)

George Harrison

George Harrison

Self (archive footage)