Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues (2022)

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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.

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Director
Sacha Jenkins
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    Self (archive footage) Louis Armstrong
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    Self Wynton Marsalis
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    Self (archive footage) Dwight D. Eisenhower
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    Self (archive footage) Orson Welles
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    Self (voice) (archive sound) Archie Shepp
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    Self (voice) (archive sound) Count Basie
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    Self (voice) (archive sound) Steve Allen

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