Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

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2022-10-27

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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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.

Released

2022-10-27

Runtime

104

Director

Sacha Jenkins

Budget

$0

Revenue

$0

Genres

Documentary

Language

English

Production

Imagine Documentaries

Polygram Entertainment

Imagine Entertainment

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    Louis Armstrong

    Louis Armstrong
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    Nas

    Nas
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    Wynton Marsalis

    Wynton Marsalis
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    Dwight D. Eisenhower

    Dwight D. Eisenhower
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    Orson Welles

    Orson Welles
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    Archie Shepp

    Archie Shepp
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    Count Basie

    Count Basie
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    Lucille Armstrong

    Lucille Armstrong
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    Dan Morganstern

    Dan Morganstern
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    Steve Allen

    Steve Allen
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    Edward R. Marrow

    Edward R. Marrow
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    Danny Baker

    Danny Baker
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    George Jones

    George Jones
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    Mike Douglas

    Mike Douglas
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    Jelly Roll Morton

    Jelly Roll Morton
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    James Baldwin

    James Baldwin
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    Jimi Hendrix

    Jimi Hendrix
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    Dick Cavett

    Dick Cavett
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    Tommy Rockwell

    Tommy Rockwell
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    Ray Charles

    Ray Charles
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    Sam Cooke

    Sam Cooke
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    James Brown

    James Brown
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    John Lennon

    John Lennon
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    Paul McCartney

    Paul McCartney
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    George Harrison

    George Harrison
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    Ringo Starr

    Ringo Starr
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    Leonard Bernstein

    Leonard Bernstein
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    Al Capone

    Al Capone
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    Ed Sullivan

    Ed Sullivan
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    Martin Luther King Jr.

    Martin Luther King Jr.
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    James Stewart

    James Stewart
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    Bing Crosby

    Bing Crosby
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    Barbra Streisand

    Barbra Streisand
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    Miles Davis

    Miles Davis
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    Slim Thompson

    Slim Thompson
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    Ossie Davis

    Ossie Davis
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    Sammy Davis Jr.

    Sammy Davis Jr.
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    John F. Kennedy

    John F. Kennedy
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    Walter Cronkite

    Walter Cronkite