Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
A groundbreaking documentary resurrects the legend of Louis Armstrong through never-before-heard recordings and rare archival footage, revealing the soul, struggle, and innovation behind the jazz icon.
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Never-before-heard personal recordings and archival footage tell the story of Louis Armstrong
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A crew of 51+ credited
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Edited by Alma Herrera PazminoShot by Edward LachmanScored by Terence Blanchard
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51 unique people credited
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Supporting cast
31Count Basie
as Self (voice) (archive sound)
Jon Batiste
as Self
Dan Morganstern
as Self
Leonard Bernstein
as Self
Edward R Marrow
as Self (archive footage)
Danny Baker
as Self- Voice
George Jones
as Self (voice) (archive sound)
Mike Douglas
as Self (archive footage)
Jelly Roll Morton
as Self (voice) (archive sound)
Jimi Hendrix
as Self (archive footage)
Dick Cavett
as Self (archive footage)
Tommy Rockwell
as Self (archive footage)
Ray Charles
as Self (archive footage)
Sam Cooke
as Self (archive footage)
James Brown
as Self (archive footage)
John Lennon
as Self (archive footage)
Paul Mccartney
as Self (archive footage)
George Harrison
as Self (archive footage)
Ringo Starr
as Self (archive footage)
Al Capone
as Self (archive footage)
Ed Sullivan
as Self (archive footage)
Martin Luther King Jr
as Self (archive footage)
James Stewart
as Self - Glenn Miller (archive footage)
Bing Crosby
as Self - C.K Dexter-Haven (archive footage)
Barbra Streisand
as Self (archive footage)
Miles Davis
as Self (voice) (archive sound)
Slim Thompson
as Self (voice) (archive sound)
Ossie Davis
as Self (archive footage)
Sammy Davis Jr
as Self (archive footage)
John F Kennedy
as Self (archive footage)
Walter Cronkite
as Self (voice) (archive sound)
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