Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong

Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong

1992
★★★★☆ 7.0/10
⏱️ 86 minutes
📅 Released
🌐 EN
DocumentaryMusicTV Movie
Satchmo. There are few people in this country - or around the world - who will not recognize that name. Louis Armstrong embodied 20th-century American culture. He revolutionized the world of music and became one of the nation's most influential entertainers. No other performer of his era has such a profound effect as a singer as well as an instrumentalist.

Cast

Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong
Self (archival footage)
Hattie Winston
Hattie Winston
Narrator (voice)
Melvin Van Peebles
Melvin Van Peebles
Louis Armstrong (voice)
Tony Bennett
Tony Bennett
Self
Wynton Marsalis
Wynton Marsalis
Self
Dave Brubeck
Dave Brubeck
Self

Crew

Director
Kendrick Simmons, Gary Giddins
Writer
Gary Giddins

Production

Toby byron/Multiprises, Taurus Film, Eagle Rock Entertainment, Merrywidow Films, Thirteen, Unladylike Productions, LLC, PBS, 1515 Productions Limited, Artemis Rising, DeepFocus Productions Inc.

Keywords

jazzpop culturejazz singer or musicianbiographymusic historyusa historytrumpet playermusic documentaryblack musicafrican american musician