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Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

Sacha Jenkins

2022 • 1h 44m

Never-before-heard personal recordings and archival footage tell the story of Louis Armstrong's life from his perspective. From musical phenom to civil rights activist to world-renowned artist, this i...

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

Official Trailer

Cast

Louis Armstrong

Louis ArmstrongSelf (archive footage)

Nas

Wynton Marsalis

Wynton MarsalisSelf

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Dwight D. EisenhowerSelf (archive footage)

Orson Welles

Orson WellesSelf (archive footage)

Archie Shepp

Archie SheppSelf (voice) (archive sound)

Count Basie

Count BasieSelf (voice) (archive sound)

Lucille ArmstrongSelf (voice) (archive sound)

Dan MorgansternSelf

Steve Allen

Steve AllenSelf (voice) (archive sound)

Edward R. MarrowSelf (archive footage)

Danny Baker

Danny BakerSelf- Voice

George Jones

George JonesSelf (voice) (archive sound)

Mike Douglas

Mike DouglasSelf (archive footage)

Jelly Roll MortonSelf (voice) (archive sound)

Crew

Sacha Jenkins

Sacha JenkinsDirector

Justin Wilkes

Justin WilkesProducer

Ron Howard

Ron HowardExecutive Producer

Sara Bernstein

Sara BernsteinProducer

Brian Grazer

Brian GrazerExecutive Producer

Terence Blanchard

Terence BlanchardMusic

Edward Lachman

Edward LachmanDirector of Photography

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