Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong (1992)
1h 26m
Running Time
January 1, 1992Release Date
Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong (1992)
1h 26m
Running Time
January 1, 1992Release Date
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Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.

Louis Armstrong
Self (archival footage)

Hattie Winston
Narrator (voice)

Melvin Van Peebles
Louis Armstrong (voice)

Tony Bennett
Self

Wynton Marsalis
Self

George Avakian
Self

Dave Brubeck
Self

Dexter Gordon
Self

Lester Bowie
Self

Gary Giddins
Director / Writer / Book

Kendrick Simmons
Director

Doc Cheatham
Self

Toby Byron
Producer
Media.

Details.
This Movie Is About.
jazz
jazz musician
biography
american history
pop culture
music history
trumpet player
music documentary
cultural icon
black music
african american musician
african american progress