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The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong poster

The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong (1999)

Louis Armstrong is one of the most recognizable figures in jazz, with his incomparable trumpet playing and beaming smile. This video profiles Armstrong from his humble beginnings in New Orleans through his career as America's Ambassador of Good Will. Film clips, vintage photographs and interviews with family, friends, fellow musicians and Armstrong himself are woven together to tell the story of this legendary personality.

Release: 1999-08-27
Runtime: 64 min
Cast
Danny Glover
Danny Glover
Narrator (voice)
Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong
Self (archive footage)
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Lillian Hardin
Self
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Gary Giddins
Self
Stanley Crouch
Stanley Crouch
Self
George Avakian
George Avakian
Self
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Laurence Bergreen
Self
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Mollyne Karnofsky
Self
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Milton Gabler
Self
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Jack Bradley
Self
John Barry
John Barry
Self