The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong (2000)

Synopsis: Recently named the most important jazz musician of all time by Ken Burns, director of the PBS documentary JAZZ, Louis Armstrong's impact on modern music is almost impossible to gauge. Armstrong... Recently named the most important jazz musician of all time by Ken Burns, director of the PBS documentary JAZZ, Louis Armstrong's impact on modern music is almost impossible to gauge. Armstrong revolutionized jazz, and, consequently, popular music, during the early part of the 20th century, first in New Orleans, then in Chicago. Here, Armstrong's biographers put together his fascinating history using interviews with his colleagues and former sidemen, archival music and photographs, home movies, a number of film clips from television appearances, and footage from his tour of Africa as the Ambassador of Goodwill. [More]

Starring: Louis Armstrong

Starring: Louis Armstrong