Satchmo the Great
8.2
In this 1957 biography film of the jazz-great Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong, he and his band tour the world as American good-will ambassadors bring jazz at its best to the people of the world. Within the film, the life of Louis Armstrong is portrayed through the music. One of the outstanding scenes in this "biography/docudrama" shows blind songwriter W. C. Handy, with tears streaming down his face, as Armstrong, backed by Leonard Bernstein leading the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, play Handy's immortal "St. Louis Blues."
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Louis Armstrong
Known for
Hello, Dolly!
Paris Blues
Leonard Bernstein
Also in
Leonard Bernstein: Reaching for the Note
The Creative Performer
Fred W. Friendly
Also in
Are We Winning, Mommy? America and the Cold War
Television
Edward R. Murrow
Also in
Around the World in 80 Days
Is Everybody Listening?
WC Handy
Self - Songwriter
Edmund Hall
Self - Edmund Hall
James "Trummy" Young (1912-1984)
Self - 'Trummy' Young
Barrett Deems
Self - Barrett Deems
Billy Kyle
Self - Billy Kyle
Arvell Shaw
Self - Arvell Shaw
Jack Lesberg
Self - Jack Lesberg
New York Philharmonic
Themselves - Orchestra
United States release October 4, 1957 · Produced in United States
Production
CBS
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Release dates
United States · October 4, 1957
Theatrical
Denmark
June 20, 1960
Finland
February 14, 1958
Ireland
May 30, 1958
Sweden
March 10, 1958
Türkiye
April 1, 1960
Venezuela
June 4, 1958
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