Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues (2022)
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 illuminating film shows sides of Armstrong few have seen.
- Released
- 2022-09-08
- Genres
- Documentary, Music
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Sacha Jenkins
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 from 31 votes
Cast
- Louis Armstrong as Self (archive footage)
- Nas as Self
- Wynton Marsalis as Self
- Dwight D. Eisenhower as Self (archive footage)
- Orson Welles as Self (archive footage)
- Archie Shepp as Self (voice) (archive sound)
- Count Basie as Self (voice) (archive sound)
- Lucille Armstrong as Self (voice) (archive sound)
- Dan Morganstern as Self
- Steve Allen as Self (voice) (archive sound)
- Edward R. Marrow as Self (archive footage)
- Danny Baker as Self- Voice
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