The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong
🎬 Critics Choice Nominee
Director
John Akomfrah
Status
Released
Release Date
1999-08-27
Storyline
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.
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