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.

Cast (11)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Danny Glover

Narrator (voice)

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Louis Armstrong

Self (archive footage)

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Lillian Hardin

Self

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Gary Giddins

Self

Stanley Crouch

Self

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

Self

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