Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
6.5(29) 2022-09-08 104 minDocumentaryMusic
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.
DirectorSacha Jenkins
ProducerSara Bernstein
ProducerJustin Wilkes
ProducerSacha Jenkins
ProducerJulie Anderson
Cast & characters
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)
No photo
Lucille Armstrong
as Self (voice) (archive sound)
No photo
Dan Morganstern
as Self
Steve Allen
as Self (voice) (archive sound)
No photo
Edward R. Marrow
as Self (archive footage)
Danny Baker
as Self- Voice
George Jones
as Self (voice) (archive sound)
Mike Douglas
as Self (archive footage)
No photo
Jelly Roll Morton
as Self (voice) (archive sound)
James Baldwin
as Self (archive footage)
Jimi Hendrix
as Self (archive footage)
Dick Cavett
as Self (archive footage)
No photo
Tommy Rockwell
as Self (archive footage)
Ray Charles
as Self (archive footage)
Sam Cooke
as Self (archive footage)
James Brown
as Self (archive footage)
John Lennon
as Self (archive footage)
Paul McCartney
as Self (archive footage)
