Satchmo the Great - Production & Contact Info (original) (raw)

In this 1957 biographical film of the jazz great Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong, he and his band tour the world as American goodwill ambassadors, bringing jazz at its best to four continents. Within the film, the life of Armstrong is portrayed ...See moreIn this 1957 biographical film of the jazz great Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong, he and his band tour the world as American goodwill ambassadors, bringing jazz at its best to four continents. Within the film, the life of Armstrong is portrayed through the music. One of the outstanding scenes in this documentary 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." Written by Les Adams longhorn1939@suddenlink.net /longhorn1939@suddenlink.net See less