Satchmo the Great (1957)
63 min
In this 1957 biography film of the jazz-great Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong, he and his band tour the world as American good-will ambassadors bring jazz at its best to the people of the world. Within the film, the life of Louis Armstrong is portrayed through the music. One of the outstanding scenes in this "biography/docudrama" 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."
- Fecha de estreno
- 4 de octubre de 1957
- País de origen
- Estados Unidos
Comentarios
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Banda sonora
- Introduction · Louis Armstrong0:25
- When It's Sleepy Time Down South · Louis Armstrong3:43
- (Back Home Again in) Indiana · Louis Armstrong4:49
- Paris Interview · Louis Armstrong6:23
- Flee as a Bird to the Mountain / Oh, Didn't He Ramble · Louis Armstrong4:32
- Mack the Knife · Louis Armstrong4:12
- Mahogany Hall Stomp · Louis Armstrong5:01
- All for You, Louis (Sly Mongoose) · Louis Armstrong2:51
- (What Did I Do to Be So) Black and Blue · Louis Armstrong4:11
- St. Louis Blues (Concerto Grosso) · Louis Armstrong12:32
Reparto
- Edward R. Murrow como Self - Narrator
- Edward R. Murrow como Interviewer
- Louis Armstrong como Self - Trumpet
- Edmond Hall como Self - Clarinet
- James Young como Self - Trombone
- Barrett Deems como Self - Drums
- Billy Kyle como Self - Piano
- Arvell Shaw como Self - Bass
- Jack Lesberg como Self - Bass
- Leonard Bernstein como Self - Orchestra Leader
- New York Philharmonic como Themselves - Orchestra
Equipo
- Edward R. Murrow · Guionista
- Fred W. Friendly · Productor(a)
- Edward R. Murrow · Productor(a)
- Mili Bonsignori · Editor(a)