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The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong
Release Date: Aug 27, 1999
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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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Danny Glover | Narrator (voice)
Louis Armstrong | Self (archive footage)
Lillian Hardin | Self
Gary Giddins | Self
Stanley Crouch | Self
George Avakian | Self
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John Akomfrah | Director
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Dewald Aukema | Director of Photography
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Ian Meller | Editor
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Katherine Grincell | Colorist
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David Lawson | Producer
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Lina Gopaul | Producer