| Description |
1 videodisc (65 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Summary |
Spanning New Orleans, New York, Chicago, Hollywood and Europe and over 70 years of musical innovation, this biography is the rags to riches chronicle of jazz legend Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong; Armstrong was the first, and greatest "hipster" of his time and at the center of his appeal was his trumpet playing; among numerous other credits, Armstrong pioneered the musical idea of Swing, secured Jazz in American popular culture and charmed the world with his 1968 hit, "What a Wonderful World". Includes interviews and testimonies. |
| System Details |
DVD format. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Armstrong, Louis, 1901-1971.
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Jazz musicians -- Biography.
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Documentary films.
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Biographical films.
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| Added Title |
Louis Armstrong |
| ISBN |
0794200672 |
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9780794200671 |
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