Satchmo : Louis Armstrong / a co-production of Toby Byron/Multiprises in association with Taurus Film, Munich, CBS Music Video Enterprises, and WNET/New York ; written by Gary Giddins ; produced by Toby Byron ; directed by Gary Giddins with Kendrick Simmons.

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With over a dozen of his classic performances ranging from 1932 to the late sixties, Satchmo includes excerpts from Pennies from Heaven, Betty Boop cartoon, Going places, Jam session, New Orleans with Billie Holiday, High Society with Bing Crosby, and Hello Dolly with Barbra Streisand. Also included...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Masters of American music series.
Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors: Toby Byron/Multiprises (Production personnel)
Taurus Film GmbH (Production personnel)
CMV Enterprises (Production personnel, Publisher)
WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.) (Production personnel)
Legacy Recordings (Publisher)
Other Authors: Giddins, Gary (Screenwriter, Director)
Byron, Toby (Producer)
Simmons, Kendrick (Director)
Winston, Hattie (Narrator)
Van Peebles, Melvin, 1932-2021 (Narrator)
Armstrong, Louis, 1901-1971 (Performer)
Language:English
Published: New York : Columbia Music Video : Legacy, [2000], ©2000.
Series:Masters of American music series.
Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Armstrong, Louis, > 1901-1971.
Jazz musicians > United States > Biography.
Jazz > Louisiana > New Orleans.
Jazz.
Jazz musicians.
Music.
Biographical (Nonfiction)
Adaptation.
Louisiana > New Orleans.
United States.
Genre:
Biography.
Music.
Biographical (Nonfiction)
Adaptation.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (86 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Louis Armstrong.
Other Uniform Title:American masters (Television program)
Format: Video DVD

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