Bibliograph

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

Type

Label

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

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

MPAA rating: Not rated

Main title

Satchmo

Medium

videorecording

Oclc number

45759794

Responsibility statement

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

Runtime

Series statement

Masters of American music

Sub title

Louis Armstrong

Summary

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 are live concerts with Dizzy Gillespie, and Jack Teagarden and the All Stars. The film also presents on-camera interviews with Arvell Shaw, Tony Bennett, Wynton Marsalis, Dave Brubeck and other musicians

Technique

live action

resource.variantTitle

Louis Armstrong

Contributor