Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

About Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

Never-before-heard personal recordings and archival footage tell the story of Louis Armstrong's life from his perspective. From musical phenom to civil rights activist to world-renowned artist, this illuminating film shows sides of Armstrong few have seen.

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues (2022) is a documentary music film directed by Sacha Jenkins. Released in September 2022, it runs 104 minutes.

Louis Armstrong stars as Self (archive footage), Nas as Self, Wynton Marsalis as Self, and Dwight D. Eisenhower as Self (archive footage). Production companies include Imagine Documentaries, Imagine Entertainment, and Polygram Entertainment.

Shelv files it under music documentary, archive footage, portrait of an artist, and life and career. In the United States it streams on Apple TV and Apple TV Amazon Channel.

TINA, Elton John: Never Too Late, and Man on the Run make useful companions to Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues, all filed under famous song. It carries a R rating.