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Louis Armstrong Video(VHS/DVD). This extraordinary musician invented some of the most innovative elements of jazz. This program discusses his curious emotional relationship with his ancestral Africa and how it shaped his music. We accompany Armstrong on his first European tour, where he is accepted as America’s most popular and internationally recognized spokesperson. Several of Armstrong’s wives discuss his private life, and trumpeter Irakli and long-time Armstrong friend Maurice Cullaz analyze the unique talent that made "Satchmo" one of America’s most innovative improvisational jazz artists. (49 minutes)
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