Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

2022 American film

October 22, 2022 (2022-10-22)

Running time

104 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues is a 2022 American documentary film about American trumpeter Louis Armstrong.^[1]

Reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 98% based on 54 reviews, with an average rating of 8.2/10. The website's consensus reads: "A fitting tribute to a titan of American music, Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues honors its subject by letting him tell his story in his own words."^[2]

The New Yorker said that while the film is "blandly conventional in its form", its wide range of archive clips and footage of Armstrong is "inspiring and illuminating".^[3]

References

^ "Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues review – swinging doc is a stirring tribute". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
^ "Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
^ Brody, Richard. "Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2024-05-01.

External links

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues at IMDb

Apple TV+ original programming

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