Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues is a 2022 American documentary film about American trumpeter Louis Armstrong.[1]
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Directed by | Sacha Jenkins |
Produced by | Sara Bernstein Sacha Jenkins Justin Wilkes Julie Anderson |
Cinematography | Ed Lachman |
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Distributed by | Apple TV+ |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Reception
editOn 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
edit- ^ "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.