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Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

President in the control booth, he says,"Keep on singing." - See?- Yeah

President in the control booth, he says,
"Keep on singing." - See?
- Yeah

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President in the control booth, he says, "Keep on singing."
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- See? - Yeah.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:31:00
Uploaded
Apr 30, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography, music
Production
Imagine Documentaries,Polygram Entertainment,Imagine Entertainment

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Movie Summary

Follow the life and legacy of the master and so-called founding father of jazz, America's first pop star, and cultural ambassador.
Well, that brought back memories of when I was a kid, - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:05
Well, that brought back memories of when I was a kid,
Whenever we'd get to a part we didn't know the words, - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:07
Whenever we'd get to a part we didn't know the wor...
When he's scatting, the notes he's picking, - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:06
When he's scatting, the notes he's picking,
When people sang in those days, - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:20
When people sang in those days,
♪ If there is and you know her Know her ♪ - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:12
♪ If there is and you know her Know her ♪
♪ Oh, Dinah - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:06
♪ Oh, Dinah
♪ If there is and you know Show me - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:20
♪ If there is and you know Show me
I'm talking hip-hop. I'm talking funk. I'm talking pop music. - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:05
I'm talking hip-hop. I'm talking funk. I'm ta...
Anybody who has basically uttered a sound - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:11
Anybody who has basically uttered a sound
That "West End Blues" was a very, very moving experience, - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:12
That "West End Blues" was a very, very moving expe...
I would say that jazz almost stems from Louis Armstrong. - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:05
I would say that jazz almost stems from Louis Armstrong.
People are accustomed to saying, - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:05
People are accustomed to saying,
But very few people talk about why he was a genius - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:07
But very few people talk about why he was a genius
I could say now that what he was really doing - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:09
I could say now that what he was really doing
{\an8}Louis Armstrong is the first important soloist - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:17
{\an8}Louis Armstrong is the first important soloist
It's like discovering a secret scale just made for this type of music. - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:05
It's like discovering a secret scale just made for this...
{\an8}The so-called jazz scale is used only melodically. - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:05
{\an8}The so-called jazz scale is used only melodically.
In the harmony underneath, we still use our old un-flatted notes - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:09
In the harmony underneath, we still use our old un-flatted n...
It's because they are looking for a note that isn't actually there, - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:07
It's because they are looking for a note that isn'...
The quarter tone comes to us from Africa, which is, after all, the cradle of jazz - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:09
The quarter tone comes to us from Africa, which is, after al...