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“When It's Sleepy Time Down South” Louis Armstrong - Live in Australia

Louis Armstrong vocals/trumpet | Jewel Brown vocals | Trummy Young trombone | Aervell Shaw bass | Joe Darensbourg clarinet | Billy Kyle piano |
Danny Barcelona
drums

Following a highly successful small-group jazz concert at New York Town Hall on May 17, 1947, Armstrong's manager Joe Glaser dissolved the Armstrong big band on August 13, 1947 and established a six-piece small group. This group was called the All Stars, and in 1964 Louis Armstrong recorded his biggest-selling record, Hello, Dolly! He made assorted televison appearances, especially in the 1950s and 1960s – the recorded film was a TV Show in Australia when Armstrong was at the peak of his career. Armstrong kept up his busy tour schedule until a few years before his death in 1971. He also toured Africa, Europe, and Asia under sponsorship of the US State Department with great success, earning the nickname “Ambassador Satch”.

Facts

Prog. No.
5683
Music genre
Entertainment
Length
56 mins
Director
Ian Holmes
Producers
ABC Entertainment GmbH
Production year
1966