The Louis Armstrong House Museum announced on Wednesday that it has acquired the only known film footage of the remarkable jazz musician in a recording studio. While many audio recordings of Armstrongs music exist there has been no video of him rehearsing in a recording studio until now. The 33-minute, 16mm film captures Armstrong recording his 1959 album Satchmo Plays King Oliver in Los Angeles for Audio FidelityContinue reading...
Source: theguardian.com