Movie

Louis Armstrong in Copenhagen

Released: January 1, 1934 (1934)

Runtime: 9 minutes

Genres: Music, Documentary

After a decade performing in and recording with the top hot jazz bands of New Orleans, Chicago and New York, legendary trumpeter and vocalist Louis Armstrong moved to Los Angeles in 1930, and then toured Europe. Armstrong's work in this period remains a foundation stone in all of jazz history. These three numbers were filmed in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1934.