Satchmo the Great

1957 American film

Edward R. Murrow
Fred W. Friendly

Starring

Louis Armstrong
Edward R. Murrow
W. C. Handy
Leonard Bernstein

Production
company

United Artists

Release date

October 4, 1957 (1957-10-04)

CountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

Satchmo the Great is a 1957 American documentary film chronicling Louis Armstrong's 1955 international tour. Co-produced by Edward R. Murrow and Fred W. Friendly, the film features material recorded for an episode of Murrow's See It Now newsmagazine. It premiered at the Garrick Theater on October 4, 1957.^[1]

Columbia Records simultaneously released an album featuring the audio from the film.^[2]

References

^ "Murrow and Bernstein in 'Satchmo the Great'". Brooklyn Daily. September 26, 1957. Retrieved February 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Satchmo the Great". Allmusic. Retrieved February 8, 2021.

Edward R. Murrow

Journalism

European News Roundup
London After Dark
Hear It Now
This I Believe
See It Now
Person to Person
Harvest of Shame

Specials

The Ford 50th Anniversary Show
Satchmo the Great

Prologue

Around the World in 80 Days (1956 film)

Legacy
and honors

Edward R. Murrow awards
- Corporation for Public Broadcasting
- Excellence in Public Diplomacy
- Overseas Press Club of America
- Radio Television Digital News Association
- Washington State University
Edward R. Murrow College of Communication
The Edward R. Murrow Forum on Issues in Journalism
Edward R. Murrow Transmitting Station
Edward R. Murrow High School
Edward R. Murrow Park

Portrayals

Murrow (1986 film)
"Murrow Turning Over in His Grave" (2003 song)
Good Night, and Good Luck (2005 film)

Janet Huntington Brewster (wife)
Murrow Boys

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Discography Filmography
Top Ten singles	"Muskrat Ramble" (1926) "Hotter Than That" "West End Blues" (1928) "Ain't Misbehavin'" (1929) "Chinatown, My Chinatown" (1932) "You Can Depend on Me" "All of Me" "Love, You Funny Thing" "Sweethearts on Parade" "Body and Soul" (1932) "Hobo, You Can't Ride This Train" (1933) "I'm in the Mood for Love/You Are My Lucky Star" (1935) "Public Melody Number One" (1937) "When the Saints Go Marching In" (1939) "You Won't Be Satisfied (Until You Break My Heart)" (1946) "When We Are Dancing" (1951) "What a Wonderful World" (1968)
Albums	Satchmo at Pasadena (1951) Louis Armstrong Plays W.C. Handy (1955) Louis Armstrong at the Crescendo, Vol. 1 (1955) Louis and the Angels (1957) Louis and the Good Book (1958) Satchmo In Style (1959) Hello, Dolly! (1964) Struttin' (1996)
With Ella Fitzgerald	Armstrong-Fitzgerald history Ella and Louis (1956) Ella and Louis Again (1957) Porgy and Bess (1959) The Complete Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong on Verve
Other collaborations	Louis Armstrong Meets Oscar Peterson (1957) Bing & Satchmo (1960) The Great Summit (1961) The Real Ambassadors (1961)
Songs	"Willie the Weeper" "West End Blues" (1928) "Ain't Misbehavin'" "When the Saints Go Marching In" "Mack the Knife" (1956) "Autumn in New York" "On My Way" (1959) "Uncle Satchmo's Lullaby" (1959) "Hello, Dolly!" (1964) "What a Wonderful World" (1967) "We Have All the Time in the World" (1969) "Alexander's Ragtime Band" "April in Paris" "Back Home Again in Indiana" "Basin Street Blues" "Big Butter and Egg Man" "Blue Turning Grey Over You" "Blueberry Hill" "C'est si bon" "Can't We Be Friends?" "Cheek to Cheek" "Cold, Cold Heart" "Cool Yule" "Dippermouth Blues" "Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans?" "Dream a Little Dream of Me" "East of the Sun (and West of the Moon)" "El Choclo" "Everybody Loves My Baby" "Frankie and Johnny" "Georgia on My Mind" "Get Together" "Gone Fishin'" "The Gypsy in My Soul" "Heebie Jeebies" "Hello, Dolly!" "Hey Lawdy Mama" "High Society Calypso" "I Get Ideas" "I Wonder" "I've Got the World on a String" "It's Been a Long, Long Time" "Jeepers Creepers" "A Kiss to Build a Dream On" "(Up A) Lazy River" "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off" "Let's Do It, Let's Fall in Love" "Moon River" "Moonlight in Vermont" "Muggles" "Muskrat Ramble" "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen" "Now You Has Jazz" "On a Little Bamboo Bridge" "On My Way" "On the Sunny Side of the Street" "Pennies from Heaven" "Potato Head Blues" "Red Sails in the Sunset" "Rockin' Chair" "Saint Louis Blues" "Shine" "Skokiaan" "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child" "St. James Infirmary Blues" "Standing on the Corner (Blue Yodel No. 9)" "Stardust" "Stars Fell on Alabama" "Takes Two to Tango" "That Lucky Old Sun" "That's My Desire" "There Must Be Somebody Else" "They All Laughed" "Uncle Satchmo's Lullaby" "La Vie en rose" "When It's Sleepy Time Down South" "When You're Smiling" "Willow Weep for Me" "Winter Wonderland" "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah"
Related	Louis Armstrong Hot Five and Hot Seven Sessions (1925–28) Louis Armstrong House Louis Armstrong Stadium Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport Satchmo the Great
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