Louis Armstrong, Ghana, 1956

Check out the way these guys rock in the latter part of this clip, at 3:18, after the Edward R. Murrow interview segment.

Louis Armstrong, Newport, 1958

First heard Louis Armstrong on those ol' antiquated mediums, the radio and TV, way back when I was a chubby snot-nosed kid - and his music still sends me, big time. Here's Louis, making transcendent music with the All-Stars (this version featuring the great trombonist/vocalist Jack Teagarden and red-hot drummer Danny Barcelona) at the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival.

Louis Armstrong, Copenhagen, 1933