Louis Armstrong - Live in Australia
by Ian Holmes
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Actor: Billy Kyle, Jewel Brown, Joe Darensbourg, Louis Armstrong, Trummy YoungDirector: Ian Holmes
Brand: Naxos OF America INC
DVD: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Unknown); German (Subtitled); English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 56 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-04-29
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Euroarts
Movie Reviews of Louis Armstrong - Live in Australia
Movie Review: give them all a spotlight !!!
Summary: 5 Stars
Louis Armstrong: Live In Australia 1964 is a marvelous DVD of an entire concert filmed for Australian television. Although rock and roll and "The British Invasion" were well underway in our country, Louis Armstrong was able to score huge successes with his band as we can easily see here for ourselves. Just as other reviewers note, Armstrong was always the consummate professional and he let all the members of the troupe have their time in the spotlight with solos and great singing. This is a must have video for Louis Armstrong fans; and fans of classic jazz will not be disappointed.
One reviewer indicates that this was all done in 1963 and not 1964. It's good that they pointed that out to us. Nevertheless, it makes little difference, as the quality of this concert is flawless. Louis Armstrong sings and plays with his usual charisma and passion; and Jewel Brown sings beautifully with great sensitivity on numbers like "Did You Hear About Jerry" with its Lain "cha cha" beat and "I Left My Heart In San Francisco," another stunning pop vocal song. Jewel Brown sings with true feeling and it shows as she gracefully entertains the audience as the musicians play. Wonderful!
Another very special feature of this concert is the songs that dominated the charts back in the day. We get "Mack The Knife;" "Perdido" and Armstrong sings a great rendition of "Blueberry Hill" much to the crowd's delight. Trummy Young sings a little bit and he also plays trombone and percussion--he was certainly versatile.
The concert end with a rousing interpretation of "When The Saints Go Marching In;" the entertainers do this with all their might and Jewel Brown sings and claps her hands high up in the air as she gracefully walks around the musicians on stage. The overall effect is both strong and very upbeat; and this makes a solid ending for this concert. The concert may only be 56 minutes along; but it's quite a show.
The DVD doesn't have special features unless you consider a few trailers for other DVDs a feature. The quality of the print is really rather good although there is a moment here and there when there is very brief "scratching" on the print. I assume that they cleaned it up as best they could and that this is what we have to accept; but overall it's still a pretty clean print.
Louis Armstrong and his band really made huge contributions to the arts; and we are all better off for their sharing their talents with us. I highly recommend this for jazz fans and especially for fans of classic jazz.
Summary of Louis Armstrong - Live in Australia
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