Louis Armstrong's set at 1958 Newport Jazz Festival

[hugosilva69]

the only youtube video that sounded good on my poor laptop speakers

[leoncoda]

Peanuts Hucko al clarinete , Mort Herbert en el contrabajo

[JackBGamble]

Best video on YouTube.

[bizakis9]

Thank you so very much for posting..

[dcbandnerd]

The film quality, as well as the music, is tremendous.

[jejesus]

Happy 110th birthday, Louis!!!

[benelux2500]

Perfect!! One of the most beautiful things that I've ever seen...

[benelux2500]

No words!! The music speak for all...



[massimo38]

My goodness ! how amazing he is,the song is nothing but A CONVERATION but

they make a great song .My God bless you Lue WE'LL always LOVE YOU .

[littleblackbelt]

Doesn't he just make you smile?!

[miko50474]

wonderful 8)

[spuddypablo]

How can one not be in a good mood after listening to this? Wow! They're having so much fun playing the music, and it infects the audience. Louis and his band radiate pure joy, I'm especially diggin' the drummer.

[southfloridafunk]

The first two minutes of this video consists of equal parts Satchmo and white people being awkward.

[rayjr62]

@southfloridafunk Aren't white people always awkward? Hell, this is 1958 and Newport, Rhode Island. LOL

[petrarchian]

They just added "Jazz On A Summer Day" (the film this is from) to Netflix. It's an absolute American treasure for many reasons. WATCH IT!

[hankaaron1961]

I have an mp3 of the recording of "Rockin' Chair" that sounds exactly like this performance from Newport '58.

However, there is a piano intro to the song, and there's a part missing right after the uptempo bridge. You can see that it is missing here by the abrupt edit at 7:41.

[busessuck1]

...the audience is adorable

[kevinastraw]

Is LA the only black guy there?

[oab68]

I can't stop watching this and feeling the same way I did the first time I watched it.

[swahlin]

Peggy Olson shows up at 7:52

[nopathtofollow1]

@swahlin good one!

[nopathtofollow1]

@swahlin at 9:23 maybe even more.

[Alkora76]

great ~ after that you just can do one thing: smile into world... hehe ;)

[PREZ150]

Man them white people seem like there never heard music like that.Louis made sure that they would'nt forget either.H e blew there minds at Newport.

[mustangred]

@PREZ150 "they" and "their" but thanks for trying.

[gferrick]

Why did Louis play Tiger Rag too fast on so many occasions? he got it perfectly on the Ambassador Satch Lp, but on so many other live performances it is way too fast.

[jwardle01]

Music

[EMCEMITCH]

BUDDY BOLDEN,LOUIS ARMSTRONG,ROY ELDRIDGE,DIZZY GILLESPIE,CLIFFORD BROWN,MILES,LEE MORGAN,FREDDIE HUBBARD,ET AL

[AdrienneTroise]

I cant thank u enough for uploading this! xx

[buxxzer10]

@AdrienneTroise can't agree more with you, and this piece of footage is in color is even a greater bonus

[codyhenrytrombone]

Apparently 'When the Saints Go Marching In' makes people want to make out.

[hugosilva69]

lets travel back in time?

[ecaoro]

Super,super,super, !!!maravilloso¡¡¡, genial !!!!único¡¡¡

[jiramos]

man those girls are trippin far...

who wouldn't

[voyageur642]

UN GENIE CERTE ... UN DIEU DU RYTHME , 60 ANS APRES JE SUIS TOUJOURS EN ADMIRATION , QUELLE MERVEILLE , acteon voyageur . blog .

[mcombo68]

Yeah Impala327; this man was/is the quintessential American.

[geeloof]

some of these kids looked completely spaced out. high as kites.

[paully9999]

America you are fortunate this man is yours. If you don't want him we'll take him to Australia !!! LOve you Louis !!

[hankaaron1961]

@paully9999 While it's true that at time this performance was recorded, Armstrong and Teagarden would have been forbidden to perform on stage in New Orleans, the city has long made amends with Museum and renaming the city's International Airport after him.

[ladygrinningsoul75]

The man at 2:21 is just AWESOME

[builtstrong2lastlong]

this.is.music.

[aloedajazzite]

thank you for a memorable piece

of jazz music "superb" video.

[robinabobbin]

Nothing's made me feel this good in years. That's either a comment on me or a comment on the performance, But this is, as jdmaniac820 says, beyond words.

[rainbowsalads]

louis creates expressions that you just would never imagine ....certainly you've never seen before..but when he sings and speaks; if you love art ,music ,humour and all that makes happiness you can not look away from this amazing person. uniquely genius. ...oooooh yeeahh : P

[rainbowsalads]

wow. great video.

[NovatonSoldier]

ES FANTASTICO

[kennetti76]

THE BEST.....UNIQUE .....NO ONE BEFORE OR SINCE IS LOUIS

[bobandrayfan1]

Perfection..Smooth and Hot!

[flanzafame]

I love this duet on Rockin' Chair. I've listened to it for many years, but watching the pure affection betwen Teagarden and Armstrong on this tune is a joy.

I highly recommend the dvd "Jazz on a Summer's Day". As an aside, I was struck by the way the audience dressed for a Jazz Concert in 1958. Thanks for uploading this track. I also watch it on streaming Netflix.

[bixntram]

Just listen to Pops' rhythm; pure genius. he makes all the other versions look pathetic.

[cooleddies]

Everybody looks so at peace listening to him.

[SoundsLikePurple]

@cooleddies 3: 13, looks more like tripping.

[malucopoeta]

velry prety

[pfeld]

I've listened to "Rockin' Chair" hundreds of times since I first saw this film in the 60s and the Louis Armstrong/Jack Teagarten duet still brings tears to my eyes. The version I have is from Louis Armstrong's "Complete RCA Recordings". It's even better. This IS a great film. Also in it are Thelonious Monk, Mahalia Jackson, Dinah Washington, Gerry Mulligan, Anita O'Day, Big Maybell, Chuck Berry, Sonny Stitt, and a great scene with Chico Hamilton. Netflix has it.

[hankaaron1961]

This clip should be mandatory viewing in every high school in the country.

[gotears2listen]

the man. Louis aLwAyS played well. Nobody heard a poor performance ever. He would play his ass off everytime!

PS - the guy at 2:26 is the spit of Herbie Hancock (at the age he is now) or am I wrong?

[jpcohen1978]

I love this performance and this entire documentary is really good--if you haven't seen the whole thing, you really should. It's so all-American in that old-fashioned 1950's kind of way. It's the kind of documentary Norman Rockwell might have made had he been a filmmaker.

[jdmaniac820]

@jpcohen1978 What's the name of the documentary?

[jpcohen1978]

@jdmaniac820 The name of the documentary is Jazz On A Summer's Day (and the film was directed by Bert Stern).

[krow85]

god i would kill a child to be there! (jk)

[mrkennedy4321]

I believe at 0:02 was the launch of the word "Man"! Louis was a genius!

[rachelledavio123]

Unbelievable

[kil2gore]

The inventor of jazz.

[bolder2009]

@kil2gore Charles 'Buddy' Bolden.

[gootenslog]

52 years ago and the sense of immidiacy of this film is incredible. I want this dvd if it exists...two of the greats of the 20th century on one stage in Armstrong and Teagarden and in vivid living color....simply amazing.

[jarrodcarter1]

Kids these days have no idea...this is music....... this guy...... is cool

[ffbossy]

Simply one of the best, your music will never die. R.I.P. master

[redsoxgs]

God bless Louis and also Willis Conover, for bringing jazz to the entire world.

[beeshor1]

What happened to the Billy Kyle solo?

[beeshor1]

Dig the cat with the cigar snapping his fingers behind the beat! Too cool!

[rayjr62]

LMAO- Reminds me of my 86-year old dad.

[lscanlon]

The trombonist for Rockin' Chair is Jack Teagarden; for the other numbers it's Trummy Young.

[MrWychin]

what a wonderful... music

[scottreinigerlover]

I used to have this on tape but taped over it like a dummy. I love Louis and his music. He was the greatest of all time. There's no one better. God rest his soul.

[damone77]

What a treat...this is fabulous! I'm finishing up on the bio "Pops" so it's nice to see clips along with the narrative!

[vieuxson]

superbe, magnifique !!etc etc une video de reve du plus grand trompettiste de jazz et du plus grand tromboniste mais ces paroles ont deja ete dites des millions de fois 50 milliards detoiles ce serait bien d avoir le concert en entier

[KMO325]

The trombone player is NOT Trummy Young it's Jack Teagarden. But other than that this is a very good clip, much thanks.

[damone77]

From the book I've been reading on Satch"Pops", Teagarden was an extremely nice man. Thanks so much for the post:)

[MrNickbento]

@KMO325 Jack sang Old Rocking Chair, what do you mean other then that it is a good clip? Now one over did or ever will play trombone like Teagarden, never!

[KMO325]

@MrNickbento You've mis-read me I'm not saying anytthing bad about Jack teagarden I was simply pointing out the trombone player, atthe time of mmy post some people had mistaken him for Trummy Young.

[MrNickbento]

@KMO325 Cool my friend, I knew Trummy Young also, when he was playing in Hawaii at the Sheraton! I wasn't being direspctful to you I was fired up at mustangred

He is mentally challanged I think, but he still pissed me off.

It's all good!

[TradJazzGuy]

Great rendering! Thanks, TGP!

[jamesjonesrocket]

bloody hell thats good quality pictures for 1958! thanks very much buddy.

[Julian9ehp]

They've restored the original documentary, "Jazz on a Summer Afternoon." No narration, and some talk over the music . . . It's a wonderful film.

[creamylemon]

The film is called "Jazz on a Summer's Day" and it is truly wonderful :) Cheers

[jejesus]

Joyful, so intense... so Satchmo! My wife and me love him. His work is out of time. He is blessed.

[ovemunk]

Amazing, i was born that year and today my band play that music. It is just as popular today as it were back then. Louis's recording of "Tiger Rag" from Ambassador Satch was the one number that convinced me that i should play drums. :D

[francisb528]

Genius

[impala327]

Why is this man not on a unit of currency in the US of A? This music is somewhere deep in the soul of everyone, especially in America. God Bless everyone the world around and Louis. Mmmmmmm. YES!

[mustangred]

@impala327 Jeezus why do people get so melodramatic on You Tube with their comments? Have you never heard Louis before? Sure seems that way, loser.

[gootenslog]

@mustangred

What the hell is your problem man? Someone makes a postive statement, which is very rare these days, and you have to bitch about it.

[MrNickbento]

@mustangred GET A LIFE YOU IGNORANT F*CK!

[mustangred]

@MrNickbento lol here's a suggestion, fuckface, get a life and stop being so blown away by You Tube videos. Do you live in anothe European hellhole that empty that this video is just absolutely amazing to you? Loser.

[MrNickbento]

@mustangred I am from Trenton New Jersey not Europe, I would take much pleasure from seeing you in person and having you say this to my face. I think the whole room knows who the real loser is. Don't you have anything better to do?

[pdemsky]

@impala327 The idea of putting this true American on currency is about the best thing I have heard in a long time.

[StumptownBoy]

@impala327 He's not on a unit of currency (at least in the U.S.) because they don't print anything of a high enough value. It wouldn't do Pops justice to put him on a 100 dollar bill.

[htm1]

On clarinet was Peanuts Hucko

[jdmaniac820]

this is incredible. i can't even begin to put into words what i'm feeling.

[MsEiry]

@jdmaniac820 you said it......

[mustangred]

@jdmaniac820 Here's a suggestion, Einstein, if you cant put together a simple sentence or two, then don't bother alerting everyone that you'e so stupid that you can't put into words how you are feeling, mkay?

[01Can]

Unbelievable, Fantastic, Amazing, I've seen some b&w footage that scratches the surface but this...Music at it's best. Thanks for the footage.

[proodish]

bravo. that must be bigard on clarinet. and is that danny barcelona on drums?

god help us all, this was wonderful

[ConceptualGuitarist]

You are right on Metelex808. Truly, after studying music for over 40 years, watching and listening to the Jazz/ folk, the evolution of music in this time period is what I found to be profound. Old Satchmo was the real deal, as Dylan, Nat Cole, Lennon, to many to name. When the music companies got into the manufacturing business is when it took a turn for the worse...current music, that's being stuffed in peoples ears. More talent in local clubs or here on Utube. Check out Fret Killer on Utube.

[adeduction]

1958 - that is when a ticket to a Louis Armstrong concert cost all of $5.00. That is what I paid to see him in Chicago. I paid $1.50 every Sunday at Blue Note & Modern Jazz Room in Chicago to see Davis, Coltran, Getz, Rollins, Ellington, Basie, Brubeck, Kenton, & with a soft drink .

[RasMajnouni]

$5 was Big TimeBucks in '58.10 cent coffee.Medium priced tickets to a baseball game were $1.25.I was 5years old in '58 having been 13 years after the war we used to hear about "Beatniks" then,Bob Dylan was crawling out of Minnesota,with next stop the recconning '60's."This town is a sealed tuna fish sandwhich"{Frank Zappa}

[Metelex808]

wow, what an opportunity! I wish I were alive in the 50's, 60's, and 70's, that's when the music happened. Not like now.

[yiommi]

I love the audience Was this filmed at an outdoor insane asylum?

[rayjr62]

Check out that daddy-o at 00:27. He is smoking a cigar, and looks as lit as a christmas tree. LOL

[bimmerfun]

God Bless Pops!

[calamariking]

What do you think was the illegal substance of choice for most of the audience members? Most would say weed, but heroine was more popular than people think in the 50s.

[mooniemoney]

Beautiful music and groovy kids in the audience. I wonder what kind of life they had. And good ol' Jack Teagarden. It was said that he was a pretty happy dude despite being such a blues man.

[UltraMN]

that couple had it going on at 10:29

[cw1310]

I was wondering, can get this whole concert on a CD or dvd.

[leone7227]

Look for "Jazz on a Summer's Day". You won't regret it once you've seen the whole thing. Worth every penny.

[lortnokmeister]

fantastic

[TRAINIAC19]

ANYONE HAVE THE RAY CHARLES FILM AT NEWPORT 1958 OR 1960???? This is great!!!!! Thanks for posting.

[zsljulius]

I am in love with this guy. He gives life hopes!

[vinylvend]

Everything this guy does is just magic! Glad to see his Newport performance finally, thanks for sharing!!!

[plouf001]

Thank You BiG BoSS....Louis Rules

[rayjr62]

Pops was the king. Fuck everyone else.

[TslAtticus]

Everyone in the audience is stoned.

[bigblkballr]

Amazing indeed.... Hope I can get thte dvd.

[yiommi]

Gives me chills everytime

[54spiritedwill54]

Mastermind!!!

[scotswanderer]

My parents used to rave about this movie, when I was a wee boy, back in Scotland. This is the first time I've seen any of it! Great stuff. Is it possible to get "Jazz on a Summer's Day" on DVD?

[pedgiulliano]

Rockin' Chair make me a cry!

beautiful!

[infpdarling]

Amazing, thanks for posting.

[delreydaddio]

Made my Venice, Cali night. Miss the Jazz of KC more than ever.

[wilbah]

Oh man...This so great! He was an unbelievable genius, and old films like this prove it. I also love the way it's shot, and edited, the cutaways are awesome!

[lzyair]

really great performance. i'm loving the video quality, especially considering it was over 50 years ago

[littlebeartoe]

Armstrong was a genius. When he was young, he opened vast new territories for music, and later on, like in this video, he was all about giving the audience a great time.

Great job with the video!

[eratus]

Wow. Great job with the color.

[ErichoTTA]

Very impressive!

[celnaz]

this song sucks.

[pedgiulliano]

jackie chan in the drumms!

[gqgq3341]

how can you compare beiderbeck and armstrong?

that's like comparing apples to pears, joplin to hendrix, bach to mozart, weed to hasj, mothers to fathers, fight club to finding nemo.

It's all good! who cares what you like best.

By the way; Louis is the first KING! All the other kings would acknowledge

[dixoin56]

Bix could not carry the bags of Louis Armstrong,I guess Bix was a choir boy who didn't drink or smoke.You so called Jazz scholars (sic) don't know shit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[pedgiulliano]

caaaara Rockin' Chair me fez chorar!

[steve89z]

bix best of all

[kloop64]

Armstrong wasn't as flashy as some of the trumpet greats, but man his tone was sweet. Like he wasn't tryin'.

[ROBIBLOOM]

THE KKING OF KINGS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[woonsocketrocket]

I was in the audience at this very concert. Three weeks before my 15th b'day, my aunt and uncle took me to it.I can't beleive I am reliving this today...Thanks so much...I am crying.....

[AdleyJulian]

and yet you're only 31. Such crazy magic.

[JazzmanBerlin]

...and the saints came marchin' in! Louis Armstrong and Jack Teagarden, amazing! The movie shows a swinging audience, a big party.

Drunken or stoned, Louis was the greatest reefer on stage.

[chimpiphant]

the people look strange because its the 50's.

[12barsoul]

love that voice

[steve89z]

people look strange when they are drunk and/or stoned

[steve89z]

i'm talking about armstrong looking weird.he was stoned all the time on weed.bix beiderbecke the best ever!

[cw1310]

It a silly arugement. By the way, Bix was often drunk, so what's your point. Can you not just enjoy the greatness of both.

[kateindublin]

is it me or does everyone nearly everyone in the audience look really strange?! maybe it's just how it's lit?

music is great though

[Stuart7500]

Lol, white people don't know how to snap...

[fipsbrause69]

see jack teagarden and trummy Young - together as great ones

[flapjack9999]

did you notice the couple making out at the very end?

[colombianjazzman]

fantastic!!

[Ianmc26]

Louis Armstrong had the greatest stage presence ever, his smile put a smile on everyone in the audience. I need to read a biography/autobiography

[68NYC]

This is crisp for 50year old footage-

Thanks so much for sharing!!

[BlakbeltV3]

Barcelona was just killa on drums. PInoy Pride (yea he is filipino)

[mattthecat77]

This is historic and the music is perfection. If only the director had realized it and stayed on Louis and not kept cutting to the ridiculous pseudo-hipsters in the crowd. Still priceless, though.

[littleao]

If I were King, no "music" would be accompanied by the image. Image kills.

[Chesterton7]

Thank you so much for posting this

[millsbrothers]

MORT HERBERT ON THE BASS

[danylongshaft]

the clarinetist is Peanuts Hucko

[frauomo]

I don't believe in God, but Louis makes me want to.

Thanks for a video of great quality and content.

[Kissy731]

The quality is like nothing I've ever seen... The little boy singing looked like a kid I know! wow.

[eternallybeatdown]

Newport jazz festival--American beauty

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[DRAGUNOFF]

the best first real jazzman...

[spameister]

Thet's debatable.

[dretety]

Freddie Keppard...King Joe Oliver..Sidney Bechet...to name a few...

Larry Shields..Alcide Nunez..and hows that for starters buddy?

[manutuba]

Fabuleux Louis Armstrong !!!

[jdigga96]

Mastermind!!!