Louis Armstrong and His All Stars found themselves in the Gold Coast of Africa 1956

60 years ago this week, Louis Armstrong and His All Stars found themselves in the Gold Coast of Africa, soon to become the independent nation of Ghana. Edward R. Murrow had a camera crew filming Armstrong for the eventual theatrical documentary, “Satchmo the Great.“ The scene I’m sharing today is one of the highlights of that rare film. Armstrong and his entourage had just been entertained by local dancers and musicians and now it was their chance to play a number for the African audience. Armstrong called