Magic Moment: Satchmo At Newport

There’s a lot to like about this clip of Louis Armstrong‘s set at the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival: the over-saturated shots of the crowd, festival organizer George Wein’s introduction (“The city is yours…”), the sharp suits the band members are sporting, Jack Teagarden’s duet with Satchmo on ‘Rockin’ Chair’, and not least of all, Armstrong’s joyous, energetic singing and soloing. Those were the days…