German postcard by Rüdel-Verlag, Hamburg-Bergedorf, no. 1988. Photo: MGM. Publicity still for High Society (Charles Walters, 1956). The German title of the film is Die oberen Zehntausend. American trumpeter Louis Armstrong (1901-1971) was one of the most important creative forces in the early development and perpetuation of Jazz. Armstrong, nicknamed Satchmo, is renowned for his…

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