Newly Discovered Footage of Louis Armstrong Recording "I Ain't Got Nobody" in 1959!

The Louis Armstrong House Museum has acquired the only known film of the great jazz musician in a recording studio, recording the 1959 album, "Satchmo Plays King Oliver." This exclusive video depicts Armstrong and his All Stars recording the master take of "I Ain't Got Nobody," as well as silent footage of them listening to the playback. Also featured in the clip are Trummy Young, trombone, Peanuts Hucko, clarinet, Billy Kyle, piano, Mort Herbert, bass and Danny Barcelona, drums. The original album was produced for Audio Fidelity records by Sid Frey, who commissioned the film to be made. It was discovered in a storage facility in 2012 and was brought to the Armstrong House with help of Frey's daughter, Andrea Bass. For more on the discovery of this treasure, see http://bigstory.ap.org/article/5b5e8f5adf2145c99459119ae4409430/museum-gets-only-known-film-louis-armstrong-studio For more on the Louis Armstrong House Museum, visit LouisArmstrongHouse.org or find us on Facebook and Twitter.

Added 29 Mar 2026