This documentary presents clips from black films from 1929 through 1957. Musical performers include Paul Robeson (in Song of Freedom), Bessie Smith (St. Louis Blues), Eubie Blake and the Nicholas Brothers (Pie-Pie Blackbird), Lena Horne (Boogie Woogie Dream), Nat 'King' Cole (Killer Diller), Sammy Davis Jr. (Rufus Jones for President), Cab Calloway (Jitterbug Party), and Ethel ...
在爵士大师路易斯·阿姆斯特朗的家乡，举办的Newport爵士音乐节上，主瓣人请来了Louis的好友和曾经一起合作伙伴们，为这位大师级人物庆祝70岁生日。当时，爵士界的著名吹号手和歌手都竞相上台表演Louis的著名作品，并以此作为对大师的祝福。Louis也在观众并不知情的情况下，突然出现在现场，把爵士节会场引向一个高潮。这也是Louis Armstrong的最后一次上台表演，70岁高龄的他，至此再也没有出现在公共场合演唱。
全片，通过对Louis Armstrong的采访，演出前，与好友们的排演等，简介的用大师自己的阐述，为纪录片做了解说。
Loring "Red" Nichols is a cornet-playing country boy who goes to New York in the 1920s full of musical ambition and principles. He gets a job playing in Wil Paradise's band, but quits to pursue his dream of playing Dixieland jazz. He forms the "Five Pennies" which features his wife, Bobbie, as vocalist. At the peak of his fame, Red and Bobbie's daughter, Dorothy, develops polio...
