Nightly News   |  April 25, 2012

Rare Louis Armstrong concert released

A recording of the performance, recorded five months before Armstrong’s death, was recently discovered by the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. NBC’s Brian Williams reports.

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>> one of the great artists, one of the great american oerms of a long time who left us a long time ago is about to nrlt tain us with something new. lose armstrong was just months from his life when he gave an impromptu concert. the whole nine yards and what a joy for those in the room for it. it became folklore in the music business because they knew there was a recording of it, but now we get to buy it. 11 tracks, one hour long, available this week on itunes and wherever music is sold.