The National · 4 Aug 2026
Louis Armstrong at the Pyramids: The story behind jazz’s most charming photo
Louis Armstrong stands near the Great Sphinx of Giza, trumpet raised towards his wife Lucille, who sits before him with the Pyramids behind her. Taken in Egypt in 1961, the photograph has become one of jazz history's most charming images, a private serenade before the oldest audience on earth. The p
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