All That Sphinx Jazz

 Louis Armstrong (a frequent THC subject) and his wife, Lucille, in Egypt (1961).

While we're here might as well listen to some Louis (with Duke Ellington).  Couldn't resist adding this version of the same tune, this time from Ellington and Ella Fitzgerald (is there a better singer than Ella?).

UPDATE:  Armstrong's Egyptian visit was part of an African tour arranged by the State Department and he made many other tours during the 50s and 60s sponsored by the US government.   In September 1957, Armstrong leveraged his reputation and State's desire to use him as a representative of America, to threaten not to do further tours unless action was taken to integrate schools in Little Rock, Arkansas, a tale I wrote about here and here.