Basic Info
Release: May 24, 2014
Runtime: 58 min
Status: Released
Jazz Legends in Their Own Words
2014
58 min
Overview
A journey into the BBC archives unearthing glorious performances and candid interviews from the golden age of jazz. Featuring some of the greatest names in American music, including the godfather of New Orleans jazz Louis Armstrong, the King of Swing Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Oscar Peterson, Dizzy Gillespie and Ella Fitzgerald.
Genres
Documentary
Music
Production Countries
- United Kingdom
Spoken Languages
- English en
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Cast
Rebecca Front
Self - Narrator (voice)
Louis Armstrong
Self (archive footage)
Count Basie
Self (archive footage)
Duke Ellington
Self (archive footage)
Ella Fitzgerald
Self (archive footage)
Dizzy Gillespie
Self (archive footage)
Oscar Peterson
Self (archive footage)
Crew
Roger Parsons
Producer
Julian Birkett
Executive Producer
John Mullen
Screenplay
Roger Parsons
Director
Backdrops
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