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Born to Swing

19720.0 / 1049 min
Documentary

Overview

“A tribute to the Swing Era evoked by skillful intercutting of rare material examining the varying fortunes of five ex-Basie sidemen. It looks at the years between 1930 and 1945 when Swing was in its heyday. Features a large number of artists including: the Count Basie Band, Buddy Tate, Earle Warren, Buck Clayton and Gene Krupa.” - BFI

Cast

Humphrey Lyttelton

Humphrey Lyttelton

Buck Clayton

Buck Clayton

John Hammond

John Hammond

Andy Kirk

Andy Kirk

Jo Jones

Jo Jones

Albert McCarthy

Albert McCarthy

Gene Krupa

Gene Krupa

Snub Mosley

Snub Mosley

Joe Newman

Joe Newman

Buddy Tate

Buddy Tate

Earle Warren

Earle Warren

Dicky Wells

Dicky Wells

Crew

John Jeremy

John Jeremy

Director

John Jeremy

John Jeremy

Producer

John Jeremy

John Jeremy

Editor