Director — and piano player — Clint Eastwood explores his life-long passion for piano blues, using a treasure trove of rare historical footage in addition to interviews and performances by such living legends as Pinetop Perkins and Jay McShann, as well as Dave Brubeck and Marcia Ball.
Cast
Ray Charles
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Dave Brubeck
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Clint Eastwood
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Cab Calloway
Self (archive footage)
Nat King Cole
Self (archive footage)
Fats Domino
Self (archive footage)
Duke Ellington
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Muddy Waters
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André Previn
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Count Basie
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Dr. John
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Linda Hopkins
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Pete Jolly
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Thelonious Monk
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Ignacy Jan Paderewski
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Oscar Peterson
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Big Joe Turner
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Art Tatum
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Otis Spann
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Pinetop Perkins
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Jay McShann
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Meade 'Lux' Lewis
Self (archive footage)
Dorothy Donegan
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Willie Dixon
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Professor Longhair
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Marcia Ball
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Albert Ammons
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