Born to Swing

49m
Documentary
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“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
Unknown
Buck Clayton
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John Hammond
Unknown
Andy Kirk
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Jo Jones
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Albert McCarthy
Unknown
Gene Krupa
Unknown
Snub Mosley
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Joe Newman
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Buddy Tate
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Earle Warren
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Dicky Wells
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Crew

John Jeremy
Director, Editor, Producer

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