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
Unknown
John Hammond
Unknown
Andy Kirk
Unknown
Jo Jones
Unknown
Albert McCarthy
Unknown
Gene Krupa
Unknown
Snub Mosley
Unknown
Joe Newman
Unknown
Buddy Tate
Unknown
Earle Warren
Unknown
Dicky Wells
Unknown

Crew

John Jeremy
Director, Editor, Producer

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