Born to Swing

John Jeremy
1972-01-01


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49 min

“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

Name Character Team
Humphrey Lyttelton Unowned
Buck Clayton Unowned
John Hammond Unowned
Andy Kirk Unowned
Jo Jones Unowned
Albert McCarthy Unowned
Gene Krupa Unowned
Snub Mosley Unowned
Joe Newman Unowned
Buddy Tate Unowned
Earle Warren Unowned
Dicky Wells Unowned