Film
Born to Swing
1972 · 49m · Documentary
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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
Buck Clayton
John Hammond
Andy Kirk
Jo Jones
Albert McCarthy
Gene Krupa
Snub Mosley
Joe Newman
Buddy Tate
Earle Warren
Dicky Wells
Crew
- John JeremyEditor · Director · Producer
Details
- Release date
- January 1, 1972
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 49m
- Genres
- Documentary
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