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Born to Swing (1972)

Directed by John Jeremy

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

Length 49 minutes

Actors

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