Jazz Legends in Their Own Words

Overview

A journey into the BBC archives unearthing glorious performances and candid interviews from the golden age of jazz. Featuring some of the greatest names in American music, including the godfather of New Orleans jazz Louis Armstrong, the King of Swing Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Oscar Peterson, Dizzy Gillespie and Ella Fitzgerald.

Directed by Roger Parsons

Top cast

Rebecca Front

Self - Narrator (voice)

Louis Armstrong

Self (archive footage)

Count Basie

Self (archive footage)

Duke Ellington

Self (archive footage)

Ella Fitzgerald

Self (archive footage)

Dizzy Gillespie

Self (archive footage)

Oscar Peterson

Self (archive footage)

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