Jazz Legends in Their Own Words (2014)

Jazz Legends in Their Own Words

2014

Documentary Music

Synopsis

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.

Credits

Director

Roger Parsons

Cast

Count Basie as Self (archive footage)

Dizzy Gillespie as Self (archive footage)

Duke Ellington as Self (archive footage)

Ella Fitzgerald as Self (archive footage)

Louis Armstrong as Self (archive footage)

Oscar Peterson as Self (archive footage)

Rebecca Front as Self - Narrator (voice)

Crew