Born to Swing
Born to Swing

Born to Swing

“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

Genre: Documentary

Director: John Jeremy

Cast: Humphrey Lyttelton, Buck Clayton, John Hammond, Andy Kirk

Country: United Kingdom

Quality: HD

Runtime: 49 min.

Release: 1972

IMDb: 6/10