poster

2003

(10/04/2003) (US)

Music, Documentary,

1h 25m

65

User Score

Overview

Director — and piano player — Clint Eastwood explores his life-long passion for piano blues, using a treasure trove of rare historical footage in addition to interviews and performances by such living legends as Pinetop Perkins and Jay McShann, as well as Dave Brubeck and Marcia Ball.

2003

65

User Score

(10/04/2003) (US)

Music, Documentary,

1h 25m

Overview

Director — and piano player — Clint Eastwood explores his life-long passion for piano blues, using a treasure trove of rare historical footage in addition to interviews and performances by such living legends as Pinetop Perkins and Jay McShann, as well as Dave Brubeck and Marcia Ball.

Cast

Cab Calloway

Cab Calloway

Self (archive footage)

Nat King Cole

Nat King Cole

Self (archive footage)

Fats Domino

Fats Domino

Self (archive footage)

Duke Ellington

Duke Ellington

Self (archive footage)

Muddy Waters

Muddy Waters

Self (archive footage)

André Previn

André Previn

Self (archive footage)

Count Basie

Count Basie

Self (archive footage)

Linda Hopkins

Linda Hopkins

Self (archive footage)

Thelonious Monk

Thelonious Monk

Self (archive footage)

Ignacy Jan Paderewski

Ignacy Jan Paderewski

Self (archive footage)

Oscar Peterson

Oscar Peterson

Self (archive footage)

Big Joe Turner

Big Joe Turner

Self (archive footage)

Art Tatum

Art Tatum

Self (archive footage)

Otis Spann

Otis Spann

Self (archive footage)