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Piano Blues (2003)

Genre : Music, Documentary

Runtime : 1H 25M

Director : Clint Eastwood

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Ray Charles
Ray Charles
Self
Dave Brubeck
Dave Brubeck
Self
Clint Eastwood
Clint Eastwood
Self
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)
Dr. John
Dr. John
Self
Linda Hopkins
Linda Hopkins
Self (archive footage)
Pete Jolly
Pete Jolly
Self
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)
Pinetop Perkins
Pinetop Perkins
Self
Jay McShann
Jay McShann
Self
Meade 'Lux' Lewis
Meade 'Lux' Lewis
Self (archive footage)
Dorothy Donegan
Dorothy Donegan
Self (archive footage)
Willie Dixon
Willie Dixon
Self (archive footage)
Henry 'Professor Longhair' Byrd
Henry 'Professor Longhair' Byrd
Self (archive footage)
Marcia Ball
Marcia Ball
Self
Albert Ammons
Albert Ammons
Self (archive footage)

Crews

Clint Eastwood
Clint Eastwood
Director
Vic Losick
Vic Losick
Cinematography
Joel Cox
Joel Cox
Editor

Posters and backgrounds

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