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Jazz pianist Mary Lou Williams was a genius ahead of her time. From child prodigy to "Boogie-Woogie Queen" to groundbreaking composer to mentoring some of the greatest musicians of all time, she never ceased to astound those who heard her play. But for a Black woman in the early 1900s, life as a star did not come easy.
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Documental sobre la vida de la legendaria cantante y activista de los derechos civiles Nina Simone. Incluye extractos de más de cien horas de entrevistas de audio con la artista nunca escuchados hasta este documental, así como imágenes inéditas de conciertos suyos, cartas y una entrevista con la hija de Simone, Lisa Simone Kelly.
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Sonny Rollins: Beyond the Notes uses his 80th birthday concert to look into the man and his music.
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Documental sobre el humor afroamericano.
In sports history, there are moments that define the essence of competition. In boxing, it is a 1971 fight known as Ali-Frazier I. This documentary chronicles the events that led to what many call 'The Fight of the Century,' in which undefeated heavyweight champion Smokin' Joe Frazier went to war in Madison Square Garden against undefeated deposed champion Muhammad Ali.
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Louis Armstrong is one of the most recognizable figures in jazz, with his incomparable trumpet playing and beaming smile. This video profiles Armstrong from his humble beginnings in New Orleans through his career as America's Ambassador of Good Will. Film clips, vintage photographs and interviews with family, friends, fellow musicians and Armstrong himself are woven together to tell the story of this legendary personality.
