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A young musician spends a summer in a small town, discovering friendship and love while creating a soundtrack that captures the heart and soul of the community.
English
HD Level Unknown
Performance
Concert
Cast & Crew
Count Basie
(Actor)
Sarah Vaughan
(Actor)
Carmen McRae
(Actor)
Dizzy Gillespie
(Actor)
Gerry Mulligan
(Actor)
Willie Bobo
(Actor)
Stan Kenton
(Actor)
Armando Peraza
(Actor)
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Did You Know..
Count Basie
(Actor)
Born:
January 01, 1904
Died: January 01, 1984
Died: January 01, 1984
Sarah Vaughan
(Actor)
Born:
March 27, 1924
Died: April 03, 1990
Died: April 03, 1990
Trivia:
One of the great female jazz singers, Sarah Vaughan appeared in two feature films, once as herself in Disc Jockey (1951) and as a singer in Murder, Inc. (1960). Her daughter, Paris Vaughan, also became an actress.
Carmen McRae
(Actor)
Born:
April 08, 1920
Died: November 10, 1994
Died: November 10, 1994
Trivia:
For over five decades, Carmen McRae was a leading jazz singer. Professionally, she started singing in 1939, but did not begin to get popular until she joined Benny Carter's big band in 1944. McRae subsequently performed with other major bands, including Count Basie and Mercer Ellington. She launched a sporadic film career, making a cameo appearance as a singer in the Tony Curtis vehicle The Square Jungle (1955). Similar appearances followed. In Richard Pryor's Jo Jo Dancer Your Life Is Calling (1986), McRae landed a real acting role, that of the title comedian's grandmother.
Dizzy Gillespie
(Actor)
Born:
October 21, 1917
Died: January 06, 1993
Died: January 06, 1993
Gerry Mulligan
(Actor)
Born:
January 01, 1927
Died: January 20, 1996
Died: January 20, 1996
Trivia:
Jazz saxophone player Gerry Mulligan has performed his music in several feature films, including The Subterraneans (1960). Mulligan composed the soundtrack for three films, including Luv (1967).
Willie Bobo
(Actor)
Stan Kenton
(Actor)
Armando Peraza
(Actor)
