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Born to Swing
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Born to Swing

1972
Directed byJohn Jeremy
0h 49m

“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

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Humphrey LytteltonBuck Clayton
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John Hammond
Andy Kirk
Jo Jones
Albert McCarthy
Gene Krupa
Snub Mosley
Joe Newman
Buddy Tate
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Documentary
STATUSReleased
RATING
NR

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