Piano Blues
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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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 2003-10-04
Runtime: 85 mins
Director: Clint Eastwood
Spoken language: English
Genres: Music, Documentary
Original title: Piano Blues
Production Companies: Cappa Productions, BBC
Production Countries: United States of America
Cast
Ray Charles
Dave Brubeck
Clint Eastwood
Cab Calloway
Nat King Cole
Fats Domino
Duke Ellington
Muddy Waters
André Previn
Count Basie
Dr. John
Linda Hopkins
Pete Jolly
Thelonious Monk
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