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Born to Swing

Plot: “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
Release Date: Saturday, January 1 1971
53 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of Humphrey LytteltonHumphrey Lyttelton
Humphrey Lyttelton was
45 in Born to Swing
Sun, May 23 1926 –
Fri, Apr 25 2008
Portrait of Buck ClaytonBuck Clayton
Buck Clayton was
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Portrait of John HammondJohn Hammond
John Hammond was
29 in Born to Swing
Fri, Nov 13 1942
Portrait of Andy KirkAndy Kirk
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Portrait of Jo JonesJo Jones
Jo Jones was
60 in Born to Swing
Sat, Oct 07 1911 –
Tue, Sep 03 1985
Portrait of Albert McCarthyAlbert McCarthy
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Portrait of Gene KrupaGene Krupa
Gene Krupa was
62 in Born to Swing
Fri, Jan 15 1909 –
Tue, Oct 16 1973
Portrait of Snub MosleySnub Mosley
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Portrait of Joe NewmanJoe Newman
Joe Newman was
19 in Born to Swing
Sun, Oct 06 1991
Portrait of Buddy TateBuddy Tate
Buddy Tate was
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Portrait of Earle WarrenEarle Warren
Earle Warren was
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Portrait of Dicky WellsDicky Wells
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Crew

Portrait of John JeremyJohn Jeremy
John Jeremy was
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as 'Editor, Director, Producer'
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