Queens of Jazz: The Joy and Pain of the Jazz Divas (2013)
2013 · 0h 59m · Documentary, Music
Genres: Documentary, Music
The documentary tracks the diva's difficult progress as she emerges from the tough, testosterone-fuelled world of the big bands of the 30s and 40s, to fill nightclubs and saloons across the US in the 50s and early 60s as a force in her own right.
Director: Chris Rodley
Editor: Sheryl Sandler
Cast
Peggy Lee as Self (archive footage)Sarah Vaughan as Self (archive footage)Nina Simone as Self (archive footage)Ella Fitzgerald as Self (archive footage)Annie Ross as SelfMelody Gardot as SelfMadeleine Peyroux as SelfBillie Holiday as Self (archive footage)More like this
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