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Piano Blues

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.

Date: 10/04/2003
Rating: 6.5
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, Ignacy Jan Paderewski, Oscar Peterson, Big Joe Turner, Art Tatum, Otis Spann, Pinetop Perkins, Jay McShann, Meade 'Lux' Lewis, Dorothy Donegan, Willie Dixon, Professor Longhair, Marcia Ball, Albert Ammons

Ray Charles as Self in Piano Blues Ray Charles

Dave Brubeck as Self in Piano Blues Dave Brubeck

Clint Eastwood as Self in Piano Blues Clint Eastwood

Cab Calloway as Self (archive footage) in Piano Blues Cab Calloway

Nat King Cole as Self (archive footage) in Piano Blues Nat King Cole

Fats Domino as Self (archive footage) in Piano Blues Fats Domino

Duke Ellington as Self (archive footage) in Piano Blues Duke Ellington

Muddy Waters as Self (archive footage) in Piano Blues Muddy Waters

André Previn as Self (archive footage) in Piano Blues André Previn

Count Basie as Self (archive footage) in Piano Blues Count Basie

Dr. John

Linda Hopkins as Self (archive footage) in Piano Blues Linda Hopkins

Pete Jolly

Thelonious Monk as Self (archive footage) in Piano Blues Thelonious Monk

Ignacy Jan Paderewski

Oscar Peterson as Self (archive footage) in Piano Blues Oscar Peterson

Big Joe Turner as Self (archive footage) in Piano Blues Big Joe Turner

Art Tatum

Otis Spann

Pinetop Perkins

Jay McShann

Meade 'Lux' Lewis

Dorothy Donegan

Willie Dixon

Professor Longhair

Marcia Ball

Albert Ammons

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