The Last of the First (2004)
The Last of the First
The Harlem Blues & Jazz Band during its sunset years: 87-year-old Al Casey, who had worked closely with Fats Waller throughout the 1930s; guitarist Lawrence Lucie, 95 years young, from the bands of Louis Armstrong, Benny Carter and Duke Ellington; saxophonist Bubba Brooks, 79, who was with Bill Doggett; Edwin Swanston, 80, pianist with Louis Armstrong's Orchestra; 91-year-old drummer Johnny Blowers, ex-Bunny Berigan, Billie Holiday and Frank Sinatra; Ivan Rolle, 85, bassist with Jonah Jones; and 88-year-old Laurel Watson, one-time vocalist with Duke Ellington and Count Basie. Baron's cameras record the musicians through their tours and concerts, capturing their joy in performing together. A celebration of the jazz spirit.
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Albert Vollmer
as himself
as himself
Joey Morant
as himself
as himself
Bobby Pring
as himself
as himself
Bubba Brooks
as himself
as himself
Edwin Swanston
as himself
as himself
Al Casey
as himself
as himself
Lawrence Lucie
as himself
as himself
Alex Layne
as himself
as himself
John G. Blowers, Jr.
as himself
as himself
Ivan 'Loco' Rolle
as himself
as himself
Calvin Lynch
as himself
as himself
Laurel Watson
as herself
as herself
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Anja Baron
Director
Director
Anja Baron
Producer
Producer
Denise Rosenstein
Associate Producer
Associate Producer
Anja Baron
Cinematography
Cinematography
Kate Compel
Cinematography
Cinematography
Philip Shane
Editor
Editor
David Meeker
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