The Last of the First (2004)
1h 28m
Running Time
May 2, 2004Release Date
The Last of the First (2004)
1h 28m
Running Time
May 2, 2004Release Date
Plot.
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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Cast & Crew.
Albert Vollmer
himself
Anja Baron
Director
Joey Morant
himself
Kate Compel
Cinematographer
Bobby Pring
himself
Philip Shane
Editor
Bubba Brooks
himself
Edwin Swanston
himself
Al Casey
himself
Lawrence Lucie
himself
Alex Layne
himself
John G. Blowers, Jr.
himself
Ivan 'Loco' Rolle
himself
Calvin Lynch
himself
Laurel Watson
herself
Philip Shane
Editor
Denise Rosenstein
Associate Producer
David Meeker
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Details.
This Movie Is About.
black history
jazz
harlem
swing music
harlem renaissance