The Savoy King: Chick Webb & the Music That Changed America (2012)

A documentary on drummer/bandleader Chick Webb, Ella Fitzgerald, and Harlem's Savoy Ballroom.

Director:

Jeffrey Kaufman

Writer:

Jeffrey Kaufman

Stars:

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Van Alexander, Bruce Barnes

Cast

Credited cast:
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	...	Dizzy Gillespie (voice)
Van Alexander	...	Himself
Bruce Barnes	...	Barney Bigard (voice)
Louie Bellson	...	Himself (archive footage)
Rocky Carroll	...	Narrator (voice)
Bill Cosby	...	Chick Webb (voice)
Billy Crystal	...	Mezz Mezzrow (voice)
Tyne Daly	...	Helen Oakley Dance (voice)
Duke Ellington	...	Himself (archive footage)
Ella Fitzgerald	...	Herself (archive footage)
Andy Garcia	...	Mario Bauzá (voice)
Dizzy Gillespie	...	Himself (archive footage)
Danny Glover	...	Count Basie (voice)
Jeff Goldblum	...	Artie Shaw (voice)
Roy Haynes	...	Himself

Storyline

A documentary on drummer/bandleader Chick Webb, Ella Fitzgerald, and Harlem's Savoy Ballroom.

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Plot Keywords:

jazz | dance | african american

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Taglines:

Giants come in all sizes.

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Genres:

Documentary | Biography

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official Twitter

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 June 2012 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Floating World Pictures, Swing Bud Films, Single Arrow Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Quotes

Ella Fitzgerald: What Chick did for me can never be repaid. Always thinking of others, always in pain, but no one knew it - he was the kind that comes along once every thousand years.

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