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The Harlem Renaissance

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Calorie Rating: 105
Released: 2004-01-01
Running Time: 75 Minutes


Chronicling the Harlem Renaissance era, this retrospective documentary tracks the origins of the soulful music of the period, along with the challenges many of the genre's artists faced when trying to gain recognition within conventional society. Included are anecdotes from musicians and historians, plus footage of performances and interviews with Cab Calloway, Duke Ellington, Count Basie and more.

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Cast

Cab Calloway
Character: Self (archival footage)
Louis Armstrong
Character: Self (archival footage)
Louis Jordan
Character: Self (archival footage)

Duke Ellington
Character: Self (archival footage)
Bill Robinson
Character: Self (archival footage)
Nat King Cole
Character: Self (archival footage)

Lena Horne
Character: Self (archival footage)
Charlie Parker
Character: Self (archival footage)
Dizzy Gillespie
Character: Self (archival footage)

Count Basie
Character: Self (archival footage)
Fats Waller
Character: Self (archival footage)
Fletcher Henderson
Character: Self (archival footage)

The Mills Brothers
Character: Self (archival footage)
Sidney Bechet
Character: Self (archival footage)
Dorothy Dandridge
Character: Self (archival footage)

Billy Eckstine
Character: Self (archival footage)
Warren Schaefer
Character: Narrator


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