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

8.2 / 10 | 1h 30m | United States
2012 | Documentary | Biography
Born poor in Baltimore, Chick Webb broke his back as a boy and faced life as a hunchback dwarf afflicted with Spinal Tuberculosis. Someone suggested drumming as physical therapy, and Webb found his calling: at only 16 he built the hottest jazz orchestra in America at Harlem’s Savoy Ballroom, one of the rare places where Blacks and Whites could socialize together. The artists discovered and mentored by Webb are extraordinary, but perhaps no star shines brighter than that of Ella Fitzgerald. Features interviews with those who knew or played with Webb and period footage.

Cast List (20)

Jeff Kaufman
Jeff Kaufman
Director
Van Alexander
Van Alexander
Self
Rocky Carroll
Rocky Carroll
Narrator
Billy Crystal
Billy Crystal
Mezz Mezzrow
Tyne Daly
Tyne Daly
Helen Oakley Dance
Keith David
Keith David
Charles Buchanan
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington
Self
Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald
Self
Andy Garcia
Andy Garcia
Mario Bauzá
Danny Glover
Danny Glover
Count Basie
Jeff Goldblum
Jeff Goldblum
Artie Shaw
Corey Hawkins
Corey Hawkins
Chick Webb
Roy Haynes
Roy Haynes
Self
Janet Jackson
Janet Jackson
Ella Fitzgerald
John Isaacs
John Isaacs
Self
Bruce Barnes
Bruce Barnes
Barney Bigard
Louie Bellson
Louie Bellson
Self
Dizzy Gillespie
Dizzy Gillespie
Self
Gertrude Jeannette
Gertrude Jeannette
Self
Jeff Kaufman
Jeff Kaufman
Writer

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