The Jazz Ambassadors (2018)
The untold story of America's coolest weapon in the Cold War
Run Time: 1h0m | Release: 04 May 2018
Genres: Documentary |
Production Countries: United States of America
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Overview:
The Cold War and Civil Rights collide in this remarkable story of music, diplomacy and race. Beginning in 1955, when America asked its greatest jazz artists to travel the world as cultural ambassadors, Louis Armstrong, Dizzy Gillespie, Duke Ellington and their mixed-race band members, faced a painful dilemma: how could they represent a country that still practiced Jim Crow segregation?
Cast Of - The Jazz Ambassadors
Crew Members
Leslie Odom Jr. Narrator
Quincy Jones Self
Dizzy Gillespie Self (archive footage)
Louis Armstrong Self (archive footage)
Darius Brubeck Self
Bill Crow Self
Duke Ellington Self (archive footage)
Charlie Persip Self
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