Piano Blues

6.5

85 minutes

10/4/2003

Overview

Director — and piano player — Clint Eastwood explores his life-long passion for piano blues, using a treasure trove of rare historical footage in addition to interviews and performances by such living legends as Pinetop Perkins and Jay McShann, as well as Dave Brubeck and Marcia Ball.

Cast List

Ray Charles
as Self
Dave Brubeck
as Self
Clint Eastwood
as Self
Cab Calloway
as Self (archive footage)
Nat King Cole
as Self (archive footage)
Fats Domino
as Self (archive footage)
Duke Ellington
as Self (archive footage)
Muddy Waters
as Self (archive footage)
André Previn
as Self (archive footage)
Count Basie
as Self (archive footage)
Dr. John
as Self
Linda Hopkins
as Self (archive footage)
Pete Jolly
as Self
Thelonious Monk
as Self (archive footage)
Ignacy Jan Paderewski
as Self (archive footage)
Oscar Peterson
as Self (archive footage)
Big Joe Turner
as Self (archive footage)
Art Tatum
as Self (archive footage)
Otis Spann
as Self (archive footage)
Pinetop Perkins
as Self
Jay McShann
as Self
Meade 'Lux' Lewis
as Self (archive footage)
Dorothy Donegan
as Self (archive footage)
Willie Dixon
as Self (archive footage)
Professor Longhair
as Self (archive footage)
Marcia Ball
as Self
Albert Ammons
as Self (archive footage)