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The Last of the Blue Devils (1979)

90 min | Documentary, Music

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During Prohibition, Kansas City was wide open, and jazz was its music. Late in the 1970s, musicians of the Pendergast era gather at the union hall to play, sing, and talk. Some were part of Walter Page's Blue Devils, joined Bennie Moten's ...See moreDuring Prohibition, Kansas City was wide open, and jazz was its music. Late in the 1970s, musicians of the Pendergast era gather at the union hall to play, sing, and talk. Some were part of Walter Page's Blue Devils, joined Bennie Moten's band, and stayed with Count Basie's Orchestra. Basie is on hand, as are Big Joe Turner, Jay McShann, and some of his big band. Highlights include Turner's vocals, McShann's sly piano playing, a drum clinic from Jo Jones and Baby Lovett, Jimmy Forrest solos, and remembrances of Lester Young and of how Charlie Parker got his nickname. Throughout is the Kansas City sound: cool and relaxed, blues meeting swing, an afterbeat that calls for dancing. Written by See less

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25 cast members

Name	STARmeter	Known for
Buddy Anderson Self Self See fewer	Members only	The Crossing Guard (1995)
Count Basie Self Self See fewer	Members only	Pearl Harbor (2001)
Eddie Durham Self Self See fewer	Members only	Arizona Dream (1993)
Jimmy Forrest Self Self See fewer	Members only	Back to the Future (1985)
Curtis Foster Self Self See fewer	Members only	The Last of the Blue Devils (1979)
Dizzy Gillespie Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Members only	The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
Paul Gunther Self Self See fewer	Members only	The Last of the Blue Devils (1979)
Budd Johnson Self Self See fewer	Members only	Remember My Name (1978)
Jo Jones Self Self See fewer	Members only	Love Crimes (1992)
Sonny Kenner Self Self See fewer	Members only	The Last of the Blue Devils (1979)
Baby Lovett Self Self See fewer	Members only	The Last of the Blue Devils (1979)
Charles McPherson Self Self See fewer	Members only	Bird (1988)
Jay McShann Self Self See fewer	Members only	American Splendor (2003)
Milton Morris Self Self See fewer	Members only	The Last of the Blue Devils (1979)
Charlie Parker Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Members only	Se7en (1995)
Jesse Price Self Self See fewer	Members only	Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw (1976)
Paul Quinichette Self Self See fewer	Members only	American Splendor (2003)
Gene Ramey Self Self See fewer	Members only	The Last of the Blue Devils (1979)
Buster Smith Self Self See fewer	Members only	The Last of the Blue Devils (1979)
Richard Smith Self Self See fewer	Members only	The Last of the Blue Devils (1979)
Big Joe Turner Self Self See fewer	Members only	John Grisham's The Rainmaker (1997)
Herman Walder Self Self See fewer	Members only	The Last of the Blue Devils (1979)
Ernie Williams Self Self See fewer	Members only	The Librarian III: The Curse of the Judas Chalice (2008)
Lester Young Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Members only	On the Road (2012)
Max Roach Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Members only	Black Sun (1964)