Lady Be Good: Instrumental Women In Jazz (2008)
Lady Be Good reveals the lost stories of female jazz musicians from the early 1920s to the 1970s. Narrated by musician-composer Patrice Rushen, the film charts the influence of female players from the struggles and successes of early innovators (Sweet Emma Barrett, Lil Hardin-Armstrong), through the rise of the all-woman big bands (Ina Ray Hutton & Her Melodears, the Hollywood Redheads), to the female musicians that were instrumental players (Dorothy Donegan, Mary Osborne) and arrangers (Mary Lou Williams, Melba Liston) for more famous male band leaders, including Benny Goodman and Quincy Jones. Unfolding over nine parts, director Kay D. Ray's debut film weaves provocative and often humorous interviews with female musicians, big band leaders, jazz authors, and historians throughout a film stuffed end-to-end with archival photos, recordings, and performance footage to create a documentary that restores an essential part of our musical history.
Cast
- Patrice Rushen - Narrator
- Peggy Gilbert - Self (archive footage)
- Marian McPartland - Self
- Carline Ray - Self
- Quincy Jones - Self
- Jane Sager - Self
Screenplay
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Lady Be Good: Instrumental Women In Jazz about?
- Lady Be Good reveals the lost stories of female jazz musicians from the early 1920s to the 1970s. Narrated by musician-composer Patrice Rushen, the film charts the influence of female players from the struggles and successes of early innovators (Sweet Emma Barrett, Lil Hardin-Armstrong), through the rise of the all-woman big bands (Ina Ray Hutton & Her Melodears, the Hollywood Redheads), to the female musicians that were instrumental players (Dorothy Donegan, Mary Osborne) and arrangers (Mary Lou Williams, Melba Liston) for more famous male band leaders, including Benny Goodman and Quincy Jones. Unfolding over nine parts, director Kay D. Ray's debut film weaves provocative and often humorous interviews with female musicians, big band leaders, jazz authors, and historians throughout a film stuffed end-to-end with archival photos, recordings, and performance footage to create a documentary that restores an essential part of our musical history.
- Who directed Lady Be Good: Instrumental Women In Jazz?
- Lady Be Good: Instrumental Women In Jazz was directed by Kay D. Ray.
- Who stars in Lady Be Good: Instrumental Women In Jazz?
- Lady Be Good: Instrumental Women In Jazz stars Patrice Rushen, Peggy Gilbert, Marian McPartland, Carline Ray, Quincy Jones, Jane Sager.
- How long is Lady Be Good: Instrumental Women In Jazz?
- Lady Be Good: Instrumental Women In Jazz has a runtime of 1h 20m (80 minutes).
- What genre is Lady Be Good: Instrumental Women In Jazz?
- Lady Be Good: Instrumental Women In Jazz is a Documentary, History, Music film.
- Where was Lady Be Good: Instrumental Women In Jazz produced?
- Lady Be Good: Instrumental Women In Jazz was produced in United States of America.