Jazz Memories - The Incomparable Lena Horne

Aroview: Comprehensive documentary detailing the life and work of singer, actress and cultural icon Lena Horne, who began as a dancer in 'The Cotton Club' in Harlem in the 1930s and rose to screen stardom in musicals such as CABIN IN THE SKY.

Her efforts as a civil rights campaigner are also noted in this film, which nonetheless mainly concentrates on her musical achievements with collaborators such as Teddy Wilson, Jimmy Lunceford, Bill "Bojangles Robinson, Albert Emmons, Emmett Berry and others.

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