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Trumpetistically, Clora Bryant

Year: 
1989
Format: 
DVCam, b/w & color
Production studio: 
Wimmin with a Mission Productions

This film presents a fond and informative portrait of pioneering female jazz trumpeter Clora Bryant, a proponent of West Coast jazz whose early stints with the International Sweethearts of Rhythm led eventually to collaborations with Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker, among others.  Rich with tunes and anecdotes, the documentary handsomely details Bryant’s long journey in music and her influence on generations of musicians.

Shannon Kelley

Film Credits

Individual Role(s)
Zeinabu irene Davis Director
Producer
Writer
Lillian E. Benson Writer
Editor
Katherine Engstrom Cinematographer
Editor
Willie Dawkins Cinematographer
Charles Burnett Cinematographer
S. Torriano Berry Cinematographer
Yasu Tsuji Cinematographer
Biya Ababulga Cinematographer
Clora Bryant Cast
Dizzy Gillespie Cast
James Newton Cast
Helen Cole Cast
Teddy Edwards Cast
Marc Arthur Chéry Producer
Pierre Désir Cinematographer