Meade 'Lux' Lewis

Meade 'Lux' Lewis

Movies for Meade 'Lux' Lewis...

Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes
Title: Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: June 14, 2019
Type: Movie
Explore the vision behind the iconic American jazz record label. Since 1939, Blue Note artists have been encouraged to push creative boundaries in search of uncompromising expressions. Through current recording sessions, rare archive and conversations with iconic Blue Note artists, the film reveals an intimate perspective of a legacy that continues to be vital in today’s political climate.
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Piano Blues
Title: Piano Blues
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: January 1, 2003
Type: Movie
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.
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Ain't Misbehavin'
Title: Ain't Misbehavin'
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: February 27, 1974
Type: Movie
Compilation of extracts from 'blue' movies from 1900 to the 1940s intercut with clips of popular music and dancing, and excerpts from newsreels and shorts, mostly 'topical' features involving women. Includes glimpses of Fats Waller, George Formby, Nat 'King' Cole and other performers.
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Nightmare
Title: Nightmare
Character: Meade
Released: August 20, 1956
Type: Movie
Clarinetist Stan has a nightmare about killing a man in a mirrored room. But when he wakes up and finds blood marks on himself and a key from the dream, he suspects that it may have truly happened.
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It's a Wonderful Life
Title: It's a Wonderful Life
Character: Pianist in Nick's Place (uncredited)
Released: December 20, 1946
Type: Movie
A holiday favourite for generations... George Bailey has spent his entire life giving to the people of Bedford Falls. All that prevents rich skinflint Mr. Potter from taking over the entire town is George's modest building and loan company. But on Christmas Eve the business's $8,000 is lost and George's troubles begin.
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Low Down Dog
Title: Low Down Dog
Released: March 15, 1944
Type: Movie
A Soundie featuring Meade (Lux) Lewis and Dudley Dickerson [with Avanelle Harris, Leonald Bluett].
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Cabin in the Sky
Title: Cabin in the Sky
Character: Whistling Solo in 'Take a Chance on Love' (uncredited)
Released: April 9, 1943
Type: Movie
When compulsive gambler Little Joe Jackson dies in a drunken fight, he awakens in purgatory, where he learns that he will be sent back to Earth for six months to prove that he deserves to be in heaven. He awakens, remembering nothing and struggles to do right by his devout wife, Petunia, while an angel known as the General and the devil's son, Lucifer Jr., fight for his soul.