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Seeds of Success - Alvin Queen
The extraordinary life and wisdom of a jazz drummer
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Overview
Alvin Queen is one of the best jazz drummers of all time. A child prodigy, he played with the greatest masters (Oscar Peterson, Dizzy Gillespie, Dexter Gordon, Pharaoh Sanders... ) He is also a very nice person who has a lot of wisdom to transmit. He shows it beautifully in this first episode of "Seeds of Success".
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Budget
$50
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$0
Runtime
33 min
Release Date
2017-11-11
Status
Released
Original Language
English
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