Tiny and Ruby: Hell Divin' Women
Profiling legendary jazz trumpeter Tiny Davis and her partner of over 40 years, drummer-pianist Ruby Lucas, Tiny & Ruby: Hell Divin' Women weaves together rare jazz recordings, live performances, vintage photographs, and narrative poetry by Cheryl Clarke. The film establishes an informal, intimate style in which 78-year-old Tiny demonstrates that her chops and humor are both quite intact.
- Rated
- Not Rated
- Runtime
- 30m
- Released
- 1989
Details
Release year: 1989
Storyline
Profiling legendary jazz trumpeter Tiny Davis and her partner of over 40 years, drummer-pianist Ruby Lucas, Tiny & Ruby: Hell Divin' Women weaves together rare jazz recordings, live performances, vintage photographs, and narrative poetry by Cheryl Clarke. The film establishes an informal, intimate style in which 78-year-old Tiny demonstrates that her chops and humor are both quite intact.
Top credits
- Ernestine Davis — Self
- Renei Phelan — Self