Recorded live at the Melbourne Concert Hall in 1986, this video presents the sensuous and sultry jazz and blues singer Cleo Laine performing with her husband John Dankworth and the Dankworth Quartet. British born Cleo Laine began her musical career in the early 1950s where she met and married renowned musician John Dankworth in 1958. Together they have toured the world (and still currently touring) but Cleo has also tried her hand at acting on the stage in such plays as “Flesh to a tiger”, “A Midsummer night’s dream” and the title role in Ibsen’s “Hedda Gabler” among many other performances. Songs from this Melbourne concert by this great lady include “Free and easy”, “I love you just the way you are”, “Crazy rhythm”, “Send in the clowns”, “He was beautiful”.
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ACMI Identifier
318684
Language
English
Audience classification
G
Subject categories
Feature films → Feature films - Australia
Music & Performing Arts → Concerts
Music & Performing Arts → Jazz music
Music & Performing Arts → Jazz vocals
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)