The Savoy King: Chick Webb and the Music that Changed America, is one of the most impressive you’ll find. Bill Cosby, Jeff Goldblum, Janet Jackson, Danny Glover, Charlie Watts, John Legend and Billy Crystal all lend their voices and time to the documentary about the life of big band jazz musician Chick Webb. Webb was very popular and influential as the house band for the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem, the first nightclub to be integrated. The movie lays out Webb’s history and his role in American jazz during that era.
