Sound of Redemption: The Frank Morgan Story
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Sound of Redemption: The Frank Morgan Story

6.6 / 10 | 1h 24m | United States
2015 | Documentary | Biography | Drama
This soulful documentary illuminates the hell-and- back life of the late, great L.A. alto sax legend Frank Morgan. A prodigy who was acclaimed as the natural heir to his bebop mentor, Charlie Parker, Morgan derailed his career with heroin, which led him into a life of crime. After decades in prison, he made an astonishing comeback, leaving behind recordings of deep, melancholy beauty. Framed by a tribute concert held in San Quentin, where Morgan’s 19-year-old Asian-American protégé, Grace Kelly, performs a heart-stopping version of “Over the Rainbow,” N.C. Heikin’s film is filled with revealing interviews with the colleagues, lovers, family and wives who accompanied Morgan on his long and rocky journey to redemption.

Cast List (22)

N.C. Heikin
N.C. Heikin
Director
Frank Morgan
Frank Morgan
Self
Mark Gross
Mark Gross
Self - saxophonist
Ron Carter
Ron Carter
Self - bassist
Grace Kelly
Grace Kelly
Self - saxophonist
Gary Giddins
Gary Giddins
Self - jazz critic
Delfeayo Marsalis
Delfeayo Marsalis
Self - trombonist
Charlie Parker
Charlie Parker
Self
Eric Gladstone
Eric Gladstone
Self - Frank Morgan's friend
Florette Morgan
Florette Morgan
Self
Cecilia Tapscott
Cecilia Tapscott
Self - Frank Morgan's friend
Patricia Willard
Patricia Willard
Self - jazz historian
Geraldine Morgan
Geraldine Morgan
Self - Frank Morgan's mother
Michael Connelly
Michael Connelly
Self - author
George Cables
George Cables
Self - pianist
Steve Isoardi
Steve Isoardi
Self - historian
Clora Bryant
Clora Bryant
Self - jazz trumpeter
Kirk Silsbee
Kirk Silsbee
Self - jazz journalist
David Brunk
David Brunk
Self - Frank Morgan's friend
Michael Connelly
Michael Connelly
Writer
Delfeayo Marsalis
Delfeayo Marsalis
Writer
N.C. Heikin
N.C. Heikin
Writer

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