An overview of important mid century african american jazz and blues musicians. Duke Ellington, the famous jazz pianist, performs with his full band, “Take the A Train”. Count Basie, another famous jazz pianist, plays with his band. Shots of the brass section. Loius Armstrong sings “I can’t give you anything but love”. He croons from behind a bar, singing to beautiful ladies at the bar stools. He comes out from behind the bar, puts on a hat, and grabs a horn to play with the rest of the brass section. Nat King Cole sings while playing piano alongside a bass player and guitarist. Dinah Washington sings the end of a song to wild applause.