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Top Billed Cast
Peggy Lee Self (archive footage)
Sarah Vaughan Self (archive footage)
Nina Simone Self (archive footage)
Ella Fitzgerald Self (archive footage)
Annie Ross Self
Melody Gardot Self
Madeleine Peyroux Self
Billie Holiday Self (archive footage)
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