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“Everything a worthwhile documentary should be, and then some: engaging, informative, thorough and brimming with delightful characters.”
Jeannette Catsoulis

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“Lively and entertaining … sheds long overdue light. Director Judy Chaikin…infuses this fine portrait with grace, nostalgia and a well-calibrated dose of social commentary.”
Gary Goldstein
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“By any measure Judy Chaikin’s loving documentary is a standout.”
Leonard Maltin
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“It’s a cultural travesty that the women of early jazz…have become a neglected footnote in music history, but Judy Chaikin’s well-researched, buoyantly entertaining documentary portrait could be the corrective.”
Aaron Hillis
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“The pic may prompt a rewrite of jazz history…”
Robert Koehler
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