Giant Steps
Giant Steps ★★ 1992
Williams plays Slate Hopson, a moody jazz legend idolized by a talented young trumpet player. When the two meet Hopson clues the boy into some of life's lessons and rediscovers his own joy at making music. 94m/C VHS . Billy Dee Williams, Michael Mahonen; D: Richard Rose; W: Paul Quarrington, Greg Dummett; C: Paul Sarossy; M: Eric Leeds, Eric Leeds.
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