On the first ever two-parter episode of the New Plaza Cinema Podcast, film historian Max Alvarez and film curator Gary Palmucci moderate a fascinating discussion on Paris Blues between the Executive Director of Jazz Studies at Rutgers University Wayne Winborne and esteemed artist and jazz enthusiast Melissa Newman--the daughter of Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward. Be sure to tune in as we delve into the lore and insider production scoop behind this 1961 underrated gem composed by Duke Ellington--and starring Paul Newman, Sidney Poitier, Joanne Woodward, and Diahann Carroll. 

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