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Synopsis: Jump, jive, and bebop to some of the biggest hits of 1940s and 50s with this collection of musical shorts featuring such timeless talents as Cab Calloway, Count Basie, Dizzy Gillespie, and Fats Waller. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide Read More
Actors: Jan Garbarek, Django Bates, Antonello Salis, Gianluigi Trovesi, Paul Kuhn
Synopsis: Take a voyage through the history of European jazz in this musical meditation on the origins, growth, and exciting shifts in direction that came to define the endless search for that ever-elusive "voice of one's own." As musicians from both sides of the Atlantic began working in unison, jazz Read More
Synopsis: The 1940s was a monumental decade for the United States. Amid World War II, economic recovery, and the start of the Cold War, American music provided a soundtrack to a generation. The Music Classics line from MPI Home Video attempts to offer the chance to relieve the era with a ten-volume series Read More
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Actors: José Garcia, Denis Podalydès, Jackie Berroyer, Edouard Baer, Alexandra London
Synopsis: Frederic Jardin directs this enjoyably nasty showbiz farce starring a veritable who's who of Gallic comedy. Elderly milquetoast Jacques Soeur (Denis Podalydes) has written a 450-page tome which his brother Charlies Souer (Jose Garcia) longs to direct. After making no progress in the tried and true Read More
Synopsis: This compilation of musical performances are from 1946, a concert in New York; 1969, the Concert All Stars do 3 numbers in London; and 1952, the Dizzy Gillespie Quintet and Louie Armstrong in New York. ~ All Movie Guide Read More
Actors: Harry Belafonte, Gloria Estefan, Dizzy Gillespie, Rubén Blades
Synopsis: In this first tape of the three-tape documentary Roots of Rhythm, host Harry Belafonte traces the roots of the musical form that has come to be called Latin music. From its origins in Africa and Spain, Belafonte details the evolution of the rhythms that would eventually be carried across the sea Read More
Actors: Gloria Estefan, Dizzy Gillespie, Rubén Blades
Synopsis: In the second tape of the three-tape documentary Roots of Rhythm, host Harry Belafonte leads the viewer on a tour of the blossoming of Latin music in the Cuban and Caribbean cultures. Featuring performances by some of the best known Latin performers including Tito Puente, Desi Arnaz, and Ruben Blades Read More
Synopsis: In this final volume of the three-tape documentary Roots of Rhythm, host Harry Belafonte chronicles the rise to fame and fortune of Latin-influenced performers. As in the first two volumes, Roots of Rhythm, Vol. 3: To the Top of the Charts features the performances of some of the leading lights in Read More
Synopsis: Oscar Peterson: Music in the Key of Oscar documents the career of the respected jazz pianist Oscar Peterson. The film combines interviews with the man and many of the people with whom he worked, archival footage, and a great deal of music in order to show how Peterson grew from a teen star into Read More
Actors: Milt Hinton, Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Rollins
Synopsis: A Great Day in Harlem is a wonderful documentary about a seemingly ho-hum subject -- the taking of a photograph. Even when the photograph in question involves some of the greatest jazz musicians who ever lived, building a film around a static subject like a photograph is not an easy task. Jean Bach Read More
Actors: Benny Goodman
Synopsis: This biography of musical legend Benny Goodman contains testimonials from various contemporaries and scholars, and offers several clips of the man in performance. Nearly two-dozen songs can be heard including "California, Here I Come," "A Fine Romance," "Why Don't You Do Right," "I've Got a Heart Read More
Synopsis: One of the true legends of jazz, Dizzy Gillespie was one of the founding fathers of be-bop, a pioneer in Afro-Cuban jazz, a striking and unique stylist on the trumpet, and a tireless showman who never gave less than 100 percent for his fans. Dizzy Gillespie: A Night in Chicago is a live video Read More
Actors: Yannis Karatzoyannis
Synopsis: Those who view films as an opportunity to get to know characters, as opposed to a chance to see a story, will appreciate this unusually slow-paced, laconic and inconclusive art piece, based on the short stories of Dimitris Nollas. Kyriakos (Lefteris Voyatzis) is the sort of ultra-cool fellow who Read More
Actors: Lalo Schifrin
Synopsis: This documentary profiles renowned pianist, composer, and conductor Lalo Schifrin. Over the years Schifrin has written the scores for a multitude of film and television soundtracks, including Mission Impossible, Cool Hand Luke, and Bullitt. In addition, he has performed in and conducted jazz Read More
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Actors: Christian Vadim, Helene De St. Pere, Dizzy Gillespie, Eusebio Poncela, Fernando Guillén
Synopsis: In this crime drama, a jazz pianist working the summer at the exclusive Lady Bird Club in Portugal as an accompanist for legendary trumpet player (portrayed by Dizzy Gillespie!) has a passionate affair with an enigmatic, ultimately conniving woman, who turns out to be married to a brutal mobster Read More
Actors: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Synopsis: Pre-eminent African-American dancer and choreographer Alvin Ailey is honored in this celebratory performance. Members of his dance company perform three of his works, "For Bird, with Love," "Witness," and "Memoria." The fourth dance, choreographed by Ulysses Dove, is a ballet tribute to Ailey Read More
Crew: Musical Performer
Synopsis: This video documents the evolution of jazz. It began in 19th century New Orleans, where the slaves first introduced the rhythms of African music. Story of Jazz follows the developement of jazz music from the blending together of African rhythms, European and American folk, and classical styles. Read More
Synopsis: This isn't a film about a singer from the Lone Star state. "Texas Tenor" is a style of playing the saxophone which brings out its big sound and biggest volume. This documentary does a creditable job of exploring the life and times of the popularly unknown jazz and R&B saxophone legend Illinois Jacquet Read More
Actors: Quincy Jones, Frank Sinatra, Miles Davis
Synopsis: The extraordinary life of Quincy Jones -- one of the 20th century's most influential and talented composers, musicians and music producers -- provides the basis of this offbeat, free-form documentary tribute. With little regard for formal timelines and traditional documentary biography methods Read More
Synopsis: Dizzy Gillespie, one of the truly ground-breaking figures in American jazz, appears in this video, in which he performs with his group and recounts the story of how he and his band wrote and recorded the number "A Night In Tunisia", in which they fused Afro-Cuban rhythms with jazz melodies and Read More
Synopsis: This program captures a jazz legend in performance: trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie. Performing here with the United Nations Orchestra, Gillespie tears through a number of his favorites, including "Manteca" and "A Night in Tunisia." Making appearances are several other jazz musicians of some note Read More
Synopsis: Narrated by Burt Lancaster, Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs provides a comprehensive overview of the life and career of jazz saxophonist Benny Carter. Widely known as one of the originators of the big band sound, Carter's influence can still be heard in modern jazz and big band performances. Read More
Actors: Akis Sakellariou, Smaragda Diamantidou, Bonita Papastathi, Lelouda Petrou
Synopsis: In this light romantic comedy, a rarity of Greek cinema, Nikoletta has been away from her husband Markos for a brief vacation and is greeted on her return by an affectionate and enthusiastic husband. He has even prepared a "welcome back" meal for her which is both thoughtful and perfectly awful Read More
Actors: Don Cherry, Maynard Ferguson
Synopsis: Sarah Vaughan, Dizzy Gillespie, and Chuck Mangione are the stars in this performance at the historic Storyville club in the French Quarter of New Orleans. Once part of the infamous red-light district of the city, Storyville has hosted many of the great names in music. To the delight of the live Read More
Actors: Dizzy Gillespie
Synopsis: Music, and particularly jazz, knows no borders, and this documentary follows the eminent trumpet great Dizzy Gillespie during a musical tour of Cuba, during which he gets to meet with Fidel Castro and has fun with local dancers and musicians. In concert footage, the balloon-cheeked musician plays Read More
Synopsis: This black-and-white documentary traces the life and music career of Charlie Parker, known around the world as "Bird." The unmistakable sound of his saxophone resonated with jazz fans everywhere, but particularly within the African-American community. The anger and hurt over racism in America is Read More
Synopsis: One year before the Clint Eastwood-directed Bird, Gary Giddins likewise covered the life and work of jazz great Charlie "Bird" Parker in this absorbing documentary. Rare filmclips of Parker in action on the alto and tenor sax are intertwined with the live reminiscences of his contemporaries. Among Read More
Synopsis: Animation veteran Faith Hubley worked solo for the first time since her husband's death in 1977 to oversee the feature-length cartoon The Cosmic Eye. The film concentrates on nothing less than the evolution of the earth, as seen through the eyes of three ultracool jazz musicians. Newly filmed Read More
Synopsis: A collection of music, interviews and live footage is featured in this coverage of Monk's career. ~ All Movie Guide Read More
Synopsis: Frustrated because she can't master the clarinet, Vanessa (Tempestt Bledsoe) practices day and night, resulting in an acute case of aching eardrums for the rest of the Huxtables. Though Cliff (Bill Cosby) secretly wishes that Vanessa would give up the instrument, he refuses to cancel her upcoming Read More
Synopsis: Dizzy Gillespie was one of the great trail-blazing artists of jazz -- clearing the way for the sonic innovations of be-bop, Latin, and progressive jazz, and playing his fine, distinctive trumpet alongside some of the music's most enduring talents. Dizzy's Dream Band records a 1982 date at New Read More
Synopsis: The beloved characters from the long-standing Family Circus comic strip make an appearance in this animated holiday film. ~ Iotis Erlewine, All Movie Guide Read More
Synopsis: Image presents this live concert performance by one of the greatest jazz musicians of all time, legendary trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie. Recorded in 1981, Dizzy Gillespie: Live in Montreal features the puffy-cheeked performer on-stage in Quebec, joined by Ed Cherry on guitar, Michael Howell on bass Read More
Synopsis: This musical tribute to the "Father of Bebop" also includes 20 noted jazz musicians. Dizzy Gillespie is the star of the day. ~ All Movie Guide Read More
Actors: Charles Mingus, Charlie "Bird" Parker, Chick Corea, Count Basie, Dave Brubeck
Synopsis: This documentary about the history of popular music in America focuses on the evolution of jazz music that took place throughout the South, taking a look at the broader musical principles that first set the style of music apart. ~ Cammila Albertson, All Movie Guide Read More
Actors: Gene Norman, Akiyoshi-Tabackin Big Band, Clark Terry, Paul Desmond, Bill Evans
Synopsis: Some of the biggest names in the history of jazz perform live in this concert film that captures some of the highlights of the 1975 Montreux Jazz Festival. Released by Stroyville DVD, Monterey Jazz Festival 1975 includes such songs as "Woman (Shake Your Booty)" by Etta James and the Outlaws Read More
Synopsis: This short cartoon with an environmental message, created for the Institute for World Order, is drawn in a style that suggests a melding of African and Native American influences. It opens with Mother Earth drinking water from a river in which square shapes float by; when she exhales, the water Read More
Synopsis: Turn up the volume and take a lively trip back to the swing-jazz era as Ella Fitgerald, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, and a whole host of jazz legends share the stage of New York's Philharmonic Hall for a once-in-a-lifetime performance captured live on October 23, 1972 and hosted by popular Tonight Read More
Synopsis: This performance release features the legendary bop maestro Dizzy Gillespie in concert before a live audience. It was filmed in London, England, on November 30, 1965. Selections include: "Dizzy's Blues," "Mmm Hmm," "Tin Tin Deo" and "No More Blues." ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide Read More
Synopsis: Produced by the innovative animation team of Faith and John Hubley, The Hole spotlights a pair of construction workers, one white, one black. Working deep underground, our cartoon heroes begin discussing the possibility of nuclear annihilation. Suddenly, an errant rat accidentally triggers an Read More
Synopsis: Jazz great John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie trumpets with his quintet in this four-song set, which is a black-and-white episode of Jazz Casual, music critic Ralph J. Gleason's renowned series for National Educational Television. Aired January 17, 1961, this program features Gillespie's work during his Read More
Synopsis: Title and film selections from great jazz bands. ~ All Movie Guide Read More
Synopsis: Various artists participate in the songs featured in this collection which includes "Rhythm in a Riff" and "Jivin' in Bebop." ~ All Movie Guide Read More
Synopsis: This film offers rare footage of Dizzy Gillespie and the Orchestra performing live on-stage. Widely credited with the invention of the form of jazz known as bop, Gillespie's showmanship and infectious personality played a large role in the acceptance of the music. The footage here includes Read More
Synopsis: Idem's Swing Era series presents luminaries from the swing-music scene in their element, performing their music. This episode stars the legendary Dizzy Gillespie. Swing Era: Dizzy Gillespie - Jivin' in Be-Bop features a total of 18 songs from a 1947 concert. Among the tunes are "Salt Peanuts," Read More
Actors: Charlie "Bird" Parker, Coleman Hawkins, Ella Fitzgerald, Lester Young, Hank Jones
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