Dizzy Gillespie Movies

  • 2020
    Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President

    Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President

    Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President

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    This rockumentary-style presidential portrait shows how Jimmy Carter reinvigorated a post-Watergate America—with the music of the...

    Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President
  • 2023
    Maurice Baquet, The Accorded

    Maurice Baquet, The Accorded

    Maurice Baquet, The Accorded

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    At once a high-level musician, member of the October Group, entertainer, theater artist, film actor, mountaineer, and skier, Maurice Baquet, always...

    Maurice Baquet, The Accorded
  • 1958
    A Smattering of Spots

    A Smattering of Spots

    A Smattering of Spots

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    A compilation reel of television commercials produced by Story Board Inc.

    A Smattering of Spots
  • 2019
    Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

    Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

    Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

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    An immersive look at the eventful life and brilliant artistic career of visionary American jazz trumpeter Miles Davis (1926-1991).

    Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
  • 2021
    Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

    Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

    Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

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    Take a stroll down Sesame Street and witness the birth of the most influential children's show in television history. From the iconic furry...

    Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
  • 1962
    The Hole

    The Hole

    The Hole

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    Two men discuss the nature of accidents and the possibility of nuclear war.

    The Hole
  • 2024
    Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

    Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

    Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

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    Jazz and decolonization are intertwined in a powerful narrative that recounts one of the tensest episodes of the Cold War. In 1960, the UN became...

    Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
  • 2004
    Improvisation

    Improvisation

    Improvisation

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    Improvisational jazz performance filmed in 1950 by Gjon Mili plus Duke Ellington Trio filmed in July 1966, Count Basie at the Montreux Jazz Festival...

    Improvisation
  • 1991
    El invierno en Lisboa

    El invierno en Lisboa

    El invierno en Lisboa

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    Jim is the drummer for the great black musician Billy Swann. With him, he plays in a club called San Sebastián, owned by his friend Floro,...

    El invierno en Lisboa
  • 1982
    A Family Circus Easter

    A Family Circus Easter

    A Family Circus Easter

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    This Easter, Billy has plans to help PJ find his first Easter egg. Dolly helps but Jeffy wants to catch the Easter Bunny. When he does, the entire...

    A Family Circus Easter
  • 1986
    The Cosmic Eye

    The Cosmic Eye

    The Cosmic Eye

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    Earth is visited by a race of aliens, who issue an ultimatum: either peace or complete destruction.

    The Cosmic Eye
  • 2018
    Michel Legrand, sans demi-mesure

    Michel Legrand, sans demi-mesure

    Michel Legrand, sans demi-mesure

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    This documentary recounts the life of the late composer Michel Legrand, known for his works on Les Parapluies de Cherbourg or Les Demoiselles De...

    Michel Legrand, sans demi-mesure
  • 1964
    The Hat

    The Hat

    The Hat

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    Two soldiers patrolling opposite sides of the border between two countries speculate on what the world would be like if there were more cooperation...

    The Hat
  • 1967
    Duke Ellington: Love You Madly

    Duke Ellington: Love You Madly

    Duke Ellington: Love You Madly

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    Profile of Duke Ellington featuring performances and interviews with the legendary bandleader. The performance footage was recorded in a number of...

    Duke Ellington: Love You Madly
  • 1958
    Date with Dizzy

    Date with Dizzy

    Date with Dizzy

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    A Hubley stand-in instructs iconic trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie on scoring a short commercial for an instant rope ladder.

    Date with Dizzy
  • 2019
    Jazz: The Only Way of Life

    Jazz: The Only Way of Life

    Jazz: The Only Way of Life

    8.32019HD

    Dizzy Gillespie is one of the major figures of the 20th Century's music scene. Everything was once said or written about this genius musician,...

    Jazz: The Only Way of Life
  • 1994
    A Great Day in Harlem

    A Great Day in Harlem

    A Great Day in Harlem

    6.21994HD

    Art Kane, now deceased, coordinated a group photograph of all the top jazz musicians in NYC in the year 1958, for a piece in Esquire magazine. Just...

    A Great Day in Harlem
  • 2022
    Charlie Parker: Bird Songs

    Charlie Parker: Bird Songs

    Charlie Parker: Bird Songs

    6.82022HD

    In 1955, on his report, a medical examiner wrote in the box: age, “about 53 years”. Charlie Parker nicknamed Bird just died, at 34. His...

    Charlie Parker: Bird Songs
  • 1980
    Música para Sempre

    Música para Sempre

    Música para Sempre

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    The picture brings interviews with the participants of the 1st São Paulo Jazz Festival that occurred in Anhembi Conventions Palace in...

    Música para Sempre
  • 1977
    Second Chance: Sea

    Second Chance: Sea

    Second Chance: Sea

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    The history of the ocean as our most important resource.

    Second Chance: Sea