Dizzy Gillespie Movies

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

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,...

Chronicling the Harlem Renaissance era, this retrospective documentary tracks the origins of the soulful music of the period, along with the...

A filmed variety show featuring the Dizzy Gillespie Orchestra with special guests.

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

Mother Earth and Father Time converse about the choices humans make. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2010.

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

The Easter special featured jazz musician Dizzy Gillespie as the Easter Bunny.[13]

A 4 part documentary about jazz musician / actor Slim Gaillard with interviews, archival footage & performances.

Inspired by three South American myths, this film is a plea to save the tropical rain forest and its unique inhabitants.

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

Carved to the beat verses of Allen Ginsberg and his eponymous poem, A Supermarket in California paints the most surreal contours of an America...

A native of Wilmington, Delaware, jazz trumpeter Clifford Brown made an outstanding and influential contribution to music. In an era when many...

Willie Ruff, musician, composer, educator, filmmaker, and Yale School of Music alumnus was on the faculty of the Yale School of Music from 1971 until...

One of the greatest jazz trumpeters of all time, Dizzy Gillespie dazzled the world with his talent as one of the pioneers of be-bop and Latin jazz,...

An account of the first European tour of American jazz organist Jimmy Smith and his trio in 1965, replete with backstage footage and music.

A vibrant animation by Patricia Marx. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2000.

The Monterey Jazz Festival was established in 1958 by impressario Jimmy Lyons who has hosted an enormous amount of music at this idyllic location....

The history of the ocean as our most important resource.