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1) Calle 54
Publisher
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2001
Language
Español
Description
Introduced to Latin jazz in the 1980s, when he was beginning his career as a director, Fernando Trueba has since become a devoted fan of the music. Noted jazz artists have scored for some of his films and he took his love of the music one step further in which he gathered together a number of his favorite Latin jazz artists for a series of interviews and performances.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
On July 11, 2004, over 200,000 spectators filled the downtown streets of Montreal to take part in a unique celebration, an incredible one-night-only sepcial event! With more than 250 artists, Midnight sun is a brilliant combination of music and circus, the perfect chemistry of sight and sound.
4) Jazz
Series
Publisher
PBS DVD
Pub. Date
©2000
Language
English
Description
Documentary exploring the history of jazz from its beginnings through the 1990's, including the stories of many of its creators and performers. Includes archival video, still photographs, historical performances, and newly recorded interviews and musical performances.
Series
Criterion collection volume 1122
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
It is a love letter from director Bertrand Tavernier to the heyday of bebop and to the Black American musicians who found refuge in the smoky underground jazz clubs of 1950s Paris. In a miraculous, sui generis fusion of performer and character that was nominated for an Oscar, legendary saxophonist Dexter Gordon plays Dale Turner, a brilliant New York jazz veteran whose music aches with beauty but whose personal life is ravaged by addiction. Searching...
Publisher
Universal Music Enterprises
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
In a film Variety called an "elegantly crafted and illuminating portrait of the singular jazz legend," director John Scheinfeld explores the life, spiritual journey and music of John Coltrane, whose recorded works range from deeply expressive ballads to wildly expressive "sheets of sound." Scheinfeld crafts a story that reveals and affirms the impact Trane had on a variety of musicians, politicians, educators and artists - including Kamasi Washington,...
Author
Publisher
Pioneer Artists
Pub. Date
c2002
Language
English
Description
The legendary Ray Charles performing live at the renowned Montreux Jazz Festival [in 1997?]. Here is Ray at his best in a superb live performance with his band and the Raelettes. Also included is an interview with Ray discussing the music he is performing in this program.
Publisher
Anchor Bay
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Francis Ford Coppola's lavish, 1930s-era epic comes to a vivid new life in this newly remastered and restored version featuring never-before-seen scenes and musical sequences. The Cotton Club was a famous night club in Harlem. The story follows the people who visited the club, those who ran it and is peppered with the Jazz music that made it so famous.
Publisher
Distributed by HBO Home Video
Pub. Date
©2001
Language
English
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Description
For Love or Country is a biopic about Cuban trumpeter Arturo Sandoval. It explores his life as an adult, when he becomes increasingly dissatisfied with Fidel Castro's constraints on his music and the politics of a "Revolution" that declares his real musical love, American jazz, illegal. The film does not concern itself with every nuance of Cuban politics, but is about Sandoval's struggles to remain true to his country, which he loves with a passion,...
Publisher
Capitol Records
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
" ... Included here are Peggy's definitive television performance of "Fever" (not seen since its first broadcast 45 years ago), 19 other classic Peggy Lee film and television appearances, interviews and colleagues (including Elvis Presley songwriters Leiber and Stoller), and 30 minutes of bonus material not seen on the original PBS broadcast"--Container.
Publisher
Eagle Rock Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
The story of the legendary trumpeter, bandleader, innovator, and trend-setter who crossed musical genres and whose life was notable on and off stage. Directed by award-winning documentarian Stanley Nelson, it features Davis's music from live performances, studio recordings, outtakes, and interviews with those who knew him best.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Discover the life and music of jazz luminary Ron Carter, the most recorded bassist in history. Filmed over six years, Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes invites viewers to meet the gentleman behind the bass. Best known as the rhythmic anchor in Miles Davis's Second Great Quintet, Carter has since amassed more than 2,500 musical credits over a prolific six-decade career. His unmistakable melody and timbre accompany the likes of Chet Baker, Aretha...
15) In a silent way
Publisher
Buffalo 8
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
It centers around a young jazz guitarist, Jazzen Goodman, who dreams of becoming a jazz legend, hiring his best friend Dylan to film him on his journey. After being upstaged by his old bandmate at a house show where their now dueling bands are on the same bill, Jazzen has a dream about his death. Haunted by this "premonition" that he will meet his death in 30 days, Jazzen starts to devise a surefire plan that will take him to his ultimate goal of...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
In a triumphant career that lasted forty years Erroll Garner pushed the playability of the piano to its limits, developed an international reputation, and made an indelible mark on the jazz world. And yet, his story has never been told. Until now. Atticus Brady's new film uses an astonishing array of archival materials interwoven with interviews with friends, family, and fellow musicians, and features commentary from Woody Allen; Ahmad Jamal; Tonight...
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
©2005
Language
English
Description
Join a world-class lineup of artists as they slip, slide, strut and glide their way through the spicy sounds that took over the world. Jazz has influenced the course of popular music for over a century. A raucous tribute to the musical heritage of New Orleans, chock full of performances, archival footage and conversations with the remarkable men and women who created it.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival presented by Shell, aka "Jazz Fest," is the signature annual music and cultural event of the city and has been called America's greatest festival. Celebrating the music, food, and arts and crafts of all of Louisiana since 1970, Jazz Fest is an essential showcase of the rich heritage of the region, and hundreds of thousands attend the event each year. Local music heroes are joined on fourteen stages by some...
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