Dizzy Gillespie Movies
- 2019
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool7.22019HD
An immersive look at the eventful life and brilliant artistic career of visionary American jazz trumpeter Miles Davis (1926-1991).
- 2021
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street7.52021HD
Take a stroll down Sesame Street and witness the birth of the most influential children's show in television history. From the iconic furry...
- 2024
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat7.42024HD
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...
- 2020
Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President
Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President6.92020HD
This rockumentary-style presidential portrait shows how Jimmy Carter reinvigorated a post-Watergate America—with the music of the...
- 1946
Jivin' in Bebop
Jivin' in Bebop5.31946HD
A filmed variety show featuring the Dizzy Gillespie Orchestra with special guests.
- 1984
Hello
Hello6.6881984HD
Extraterrestrials contact earth in this delightful fable. Their message is "HELLO" in many languages, and there is a celebration.
- 2018
Michel Legrand, sans demi-mesure
Michel Legrand, sans demi-mesure92018HD
This documentary recounts the life of the late composer Michel Legrand, known for his works on Les Parapluies de Cherbourg or Les Demoiselles De...
- 1986
The Cosmic Eye
The Cosmic Eye5.81986HD
Earth is visited by a race of aliens, who issue an ultimatum: either peace or complete destruction.
- 2018
The Jazz Ambassadors
The Jazz Ambassadors72018HD
The Cold War and Civil Rights collide in this remarkable story of music, diplomacy and race. Beginning in 1955, when America asked its greatest jazz...
- 1991
El invierno en Lisboa
El invierno en Lisboa21991HD
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,...
- 1962
The Hole
The Hole5.781962HD
Two men discuss the nature of accidents and the possibility of nuclear war.
- 2022
Charlie Parker: Bird Songs
Charlie Parker: Bird Songs6.82022HD
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...
- 1994
A Great Day in Harlem
A Great Day in Harlem6.21994HD
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...
- 2023
Maurice Baquet, The Accorded
Maurice Baquet, The Accorded102023HD
At once a high-level musician, member of the October Group, entertainer, theater artist, film actor, mountaineer, and skier, Maurice Baquet, always...
- 1995
Oscar Peterson: Music in the Key of Oscar
Oscar Peterson: Music in the Key of Oscar01995HD
This riveting music documentary traces the history of Jazz piano legend Oscar Peterson, from his early days as Montreal's teenage Boogie-Woogie...
- 2008
Good Evening Ev'rybody: In Celebration of Louis Armstrong
Good Evening Ev'rybody: In Celebration of Louis Armstrong8.52008HD
Documenting Louis Armstrong's appearance at the 1970 Newport Jazz Festival.
- 1964
The Hat
The Hat01964HD
Two soldiers patrolling opposite sides of the border between two countries speculate on what the world would be like if there were more cooperation...
- 2014
Brownie Speaks
Brownie Speaks102014HD
A native of Wilmington, Delaware, jazz trumpeter Clifford Brown made an outstanding and influential contribution to music. In an era when many...
- 1974
Voyage to Next
Voyage to Next4.61974HD
Mother Earth and Father Time converse about the choices humans make. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2010.
- 1970
Cool
Cool01970HD
Documentary exploring the meaning and history of cool through the American music that started in the 1940s in the bars of New York and LA, and became...