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  • Dizzy Gillespie - Live
  • Dizzy Gillespie - Live review by from MANSFIELD, U.K.
    Rated - 3 stars quatum leap duplicate 12 October 2005
    ...THIS DVD IS THE SAME AS JAZZ LEGENDS- Dizzy Gillespie, WHICH IS ALSO IN THE CATALOGUE ...  

Dizzy Gillespie - filmography


  • Swing Brother Swing on DVD (2004)
    Director: Billy Eckstine,  Dizzy Gillespie
    Certificate: Certificate: Ex
    Two legends of Jazz in one programme - both were members of the legendary Earl 'Fatha' Hines Orchestra but one used lyrics to express himself and the other played trumpet. Billie Eckstein was the first romantic black male singer in popular music. His smooth baritone and distinctive vibrato crossed ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 66% from 3 members
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  • Dizzy Gillespie - Live In Montreal on DVD (2003)
    Starring: Dizzy Gillespie
    Certificate: Certificate: Ex
    With his puffed-out, blowfish-like cheeks and incredible showmanship, Dizzy Gillespie is a true icon of jazz. The legendary trumpeter is filmed here at a 1981 performance in Montreal, Canada. Gillespie dazzles the audience as only he can, playing his trumpet while be-bopping, dancing, and strutting ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 51% from 26 members
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  • Dizzy Gillespie And The United Nations O... on DVD (1999)
    Starring: Dizzy Gillespie
    Certificate: Certificate: Ex
    Renowned jazz trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie leads Slide Hampton, Arturo Sandoval, Paquito D'Rivera, Mario Rivera, Flora Purim, and others in a set of amazing performances recorded live at London's Royal Festival Hall. Tracks include: Manteca, Tin Tin Deo, Seresta, Samba for Carmen, And Then She Stopped,..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 80% from 6 members
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  • Dizzy Gillespie - Jazz Legends on DVD (1987)
    Starring: Dizzy Gillespie
    Certificate: Certificate: Ex
    Dizzy Gillespie's performance at the 1987 New Jersey Festival. Tracklisting includes 'Gillespiana - First Movement', 'Birk's Works', 'Gillespiana - The Blues', 'Manteca' and 'Night In Tunisia'.
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 46% from 29 members
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  • Dizzy Gillespie - Live In '58 & '70 on DVD
    Director: Dizzy Gillespie
    Certificate: Certificate: Ex
    Belgium, 1958 - songs: 'Blues After Dark', 'On The Sunny Side Of The Street', 'Loverman', 'Cocktails For Two' and 'Blues Walk'. Denmark, 1970 - songs: 'Con Alma', 'The Brother K', 'Now Hear My Meanin'', 'Manteca', 'Let Me Outta Here', 'Things Are Here' and 'Interview'.
    Rate this: 4 stars out of 5 83% from 12 members
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  • Dizzy Gillespie - London Concerts 1965-1966 on DVD
    Starring: Dizzy Gillespie
    Certificate: Certificate: Ex
    Dizzy's enormous charisma, both musically and personally are evident on these two outstanding perfomrances, presented here for the first time ever on DVD. Both shows were recorded in London. The first one presents Diz fronting his own quintet in 1965, which included such important musicians as ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 6 members
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  • Detour Ahead - An Afternoon With Herb Ellis on DVD
    Starring: Herb Ellis,  Ray Brown,  Charlie Byrd
    Certificate: Certificate: Ex
    The life and times of the famed jazz guitarist are remembered through interviews with other jazz greats, friends, and live performance footage. 'Detour Ahead: An Afternoon With Herb Ellis' follows his ground-breaking work with the Oscar Peterson Trio, Ella Fitzgerald, and earlier collaborations ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 No ratings yet. Be the first.
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  • Tom Dowd And The Language Of Music - Gre... on DVD
    Starring: Tom Dowd,  Aretha Franklin,  Ray Charles
    Certificate: Certificate: Ex
    Tom Dowd And The Language Of Music profiles the extraordinary life and legendary work of music producer/recording engineer Tom Dowd. Historical footage, vintage photographs and interviews with a who's who list of musical giants from the worlds of jazz, soul and classic rock shine a spotlight on the ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 72% from 21 members
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  • Dizzy Gillespie: A Night In Chicago on DVD
    Starring: Dizzy Gillespie
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Filmed live in Chicago, this performance showcases the trumpet-playing legend as the complete entertainer. The Founding Father of BeBop plays, sings and scats, dances and jokes with a joy and exuberance that light up the stage.
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 44% from 24 members
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  • Lullaby Of Harlem on DVD
    Starring: Count Basie,  Nat King Cole,  Duke Ellington
    Certificate: Certificate: Ex
    This vintage compilation features 60 minutes of classic footage as it takes you on a mythic night out on the town, with stops at the Cotton Club, the Apollo Theatre and the Savoy Ballroom in New York. It features performances by Count Basie, Nat King Cole, Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Billie ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 60% from 25 members
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