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Dizzy Gillespie
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Filmography
Dizzy Gillespie - what members say
review by from MANSFIELD, U.K.
quatum leap duplicate 12 October 2005
Dizzy Gillespie - filmography
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Dizzy Gillespie - In Redono
on DVD
(2011)
Starring: Dizzy Gillespie
Certificate: 
Live performance from legendary jazz musician Dizzy Gillespie at Redondo Beach in California. Filmed by Gary Keys for a TV special, the show finds Gillespie in good heart as he leads his backing band through a series of classic songs and entertains the crowd.

27%
from 10 members
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Swing Brother Swing
on DVD
(2004)
Director: Billy Eckstine, Dizzy Gillespie
Certificate: 
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 »

54%
from 5 members
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Dizzy Gillespie - Live In Montreal
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: Dizzy Gillespie
Certificate: 
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 »

49%
from 28 members
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Jazz - A Film By Ken Burns
(4 discs)
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: Artie Shaw, Fats Waller, Glenn Miller
Director: Ken Burns
Certificate: 
For the third part of his American Trilogy--following THE CIVIL WAR and BASEBALL--Ken Burns takes on jazz, "that most American of art forms." The 10-part, 19-hour film begins with the music's roots in post-Civil War New Orleans and concludes roughly a century later. The story focuses not only on ..read more »

74%
from 420 members
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Dizzy Gillespie And The United Nations O...
(1999)
Starring: Dizzy Gillespie
Certificate: 
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 »

67%
from 10 members
Not currently released
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A Great Day In Harlem
on DVD
(1994)
Starring: Quincy Jones, Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Rollins
Director: Jean Bach
Certificate: 
A Great Day in Harlem is a wonderful documentary about a seemingly ho-hum subject -- the taking of a photograph. Even when the photograph in question involves some of the greatest jazz musicians who ever lived, building a film around a static subject like a photograph is not an easy task. Jean Bach'..read more »

72%
from 79 members
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Dizzy Gillespie - Jazz Legends
on DVD
(1987)
Starring: Dizzy Gillespie
Certificate: 
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'.

47%
from 32 members
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Dizzy Gillespie - Live In '58 & '70
on DVD
Director: Dizzy Gillespie
Certificate: 
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'.

78%
from 22 members
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Dizzy Gillespie - London Concerts 1965-1966
on DVD
Starring: Dizzy Gillespie
Certificate: 
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 »

61%
from 7 members
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Detour Ahead - An Afternoon With Herb Ellis
on DVD
Starring: Herb Ellis, Ray Brown, Charlie Byrd
Certificate: 
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 »

90%
from 1 member
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Tom Dowd And The Language Of Music - Gre...
on DVD
Starring: Tom Dowd, Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles
Certificate: 
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 »

74%
from 33 members
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All You Need Is Love - Series 1 - Complete
(5 discs)
on DVD
Starring: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Elvis Presley
Director: Tony Palmer
Certificate: 
Features all 17 episodes of the series ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE, which looked in detail at popular music throughout the 20th century up until the mid 1970s. The show looked at various genres including country, rock n' roll, jazz, vaudeville, ragtime, blues, folk, musicals, and swing.

71%
from 113 members
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Dizzy Gillespie: A Night In Chicago
on DVD
Starring: Dizzy Gillespie
Certificate: 
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.

45%
from 27 members
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Dizzy Gillespie - Live At The Royal Fest...
on DVD
Starring: Dizzy Gillespie
Certificate: 
Tracklisting includes: 'Manteca', 'Tin Tin Deo', 'Seresta', 'Samba For Carmen', 'And Then She Stopped', 'Moody's Mood For Love', 'Tanga', 'Equinas', 'Krush', 'Dizzy Shells' and 'A Night In Tunisia'. Features eleven tracks in total.

63%
from 19 members
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Lullaby Of Harlem
on DVD
Starring: Count Basie, Nat King Cole, Duke Ellington
Certificate: 
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 »

61%
from 30 members
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