Dizzy Gillespie Movies

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...

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

This Easter, Billy has plans to help PJ find his first Easter egg. Dolly helps but Jeffy wants to catch the Easter Bunny. When he does, the entire...

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

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

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

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

Half a century ago, Brazilian composer and musician Antonio Carlos "Tom" Jobim (1927-1994) introduced bossa nova to a worldwide audience with "The...

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

Documentary film detailing the history of Kansas City jazz.

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...

This is Les Blank’s earliest music film, focusing on the renown trumpet player, Dizzy Gillespie, who along with Charlie Parker, Thelonius Monk,...

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

Documenting Louis Armstrong's appearance at the 1970 Newport Jazz Festival.

All-Star concert recorded at Lincoln Center in 1982 -- Featuring Max Roach, Jon Faddis, John Lewis and Milt Jackson.

A journey into the BBC archives unearthing glorious performances and candid interviews from the golden age of jazz. Featuring some of the greatest...

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,...

Profile of Duke Ellington featuring performances and interviews with the legendary bandleader. The performance footage was recorded in a number of...

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

Extraterrestrials contact earth in this delightful fable. Their message is "HELLO" in many languages, and there is a celebration.